It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Joe Razal

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31 August 2023

3 minutes

In the past, researchers could produce a sample of a new material, but not a whole garment. They couldn't go from lab to label before. Thanks to the new Future Fibres Facility, the final steps in that process are now available.

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