Unit 1
Tech Exploration
The future of fashion
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1The power of nature
The power of nature
Spiders have long fascinated scientists. Gram for
gram, the silk made by these often tiny creatures is
two-and-a-half times stronger than steel. But until
recently, leveraging their superpowers for human gain
has been impossible – after all, it's just not practical to
farm spiders.
“Spider silk is extremely versatile, with complex molecular structure and unique properties. However, natural spider silk just isn't scalable in large volumes,” Ulrich Scherbel, CEO of AMSilk, explains.
AMSilk is the world's first industrial supplier of vegan “spider” silk. The German start-up uses a patented biotechnology to create a smart, silk-like formulation that can be used to replicate that luxury silk-like quality in clothing.
“AMSilk's unique bio-fabrication process uses the blueprint for silk from the genome of a spider and reprograms the microorganisms to enable them to produce silk polymers”.
“Spider silk is extremely versatile, with complex molecular structure and unique properties. However, natural spider silk just isn't scalable in large volumes,” Ulrich Scherbel, CEO of AMSilk, explains.
AMSilk is the world's first industrial supplier of vegan “spider” silk. The German start-up uses a patented biotechnology to create a smart, silk-like formulation that can be used to replicate that luxury silk-like quality in clothing.
“AMSilk's unique bio-fabrication process uses the blueprint for silk from the genome of a spider and reprograms the microorganisms to enable them to produce silk polymers”.
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Indigo /ˈɪndɪɡəʊ/ is a natural dye, originating in India, that was
used to turn jeans blue. Today, almost all indigo is produced
synthetically through chemical processing techniques.
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2Once upon a color
Scientist pipetting samples in laboratory.
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3Sustainable leather
Mushroom mycelium.
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Path A
1-A
Name the three innovations presented and
briefly explain how they work.
2-A
What are the environmental benefits compared
to traditional fashion materials?
3-A
What challenges or limitations exist, and how
could they be improved in the future?
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Path B
1-B
How does each innovation solve a problem
in the fashion industry?
2-B
What challenges might brands face in
convincing customers to buy clothes made
from these materials?
3-B
What target audience would be most
interested in these innovations? Why?
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Over to you!
Path A
Engineering a sustainable future
Research a sustainable fashion innovation (either from the documents or your own findings) and create a slideshow explaining how it works. Show the scientific process behind it, why it's innovative, and how it reduces environmental impact compared to traditional materials.
Path B
Selling a sustainable future
Create a marketing pitch to persuade a fashion brand to adopt a sustainable innovation, whether from the documents or your own research. Highlight why this material is a game-changer and give the best marketing arguments.
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