We humans have known how to bundle up for wintry weather since the days of Ötzi the Iceman. Even our most modern fabrics, however, aren’t ideal for dressing when it’s hot. Now, scientists have ...

Recycled polyester activewear and swimwear are now everywhere. Major global brands sell leggings, swimsuits and puffer ...

(CN) — A plastic-based textile that can cool your body more efficiently than other natural or synthetic fabrics has been developed, offering a low-cost option to keep people cooler in poorer nations ...

Protein Evolution Inc. (PEI) has introduced what could be groundbreaking technology that transforms textile and mixed-plastic waste into what it said is an infinitely reusable resource, helping the ...

The company’s latest recycling milestone brings new value to an otherwise waste-destined 42 million tons of polyester textiles produced annually 1 CLERMONT-FERRAND, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory ...

The discovery could see waste plastic bags being turned into sportswear. Due to its structure, fabric spun from polyethylene could keep a wearer cool by allowing heat to escape, but it's been largely ...

The Tenfold Clothing company makes T-shirts from recycled plastic bottles. The company, which started in Portland, Ore. in 2017, has been moved to the Jamestown area because the owner, Mike Johnson, ...

A new type of fabric could keep people cool in hot climates and reduce the need for expensive and energy-consuming air conditioning, a new study finds. A team of researchers has developed a low-cost, ...

Connecticut-based company partners with laboratories to explore how enzymes can break down plastic and textile scrap to make new resins. Protein Evolution says its technique can create rPET resin “is ...

A textile expert shares how plastic can harm fabrics—and smarter ways to store your wardrobe.

March 15 (UPI) --Scientists have developed a new strategy for turning plastic into wearable textiles. The breakthrough -- described Monday in the journal Nature Sustainability -- could help ease Earth ...

CSIR-Central Road Research Institute and BPCL's innovative use of textile geocell, developed from end-of-life plastic, has ...