Michigan Startup Reimagines Clothing Labels for Recycling and Authenticating Brands
November 05, 2025
November 05, 2025
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 5 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
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Michigan startup reimagines clothing labels for recycling and authenticating brands
Tags get cut off and tagless labels wear away, but new photonic fibers could serve as permanent barcodes
By Derek Smith
Barcodes woven into fabrics could make clothing and other textiles more recyclable and harder to counterfeit by identifying where and how go . . .
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Michigan startup reimagines clothing labels for recycling and authenticating brands
Tags get cut off and tagless labels wear away, but new photonic fibers could serve as permanent barcodes
By Derek Smith
Barcodes woven into fabrics could make clothing and other textiles more recyclable and harder to counterfeit by identifying where and how go . . .
