The latest in nanoengineered textiles

Gerard Ortiz

Mar 06, 2023 (Nanowerk Spotlight) The outdoor environment has become an indispensable aspect of our daily lives, serving as a venue for a plethora of activities, including recreation, sports, and leisure, as well as work-related endeavors. However, the increasingly frequent extreme weather events caused by climate change have made personal […]

California legislature takes on textiles

Gerard Ortiz

Making on legislative work accomplished as part of a landmark 12 months for plastic and battery recycling in California, District 29 State Sen. Senator Josh Newman has released a invoice to generate a statewide assortment and recycling system for textiles. Under SB 707, producers of clothing and other textiles would be […]

REI announces it will ban PFAS in all textiles

Gerard Ortiz

New determination follows nationwide campaign and point out regulatory actions Advocates urge REI to be certain substitutes are safer and contact on Dick’s Sporting Products to sign up for REI in banning PFAS “forever chemicals” SEATTLE, WA—Yesterday, leading outside retailer REI declared it will ban PFAS “forever chemicals” (for each- […]

Penmai Chongtoua Turns Soil Into Textiles

Gerard Ortiz

Enable Them Use Dust: Penmai Chongtoua Turns Soil Into Textiles Scraps of BioEarth fabric, which is comprised of around 60{05995459f63506108ab777298873a64e11d6b9d8e449f5580a59254103ec4a63} soil. The novel material was manufactured by Penmai Chongtoua (proper) and Professor Lola Ben-Alon of the Normal Materials Lab at Columbia’s Graduate University of Architecture, Preservation, and Scheduling. Pictures courtesy […]