Recent discoveries in functionalizing cotton fibres with nanotubes may offer a new line of tough, wearable, smart and interactive garments. Despite the many high-performance synthetic polymers ...
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Cotton (plant) Highly absorbent so is comfortable ... Absorbent with good insulating properties due to the fibre’s natural crimp (curl), has good elasticity so doesn’t crease much, relatively ...
Spinnova, a leading Finnish climate-positive fibre-technology company known for its namesake cotton-like fibre, which is made from wood cellulose, wants to transform the global textile industry to ...
Twisting the fibers together makes a strong yarn. Finally, using tools or machines, people weave or knit the yarn together to make fabric. Cotton, linen, silk, wool, cashmere, and burlap are all ...
The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) has renewed its partnership with Lectra’s TextileGenesis to advance the traceability of Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) certified fibre.
An curved arrow pointing right. Inspired by cotton candy, four friends spent more than a decade designing a machine that turns locally sourced plastic waste into thin fibers that can be used for ...