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Are chicken feathers a greener alternative to polyester and nylon?

Each year, domesticated chickens in the US produce more 900,000 tonnes of feathers, which are considered a waste product. Yiqi Yang and Bingnan Mu at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are looking to transform those feathers into fibres that find a place in natural fabrics.

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Poultry World

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