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, ...

Hitchcock, Romyn. 1886. "List of specimens of textile fibers and fabrics in the reference series of the Section of Textile Industries of the U. S. National National Museum, June 30, 1886." In Report ...

Scientists found that household dryers release thousands of tons of invisible microfibers into the air yearly.

In July, textile manufacturer Qore opened the doors to its $300 million facility in Eddyville, Iowa, to produce Qira: a ...

What if your clothes could sense, respond, and even help you move? That's the vision behind the doctoral project on "textile nerves"—conductive fibers designed for electronic and ionotronic textiles.