From Lignin to Learning: Encouraging girls for STEM
Girls meet textiles! On the 3rd April, we had the opportunity to motivate and encourage girls for job fields in textile industry and introduce them to BioFibreLoop. Our partner Deutsche Institute für Textil- und Faserforschung Denkendorf (DITF) organised and hosted a Girls’ Day last Thursday. This is an annual nationwide event in Germany aimed at […]
Textile Clean Technology and Sustainability (TCTS) 2024
As the end of the year is approaching, BioFibreLoop partners are closing up their last activities in 2024: Thomas Stegmaier from DITF gave an inspiring lecture today on “Biomimetics as a Source of Ideas for an Environmentally Friendly Future in the Textile Industry,” presenting our project as an outstanding example: Our innovative work on developing […]
Aachen-Denkendorf-Dresden International Textile Conference 2024
The Aachen-Denkendorf-Dresden International Textile Conference 2024 on 21-22 November 2024 was a benchmark for exploring the latest innovations and trends in the textile industry; offering a broad overview of crucial topics that are closely related to BioFibreLoop: bio-based fibresThese sessions highlighted innovative materials such as man-made cellulosic fibres, PLA, PHAs, and PEF fibres produced through sustainable […]
International Symposium on Advanced Bionics
From 11th to 12th September 2024, BioFibreLoop “travelled” with Thomas Stegmaier from our partner DITF to China, to The International Symposium on Advanced Bionics (ISAB 2024) at Jilin University in Changchun, to be more exact. This conference was about bionics, thereby covering many biomimetic topics: Wetting of surfaces, nanofibres, architecture, medical technology etc. 30 international […]
BioFibreLoop has started!
We are happy to announce the start of BioFibreLoop, an innovation action project funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme with the aim to develop recyclable outdoor, active and workwear made from renewable bio-based materials with biomimetic functionalities to pave the way for circular and sustainable textile industry.
