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Tints, trends, and transformation: The history of hair color through the ages

Reviewed by Jeremy Tardo Fact checked by Michelle Regalado Key Takeaways Ancient Egyptians first used plants like henna and ...

Lodi dye factories were at the forefront of American textile finishing

For decades, Lodi’s dye works steam stacks rose along the Saddle River, their chemical concoctions coloring the future of ...
FMIBlog

United Kingdom Direct Fast Dyes Market Set for Strong Growth as Established and Emerging Manufacturers Scale Up Investment and Technology Adoption

Direct fast dyes remain a crucial component of textile processing within the UK, helping manufacturers achieve enhanced wash ...

Environment norms go for a toss as illegal dyeing units drain Delhi’s water

Hundreds of illegal jeans dyeing units are quietly damaging Delhi’s water resources and environment. These units are reportedly consuming nearly 100 million litres of water each day through illegal ...
Mount Desert Islander

Stories in cloth: Shira's Singer's reflections on her Fulbright experience in India

BAR HARBOR — Shira Singer, a longtime Mount Desert Island resident, spent five months studying natural dyeing processes and ...
IEEE

E-Textile Battery-Less Walking Step Counting System with 23 pW Power, Dual-Function Harvesting from Breathing, and No High-Voltage CMOS Process

Abstract: An e-textile walking step counting full system (smart T-shirt) is presented. Harvesting from co-designed low-voltage triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) pushes over-voltage ...
HYGIENIX 2017

Alchemie builds momentum in Japan

Digital dyeing and finishing systems specialist Alchemie Technology, based in Cambridge, UK, has taken part in the Calling2Scale Gunma programme organised by the the European Institute of Innovation ...