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Researchers Use Shellfish to Tease Toxic Dyes from Wastewater
Chemists at Khalifa University use polydopamine as an adsorbent to remove harmful substances
Researchers ‘Surprised’ by Shoplifting Study Results: ‘Let’s Just Let People Walk Out with the Goods’
"Not My Circus, Not my Monkeys?" study found that one-fourth of store workers don't know their corporate…
Research Probes Possibilities for Liquid-Metal-Coated Textiles
Liquid-metal-coated textiles could provide new capabilities for wearables, researchers say.
Why Natural Fibers Get Ignored in the Microfiber Pollution Debate
Cotton accounts for almost half of all microfiber pollution worldwide.
Next Technical Textiles Powerhouse? India
Known for its prowess with cotton, the South Asian nation is investing to make a name for itself is specialty…
‘First Research of its Kind’ Probes Energy-Reducing Strategies in Asian Textiles Sector
Recent research funded by New Balance and Patagonia uncovered electrifying insights about how the sector can…
Could This Weird Little Trick Solve Microfiber Shedding?
"Our research is pushing in a different direction, where we actually solve the problem rather than putting a…
What the Latest Cotton Research Means for Exports and the Environment
New research offers new insight into climate-smart agriculture, the eco impacts of microfibers and Brazil's…
Pajama Recall Comes Amid Scientific Breakthrough in Flame-Resistant Cotton
CPSC recalled Paper Cape's cotton kids PJs as researchers developed a promising new strain of the fiber…
Apparel Giants Turn Blind Eye to Outsourced Labor: Study
Companies lack adequate data to understand the effects of their actions on the workers who produce their…
Under Armour Pumps $1 Million into Textile Talent Pipeline
The Nike and Adidas competitor's innovation center on NC State's Centennial Campus focuses on textile…
Researchers Develop New Textile Industrial Pollution Treatment Process
The process focuses on the simultaneous generation of hydroxyl and sulphate radicals, which catalyzes the…
Could Digitally Printed Denim Be the Next Sustainable Innovation?
Researchers from North Carolina State University are experimenting with digitally printed cotton that mimics…
Asics Is Finding Out How Exercise Helps Mental Health
Its new Mind Uplift tool uses a combination of facial-scanning technology self-reported data to measure 10…
Can Plastic Bags Make Performance Fabrics?
A materials scientist uninvolved with MIT's new research described it as "the missing piece of PE recycling"…