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The future of fashion — made from mushrooms | Dan Widmaier

The future of fashion — made from mushrooms | Dan Widmaier

FromTED Climate


The future of fashion — made from mushrooms | Dan Widmaier

FromTED Climate

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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
May 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Your closet is likely full of all kinds of materials — leather, cotton, nylon and polyester, to name a few — that contribute to fashion's sustainability crisis. Biomaterials investigator Dan Widmaier explains how we could look to nature for sustainable replacements for these much-used materials and introduces a leather alternative made from mushrooms that looks great and doesn't harm the environment. "We can make fashion sustainable, and we're going to do it with science," Widmaier says.
Released:
May 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (63)

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