A King's researcher has urged environmental scholars to give greater focus to the environmental sustainability issues associated with natural textile fibers used in fashion, highlighting key areas to ...

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 ...

Natural protein-based fibers show properties useful for a myriad of applications. Most protein-based fibers are soft, show high moisture absorbance and outstanding mechanical properties 4. The ...

With the growing emphasis on sustainability and circular economy principles in industrial sectors, the effective utilization of waste-derived and abundantly available natural resources has become ...

In a significant breakthrough in sustainable materials science, researchers have developed a plant-based leather alternative using pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) and natural rubber (NR). This ...

The solar modules have a power conversion efficiency of 10.8% and “adequate” tensile strength and impact resistance, according to their creators. The research group said it used natural fibre ...

CPI’s wireless sensing platform, integrated with Synthesites process monitoring technology, successfully tracked resin flow and temperature enabling ML-based in-line process control during composite ...

Natural fibers have a rich history of reinforcing materials for over 3,000 years. The renewed interest in natural fiber composites in the last five years is driven by a focus on improving and ...