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Moonlight New York-based Moonlight Technologies has Adidas launches its first product in
announced a significant breakthrough and the release
of its new 100% plant-based and natural black dyes.
Technologies to present This discovery comes only months after Moonlight collaboration with Spinnova
Solutions announced the launch of five new,
sustainable, plant-based technologies, including
100% plant-based & various natural colors. The adidas TERREX HS¹ is the first knitted product to be made
in part with Spinnova technology. At least 30% of the fabric in
natural black dyes Two key barriers to using natural dyes are the limited this mid-layer hiking hoodie comes from wood-based
SPINNOVA® fibers (other fibers) and 70% from cotton
color spectrum, the inability to employ a natural black
(organic). Spinnova is on a mission to transform the raw
dye, and the high cost of natural dyes. Humans are
exposed to synthetic compounds derived from artificial material base of the global textile industry by providing radically
colors through the air, skin, and water, as well as sustainable and high-performance textile materials.
through the consumption of contaminated fish and
plants. Because most synthetic dyes are not Adidas is committed to helping End Plastic Waste via a
biodegradable, the dying process may release three-loop strategy that uses recycled materials, materials that
numerous toxic chemicals through contaminated water, can be made to be remade, and in the case of Made with
resulting in the loss of aquatic life, soil degradation, and Nature, products created in part with natural ingredients, such
the pollution of drinking water. as the adidas TERREX HS1. The product also works with the
material’s natural color. Since no dyeing or bleaching is applied,
These plant-based and natural black dyes are priced this uses less water than the standard dyeing process.
comparably to other synthetic powdered dyes. These
dyes are sustainably sourced, non-toxic, By learning from others and questioning its own material
biodegradable, and can be applied to any fabric type, choices, adidas TERREX aims to drive better product solutions
synthetic and natural, using regular production for adventurers. A limited number of the adidas TERREX HS1
procedures. The product lifecycle of Moonlight has been made commercially available on adidas.com and in
Technologies is not only carbon neutral but also carbon other selected retail outlets from 15th July in Europe and
negative. A key component of Moonlight Technologies globally from 1st September. The adidas TERREX HS1 is a step
is to nurture nature. The company ensures that all its forward on adidas’ journey to designing the future in balance
formulas are created with environmental preservation in with nature.
mind, and all ingredients are safe & clean.
Primark introduce

MIT researchers introduce a RColorBlend on

smart textile that recognizes a a global scale

user’s motion

cotton producer Recover™ and will become the first
Researchers from MIT have developed a that track the gait of someone who is learning to walk Primark is expanding its partnership with recycled to close the loop on fashion.
comfortable, form-fitting fabric that recognizes its again after an injury or socks that monitor pressure on a high-street retailer to use Recover’s unique RColorBlend is produced by blending Recover’s
wearer’s activities, like walking, running, and diabetic patient’s foot to prevent the formation of ulcers. RColorBlend fiber on a global scale with the launch colored recycled fiber from textile waste – from
jumping. By incorporating a special type of plastic of a new leisurewear range. The partnership supports factory floor cutting waste or used clothes – together
yarn and using heat to slightly melt it — a process They used this process to create a “smart” shoe and Primark’s commitment, through its Primark Cares with a recycled carrier fiber. Color accuracy is
called thermoforming — the researchers were able to mat and then built a hardware and software system strategy, to increase the amount of clothing achieved by mixing the two types of fibers together,
significantly improve the precision of pressure to measure and interpret data from the pressure containing recycled materials and builds on its with no additional dyeing treatment and limited water
sensors woven into multilayered knit textiles, which sensors in real-time. The machine-learning system ambition to make more sustainable fashion and chemicals to reduce the environmental impact.
predicted motions and yoga poses performed by an
they call 3DKnITS. affordable for all. The range is made using recycled cotton and
individual standing on the smart textile mat with
about 99 percent accuracy. Their fabrication process, recycled polyester fibers and includes t-shirts priced
The technique could have many applications, which takes advantage of digital knitting technology, Recover™ is a global producer of low-impact, at £6 and sweatshirts priced at £11 in a range of
especially in health care and rehabilitation. For enables rapid prototyping and can be easily scaled high-quality recycled cotton fiber and fiber blends, colors including grey, blue and pink. It will launch in
example, it could be used to produce smart shoes up for large-scale manufacturing. including RColorBlend. The company transforms selected stores across 14 markets in Europe
textile waste into recycled fibers and blends, helping and the US.

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