Furthermore, cotton fabrics coated with nanotubes that are ... The synergy between a flexible renewable natural substrate such as cotton and the increasing multifunctionality of nanotubes offers ...

The Bureau of Meteorology has warned Australia is facing one of the hottest summers on record. As the weather warms, many of ...

But while cotton has long been a staple in fashion, the rise of cheap, mass-produced clothing—known as fast fashion—has led many consumers to buy cheaper, synthetic fabrics. H ...

When synthetic fabrics are washed tiny plastic particles are shed that can take hundreds of years to break down. On the other hand, cotton is a natural fiber that breaks down in just a few months ...

Cotton (plant) Highly absorbent so is comfortable to wear, strong and durable, easy to care for but can shrink and has poor elasticity so creases Most clothing, bed linen, upholstery fabric and in ...

We’ve probably all been told that to stay cool and dry, we should wear cotton – and yet sports shops are full of synthetic ‘technical fabrics’ designed to ‘wick away sweat’. So which ...

As the weather warms, many of us reach for light-coloured clothes in natural fabrics, such as cotton and linen. But why are natural fabrics like these so much better at keeping us cool when the we ...