Recently, Bangladesh successfully developed lotus silk — a ... holds lotus fiber freshly extracted from lotus petioles. Image courtesy of BPRD. Unlike conventional fabric production that relies ...

I spoke with textile experts and bedding manufacturers to learn more about common fabric ... fibers) and is one of the oldest human-manufactured fabrics produced as a cheaper alternative to silk ...

Scientists at Tufts University have developed a Spider-Man-inspired tech that shoots liquid silk, instantly hardening into a strong, sticky fiber capable of lifting objects 80 times its weight.

It’s straight out of a comic book: a shot of liquid silk quickly hardens into a sticky, strong fiber that can lift objects 80 times heavier. Sound familiar? Researchers have described the Spider ...

These sarees are spun with pure tussar silk ... from ‘Organzine,’ which translates to a fabric composed of strands of stiff silk fibers. These sarees are thin and have simple weaves.

In contrast, the new silk fabric could be used to make compact, lightweight dividers in workspaces, apartments and trains. The first mechanism of sound-wave suppression significantly reduced the ...

The work, presented in the journal Advanced Materials, builds on earlier research to create a silk-like fabric ... The specially crafted fabric, made out of piezoelectric fiber, is barely thicker ...