More and more Americans reckon with their wild overuse of plastic. Here’s how we got so dependent on the stuff in the first place. From its early beginnings during and after World War II, the ...
Sewing thread has gone through many changes over time, as a result of technological advances – including the invention of sewing machines, cotton mercerization and the introduction of synthetic fibers ...
Synthetic dyes made fashion more vivid, like this hot pink miniskirt suit, designed by Ben Zuckerman in 1964. (Emma Lee/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would ...
Polyester was once thought to be a wonder fiber. Both durable and efficient, with no need for farmland or vast amounts of water, it threatened to leave natural fibers like cotton in the dust. It turns ...
176,500 metric tons of synthetic microfibers--chiefly polyester and nylon--are released every year onto terrestrial environments across the globe, according to a new study in the open access journal ...
Microplastic fibers discovered in samples (air, seawater, sediment and sea-ice) from the last remaining pristine environment on Earth. As nations meet in Uruguay to negotiate a new Global Plastics ...
The fabrics that fill our homes, from natural cotton towels and bedsheets, to clothes produced with synthetic materials, ...
When one thinks of Plastic Free July, the challenge to avoid all manner of plastic bottles, cups and containers likely comes to mind. To be sure, that's a central concern of the global project, which ...
Scientists from North Carolina State University and Case Western Reserve University have created a hybrid yarn that could help cardiac patients with damaged or broken coronary arteries heal faster. It ...
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