Fizzy water was the key to making polyester dye less harmful to the environment in the creation of a new method developed by an interdisciplinary team at the University of Leeds spin-out company, ...

EU-funded research is helping to turn old clothes into new, quality products, aiming to reduce textile waste and make recycled textiles the norm.By Ali JonesIn a factory in Waregem, north-west Belgium ...

Outlined here are common figures of merit and their measurement techniques used to quantify electrical and mechanical properties of materials. These methods are presented to illustrate key property ...

Biodegradable fibers spun from yeast protein avoid the resource use and pollution of cotton, wool, and polyester ...