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Scientists grow living, rainbow-hued textiles using color-making bacteria

The future of fashion may be brewing in a vat, thanks to researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Researchers have developed a sustainable method for creating and ...
The Jakarta Post

Growing fungus and bacteria on textiles for fashion

Mon, March 7, 2016 Published on Mar. 7, 2016 Published on 2016-03-07T10:27:48+07:00 Two master' s students from the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) are trying to spark the country' s interest in ...
New Atlas

Self-dying bacterial black leather paves the way for greener textiles

Bacteria-produced leather is already an eco-friendly alternative to its cow-derived counterpart, but it could soon be even eco-friendlier. Scientists have derived a method of getting the microbes to ...
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First coatings and textile patterns made from renewable and recyclable materials

The focus of the BioFibreLoop innovation project with partners from 9 countries is on the development of recyclable outdoor-, active- and workwear made from renewable bio-based materials with ...