A collaborative research project between De Montfort University (DMU) and Loughborough University has begun exploring new technologies for textiles and boosting sustainability of the industry. Supported by sports garment firm Speedo as well as textiles firms, the research will continue until 2015. Postgraduate students from each university are investigating the colouring and patterning of textiles using enzymatic and laser processing technologies and their combination. Whilst lasers and enzymes have both been used in textiles before, their application and potential for use as a creative design tool is unexplored and this will be the focus of the research.
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