material innovation
Polartec® Alpha™ Celebrates 13 Years of Game-Changing Active Insulation
Revolutionizing insulation: Polartec Alpha™ combines dynamic warmth with superior breathability.
Material World: Suzano Sells Woodspin Shares to Spinnova
While Spinnova is shuttering Woodspin, the Scandi textile firm now wants to build an international consortium…
Material World: NC State Research Says Merino is All Wool and No Shoddy
Woolmark said Merino wool's thermoregulation advantages are "no longer anchored by anecdotes, but by science"…
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HKRITA, Epson Find Shiny New Life for Dead Cotton
The HKRITA and Epson developed silky regenerated cellulose fiber from waste cotton using a joint process that…
SST’s Student Runway Turn Inward to Look Ahead
The Swedish School of Textiles' full-day event showcased next-generation design, textile innovation and…
Material World: Modern Meadow’s Innovera Goes Global
Bio-design firm Modern Meadow will showcase its flagship offering, Innovera (fka Bio-Vera), at the Global…
EXCLUSIVE: Feben’s Mini Twist Finds Pulp Friction With OnceMore
OnceMore has teamed with Feben on the Mini Twist, blending her signature style with fabric made from wood…
Material World: Celebrate Biological Diversity Day With Carp Couture
Inversa's invasive species Johanna Ortiz collaboration launched while Canopy shared next-gen news for the…
NFW’s Corporate Restructuring Spawns Third Wave of Layoffs
The Illinois-based biomaterials firm held its third round of layoffs in as many years, per local news…
Chemical Textile Recycler Eeden Closes $20M Funding Round
The German startup said it will use the funds to buildout a demonstration plant capable of recycling…
Material Innovation Initiative Makes a Comeback
The next-gen material innovation think tank is back with a renewed commitment and continued emphasis on…
Material World: Still Burning Bras? You Can Bury Balena’s
Balena collaborated with multidisciplinary designer Neyla Coronel on a compostable, biobased and 3D printed…
Sci-Lume Labs Takes Home $30K for Crystal Clear Circularity
Oliver Shafaat was named winner of the CFDA and Swarovski Foundation's inaugural Re:Generation Innovation…
Innovation Takes Center Stage at Fashion InStyle in Hong Kong
Over 60 sustainable innovators brought next-gen solutions to Next@Fashion InStyle 2025 in Hong Kong.
If You Build It, Will They Come? How Material Innovators Decide Where to Break Commercial Ground.
For textile-to-textile polyester innovators, figuring out where to locate their first commercial-scale plant…