We were told plastic was a miracle. But if you want gear that actually breathes, it’s time to go back to the basics.

A heat map showing the distribution and concentration of fibers from the test blanket in 14 plots that were sampled. The bigger and darker the circle, the more fibers were found at the test location.

Along with tattoos that’ll be able to know a lot about your physiology, MIT engineers have also been cranking out clothing that does the same thing. For example, in March of this year, engineers from ...

Microfibers from our clothes are polluting the planet and our lungs, multiple research centers suggest. First reported by Sourcing Journal, researchers from Groningen University, the Netherlands ...

Cotton, hemp, bamboo, flax, and linen are five common plant-based natural fibers. Animal-based fibers you may be familiar with include wool, silk, cashmere, and camel yarn. Clothing consisting of any ...

Spinnova’s technology for creating fiber from cellulose is a 2019 World Changing Ideas Award Winner. It could stop the bad environmental effects of cotton production. Your future T-shirts might be ...

French researchers, based at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, have discovered a rapid and relatively simple means to create make super-elastic, multi-material, high-performance fibers.