Denim producers have access to a wider range of fibers than ever before.
A new study from Fashion Revolution co-founder Carry Somers warns that natural fibers can persist in the environment for over a century, just like synthetics.
High-tech athletic clothes made with anti-odor fabrics are popular. But they also come with a little-known health hazard: The apparel may be infused with metal fibers that can cause burns in an MRI.
A heat map showing the distribution and concentration of fibers from the test blanket in 14 plots that were sampled. The bigger and darker the circle, the more fibers were found at the test location.
Along with tattoos that’ll be able to know a lot about your physiology, MIT engineers have also been cranking out clothing that does the same thing. For example, in March of this year, engineers from ...
Spinnova’s technology for creating fiber from cellulose is a 2019 World Changing Ideas Award Winner. It could stop the bad environmental effects of cotton production. Your future T-shirts might be ...
French researchers, based at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, have discovered a rapid and relatively simple means to create make super-elastic, multi-material, high-performance fibers.
Microfibers from our clothes are polluting the planet and our lungs, multiple research centers suggest. First reported by Sourcing Journal, researchers from Groningen University, the Netherlands ...
An optical fiber sewing machine is allowing a Korean company to make light-emitting clothes, bags and hats. An optical fiber sewing robot called OSERO is lighting up the world of fashion. The device ...
Clothing companies could start selling more garments made from a single material this coming decade, a major shift in response to a European Union plan to require apparel to be longer lasting and ...