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Researchers have developed fiber-like pumps that allow high-pressure fluidic circuits to be woven into textiles

Photonic fibers borrowed from butterfly wings to enable invisible, indelible sorting labels

New type of aerogel was successfully created using a self-assembled nanofiber network involving Kevlar

Moisture opens the vents, rather than electronics

University of California, Irvine engineers develop material with heat regulation properties

Personal patches sewn into clothes could reduce energy waste in buildings, Rutgers-led study says

Fungi in fashion

New research shows how paper-cutting can make ultra strong, stretchable electronics

Surgeon's skullcaps and bouffant caps evaluated in environmental tests during mock operations, with cloth skullcaps showing minimal airborne contamination

Scientists have revealed the mechanism describing how these products work effectively on cloths and yarns, which could pave the way to more effective softening products