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

Trisha L Andrew

Functional Fabrics / Chalk Coating

23 August 2024

A chalk-based coating attaches to various commercially available textiles, including cotton and synthetic fiber, to create cooling fabrics, such as the treated synthetic material (right) that’s brighter than the untreated fabric (left).

Scientists Develop Cooling Fabric with Chalk-Based Coating

Inspired by crushed limestone-based plasters historically used to keep houses cool in extremely sunny places, US scientists have devised a durable chalk-based fabric coating that cools the air underneath the treated fabric by up to 8° Fahrenheit.

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Textile Innovation / Pedot

14 April 2023

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Scientists have known for decades that part of the bears’ secret is their white fur. But the fur is only half the equation. The other half is the polar bears’ black skin.

A Textile Called Pedot that Will Keep You Snug in the Artic Cold

Three US engineers have devised a textile, modelled on the polar bear’s fur, that could keep people snug in the Arctic cold.

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Staff Writer

Innovation / Fabric Sensors

1 February 2023

By placing the sensor on different parts of the body, a host of important physiological data can be extracted.

Breakthrough New Material Solves Problem of Wearable Sensors

Vapour-printing clothing fabrics could solve one of the most difficult problems in the quest to create wearable, unobtrusive sensitive sensors: the problem of pressure.

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Young India Fashion Survey 2025

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ITF Intertex Portugal 2025

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Circularity Narratives / ESCF Project Report

Participation in ESCF was not token—it demanded deep engagement from all. For Yee Chain, this meant drawing from years of hands-on trials in circular textile manufacturing. As supply chain partners, it was committed to share its existing knowledge and to advance development/ use of new knowledge and tools to actively contribute to the project.

Enabling Systemic Circularity and a Collective Push for Industry-Wide Change

Subir Ghosh

18 April 2025

Circularity Narratives / Yee Chain International Interview

Unified standards, greater efficiency, and reduced fragmentation could be the shared goal of the future for the industry. However, achieving this would be incredibly challenging; hence tailoring solutions to specific contexts while ensuring coherence and interoperability across different regions is the way forward.

Falling into the Blame Game Is Counter-Productive for all in the Value Chain

Subir Ghosh

16 April 2025