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Inditex partners with MIT to transform brewery waste into circular textiles and dyes

Madrid – In the journey towards a more sustainable and circular model, the fashion and textile industries have found an unexpected partner: brewery waste. These materials, previously discarded, are now the subject of research by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of La Coruña. The study, funded by Inditex, will...

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Inditex and MIT sign agreement to promote research into sustainability

Spanish fast fashion giant Inditex (Zara, Pull & Bear, Bershka, Stradivarius) has announced a multi-year agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to conduct joint research on sustainability and recycling of textile materials, as well as new lines of research related to data analysis. Inditex will provide MIT with a total of...

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Clothes smarter than you are: welcome to the future

Wish there was a gadget able to transform your boring office uniform into a party outfit, or even a device that guides you straight to new friends? Then call Marcelo Coelho. A researcher with Fluid Interfaces at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab, Coelho works at the cutting edge of wearable devices that may be smarter than...