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Huffington Post
How to stop being a ‘desk shrimp’ and improve your desk posture
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Tompkins Weekly
Tompkins County launches age friendly business certification
PhD candidate Hansadi Jayamah demonstrates the process for making their avian-inspired ultrablack dyed fabric
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CNN
‘Darkest fabric ever made’ is inspired by a bird of paradise
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Times of India
How a bird’s feathers helped scientists create the world’s darkest fabric
A dress designed by Zoe Alvarez ’25, a fashion design major, and inspired by the magnificent riflebird, uses the ultra-black material and other deep-black fabrics
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Vice
Scientists created the world’s darkest fabric—and made a dress out of it
A person pulls a swatch of fabric out of ultrablack dye
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Popular Science
The darkest fabric ever made is now a dress
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The Independent
Experts clarify the clothes you should probably wash before wearing
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Forbes
The best robes for women in 2025
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North Country Public Radio
La Fargeville students are transforming a neglected basketball court in their community
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WWNY
LaFargeville student group plans to improve rundown basketball court
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Newsweek
Eight Sleep’s Alexandra Zatarian turns sleep into a competitive sport
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New York Times
A zap of blue light shows promise against food and sweat stains