Researchers at Texas Tech University working in advanced textiles have developed a new method to remove toxic dyes from wastewater. And natural sunlight has a lot to do with the process. In ...

Most of the discussion in sustainable textiles has centered around the fibers–manufacturers making a switch to organic cotton, or creating fabrics from natural, easily-renewable materials like bamboo ...

In the world of textile manufacturing, the vibrant colors that enrich our fabrics often conceal a less appealing truth: the environmental toll of traditional dyeing processes. Conventional textile ...

At a factory in Vietnam, workers load rolls of undyed polyester into a steel container connected to a storage tank that holds carbon dioxide. When pressure in the container is turned up, the carbon ...

Dyeing textiles is a dirty business. With as much as 70 percent of China’s waterways affected by pollution, the traditional “wet processing” of textiles–dyeing, washing, printing, and ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The vibrant blue of a morpho butterfly's wings doesn't come from pigments but from light interacting with microscopic structures on its surface. This phenomenon – structural color ...

STOCKHOLM/NORWICH, Britain (Reuters) - A British biotech startup is developing a method of textile dyeing that taps into the bright colours of birds and butterflies ...

Creating natural dyes from plants is an age-old art that provides a sustainable alternative to synthetic dyes. Not only does ...

Jim Fitterling, the CEO of Dow, a key Ralph Lauren partner on new color-dyeing technology, recently told the CNBC ESG Impact summit that the retailer's flagship stores in New York next year will have ...

It started quietly in a few backyards where people were looking for alternatives to store bought dyes and synthetic colors.