Ocean Foundation, Kev txuag X Labs thiab cov koom tes tshaj tawm 12 tus neeg sib tw kawg rau $ 650,000 Microfiber Innovation Challenge nqi zog

WASHINGTON, DC - Kaum ob txoj kev daws teeb meem tshiab rau kev hais txog cov pa phem microfiber tau raug xaiv los ua tus neeg kawg nrog txoj hauv kev los yeej ib feem ntawm $ 650,000 ua ib feem ntawm Kev Tiv Thaiv X Labs (CXL) Microfiber Innovation Challenge.

Lub Hiav Txwv Foundation zoo siab tau koom tes nrog 30 lwm lub koom haum los txhawb qhov Kev Sib Tw, uas tab tom nrhiav kev daws teeb meem kom tsis txhob muaj kuab paug microfiber, ua rau muaj kev hem thawj rau tib neeg thiab ntiaj teb kev noj qab haus huv.

"Raws li ib feem ntawm peb txoj kev koom tes nrog kev txuag X Labs los txhawb thiab txhim kho cov txiaj ntsig kev txuag, Lub Hiav Txwv Foundation zoo siab los ua kev zoo siab rau qhov kawg ntawm Microfiber Innovation Challenge. Txawm hais tias microplastics tsuas yog ib qho ntawm cov teeb meem yas thoob ntiaj teb, kev txhawb nqa kev tshawb fawb thiab kev tsim cov thev naus laus zis tshiab thiab tshiab yog qhov tseem ceeb heev thaum peb txuas ntxiv ua haujlwm nrog cov zej zog thoob ntiaj teb ntawm cov tswv yim daws teeb meem. Txhawm rau kom cov yas tawm ntawm peb cov dej hiav txwv - peb yuav tsum tau kho dua tshiab rau kev ncig ua ntej. Cov neeg sib tw kawg xyoo no tau ua cov lus pom zoo txog yuav ua li cas peb tuaj yeem hloov cov txheej txheem tsim cov ntaub ntawv los txo lawv qhov cuam tshuam tag nrho rau lub ntiaj teb thiab thaum kawg ntawm dej hiav txwv, "said Erica Nuñez, Tus Thawj Saib Xyuas Haujlwm, Kev Tsim Kho Plastics Initiative ntawm Ocean Foundation.

"Kev txhawb nqa kev tshawb fawb thiab kev txhim kho ntawm cov thev naus laus zis tshiab thiab tshiab yog qhov tseem ceeb heev thaum peb txuas ntxiv ua haujlwm nrog cov zej zog thoob ntiaj teb ntawm cov kev daws teeb meem muaj tswv yim."

Erica Nuñez | Program Officer, Redesigning Plastics Initiative of The Ocean FoundationN

Ntau lab ntawm cov fibers me me los thaum peb hnav thiab ntxuav peb cov khaub ncaws, thiab cov no ua rau kwv yees li 35% ntawm cov microplastics thawj tso tawm rau hauv peb cov dej hiav txwv thiab cov dej raws li xyoo 2017. daim ntawv qhia los ntawm IUCN. Kev txwv tsis pub muaj kuab paug microfiber yuav tsum muaj kev hloov pauv tseem ceeb hauv cov txheej txheem textile thiab khaub ncaws.

Microfiber Innovation Challenge tau caw cov kws tshawb fawb, engineers, biologists, entrepreneurs thiab innovators thoob plaws ntiaj teb los xa cov ntawv thov qhia tias lawv cov kev tsim kho tshiab tuaj yeem daws qhov teeb meem ntawm qhov chaw, tau txais cov ntawv xa los ntawm 24 lub teb chaws.

Paul Bunje, Co-Founder of Conservation X Labs tau hais tias "Cov no yog qee qhov kev hloov kho tshiab tshaj plaws uas xav tau los tsim kom muaj lub neej ntev dua," "Peb zoo siab los muab kev txhawb nqa tseem ceeb rau cov kev daws teeb meem tiag tiag, cov khoom lag luam, thiab cov cuab yeej uas tab tom hais txog qhov kev loj hlob ntawm cov yas muaj kuab paug."

Cov neeg sib tw kawg tau txiav txim siab los ntawm cov kws tshaj lij sab nraud uas tau kos los ntawm thoob plaws hauv kev lag luam khaub ncaws, cov kws tshawb fawb microplastics, thiab cov neeg ua haujlwm tshiab. Kev tsim kho tshiab tau txiav txim siab txog qhov ua tau, muaj peev xwm rau kev loj hlob, kev cuam tshuam ib puag ncig, thiab qhov tshiab ntawm lawv txoj hauv kev.

Lawv yog:

• AlgiKnit, Brooklyn, NY - Eco-conscious, yarns tauj dua tshiab tau los ntawm kelp seaweed, ib qho ntawm cov kab mob feem ntau regenerative hauv ntiaj teb.

