Particular kinds of fabrics are best suitable for this breezy air season. The winter season is the best season for fashion enthusiasts. New trends are set during this time and the weather is always ...

We’re experiencing a fashion crisis — so many dresses labeled as silk or satin are actually made from polyester. Not only is ...

In an analysis of what types of fabric would be best when making a homemade mask, silk took the cake, with researchers saying this material is not only comfortable but also is breathable and repels ...

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Researchers discuss the properties of silk and recent and future applications of the material. It has been used in drug delivery and is ideal for wearable and implantable health monitoring sensors.

A fabric made of engineered silk keeps skin about 12.5°C cooler than cotton clothing and provides relief from hot weather. Approximately 15 per cent of global electricity goes towards keeping us cool.

“They can’t fly,” says the manager of the Brochier Soieries silk shop in the old quarter of Lyons, France. “Their bodies are too fat. Or their wings are too big. Or something. Anyway, they’d never get ...

The carbonized texture residue in an urn coffin at the Wanggou site in Henan central China's Henan Province. (Photo provided to Xinhua) Astounding Discovery: the world's earliest silk fabrics, dating ...