If you've ever peeked at a clothing tag, you may be curious about the semi-synthetic material known as viscose fabric. Chances are, though, you're actually probably pretty familiar with the blend ...

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’.

Cotton, linen, silk, wool, cashmere, and burlap are all examples of natural fabrics. A third category of fabric is known as semi-synthetic fabrics. The difference between these and synthetic fabrics ...

BOKSER Textiles, a provider of hospitality textiles, today announces the adoption of CiCLO® technology, a patented textile ...

Humans have used natural resources for garment production for thousands of years. While synthetic fabrics have dominated the textile industry in the last century, synthetic biologists are determined ...

WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor Synthetic fabrics commonly used today like polyester, nylon and spandex are derived from fossil fuels. It’s hard to recycle the clothing and much of it ...

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 ...