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2023-04-12

This is how we make the change to a sustainable textile industry

We must move away from the mentality of seeing clothes as disposable and we must increase the skills within the textile industry – that is what the recently appointed honorary doctor Anne...

2023-03-28

Highly respectable first runner-up award for Elisa Tattersall Wallin

Elisa Tattersall Wallin, Senior Lecturer at the Swedish School of Library and Information Science, was first runner-up for the iSchools prestigious “Doctoral Dissertation Award” in her...

2023-03-09

Carbon dioxide becomes a raw material in a large EU project

Sawmills generate large amounts of by-products that are today considered to have a low value. Through a new process, these residual materials can become raw materials for valuable bio products,...

2023-03-06

Research on fungi behind technology for new sustainable meat substitute

The university's successful research on fungi has now reached another milestone. A company will now use the findings to produce a completely new meat alternative. The hope is to see...

2023-03-03

Waste must be reduced – household waste now to be studied in detail

Food waste is a big problem, both in Sweden and in other countries. But what are we actually throwing away and why? A new research project at the University of Borås, Sweden, gets to th...

2023-02-24

Honorary doctors celebrated for efforts in textile research and education

Anne Ludvigson, Chair of the Board of TEKO, and Eglė Ganda Bogdanienė, Professor at the Vilnius Academy of Arts, have been named honorary doctors for their contributions to resear...

2023-02-13

Ski poles, lightweight battery boxes for electric cars, and recycled textiles as reinforcement are the focus of new research projects

Could polymer composites be the solution to a lighter and more environmentally friendly battery box for electric cars, ...

2023-02-09

Expert assignment to reduce unnecessary food waste in Brazilian street markets

Much of the food waste generated at street markets in Brazil is thrown away unnecessarily. Through a collaboration between Sweden and Brazil, projects have been ongoing since...

2023-02-07

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Food waste + fungi = unique material

Is it possible to create textiles from old bread? This was something that Akram Zamani, Associate Professor of Resource Recovery at the University of Borås, sought to investigate. The research project, which has been...

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