A new process could provide a nontoxic alternative to conventional waterproof coatings for fabrics. Fabrics that resist water are essential for everything from rainwear to military tents, but ...

In a world of waste and pollution, returning to all-natural products makes sense for the health of humans and the planet. Danish Designer Bonnie Hvillum made it the focus of her work to create such ...

The resulting wax/starch solution was applied to organic fabrics such as viscose, tencel, cotton and hemp, via processes including dipping, spraying and brushing. In all cases, this treatment made the ...

What does chemistry have to do with fabric? The answer is more than lab coats! Think about the fabric that makes your shirt. Notice the strings that are woven or knitted together to make the fabric.

Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) has raised $85 million in series B funding to scale up output of its natural fabric technologies. The Peoria, Illinois–based company, one of C&EN’s 10 Start-Ups to Watch in ...

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 ...

Nisa Salim is national chair of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Carbon Division. The Bureau of Meteorology has warned Australia is facing one of the hottest summers on record. As the ...