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Chemistry World
October 26, 2010 |
Waterproof Cotton That Can go Through the Wash Chinese researchers have made cotton fabric that is completely impervious to water and can be put through the laundry without losing its superhydrophobic properties, overcoming a key obstacle in the commercialisation of these highly waterproof materials.   |
Chemistry World
May 24, 2011
Jon Cartwright |
Water purifier harnesses green chemistry Chemists in the US have created a water purifier that can remove organic toxins without the addition of acids or other harmful chemicals. |
Chemistry World
August 17, 2010
Carol Stanier |
Wet weather coatings Ever wished that your waterproof jacket could actively remove water from the inside? Tong Lin at Deakin University, Australia, and his colleagues coated a porous polyester fabric on both sides with a mixture of titanium dioxide and organosilanes. |
Chemistry World
March 5, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
Tough self-cleaning coating sticks it to stains Clothing stains may be a thing of the past as scientists in the UK have developed a tough, self-cleaning coating that can be applied to cotton. |
AboutSafety
January 30, 2001 |
Is The Garment You're Wearing The Right One? When it comes to limited-use chemical protective clothing, how can you best ensure the garment you select is the right one? |
Chemistry World
February 27, 2009
Hayley Birch |
More data from mixtures via NMR Finnish scientists have developed a new technique for separating out the NMR spectra of compounds in a mixture. |
Chemistry World
January 6, 2013
Simon Hadlington |
Greener route to carboxylic acids Chemists in Israel have developed a new way to oxidize primary alcohols to carboxylic acids, using water as both the reaction solvent and the source of oxygen. |
Chemistry World
December 7, 2012
Laura Howes |
Spray and peel forensic sampling Forensic sampling of surfaces currently relies on a wipe with a cotton gauze but there are concerns about cross contamination and the loss of certain organic compounds. |
Chemistry World
December 21, 2010
James Urquhart |
Cellulose catalyst rewrites rules of attraction Chinese researchers have developed a magnetic solid acid catalyst that raises the prospect of efficiently converting biomass cellulose into useful chemicals, such as sugars for biofuel production. |
Chemistry World
March 16, 2010
Lewis Brindley |
Making 'armoured' T-shirts Boron carbide - the third hardest material on earth - has been built into the fabric of cotton T-shirts, dramatically increasing its toughness. |
Fast Company
February 1, 2007
Paul Lukas |
Fashion Forward We've come a long way from the miracle of rayon. How new fabric technology is changing our duds. |
Chemistry World
October 20, 2011
Rebecca Brodie |
New Power for Smart Garments Scientists in the US have taken the first steps towards designing a flexible and lightweight fabric that can act as a power supply for smart garments. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2011
Jacob Roche |
Don't Buy In to Cotton's Head Fake Cotton prices are falling, but expect retailers to continue struggling. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2012
Neil Savage |
Electronic Cotton Circuits could be woven from conductive and semiconducting natural fibers |
Chemistry World
July 8, 2008
Hayley Birch |
Yellow Fever Mosquito Takes Chemical Cues From Bacteria Bacterial chemicals that encourage female mosquitoes to lay eggs could help to stem the spread of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and yellow fever, according to US scientists. |
AskMen.com
Michael A. Lubarsky |
Superhero Fabrics These superhero fabrics might help protect you from bullets, knives and blasts. |
Chemistry World
September 1, 2011
Laura Howes |
Green fire retardant swells to suppress flames Jamie Grunlan's team at the University of Texas A&M, US, has used layer by layer deposition to coat fabrics with a thin, environmentally benign, fire retardant layer of polymers. |
AskMen.com
Maggie Kalogeropoulos |
Suit Fabric & Thread Count A rundown of everything you need to know about suits so that you can pick out the perfect one for yourself. |
Chemistry World
October 2, 2008
Lewis Brindley |
Greener explosives show promise Eco-friendly explosives based on nitrogen compounds could soon compete with conventional detonators and propellants used in pyrotechnics, mining, and military applications. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Landscape Fabrics Try the easy way to a weed-free yard this summer. Landscape fabrics eliminate weed growth around trees and shrubs for years, saving the time and energy you'll spend weeding and spraying herbicides. |
Chemistry World
August 2009
Derek Lowe |
Column: In the pipeline The author considers what makes a good looking drug molecule - and how beauty is in the eye of the beholder |
