A textile scientist at North Carolina State University is developing a more efficient method of dyeing cotton that is not only less harmful to the environment, but also uses significantly smaller ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new technology reduces the number of processes and natural resources that are traditionally required to dye cotton garments. The new technology is based on Archroma’s Pad-Ox dyeing process, which ...

Researchers from the University of Georgia are exploring a new means of textile dyeing, one that not only “drastically reduces” the amount of water needed but also curtails toxic discharge. Developed ...

Bengaluru: What began as a curiosity-driven experiment by two city scientists to grow colour-producing microbes on fabric has ...

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 ...

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 ...

Archaeologists have revealed that cloth samples found in the Israeli desert present the earliest evidence of plant-based textile dyeing in the region. They are estimated to date from the 13th-10th ...

As a textile designer, Maria learned extraction and dyeing techniques from her team of dyers and weavers in Oaxaca, Mexico, so she could better understand how to get an exact color from plants, seeds, ...