Gowri Shankar has produced ‘Weganool’ fibre from a dryland weed and organic cotton and has trademarked the innovation. The fashion industry has been looking for animal-free alternatives to wool for some time now. Bamboo, hemp, banana, coconut waste… they’ve tried it all....Read More

Scientists replicated the self-cleaning, anti-reflective nanocoating found in the insect's eyes. Vladivostok, Russia – Russian and Swiss scientists have learned how to replicate a nanocoating with antimicrobial, anti-reflective and self-cleaning properties — based on the...Read More

Luminescent textiles can be created by using a bioluminescent reaction system. This is something that Sweta Iyer, with her newly-minted doctorate, has established. Her doctoral thesis in the field of Textile Technology at the University of Borås can now be useful in a number of different...Read More