(Nanowerk News) Fabrics that resist water are essential for everything from rainwear to military tents, but conventional water-repellent coatings have been shown to persist in the environment and ...

In the scorching heat of summer, anyone who spends time outside could benefit from a cooling fabric. While there are some textiles that reflect the sun's rays or wick heat away, current options ...

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 ...

A new durable copper-based coating can be precisely integrated into fabric to create responsive and reusable materials such as protective equipment, environmental sensors, and smart filters. The ...

Countless times a day, patients, visitors and medical staff in hospitals touch surfaces of all kinds. Door handles, railings or elevator buttons can serve as transport vehicles for pathogens such as ...

UBC researchers have developed an inexpensive, non-toxic coating for almost any fabric that decreases the infectivity of the virus that causes COVID-19 by up to 90 per cent. And in the future, you ...

There may be a new invention that could significantly reduce the time spent doing laundry. Scientists in China have developed a spray-on coating for clothes that stops dirt and stains from sticking to ...

DENVER, Aug. 21, 2024 — In the scorching heat of summer, anyone who spends time outside — athletes, landscapers, kids at the park or beachgoers — could benefit from a cooling fabric. While there are ...

WASHINGTON: MIT scientists have developed a novel coating that can make natural fabrics such as cotton and silk water repellant. Fabrics that resist water are essential for everything from rainwear to ...

The method developed at Empa resulted in an even distribution of the antimicrobial coating on textile fibers. Scanning electron microscopy, 30,000x magnification, colored. Credit: Empa, Swiss Federal ...