material innovation
Seaweed Startup Snags $16M Series A to Rethink Plastic
Australian materials science firm Uluu eyes commercial-scale facility for seaweed bio-plastics with $16…
Material World: Spinnova Cultivates Consortium, GFA’s Next Next-Gen Assembly
Fashion for Good backs Spinnova to build an ecosystem scaling the Finnish firm's fiber tech while GFA opened…
Armedangels Eyes Spinnova for Future Fiber Volumes
Armedangels has signed a non-binding LOI with the Finnish firm for future access to Spinnova fiber from its…
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Material World: Hot Bodies to the Front, Uncaged Nabs Natalie Portman as Partner
A new exhibition in Singapore explores a burning Earth while Natalie Portman joins Uncaged Innovations as a…
Material World: Bluesign, Black Pearl ‘Shift the Needle’ on Concert Clothing Consumption
The #NoSingleUseFashion campaign encourages live music fans to break the cycle of single-use fashion.
Ponda to ‘Make Wetlands Wet Again’ with $2.4M Raise
Over the next 18 months, Ponda will expand production capacity, scale its European wetland farming network…
Material World: Seawool’s New Stateside Spin, Lisa Says Gah, Cotton!
The Cotton x Lisa Says Gah! drop serves some holiday humor.
The Ambercycle Accord for Fashion’s New Fiber Frontier
How Ambercycle is leveraging strategic offtake agreements and key retail partnerships to de-risk investment…
Fashion for Good Tries to Stop the Price Spiral Killing Next-Gen Materials
The goal is straightforward—stop the cost from mutating downstream so lower-impact materials can finally…
Material World: Innovera Purses Debut in Germany, Circulose Scales With M&S
The London retailer is Circulose's first UK-based scaling partner while Melina Bucher teams with Modern…
Beyond the Storm: Polartec Redefines Weather Protection for the Next Generation
Revolutionizing weather protection with sustainable, breathable and performance-driven fabrics.
Material World: Trove Adds Repairs, Mud Jeans Taps Tencel
Trove expands its circular platform with repair services as Mud Jeans debuts recycled-cotton denim blended…
MycoWorks Closes Factory as ‘Cheaper Mycelium Sources Exist’
Less than six months after its flagship mycelium material, Reishi, expanded into interior design on the…
Stone Island Drops Research-intensive Denim Capsule
The collection unveiled for fall 2025 celebrates the brand's R&D approach to material innovation.
Canopy’s Decade of Hot Buttons
Canopy tracked 16 next-gen MMCF product lines, from 12 producers, as now commercially available, per the…