When people talk about the fabric of life, they most often mean it metaphorically. But many of the most basic materials humans touch and use everyday are made from fabrics. From bed sheets, clothing, ...

Hitchcock, Romyn. 1886. "List of specimens of textile fibers and fabrics in the reference series of the Section of Textile Industries of the U. S. National National Museum, June 30, 1886." In Report ...

Major industry players and stakeholders in the man-made cellulosic fibers (MMCF) value chain have today revealed an ambitious shared vision for unleashing the fibers’ huge potential for embedding long ...

Material matters, according to shoppers — and an unexpected outgrowth of the pandemic is a reevaluated perspective on sustainable fashion in the form of self-imposed education, and conscious ...

“Made to last” shouldn’t mean “here forever.” But for the majority of textiles today, that’s the unfortunate reality. In lab conditions, CiCLO® — a sustainable additive that can be combined with ...

Lyocell has long been positioned as a next-generation, plant-based fiber, but its relevance has sharply accelerated as global ...

Ugandan researchers are transforming discarded banana stems into textiles, hair extensions and sanitary pads, positioning the East African nation to capitalize on growing global demand for sustainable ...

Multimaterial fibers that integrate metal, glass and semiconductors could be useful for applications such as biomedicine, smart textiles and robotics. But because the fibers are composed of the same ...

Michael Rivera, an assistant professor with The ATLAS Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder, talks about dissolvable fibers made from gelatin. Are you someone who just can't resist a $4 ...