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This company is trying to make a biodegradable alternative to spandex

Megan DeMatteo

created: Feb. 20, 2025, 10 a.m. | updated: March 19, 2025, 5:36 p.m.

It probably hasn’t been long since you last slipped into something stretchy. From yoga pants to socks, stretch fabrics are everywhere. And they’re only getting more popular: The global spandex market, valued at almost $8 billion in December 2024, is projected to grow between 2% and 8% every year over the next decade. That might…

4 months, 1 week ago: MIT Technology Review