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Bid adieu to streaking colors and fading threads. A new permanent dye by British scientists could spell the end of rose-colored “whites” and other laundry disasters. The new technology bonds the dye to textile fibers—particularly synthetic ones—on a molecular level, resulting in color that won’t run, leach, or fade. To develop their product, researchers at the University of Leeds spun off their own company, DyeCat, which offers an environmentally friendlier alternative to conventional dyeing methods by mitigating waste, pollution, and energy use. Read the rest of this article on Ecouterre here.
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