BLUESIL™ TCS 7544 sets a new benchmark for fire performance in silicone-coated textiles,” said Claire Lacroix, business ...

We all know the drill. You toss your stained shirts and underwear into the washing machine, pour in a capful of bright blue detergent, and let the appliance work its magic. Although we take this ...

Detergents may begin their journey by cleaning our clothes, but they end up contaminating the environment, flowing into rivers, ponds, and oceans, where they severely disrupt aquatic animal life. Even ...

A person adds or removes clothes from a front-loading laundry machine. Washing clothes (shown) consumes a lot of water, energy, and detergent. A new textile coating may reduce this consumption. Credit ...

The fashion industry knows it has a waste problem. About one garbage truck of textiles is thrown away every second. Meanwhile, the industry generates more carbon pollution than international flights ...

Singapore-based Loom Carbon and independent scientific research institute RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, have announced a research collaboration designed to scale Loom’s ...

In sectors such as packaging, leather, and textiles, the use of functional coatings that provide properties such as water repellence, stain resistance, or non-stick effects is common practice. However ...

Cold spray additive manufacturing company Titomic Limited is using its technology to produce advances in Titomic Kinetic Fusion (TKF) for lithium-ion battery (LIB) electrode manufacturing. According ...

When the sleek new Peter Zumthor–designed building at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art has its grand opening, in April, there will be some unexpectedly sensual touches: glass walls that curve ...

Researchers at Karlstad University synthesized a novel cellulose nanomaterial that employs a specialized Fenton oxidation process. This method utilizes the reaction between hydrogen peroxide and iron ...

Hard water causes polyester to shed far more microplastics, and only some fabrics benefit strongly from protective coatings, revealing why water chemistry and unseen textile finishes significantly ...