Researchers at UNSW have developed a novel fire-resistant spray that could slow the rate at which cotton materials catch fire ...
"This work presents the fastest depolymerization ... to date under relatively mild conditions." Scientists achieve breakthrough after microwaving ultra-tough clothing material — here's how it could ...
Nearly all your clothes will wind up burned or in a landfill — but scientists are coming up with new ways to recycle those fabrics into new clothes or useful products. A critical step, though, will be ...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Corn may become another fabric of our lives now that companies are using it to make blankets and clothes. Cargill Dow LLC, based in Minnetonka, Minn., developed a fiber called Ingeo, ...