United States

Two studies—one of them recent—have identified the PFAS compounds present in selected turnout gear textiles used by firefighters, how much of each was present, and whether simulated wear and tear increased the amount of PFAS that the textiles released. 

The US International Trade Commission (USITC) will submit a report by 30 August 2024 on the  export competitiveness of the apparel industries in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia and Pakistan.

Researchers have concluded that in terms of emerging conversion technologies, optimisation also of processes will be critical to the success or failure of alternative feedstock sources for textiles.

Enrollments are open for US farmers to join the voluntary, science-based sustainability programme  — Cotton Trust Protocol — that will help them adopt and implement sustainable practices that benefit both their operations and the environment.

Recent advances in electroluminescent threads that can be woven or knitted have facilitated the integration of light-emitting textiles on a large scale to include vast arrays of lighting lines or pixels. A versatile tool that can include light-emitting textiles into fashionable and customised crafts directly onto consumer fabrics can be implemented to suit wide-ranging applications.

Biotech company MycoWorks has successfully harvested and shipped over a thousand sheets of its luxury leather-alternative biomaterial Fine Mycelium.

In a push to drive sustainable retail, the National Retail Federation (NRF) has launched the Center for Retail Sustainability (CRS) to support retailers’ efforts to generate economic value while creating net positive environmental, social and community benefits.

By decoding why cotton grows better in space than on Earth, a research team could well be writing a new chapter in farming, one that enhances our crops on the ground and in space.

US-based innovative materials company Living Ink has secured funding to the tune of $3.5 million to carry forward its mission to revolutionise the ink and pigment industry with its patented, carbon-negative pigment solution, Algae Black.

Inspired by nature’s ability to construct a diverse array of functional materials, scientists at the University of Connecticut have developed a method to produce continuously tunable non-toxic materials.