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Patagonia's Next Jacket Will Be Made of Spider Silk The material is ultra tough, durable, and lightweight, and it may be the future of outdoor apparel if Patagonia and a California startup have their way Spider silk technology is tougher, stronger, and more sustainable to make than traditional threads. Good news for gear junkies, bad news for arachnophobes: we’re now one step closer to swaddling ourselves in spiderwebs. Earlier this month, Bay Area startup Bolt Threads announced a new partnership with Patagonia to develop goods made from its proprietary spider silk-inspired fibers and textiles. Along with the news that Bolt Threads has secured an additional $50 million in financing from investors, the collaboration indicates that the latest in a series of attempts to harness the powers of spider silk could prove to be the most successful yet. “When a big brand like that steps up and makes this kind of commitment, I think it signals that people are really feeling that there’s some major improvement from this technology,” says Matt Powell, outdoor industry analyst for The NPD Group.
Scientists, entrepreneurs and big business have tried for decades to replicate spider silk, which is lauded for its superior qualities: ounce for ounce, it’s five times stronger than steel and three times tougher than Kevlar. So far none have succeeded on a commercially viable scale, but Bolt Threads is among a handful of companies worldwide racing to do just that. Using a fermentation process—much like brewing beer—Bolt Threads creates large quantities of silk proteins, then spins the raw protein into fibers. Since its founding in 2009, the company has moved from concept to reality, this summer transitioning into yarn manufacturing. “We’re scaling up,” says Sue Levin, Bolt Threads’ chief marketing officer. “We’re going to be producing metric tons of material in the months ahead.” Less clear is what exactly Patagonia will make from Bolt Threads’ Engineered Silk material; both companies have thus far declined to comment on specifics of the deal. But the earliest possible debut for a Patagonia-branded item would be in 2018, Levin says, due to the brand’s product lead time.
That doesn’t rule out the possibility of some other type of Bolt Threads product hitting shelves sooner, however. The company has previously predicted it would bring a product to market sometime this year and its website presently declares, “Stay tuned. We are planning to change your clothes in 2016.”heineken backpack for sale “We’re really not interested in talking about timelines,” Levin says. maze backpacker sydney“What we’re trying to do is make textiles for the next century. uc irvine backpackIt’s not really a question of if they’re going to be (available) in a month, or a year.”backpack laptop skroutz
Looking to the future, sustainability is a major selling point for Bolt Threads: sugar, water, yeast, and salts are the primary foundation of its fibers, as opposed to the petroleum used for most synthetics. These more environmentally sensitive practices make Bolt Threads a natural fit for an eco-conscious brand like Patagonia—and vice versa.gyakusou backpack “Brands, especially in the outdoor space, are very interested in new technologies that are much more sustainable than previous ones,” Powell says. tsarnaev backpack“I think we’ll see more of this kind of thing happening over the next year or so.”ancona backpack Design and Tech, Gear, EnvironmentAmazon Lists An Official Titanfall 2 Backpack Titanfall 2 is coming out with a lot of merchandise and Amazon has now revealed a cool looking backpack.
It has been made by OGIO and is officially licensed.Here is the official description: Travel in style with the Titanfall 2 Officially Licensed OGIO Backpack, designed specifically for fans of the popular game. This rugged and practical backpack not only shows off your love of Titanfall, but features several pockets for storing your stuff and a padded interior laptop compartment that fits most 17” laptops.With a large main compartment, padded iPad/tablet/e-reader sleeve, zippered fleece lined top pocket, padded back panel with mesh for air flow, and included Titanfall Velcro badges, you can stay organized and pack up your favorite things with you while on-the-go.Bear in mind, this does not come with a copy of the game or anything else like that. It’s just a nice huge backpack so you can store things like your laptop or other technological devices.If you want this backpack, you can get it on November 4th, 2016. It has a price of $99.99 and there is free shipping. The item in question can be shipped to certain countries outside of the USA, although additional costs will apply.
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Canceling on Thursday or Friday is non-refundable. 2. Pick up your equipment and pay the security deposit During Fall & Spring Semesters: You can pick up between 9:00am – 5:00pm. June, July August & January: You can pick up between 9:00am – 3:30pm. Please allow for at least 30 minutes to pick up your rental. Some items require additional instruction and fitting. The security deposit is per item. For example: if you rent two sleeping bags, you leave a deposit for each item ($150x2=#300 deposit) Deposit can be made with a credit card or cash. Debit cards are not recommended. Credit cards are rung up as an authorization only. This places a pending charge on the card which will lower your available credit for the length of the hold. When you return the equipment then the authorization will simply expire. The length of the authorization is determined by your credit card’s bank. Cash deposits are held until the gear is returned 3. Have a great time on your trip
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