(Nanowerk News) Humanity’s interest in preserving animal skins dates to prehistory, but in the 21st century leather goods have become ubiquitous. Leather shoes, belts, jackets and handbags are part of ...

Though we may consider ourselves intellectually and technologically superior to our cave-dwelling ancestors, we still adorn our bodies, transports, and homes with the skin of conquered animals. But ...

Scientists have modified the leather tanning process making it far more eco-friendly. They have reduced the amount chemicals released by 82 percent and made an energy saving of nearly 40 percent. No ...

ON A RECENT VACATION in Morocco, my husband and I watched one of the oldest chemical processes in action: the conversion of animal hides into leather by a process that was already well-developed by ...

Netherlands based Ecco Leather has developed a technology that could take the industry a step closer to water-free leather tanning by using the moisture already present in the hides. The new DriTan ...

The DyTan process claims to show significant water savings compared to other metal-free tanning systems. Credit: Archroma The DyTan process is the outcome of a partnership between Archroma and ...

A heavy industry that helped fuel Milwaukee's early growth, and has since seen a long decline, is behind a new development coming to the city's near south side. Law Tanning Co., which converts the ...