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Researchers create biopolymer film

May 1, 2024

…State University (NC State). Researchers combined chitosan from shrimp shells with seaweed-derived agarose into a new biopolymer composite film. Agarose is used to make gels. Orlin Velev, professor of chemical and…

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Danish art studio makes, exhibits bio-based materials

May 1, 2024

…was presented at 3daysofdesign, an annual design festival in Copenhagen in June 2023. Focused on the fluidity between people, space and design, the studio reframed 650 square meters (nearly 7,000…

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Fun-filled felt furniture made from factory remnants

March 1, 2024

…pieces are hand-assembled by Stackabl staff. Stackabl designs were first launched in 2021. This lighting is by Wisse Trooster. Image: Stackabl/© Patrick Biller for Maison Gerard The inaugural Stackabl collection…

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Amy Bircher appointed to advisory committee by President Biden

February 26, 2024

…Amy Bircher at IFAI Expo 2021 in Nashville, Tenn. President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint nine individuals as members of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy…

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Women entrepreneurs use bras in women’s health initiatives

February 1, 2024

…nominated multiple times as a Woman of Influence by the Royal Canadian Bank in Canada, is doing just that. Prairie Wear is the maker of several sustainable bras called Huggers,…

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Materials from public art display upcycled for Olympic tents

January 1, 2024

…installed to secure and contour the fabric, Paris, Sept. 13, 2021. The project required 9,843 feet of red polypropylene rope. Image: © 2021 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation/Lubri It was created…

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Water-repellant recyclable zipper

December 18, 2023

…by using GTT EMPEL® technology instead of the standard PU film to achieve its water repellency. The lack of a PU film helps remove one of the barriers of textile-to-textile…

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YKK DynaPel water-repellant zipper wins best product in ISPO Textrends competition

December 14, 2023

…of the standard polyurethane (PU) film to achieve its water repellency. The lack of a PU film helps remove one of the barriers of textile-to-textile recycling of performance apparel by…

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Andrea Lynn on how shade sails have kept her creative

October 1, 2023

…maker and an engineer to create TERRASHADE®, which debuted in 2021. TERRASHADE is a patent-pending, freestanding, semiportable, temporary shade product engineered to withstand 45 mph winds. It can be attached…

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AATCC 2023 Future Leaders Award Recipients

August 29, 2023

…(Rising Professionals) Interest Group Jessica Brooks is the colorist with the Vertical Business Units for W. L. Gore & Associates. She has been with Gore since 2021. In addition, Brooks…

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