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Material World: Huntsman Launches Smartlite O LPTU; Adidas x DyeCoo
PatPat debuted Glotech, a patent-pending, proprietary fabric-illuminating technology and Pontetorto evolved a…
Puma, On and Salomon Help Carbios Launch Polyester Recycling Innovation
The patented innovation converts used garments or scraps into raw material suitable for the company's…
Stella McCartney Presents the Hult Prize for Redesigning Fashion to Banofi
The banana leather innovators were awarded $1 million, and reveal they are already in talks with luxury…
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Material World: Adidas Reunites with Rheon on Performance-Enhancing Apparel
Plus, researchers at the National University of Singapore developed a new smart textile fiber technology.
NFW Looks to Shift Mirum Alt Leather Into ‘Large-Scale Production’
It's using double-belt press technology from the Swedish industrial processing company IPCO.
Lycra Expands Adaptiv Fiber Family
The Lycra Company introduced three new spandex innovations as well as a circular campaign during Intertextile…
Fine Cotton Factory Takes on Fabric Shrinkage with New Innovation
The fabric mill and apparel manufacturer has developed a jersey knit fabric with minimal shrinkage.
Material World: The Heyday of Hemp
German startup Revoltech and Black and Asian-owned furniture company Sabai are utilizing hemp in new ways.
Saucony Debuts Plant-Based Sneaker Alongside New Sustainability Goals
The brand's Triumph RFG running shoe features corn-based midsole foam and plant-based dyes.
Collaborations and Advanced Inputs Drive Material Innovation
While material innovations are being taken to the next level, challenges lie ahead, including securing…
Why This San Francisco Giants Outfielder Praises Blumaka’s New Insoles
Outfielder Mike Yastrzemski credits Blumaka's Arch Line for helping him stay on the field longer after…
Material World: MycoWorks and Mycelium Thread
MycoWorks is on track to inaugurate a new 136,000-square-foot production facility while a mycelium thread…
Innovator Helping Nike, H&M ‘Replace Fossil-Based Plastics’ Nets $125 Million
Newlight Technologies produces AirCarbon for a fashion, footwear and textiles industry pressured to…
Yoke Joins the Fray of Lines Made From Brewed Proteins
The Tokyo brand announces eight garment made with plant-based sugars, synthetic biology and polymer and…
Walmart Pilots Program to Create Apparel from Lab-Grown Cellulose
The retailer has partnered with Rubi Laboratories to create and test garments made with a proprietary…