UK startup Pact opens factory to grow skin-like leather alternative

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The material — dubbed Oval — looks, feels, and ages much like leather, but without the environmental impacts.

Oval doesn’t just look like leather, it also responds to scratches, water, and sunlight in much the same way.

I guess that makes sense seeing as it technically is a kind of skin — albeit one made in a lab.

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Author / Journalist: Siôn Geschwindt

Category: Technology

Markets: NetherlandsSouth Africa

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Published On: 2024-09-26 @ 12:59:14 (1 days ago)

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