• AltMat, Ahmedabad, Is Nrias teb - Lwm cov ntaub ntawv uas rov ua cov khoom pov tseg ua liaj ua teb rau ntau yam thiab ua tau zoo ntawm ntuj fibers.

• Graphene-based fibers los ntawm Nanoloom, London, UK - Ib qho kev tsim kho tshiab tsim los rau cov tawv nqaij rov ua dua tshiab thiab kho qhov txhab raug siv rau fibers thiab ntaub rau khaub ncaws. Nws yog non-toxic, biodegradable, recyclable, tsis tso thiab yuav waterproofed yam tsis muaj additives, ntxiv rau cov khoom qub graphene "zoo kawg nkaus" cov khoom nyob rau hauv incredibly muaj zog thiab hnav.

• Kintra Fibers, Brooklyn, NY - Ib qho khoom siv bio-based thiab compostable polymer uas yog optimized rau hluavtaws textile ntau lawm, muab cov khaub ncaws hom nrog ib tug muaj zog, mos, thiab nqi-zoo cradle-rau-cradle khoom.

• Mango Materials, Oakland, CA - Lub tshuab tsim tshiab no hloov cov pa roj carbon emissions pov tseg rau hauv biodegradable biopolyester fibers.

• Ntuj Fiber Vuam, Peoria, IL – Bonding tes hauj lwm tuav lub ntuj fibers ua ke yog engineered los tswj ib tug xov paj daim ntawv thiab txhim khu kev ua tau zoo ntaub nta nrog rau lub sij hawm qhuav thiab noo noo-wicking peev xwm.

• Txiv kab ntxwv Fiber, Catania, Ltalis - Qhov kev tsim kho tshiab no suav nrog cov txheej txheem patented los tsim cov ntaub ruaj khov los ntawm cov khoom lag luam ntawm cov kua txiv hmab txiv ntoo.

• PANGAIA x MTIX Microfiber Mitigation, West Yorkshire, UK - Ib daim ntawv thov tshiab ntawm MTIX's multiplexed laser nto txhim kho (MLSE®) thev naus laus zis hloov kho qhov chaw ntawm fiber ntau hauv cov ntaub los tiv thaiv microfiber shedding.

• Spinnova, Jyväskylä, Finland - Mechanically refined ntoo los yog pov tseg yog hloov mus rau hauv ib tug textile fiber yam tsis muaj teeb meem tshuaj nyob rau hauv lub manufacturing txheej txheem.

• Squitex, Philadelphia, PA - Qhov kev tsim kho tshiab no siv cov kev sib txuas ntawm caj ces thiab cov khoom siv hluavtaws los tsim cov qauv protein tshwj xeeb uas pom muaj nyob hauv cov tentacles ntawm squid.

• TreeKind, London, UK - Ib qho kev cog qoob loo tshiab ntawm cov tawv ntoo uas ua los ntawm cov nroj tsuag hauv nroog pov tseg, cov pov tseg kev ua liaj ua teb thiab hav zoov pov tseg uas siv tsawg dua 1% ntawm cov dej piv rau cov tawv nqaij.

• Werewool Fibers, New York City, NY - Qhov kev tsim kho tshiab no suav nrog kev siv biotechnology los tsim cov fibers tshiab nrog cov qauv tshwj xeeb uas ua rau kev zoo nkauj thiab kev ua tau zoo hauv cov xwm txheej.

Yog xav paub ntxiv txog cov neeg sib tw zaum kawg, mus rau https://microfiberinnovation.org/finalists

Cov neeg yeej ntawm qhov khoom plig yuav raug nthuav tawm ntawm ib qho kev tshwm sim thaum ntxov 2022 raws li ib feem ntawm Kev Ncaj Ncees Ncaj Ncees thiab Khoom plig Ceremony. Media thiab cov tswv cuab ntawm cov pej xeem tuaj yeem sau npe rau cov kev hloov tshiab, suav nrog cov ntaub ntawv hais txog kev tuaj koom qhov kev tshwm sim, los ntawm kev sau npe rau CXL tsab ntawv xov xwm ntawm: https://conservationxlabs.com/our-newsletter

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Txog Kev txuag X Labs

Kev txuag X Labs yog Washington, DC-based innovation thiab thev naus laus zis lub tuam txhab nrog lub luag haujlwm los tiv thaiv kev ploj tuag thib rau. Txhua xyoo nws tshaj tawm cov kev sib tw thoob ntiaj teb muab khoom plig nyiaj txiag rau cov kev daws teeb meem zoo tshaj plaws rau cov teeb meem tshwj xeeb. Cov ntsiab lus sib tw raug xaiv los ntawm kev txheeb xyuas cov hauv kev uas thev naus laus zis thiab kev tsim kho tshiab tuaj yeem daws teeb meem rau ecosystems thiab ib puag ncig.

Yog xav paub ntxiv, hu rau:

Kev txuag X Labs
Amy Corrine Richards, [email tiv thaiv]

Lub Ocean Foundation
Jason Donofrio, +1 (202) 313-3178, [email protected]