A single laundry load containing synthetic clothing can release thousands of plastic microfibers from nylon, acrylic and polyester materials. Lab testing of an SA-made washing machine filter at ...

Executive editor Darius Helm takes a deep dive into carpet fiber and examines what’s happening in the residential and commercial markets, what key players are focused on, and the battle between ...

UC senior research associate Daewoo Han creates new fibers from coaxial electrospinning in a nanoelectronics lab at the University of Cincinnati. A research team at the University of Cincinnati has ...

Patrik Lundström is pleased with his new pair of Levi’s 501s. “The touch and feel is exactly the same as your cotton jeans,” he says. Lundström is CEO of Renewcell, a Swedish start-up that has created ...