What Makes Cotton Shrink? Can You Unshrink It?

Medicine & Technology Jun 27, 2024

There's a reason why some people have cotton clothes that shrank after washing. Read to learn more.

Baby Care During Winter: Here's How To Keep Your Young One Safe in the Cold

Jan 16, 2024

For new parents, taking care of a baby during winter could be tricky. Read to find out some ways to ensure your baby's safety during these cold months.

Novel Technology for Sorting Fibers in Fabrics Could Potentially Make Clothes, Other Textiles Recyclable

Jan 14, 2024

When fibers are mixed together, clothes become almost impossible to recycle. Read to learn more.

Clothes Can Produce Clean Energy to Power Electronic Devices, Charge Smart Phones

Jun 01, 2021

Researchers recently shared their goal of soon enabling clothes like pair of jeans and a jacket among others, to one day, charge a mobile phone and other electronic gadgets through clean energy.

When Was the First Time Humans Wore Clothes? Here’s What You Should Know

Jan 12, 2021

According to a 2011 study that proposes they first put on a piece of clothing after the "second-to-the-last Ice Age" some 170,000 years back, when nudity must have been something "cool for comfort."

The Science Behind Choosing Your Wardrobe: Black V.S. White Shirt on Hot Days

Jul 14, 2020

Summer is here. Should you go for dark-colored clothes or light-colored ones? Click to read more about the benefits of wearing white or black clothing during the summertime.

Old Clothes Don’t Mean Wastage: Ionic Liquidation Creates New Fibers To Make New Garments

Apr 06, 2017

Scientists have explored a way to melt the old clothes using an ionic liquid so that new clothes can be prepared with new fibers.