Every year Aarav Chavda goes scuba diving in the same Florida reefs. A former McKinsey analyst and mechanical engineer, Chavda has watched the corals blanch white over time, and he has noticed species ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recent research took a deep dive into claims about biodegradable textiles. Fabric made from natural or wood-based cellulose fiber ...

We usually just burn our rubber clothes after we wear them, but now we won’t have to. BioBac is a biodegradable plastic coating for fabrics that can be removed with heat and water. The backing ...

As fast fashion and production of goods ramps up around the world, textiles are an increasingly large portion of the waste that accumulates in landfills and spills out into other areas such as oceans.

Image caption: Cage design used for the seafloor experiment that took place off the Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 2019. Plastic pollution is seemingly ...

PrimaLoft is expanding its suite of ocean-friendly synthetic materials. Just weeks after feting Bio Insulation, the world’s first synthetic insulation made from 100 percent recycled, biodegradable ...

Endless Luxury is the moniker Jacob Cohën has given its new line of compostable and biodegradable denim. The men’s denim jacket and two jean styles are made with Candiani Denim fabrics with Coreva ...

Ting Xu, a campus professor in chemistry and materials science and engineering, will lead a team of scientists in creating a biodegradable protein-based fabric. The Bezos Earth Fund awarded Xu’s team ...

To many, fashion is one of the most glamorous and influential industries in the world, but it’s also one of the most environmentally damaging. To maintain a balanced clothing ecosystem and uphold the ...

LONDON - At Future Fabrics Expo, the glass is always half-full - of wood pulp, fungi and biodegradable pigments - just waiting to be worked into mass and luxury clothing, footwear, accessories and ...

A new study tracked the ability of natural, synthetic, and blended fabrics to biodegrade directly in the ocean. Plastic pollution is seemingly omnipresent in society, and while plastic bags, cups, and ...