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Heriot-Watt University researchers develop system to combat microplastic pollution in fashion

A research team at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland, led by Lisa Macintyre, associate professor of textiles at Heriot-Watt’s School of Textiles has developed a grading system to help fight microplastic pollution in the fashion industry. More concretely, the researchers have developed ‘the world’s first visual fibre fragmentation scale’, as per...

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Heriot-Watt School of Textiles and Design holds master degree show 2024

30 master students of the Heriot-Watt University’s School of Textiles and Design, located in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, have presented their work in an exhibition show. The exhibition was on display for two days. On the first day, the student projects were shown to friends and family and the school’s industry partners. This was...