When people talk about the fabric of life, they most often mean it metaphorically. But many of the most basic materials humans touch and use everyday are made from fabrics. From bed sheets, clothing, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LONDON — Carlo Centonze is in the business of making textiles smarter, able to resist a virus and stay fresh and dry after hours ...

Sudō Reiko and Nuno, Vitrine (photo courtesy the Center for Hertiage Arts & Textile Hong Kong) Growing up in a small country town in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, Sudō Reiko always looked forward to the ...

Earlier this year, MIT researchers unveiled a line of “smart clothes” that are able to track your every physical movement. Literally. Now, in an unrelated research effort, scientists at Fudan ...

One might call it karmic capitalism. Rather than compete, business owners who belong to the Carolina Textile District refer customers to each other. Take Molly Hemstreet, general manager of ...

A new type of strong and flexible yarn with practical electronic properties has been made by researchers in Australia and Ireland. Spun from graphene oxide, the yarn has the highest capacitance ever ...

(Nanowerk News) In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers demonstrated they could print layers of electrically conductive ink on polyester fabric to make an e-textile that could be ...

A new approach to smart textiles could lead to a host of new use cases and a level of durability that might make the technology much more attractive to adopt. A team led by John Volakis, director of ...

The event, which launched last year in New York City, will launch in Dallas and LA through a partnership among Uniqlo, Piece ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inside a textile plant operated by Milliken and Company, one of the largest remaining textile operators in South Carolina.