These fibers include cotton, hemp ... While you may like the benefits of buying clothing made of cheaper materials, PIRG has ...

New artifacts are now on display at Hawaiian Mission Houses next to Kawaiahao Church. Among the items: western-style clothing ...

Everyone needs clothes, but you don't have to spend a fortune when buying them. If you feel like your attire is wearing out ...

Right now, plastics are wreaking havoc on the environment. While plastics have been very useful, they are also quite tough, ...

The research has prompted scientists to recommend thorough testing of materials proposed as plastic alternatives before their widespread use in various products. A new study suggests that bio-based ...

Your clothing relies on heat produced by your body to create a ... Worn on your body, untreated cotton has deservedly earned it’s “cotton kills” reputation. Cotton fibers are hollow inside, and carry ...

Performance materials company Teijin Frontier has created a new insulation fiber as an alternative to natural feather fill.

One of them is SOLOTEX™ OCTAIR™, an insulation material that incorporates polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) fibers along ...

“Reaching Into Stillness: Fiber as Our Voice” is inspired by T.S. Eliot’s poem “Four Quartets.” In the fifth movement of ...

New research has shown that bio-based fibres caused higher mortality, and reduced growth and reproductivity, among earthworms ...

Bio-based materials may pose a greater health risk to some of the planet's most important species than the conventional ...