The median exposure concentration (EC50) is the median concentration of a substance that causes some effect in 50 percent of the test animals.
A product or process designed to embody the intelligence of natural systems (such as nutrient cycling, interdependence, abundance, diversity, solar...
MBDC’s strategy for designing human industry that is safe, profitable and regenerative, producing economic, ecological and social value.
The susceptibility of a fiber to various dyestuffs.
A very high-quality cloth resembling a compact velvet. It has a velvety hand resulting from the short nap that covers its surface, completely conce...
A compact, durable plain-weave cotton fabric.
The practice of recycling a material in such a way that much of its inherent value is lost (for example, recycling plastic into park benches).
A silk thread made from two cocoons united by two worms spinning close together. The yarn is uneven, irregular and thicker than that from one cocoo...
A type of advanced weave achieved by interlacing two or more sets of warps with two or more sets of filling yarns. Face and back may contrast in we...