Thu, 18 April 2024
BEIJING - Scientists claim to have developed a textile which can react to dangers - such as fire, water and sharp objects - potentially heralding the development of next-generation smart wearables.
Researchers at Tsinghua University in Beijing created a silk ...
Fri, 16 February 2024
EDINBURGH - The first human trials of graphene – the world’s thinnest super strong and flexible material – suggest it can be safely developed for future applications, including apparel.
Graphene, which is thousands of times thinner than a human hair, has been hailed ...
Thu, 15 February 2024
MELBOURNE - Researchers from Australia's RMIT University are using nanodiamonds to create smart textiles which they say can cool people down faster.
They found that fabric made from cotton coated with nanodiamonds, using a method called electrospinning, reduced ...