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    #AskAChemist: What’s the deal with fabric dyes?

    This week on Ask A Chemist… @skepchicks @DrRubidium Why is wool dyed in acid, but cotton dyed in base? #AskAChemist — Robert Coolman (@PrimeViridian) January 14, 2015 Short answer: Longer answer: Wool fibers are basically bundles of protein, specifically the protein alpha-keratin. All proteins are polymers of amino acids, have the general structure shown below. Protein fibers like wool respond really well to…

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    Wine Forming Fashion, literally

    There are few things that I love more than wine, science, and fashion. Recently, a collaboration between Donna Franklin, a contemporary textile artist, and Gary Cass, a scientist at the University of Western Australia, has resulted in beautiful fabrics made from wine and other alcoholic beverages. They are hoping their Micro’be’ material could revolutionize organic fashion. To briefly outline the…

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