University of Michigan: A 'Game Changer' For Clothing Recycling?
February 07, 2023
February 07, 2023
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:
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Photonic fibers borrow from butterfly wings to enable invisible, indelible sorting labels
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Less than 15% of the 92 million tons of clothing and other textiles discarded annually are recycled--in part because they are so difficult to sort. Woven-in labels made with inexpensive photonic fibers, developed by a University of Michigan-led . . .
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Photonic fibers borrow from butterfly wings to enable invisible, indelible sorting labels
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Less than 15% of the 92 million tons of clothing and other textiles discarded annually are recycled--in part because they are so difficult to sort. Woven-in labels made with inexpensive photonic fibers, developed by a University of Michigan-led . . .