Stretch fabric is nearly impossible to recycle—but this startup just made it simple

Your old yoga pants are a recycling nightmare. A startup called Return to Vendor found a new solution—by redesigning the ...

‘Darkest fabric ever made’ is inspired by a bird of paradise

A new fabric inspired by the feathers of the magnificent riflebird — a type of bird of paradise — is the darkest ever created, according to its inventors.

Best Awning Company Debuts Eco-Friendly Fabrics for Retractable Awnings

Best Awning Company, a Denver-based shade solutions provider operating since 1979, announces the debut of eco-friendly fabric ...

SMX Demonstrates End-to-End Breakthrough in Cotton Traceability: Proves Ability to Verify Origin and Recycled Content from Mechanical Recycling Through Yarn Spinni…

PARIS, FR AND SINGAPORE, SG / ACCESS Newswire / December 11, 2025 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX), the global ...
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More safety and comfort for protective clothing thanks to auxetic fabrics

When everyday materials are pulled, they stretch or elongate in the direction of the pull and become narrower in ...

Scientists turn everyday wool into record-breaking ultrablack fabric

A piece of fabric that almost seems to erase light rather than reflect it now exists, and it starts as soft white wool. When ...
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Textile Exchange Publishes The Final Criteria For Its New Materials Matter Standard, Marking A Pivotal Shift In Connecting Certification To Impact

LONDON — December 12, 2025 — Textile Exchange has published the final criteria for its Materials Matter Standard—a major ...

Bird-of-paradise inspires darkest fabric ever made

The color "ultrablack"—defined as reflecting less than 0.5% of the light that hits it—has a variety of uses, including in cameras, solar panels and telescopes, but it's difficult to produce and can ...