Seattle-based Outdoor Research (OR) has struck a deal with the UK’s Nikwax, which from September is to become the gear and apparel company’s “preferred partner for after-purchase Durable Water Repellent (DWR) care and treatment.” The deal aligns with OR’s gradual shift away from per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which it ...
Mammut is continuing its partnership with Swiss carbon removal and storage company Climeworks, via a challenge on its Strava channel. Mammut is calling on members of its Strava club to run a minimum of 100 km in May, and 10,000,000 km collectively. Climeworks will then remove 10 tons of CO2 ...
Source: Jack Wolfskin / Reinhold Messner Reinhold Messner 78-year-old alpinist Reinhold Messner and his wife Diane became advisors and exclusive members of the Brand Council of the German outdoor brand Jack Wolfskin. At the same time, Messner joins the Jack Wolfskin Discovery Team. Within the newly established ...
Italian insulation manufacturer Thermore has launched its new fiber product called Ecodown Fibers Ocean, which it says is the first thermal insulation made from 100 percent ocean-bound PET bottles. The company is committed to sustainability values, including banning the use of microfibers in all of its products because they are ...
Source: Norda norda 002 in Alpine White Norda, a running shoe brand from Québec, Canada, founded in 2021, has launched a new trail running shoe, the 002. In developing the shoe, the brand focused on using the same materials and evolving elements of its very first model, ...
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new approach for additively manufacturing soft robotics, using a 3D knitting technology to “print” whole robots. The study, titled “3D Knitting for Pneumatic Soft Robotics,” is published in the Advanced Functional Materials journal. ...