MIT engineers create a recyclable elastic yarn that can be melted and respun into new fibre 10 times and can tackle the growing problem of textile waste
MIT researchers melt resin pellets and spin them into thin, stretchy fibres designed for repeated recycling. MIT engineers have developed a new elastic yarn made from polyethylene that could offer a more recyclable alternative to conventional stretchy fibres such as spandex. The material is designed so its components can be melted together and processed into…