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The dyes used in the clothing industry almost always come from fossil-fuel-based chemicals. In the long term, this will not ...

A German-funded research project tackling one of the textile industry's biggest recycling challenges is claiming a ...

The city of Suzhou has a 1,000-year history of silk production, and is renowned as the epicentre of the highly prized fabric. This heritage provides a strong background for Soochow University’s unique ...

A single strand of newly developed fiber has the flexibility of cotton and the electric conductivity of the polymer, polyaniline. The new material has shown good potential for wearable e-textiles. The ...

A combined team of chemical and biomolecular engineers from the University of Delaware, and the Center for Plastics Innovation, both in the U.S., has developed a way to chemically separate fibers in ...

Norse sails loomed off the shores of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, along the northeastern coast of Great Britain, on June 8, 793. The seafaring invaders sacked the island’s undefended monastery. The ...

A King's researcher has urged environmental scholars to give greater focus to the environmental sustainability issues associated with natural textile fibers used in fashion, highlighting key areas to ...

When we think about engineering and computer science, textiles may not come to mind first. Yet woven forms can be extremely complex and are useful in many scientific applications in addition to being ...

In 2022, LaRhea Pepper, then-CEO of Textile Exchange, warned attendees in Colorado Springs about the dangers of succumbing to “carbon tunnel vision.” She was citing the researcher Jan Konietzko, who ...

Smart fabric and textile technologies have been integrated into the design courses at the University of Sharjah's College of Fine Arts and Design (CFAD). Students have started studying smart textile ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new type of fabric could keep people cool in hot climates and reduce the need for expensive and ...