Every year, over 92 million tons of textile waste end up in our municipal landfills. Fabrics such as synthetic nylon can sometimes take around 200 years to decompose. Modern Synthesis is a biotech ...

La Jolla native Jen Keane now lives in one of the world’s most prominent fashion cities, but she’s working to create a textile unlike anything that has been seen on a runway. It even got a nod from ...

Material World is a weekly roundup of innovations and ideas within the materials sector, covering news from emerging biomaterials and alternative leathers to sustainable substitutes and future-proof ...