MIT researcher Yoel Fink thinks his fibers are knock your socks off beautiful. And they are. If you think about it, fibers are interesting structures. We use them in our clothes, but lets face it, ...

Imagine if you could wear an ear. That probably sounds like the plot of a god-awful sci-fi screenplay from the 70s. But bear with us—it’s actually the future of fabric, and could very well play a new ...

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

If your clothes seem to fade, pill, or lose shape faster than they should, it’s probably not your imagination. The way you ...

The fabrics that fill our homes, from natural cotton towels and bedsheets, to clothes produced with synthetic materials, ...

Using the dryer sets many stains in clothing, but that doesn't mean you have a lost cause. Try one of these methods to get ...

A heat map showing the distribution and concentration of fibers from the test blanket in 14 plots that were sampled. The bigger and darker the circle, the more fibers were found at the test location.

We have smart cars and smart phones, why not smart clothes? They might be coming soon. Materials scientist Yoel Fink describes his work developing fibers that take photos, listen and transmit sound.

EPFL scientists have found a fast and simple way to make super-elastic, multi-material, high-performance fibers. Their fibers have already been used as sensors on robotic fingers and in clothing. This ...

Today we make more clothing than ever before. And the driver for this is primarily economic, rather than human need. Over the past decade, the term “circular economy” has entered the fashion industry ...