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Desktop biofiber spinner enables fast prototyping
October 1st, 2024
University of Colorado Boulder researchers developed a low-cost desktop machine (bottom) for spinning biofibers used in smart textile prototypes. The moisture sensor (center) included cotton, silver and gelatin fibers that were easily reclaimed for further trials. Though they used gelatin (top), the machine could be used to investigate other biopolymers. Images: Utility Research Lab By […]
Danish art studio makes, exhibits bio-based materials
May 1st, 2024
Bonnie Hvillum, founder of Natural Material Studio. Image: Natural Material Studio/Johannes Berger Natural Material Studio (NMS), founded in 2019, is a multidisciplinary art studio in Copenhagen, Denmark, that operates at the cross-section of art, design, research and architecture with its installations, consultancy and commissions centered on the principles of circular design using bio-based materials, including […]
Four companies advance work in biofabrics
May 1st, 2024
Seaweed, both farmed and wild-sourced, makes up 75% of the content in Keel Labs’ innovative fiber, Kelsun™. It shows promise for tangible applications of biomaterials in home goods, furnishings, automotive, fashion and other sectors. Image: Keel Labs/Ryan Duffin It’s a fertile time for next-generation biofabrics, and the environmental impact of the textile industry is a […]
Biomimetics and biotextiles
December 1st, 2016
Imitating nature offers sustainable choices in new textiles. Nature provides the inspiration for many innovations in business, including in the field of textiles. Some efforts, however, are quite specific in imitating nature. In fact, an entire field of science has blossomed under the name “biomimetics,” a term first coined in 1969 by Dr. Otto Schmitt, […]