MATERIAL UNIVERSE

Dr. Andrew Dent, executive vice president of Material Bank and Material Connexion, details the matters that will matter

material: Infinited Fiber composition: Cellulosic viscose yarns from paper waste. standout: Cottonlike textiles offer the processability of synthetic yarns with the renewable raw materials and the great hand of a natural. This version uses cleaner chemistry and does not deplete our wood resources, using both pre- and post-consumer recycled paper instead.

material: NORR from OSM Shield composition: Fluoropolymer-free coating. standout: Offering stain and water resistance while still enabling good breathability, this PFOAfree, PFOS-free coating for fabrics is part of a next generation of clean chemistry protection.

manufacturer: Opt Industries composition: Customer’s own material. standout: The digital manufacturing system can make featherlike structures to order on flexible, fabriclike surfaces by taking 3-D printing to the next level of complexity and versatility, creating large-format fabrics, furs, feathers, and foams on a micro scale.

material: Conturax Tough from Schott composition: Borosilicate glass with a polymer inner coating. standout: Strong, structural, and with a toughening inner coating that allows it to withstand Semtex explosives, these crystal-clear profiles are challenging our ideas of what’s possible in glass.

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