An international team of engineers, physicists, and chemists have created the first fiber-optic solar cell. These fibers are thinner than human hair, flexible, and yet they produce electricity, just ...

The clothes on your back could someday keep your smartphone, computer and MP3 devices charged and ready to use, thanks to research underway at Colorado State University. CSU researchers and students ...

Cotton, hemp, bamboo, flax, and linen are five common plant-based natural fibers. Animal-based fibers you may be familiar ...

ANI-motion’s animated fiber-optic clothing is available on a limited basis on the Web and at Disney World. Its computer clothes won’t hit the market until 2004, and Pfunder and Wainwright say uses of ...

I'm a gear and travel writer splitting time in Colorado and Alaska. When we think of tough, versatile outdoor gear, we usually picture jackets, backpacks and boots made from high-tech fabrics that ...

Switching from traditional fabrics to natural-fiber clothing is good for us and our planet. Here’s why. Natural-fiber clothing no longer means itchy hemp or unflattering off-white clothing. More and ...

What if the clothes you wear could care for your health? MIT researchers have developed an autonomous programmable computer ...

New York, Jan. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global clothing fiber market is forecast to reach a market size of USD 248.18 Billion by 2027, and register a steady revenue growth rate over the next ...