Initially, the researchers genetically modified the metabolic pathway of a strain of Komagataeibacter xylinus bacteria to ...

In the future, clothes might come from vats of living microbes. Reporting in the journal Trends in Biotechnology, researchers demonstrate that bacteria can both create fabric and dye it in every color ...

Fashion and textiles may be among the last places you’d expect to see innovation. But college researchers in Florida have figured out a revolutionary fabric that can alter its color with a mild change ...

Researchers have developed a sustainable method for creating and dyeing fabric using living bacteria. In this method, the living bacteria simultaneously grow fabric and dye it in every color of the ...

Imagine wearing a shirt that turns from deep blue to bright red when you’re working out, or a dress that shifts from black to silver as you move from air conditioning into summer heat. The fabric that ...

Using fabric dye is a fantastic way to inexpensively refresh clothing and accessories and give faded upholstery new life — or a complete makeover. In addition to revitalizing your wardrobe and ...

This designer developed a safer, simpler, and healthier solution to conventional fabric dye—using scraps of old fruits and veggies. Nicole Stjernsward, a London-based design technologist, has ...

If you're looking for an easy and inexpensive way to add more color to your walls, but you want to reserve the right to change your mind or move, all you need is some choice fabric and a little starch ...

Researchers report that they have engineered an improved colored fabric for the insecticide-treated targets used to control tsetse, based on an understanding of how flies see color. Tsetse flies ...