Nanotechnology is the application of objects that are a billionth of a meter in size. This can be used in many different technologies and inventions, including the adaptation of clothing by using ...

USDA’s Agricultural Research Service researchers have been working on powerful anti-microbial tools for years, and two ARS researchers recently built upon this technology to create revolutionary ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. &#151 The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) claims that it has devised a way to produce a material that mimics the stretchy and strong properties of spider silk for use in ...

Consumers have more choices in the type of fabrics they wear than ever before. In addition to natural fibers like cotton, silk and wool, there are now a wide variety of synthetics on the shelves. Fans ...

RALEIGH – A film made of tiny carbon nanotubes (CNT) may be a key material in developing clothing that can heat or cool the wearer on demand. A new North Carolina State University study finds that the ...