Consumers have more choices in the type of fabrics they wear than ever before. In addition to natural fibers like cotton, silk and wool, there are now a wide variety of synthetics on the shelves. Fans ...
USDA’s Agricultural Research Service researchers have been working on powerful anti-microbial tools for years, and two ARS researchers recently built upon this technology to create revolutionary ...
SAN JOSE, Calif. &#151 The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) claims that it has devised a way to produce a material that mimics the stretchy and strong properties of spider silk for use in ...
Nanotechnology is the application of objects that are a billionth of a meter in size. This can be used in many different technologies and inventions, including the adaptation of clothing by using ...
RALEIGH – A film made of tiny carbon nanotubes (CNT) may be a key material in developing clothing that can heat or cool the wearer on demand. A new North Carolina State University study finds that the ...