The global microfiber synthetic leather market is entering a transformative period, with estimated value expected to climb ...
An international team led by material chemists Alexander Bismarck and Mitchell Jones from the University of Vienna demonstrate the considerable potential of these renewable sustainable fabrics derived ...
A new review article, from an international team of material scientists, is suggesting a leather-like material made from mushroom-derived biomass has the potential to be cheaper and more ...
When Filling Pieces launched its 683 line, the Amsterdam-based footwear label had an ambitious plan. The new collection’s name was taken from the added production costs incurred when creating more ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Synthetic biology author. This article is more than 6 years old. Companies Evrnu, Bolt threads, Spiber, Modern Meadow, Mycoworks ...
Leather is used as a durable and flexible material in many aspects of everyday life including furniture and clothing. Leather substitutes derived from fungi are considered to be an ethical and ...
University of Delaware chemist Richard Wool has made tape and tractor parts out of soybean oil. But one day, his bio-based, breathable Eco-leather might make a radically different kind of running shoe ...
In the forest, fungus slowly spreads across logs in complex, branching networks. Mycelium (the root structure of fungi like mushrooms, which sprout from mycelium) grows by absorbing nutrients from the ...