Chemistry World
June 1, 2012
Derek Lowe |
Peace, love and understanding You'd think that the chemists and biologists working in drug discovery would understand each other pretty well by now. You would be wrong about that. |
National Defense
January 2016
Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Garment Maker Touts New Hot Weather Uniform As the United States military eyes the Asia-Pacific region, one manufacturer has designed a new fabric that breathes in hot weather and jungle conditions. |
Chemistry World
May 20, 2015
Katrina Kramer |
Molecules that amaze us For chemistry-savvy readers, the book is an enjoyable, easy-to-digest collection of fascinating molecules to dip in and out of. |
The Family Room
November 2000
J.K. Beith |
Baby Clothes - Hints and Tips Baby clothes are really expensive, and because your child grows so fast in the first couple of years, these clothes are going to have a very short life. To maximize the wear we need to look at how we take care of them, how we can get wear from them, for longer and how we might save money... |
AskMen.com
Brandon Dyce |
Breathe Easy Fashion For men prone to excessive sweating, fashion can be a real sauna, but there are good fabrics out there for guys who sweat. |
Chemistry World
January 3, 2012
Simon Hadlington |
One-pot synthesis creates anticancer candidates Researchers in Germany have developed a simple, rapid and high-yielding cascade synthesis of a collection of polycyclic compounds that resemble indole alkaloid natural products and which interfere with cell division. |
Chemistry World
March 28, 2006
Jon Evans |
Explosives go Unleaded Explosives could become safer following the synthesis of lead-free environmentally-friendly primary explosives by researchers in the US. |
DailyCandy
March 24, 2006 |
You and Your Calvins Quality repair for any worn, torn, or tattered denim, using a unique reconstructive technique that weaves new cotton fibers into the existing fabric. |
AskMen.com
May 9, 2001
Karin Eldor |
Summer's Back: Look Great This Season The summer sun is finally here, and it's time to heat things up a bit with this year's summer styles. With an emphasis on fabric, denim, tailoring, and patterns, this summer is all about being simple, getting colorful, looking relaxed, and going out in style... |
Chemistry World
August 3, 2009
Lewis Brindley |
Weaving with bacteria Bacteria-packed fabrics that can suck pollutants out of water have been made by American researchers. |
Chemistry World
October 11, 2012
Elinor Hughes |
Cotton thread to monitor athletes' dehydration Scientists in Italy have integrated a device to monitor the salt concentration of sweat into a cotton fiber. The fiber can then be embedded into cloth and could be used to monitor hydration levels in athletes by measuring how much they are sweating. |
Chemistry World
August 8, 2013
James Urquhart |
Wealth of undiscovered volatiles found drifting above orange groves Scientists have measured the exchange of hundreds of volatile organic compounds in the air above an orange grove in California and the ecosystem below. The finding could have implications for climate and air pollution models |
Bio-IT World
February 10, 2003
Malorye Branca |
Conquering Infinity with Chemical Genetics Harvard superchemist Stuart Schreiber defines the convergence of chemistry and biology. Now the field of chemical genetics is heading toward the clinic. |
Chemistry World
January 23, 2015
Simon Neil |
Self-cleaning sensors see the light Scientists in Italy have engineered a cheap and simple electrochemical sensor that cleans itself when exposed to ultraviolet light. |
Chemistry World
April 25, 2013
Andreas Barth |
Chemical bibliometrics Counting compounds instead of publications and citations opens new perspectives for data-based scientific discovery and it can complement and stimulate both experimental and theoretical research. |
AskMen.com
June 28, 2002
Chris Rovny |
Clothing For Hot Climates The following tips will help you stay stylishly cool when the mercury shoots up. |
AskMen.com
October 12, 2001
Chris Rovny |
Gymwear: Look Great, Exercise Better Proper training gear will provide an indispensable full range of motion, and the comfort needed to complete every training session efficiently and with a little more enjoyment... |
Chemistry World
September 12, 2006
Mark Peplow |
Bacteria Silenced by Conversation Stoppers Molecules that interrupt the chemical conversations of bacterial communities are showing early promise in beating the bugs. |
AskMen.com
Farah Averill |
AG Jeans The Protege Tapping into two of fall's most popular trends -- earth tones and tapered pants -- these vintage-inspired pima cotton corduroys from AG Jeans are like your favorite chinos, but done in a much more relaxed skater-cool kind of way. |
