Businesses around the world are starting to offer a new type of environmentally friendly vegan leather. It's made from mushrooms, and some of it is being produced right here in Western Australia.
Environment
Apr 26, 2019
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It is said that "clothes maketh the man."
Archaeology
Dec 14, 2018
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A team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Department of Botany has discovered two populations of a new species of leather mudweed or Avrainvillea erecta, a widespread tropical algae, ...
Ecology
Dec 3, 2018
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The chemical process of tanning turns animal hides into durable, supple leather.
Materials Science
Nov 15, 2018
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Leather car seats were once synonymous with luxury, but these days, synthetic suede is becoming the material of choice for high-end automobiles. With increased affluence worldwide, and the growing popularity of car-sharing ...
Materials Science
Aug 1, 2018
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Women sharpen their knives before setting about stinking piles of fish skins, flesh and bones that cover the floor at an unusual artisanal tannery in western Kenya.
Materials Science
Jul 15, 2018
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If you've ever stained your favorite leather-look jacket or had to peel your bare legs from a sticky vinyl car seat in the summer, the solution to your woes just might be found on the surface of a lotus leaf.
Nanomaterials
Apr 23, 2018
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From handbags and jackets to car interiors, leather products are almost everywhere. But processing the leather for these luxury items creates a lot of potentially harmful pollution. Now, one group reports in ACS Sustainable ...
Materials Science
Sep 13, 2017
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Alternatives to leather made from animal hides have been around for decades. Synthetic leather is in our car seats and our stylish jackets. But materials used to make faux-leather are also highly toxic.
Other
Apr 30, 2015
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A newly developed recycling process could make landfill sites filled with old shoes a thing of the past.
Other
Oct 17, 2013
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