NC State researchers Kavita Mathur, Ph.D., and Amanda Mills, Ph.D., share their current work in materials science, including ...

By combining microwave technology with chemical treatment, Felicia Syrén has explored how renewable materials such as jute and paper yarn can be given new properties—and thus new applications within ...

Researchers are weaving touch-sensitive fabrics that could make cars, homes and even health care smarter and safer.

Researchers at Drexel University are one step closer to making wearable textile technology a reality. Recently published in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Journal of Material’s Chemistry A, ...

It is becoming harder and harder to ignore the environmental costs of textiles, and demand is still growing by leaps and bounds each year. Textile recycling has vexed researchers and the industry, but ...

STANFORD, Calif., Sept. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- YiLab Temperature Control Technologies, the materials science enterprise co-founded by Professor Yi Cui at Stanford University, a world-leading expert ...

Coated in a conductive polymer material, this half-inch square of fabric contains an array of six rectangular solar cells. Photo by Jeff Miller/UW-Madison For years, fabric designer Marianne Fairbanks ...

This paper reports on the design and development of educational games and materials that utilize affordable e-textile technology. The researchers employed a design-based approach whereby preschool ...

Our bachelor's degree in Design, Merchandising and Textiles (DMT) offers students the education they need to enter a diverse and competitive field in which individuals plan, provide, and promote ...

These clothing drop-off bins are friendly and simple. They also notify Goodwill when it’s time for a pickup and link users to an IRS tax deduction form–all in the city’s quest to get residents to stop ...