Fibre52’s cotton technologies earned the ZDHC seal of approval. Since 2021, Houston-based Fibre52 has been working to create eco-friendlier bio-based chemistries that prepare cotton fiber for the ...

Cotton production is a vital component of the global agricultural economy, underpinning the textile industry and rural livelihoods. Recent advances have focused on optimising both yield and fibre ...

CARY, NC, UNITED STATES, February 17, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As industries around the world transition toward more ...

High thread count does not mean high quality.

A field of a genetically modified variety of cotton called Bt Cotton with inbuilt insecticide resistance, in India. Cotton's environmental impacts are well-publicized (if not well-understood), ...

Cotton, as a model polyploid crop, has long been at the forefront of agricultural genetics research owing to its economic importance and complex genomic architecture. Advances in high‐throughput ...

A single strand of newly developed fiber has the flexibility of cotton and the electric conductivity of the polymer, polyaniline. The new material has shown good potential for wearable e-textiles. The ...

You’d be forgiven for thinking that the fashion industry is becoming more sustainable, but the opposite is true. The media is awash with ‘sustainable’ materials and rental and resale options, but how ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Recover™, a leading material sciences company and producer of sustainable, premium recycled cotton fiber and cotton fiber blends, through a strategic partnership with ...

About 180 billion tons of celluloses are produced by the world's vegetation annually, making this polysaccharide the most abundant biological macromolecule on earth. It is produced predominantly by ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The U.S. grows high-yielding types of cotton that have fibers that are thicker and shorter than their luxury pima cotton relative from Egypt. Improving the shape and mechanical ...

Cotton's history is as rich and complex as the Silk Road itself. Discover its ancient origins and modern uses beyond clothing.