If you've ever peeked at a clothing tag, you may be curious about the semi-synthetic material known as viscose fabric.

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 ...

Plastic might not seem like the ideal fabric to wear when you're on a sweaty hike, but a few Stanford researchers would disagree. A team of eight researchers have developed a new kind of refined ...

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 is another safer alternative, though it can still catch fire in extreme situations. However, it does not melt like ...