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.

Friction-Powered Clothing Can Give Self-Sufficient Energy for Wearables

Jun 01, 2021

In the never-ending search for ways to harness energy, researchers are looking at a new method - using your clothes to harvest your own kinetic energy and power your electronic devices.

Researchers Set New Guinness World Record for Finest Woven Fabric

Jan 20, 2021

A research team from the University of Manchester in the UK has overtaken Egyptian linen's finest Egyptian linen for the world's finest woven fabric, recognized by the Guinness World Records.

The Do's and Don'ts of Cleaning Eyeglasses

Nov 07, 2020

If you're wearing eyeglasses, a good eyeglass cleaning routine should be part of your daily eye care.

Laser-Cut Textiles Significantly Reduce Microfiber Pollution

Aug 10, 2020

Changing production processes in the textile industry can significantly reduce how much microplastic fibers find their way in water systems and eventually in food supplies. Researchers compare the difference between scissor-cut textiles and laser-cut textiles.

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.