A research team from the Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has ...

While wearing a crisply ironed, wrinkle-free shirt makes a good impression, researchers are working to solve the issue of wrinkling when it comes to making textile composites. While wearing a crisply ...

A team of researchers is developing a robotic system to reduce the production cost of a lightweight, heat-resistant composite material, offering promise for future widespread applications. WEST ...

Polyester (PET) fabric is a versatile synthetic material with excellent abrasion, corrosion resistance, and light resistance. However, PET fabric is combustible, with a limiting oxygen index (LOI) of ...

The term “sustainability” was defined in the late 1980s by the UN World Commission on Environment and Development as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future ...

With growing interest from automotive, construction, consumer electronics and home appliance segments, the stage is set for ...

A new reusable fabric that can deactivate both biological and chemical threats could revolutionize protective clothing. A team of researchers from Northwestern University (Il, USA) has developed a ...

LAS VEGAS -- A new fabric by designer Honeywell aims to eliminate stitching and extra fabric on plate carriers for body armor, reducing the weight of the vest itself by 35 to 40 percent. "In the last ...

Over the past decade, composites have overtaken aluminum as the production material of choice in the aviation and transportation industries. This rise was mostly driven by thermoset composites, but ...