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Advancements in sustainable dyes

August 1st, 2025

In addition to its microbial coloration process, Post Carbon Lab also offers a photosynthetic coating: Simple plant microbes remain alive even when applied to a textile substrate. This could allow a final product to capture carbon—and be climate positive. Image: Paul Cochrane Plant- and insect-based colorants “have been around for thousands of years, and they’re […]

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2017 Student Design Challenge Winners: Advanced Textiles

September 28th, 2017

Advanced Textile Products (ATP) and the Narrow Fabrics Institute (NFI), both divisions of IFAI, announced the winners of the 2017 Advanced Textiles Student Design Challenge during the IFAI Expo Awards Ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 28. This year’s challenge was to use textiles as a major component to design aerospace, medical, military, safety/protective or other wearable […]

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