"The truth is, this industry remains an environmental ticking time bomb and is full of outdated technologies."

Adidas, Lululemon say they'll make clothes out of mushroom leather

Fungus Jackets 2021

Adidas and Lululemon announced they will start using mushroom leather. Learn more about this special fiber made by startup Bolt Threads.

Adidas & Lululemon Will Start Using Mushroom Leather | Futurism

Move aside, pleather — mushroom leather is here.

Adidas, Lululemon Say They’ll Make Clothes Out of Mushroom Leather

These high-tech Kinetic Pants harness your body heat to stay smooth and wrinkle free

Brands We Love

KInetic Pants from Ministry of Supply are made from a high-tech fabric that uses your own body heat to stay smooth and wrinkle free.

These Kinetic Pants Harness Your Body Heat to Stay Smooth and Wrinkle Free

They're made from a high-tech fabric that lets you say goodbye to ironing once and for all. 

A new battery can be stitched into clothes to power wearables

Fashion And Function

A new charge-storing system looks like a fabric that can be stitched into whatever you're wearing that day, helping discretely power biosensors.

A New Battery Can Be Stitched Into Clothes to Power Wearables

Instead of a bulky battery pack, it looks like any other embroidered logo.

The robot could be life-changing for people who are unable to get dressed on their own.

Don’t be shy. This AI robot just wants to help you get dressed.

Robots & Machines

Researchers from Georgia Tech taught a PR2 robot how to pull a dressing gown over a person's arm, the first step in teaching it to fully clothe someone.

Don’t Be Shy. This AI Robot Just Wants to Help You Get Dressed.

It can only put one human arm into a hospital dressing gown, but, hey, it's a start. 

This is Virtusize!

Remember when humans tailored all our clothes for us? Amazon (may) want a future in which that's no longer necessary.

Ill-fitting clothes: One less thing to deal with in the future

Future Society

Amazon wants to take 3D body scans of volunteers, presumably as part of a project to ensure clothing fit as expected when purchased online.

Ill-Fitting Clothes: One More Thing We (Probably) Won't Have to Deal With in the Future

Amazon wants you to send lots of 3D scans of your body so you never need to return clothes you bought online.

Ill-Fitting Clothes: One More Thing We (Probably) Won’t Have to Deal With in the Future

Ill-Fitting Clothes: One Less Thing to Deal With in the Future

They are biodegradable - but will last for as long as you wear them.

Seaweed sneakers look fly, could help save the environment

New sneakers offer an environmentally friendly alternative to polluting textiles. They are made from kelp and are biodegradable.

Seaweed Sneakers Look Fly, Could Help Save the Environment

The pitch: "Just-in-time degradability."

Tailors don't have to worry about robots coming for their jobs just yet.

Dystopian robot tailor makes terrible shirts

It probably seems a little mundane compared to exploring the universe, but for most of us, finding a good shirt is more useful than finding a new planet.

Dystopian Robot Tailor Makes Terrible Shirts

Imagine a future where you never have to try on clothes again. 

Researchers use electricity to make wearable heated gloves

Hard Science

A University of Massachusetts Amherst team developed a way to create electrically heated cloth. The tech is waterproof, and scalable for larger clothing,

Researchers Use Electricity to Make Wearable Heated Gloves

The gloves were able to keep the wearer's fingers warm for eight hours.

Sci-Fi Visions

This Stain- and Odor-Repellant Fabric Is a Dream Come True

Earth & Energy

With the advent of triboelectric generators in cloth, soon we will be able to power our devices with our clothing.
The integration of solar and motion generated energy with textiles will allow for a vast array of practical applications in consumer electronics as well as medicine.

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