Swimwear is made from engineered synthetic fibres like polyester, polyamide, and elastane. Pool chlorine, UV rays, and ...

As nations meet in Uruguay to negotiate a new Global Plastics Treaty, marine and forensic scientists publish new results this week that reveal the discovery of synthetic plastic fibres in air, ...

More cost effective than down, better in the damp, and suitable for vegans, we find the very best synthetic insulated jackets ...

Synthetic fibre ropes are increasingly employed in a variety of marine operations, from offshore wind turbines to deepwater mooring systems, owing to their high strength-to-weight ratio, flexibility ...

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“Made to last” shouldn’t mean “here forever.” But for the majority of textiles today, that’s the unfortunate reality. In lab conditions, CiCLO® — a sustainable additive that can be combined with ...

Clothing waste and synthetic textiles are a major polluter in Southeast Asian countries. ‘Synthetics Anonymous’ is the latest report published by the Changing Markets Foundation which delves into ...

Social media users have continued to misinterpret videos of moving fibres in COVID-19 test swabs, face masks and sanitary pads as tiny living worms. As Reuters has outlined in a previous fact check ...

Jennifer Lavers receives funding from the Pure Oceans Fund and Australian Academy of Science. Vincent H.S. Yap does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...

Nisa Salim is national chair of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Carbon Division. The Bureau of Meteorology has warned Australia is facing one of the hottest summers on record. As the ...