Spinnova has found a way to spin any cellulose–wood, potato peels, even old T-shirts–into new, strong fiber. In a new pilot factory in Jyväskylä, Finland–a city surrounded by forests and known in part ...

Your future T-shirts might be made from potato peels, wheat straw, trees, or even former T-shirts instead of virgin cotton. In Finland, a startup has developed new technology that can transform ...

While the fabrics we wear today might keep us warm and protect us from the elements, scientists continue to demonstrate how they might soon do far more than that. MIT scientist Yoel Fink has been at ...

Oxeon has developed an improved version of its TeXtreme Spread Tow carbon fiber fabric with increased damage performance compared with currently used carbon fiber reinforcements in several key ...

Many engineers have attempted to attach semiconductors – an essential part of modern electronics today – to clothing, enabling wearers to monitor their health, send an alert, play their music, or ...