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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 ...

Cotton fabrics might be very comfortable, but they tend to shrink in the washer, especially 100% cotton. Here's the best ...

A lot of us recycle our old textiles, but few of us know that they are very difficult to re-use, and often end up in landfills anyway. Now, researchers have developed a method that converts cotton ...

Imagine this: You’re on a drive through cotton country. The sun’s out, top’s down. It’s a beautiful, totally normal day. Only, what was once a sea of white puff balls has transformed into a multi-hued ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Does climate change have an impact on the quality of cotton? Mississippi State scientists hope to answer that question with a new way to monitor the environmental impacts on the cash ...

MADRID--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Evlox and Recover™ have signed a multi-year agreement with the common goal of promoting innovative technologies that will help move towards a circular textiles industry. As ...