One local cotton gin manager is warning of the dangers caused by microplastics found in synthetic fibers, such as polyester.

Sunlight breaks clothes made of synthetic fabrics into tiny plastic fibers that pollute oceans. Color affects how quickly ...

What does chemistry have to do with fabric? The answer is more than lab coats! Think about the fabric that makes your shirt. Notice the strings that are woven or knitted together to make the fabric.

Once a scientific curiosity, lab-engineered spider silk has now entered the early stages of commercialization. Its ...