A new study finds synthetic hair, commonly used for protective styles, is reportedly costing consumers their livelihood and ...

with 47 million tonnes of fiber responsible for an estimated 125 million tonnes of CO2e. The report aims to help the fashion and textile industry transition away from virgin synthetic materials ...

Black women’s metaphorical pledge of allegiance to braids dates back thousands of years. In the 60s, advancements in polymer ...

Simulations showed that stretching aligns protein chains and increases hydrogen bonds, which act like tiny bridges between ...

Thoroughly washing synthetic hair before installation can help remove some surface contaminants, though this approach cannot eliminate compounds integrated into the fiber material itself.

A new discovery about the slime ejected by velvet worms could revolutionize sustainable material design, according to a study ...

Dr. Han Joong Tark's team at KERI's Nano Hybrid Technology Research Center has successfully fabricated "functional wires," ...

These materials integrate living fungal mycelium with manufacturing techniques similar to those used for synthetic fibers, producing structures that evolve over time without external nutrient ...

Synthetic biologists are using natural systems to produce ... Developers need to then spin it into a fiber, test the material properties, turn it into a textile, and then sell the end product. Every ...

Both factors increase the silk fibers' overall strength and toughness. Insights could be applied to designing stronger, tougher synthetic materials. When spiders spin their webs, they use their ...