News tagged with fabric samples
Does 'sun-protective' clothing work?
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Dear EarthTalk: Is there really such a thing as "sun-protective clothing"? If so, does it mean I can dispense with oily sunscreens once and for all? (John Sugarman, San Diego, Calif.)
Killer Kevlar -- clothing that shields from germs
Jul 21, 2008 |
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Protective clothing worn by firemen and other emergency workers may soon get a germ-fighting upgrade. Researchers in South Dakota report progress toward the first Kevlar fabrics that can kill a wide range ...
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A fabric with green sheen: Fast-growing bamboo offers more eco-friendly cloth
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Anne Kai, of Lacey, Wash., owns a small, hand-dyed fabric business with an environmental slant.
URI analysis of rare textiles from Honduras ruins suggests Mayans produced fine fabrics
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 17, 2008 |
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Very few textiles from the Mayan culture have survived, so the treasure trove of fabrics excavated from a tomb at the Copán ruins in Honduras since the 1990s has generated considerable excitement.
Toward perfumed-clothing: Fabric-friendly 'microcapsules' hide unpleasant body odors
Jun 30, 2008 |
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Researchers in Portugal are reporting development of a new type of "microcapsule" filled with perfume and embedded in fabric for production of scented suits, socks, undergarments and other clothing.
Olympic Swimmers Shattering Records in NASA-Tested Suit
Aug 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Swimmers from around the world are setting world and Olympic records in Beijing this month and most are doing it wearing a swimsuit made of fabric tested at NASA.
Chemistry makes the natural 'wonder fabric' -- wool -- more wonderful
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Scientists in China are reporting an advance that may improve the natural wonders of wool — already regarded as the "wonder fabric" for its lightness, softness, warmth even when wet, and other qualities. They ...
Rocketing Through Water
Jun 30, 2008 |
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Swimmers around the world are breaking records this year like never before, including at this week's U.S. Olympic trials. Some attribute it to extensive training as athletes prepare to compete at this summer's ...
Fault weaknesses, the center cannot hold for some geologic faults
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 16, 2009 |
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Some geologic faults that appear strong and stable, slip and slide like weak faults. Now an international team of researchers has laboratory evidence showing why some faults that "should not" slip are weaker ...
Shopping study: Do free samples really make you buy products?
Dec 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As you do your holiday shopping this year, you'll probably encounter plenty of free sample stands at the big warehouse stores and grocery stores. Common sense might tell you that eating a bunch of samples ...
Archaeologists discover oldest-known fiber materials used by early humans
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of archaeologists and paleobiologists has discovered flax fibers that are more than 34,000 years old, making them the oldest fibers known to have been used by humans. The fibers, discovered ...
Physics discovers the secrets of Saint Francis
Sep 07, 2007 |
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The tunic believed to have been worn by Saint Francis of Assisi preserved in the Church of Saint Francis in Cortona (Province of Arezzo) dates back to the period in which the saint lived, whereas the tunic preserved in the ...
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