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| How to make a crochet flower hair clip
This versatile crochet flower looks equally pretty when worn as a brooch, bag pin or in the hair as a hair slide - get the full tutorial here!
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US UNIVERSITY PURDUE'S FLEXILAB MAKING INTERNET OF THINGS PRACTICAL
The FlexiLab has already come out with innovations such as the ones which allow any paper notebook to be used as a tablet, change of the volume of music just by touching one’s clothes, and disposable smart bandages which monitor and heal the wound.
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| Bucha delivers lab-made leather alternative for clean fashion
Bucha Bio is a company pushing the science envelope in ways that circumvent animals, with an innovative leather alternative that offers endless potential across the fashion industry.
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The Best Sustainable Back-to-School Clothing for Kids That’s Easy On Your Wallet & The Planet
Learn about 5 companies that have eco-friendly, adorable, back-to-school clothes that your kids will love.
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| 6000 strands of yarn on the Asbury Park boardwalk weave a story
The Wooden Walls Mural Project is a collaborative initiative that brings art to Asbury Park to enrich the socio-cultural and socio-economic landscape in a thoughtful way
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Why You Should Stop Using Dryer Sheets ASAP — and What to Swap Them With
It may be time to retire them — and switch over to a completely different product for good.
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| US UNIVERSITY PURDUE'S FLEXILAB MAKING INTERNET OF THINGS PRACTICAL
The FlexiLab has already come out with innovations such as the ones which allow any paper notebook to be used as a tablet, change of the volume of music just by touching one’s clothes, and disposable smart bandages which monitor and heal the wound.
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adidas, Allbirds collaboration produces low-carbon running shoe
The companies say that the Futurecraft.Footprint was produced with 63 percent lower emissions when compared to a comparable shoe.
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| Washable, battery-free, wearable alternative developed at Purdue
This makes it possible to transform any conventional fabric items into battery-free wearables. These smart clothes are powered wirelessly through a flexible, silk-based coil sewn on the textile. Energy can be harvested from Wi-Fi or radio waves.
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Leather: Sustainable fashion's big debate
Brands and leather companies say it would be wasteful not to use leather given it is a natural byproduct of the meat industry. A new assessment questions that.
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| How 2 retired scientists developed a recycled leather product that's being adopted by major retailer
Pennsylvania-based firm Sustainable Composites, founded in 2012, developed Enspire Leather, a recycled leather product that replicates the look, feel, smell, and performance of tanned hide at half the cost.
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How to Stretch the Waistline of Your Pants for a Little Extra Room
You can work with a tailor to get custom-made pants or get your store-bought pants let out a little, but if you just need a little more room, you can try stretching them out at home for a little more breathing room.
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