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PhD candidate Hansadi Jayamah demonstrates the process for making their avian-inspired ultrablack dyed fabric
In the News
CNN
‘Darkest fabric ever made’ is inspired by a bird of paradise
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
In the News
Vice
Scientists created the world’s darkest fabric—and made a dress out of it
In the News
Times of India
How a bird’s feathers helped scientists create the world’s darkest fabric
A person pulls a swatch of fabric out of ultrablack dye
In the News
Popular Science
The darkest fabric ever made is now a dress
red and black handbags with metal handles
In the News
NYTimes
What will happen to the handbags?
Robert Sternberg speaks to a class
In the News
Psychology Today
Yes, we can define and understand creativity
Karl Pillemer speaks to a group
In the News
The Telegraph
Cutting my mother off was one of the most liberating moments of my life
A person stands alone and looks at a lake
In the News
Scientific American
Cutting a parent out of your life isn’t always the right solution
A randomly selected default image
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NYTimes
How some Christian group homes avoid Florida’s standards
Broccoli
In the News
National Geographic
Want a better high-protein diet? You don't have to eat more meat
Mohsen Aliashi open an electrospinner
In the News
Scientific American
Chemists seeking better bandages make world’s smallest pasta
close up of purple beans
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NBC News
U.S. dietary guidelines should emphasize beans and lentils as protein, new proposal says