Born out of $10 million in research funding from the Department of Defense, Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) has the potential to change the way textiles are made and discarded materials are reused. Dr.

The new process, called gel electrospinning, is described in a paper by MIT professor of chemical engineering Gregory Rutledge and postdoc Jay Park. The paper appears online and will be published in ...

Fiber optic technology has reshaped the way data moves around the world. From undersea cables connecting continents to local ...

“Made to last” shouldn’t mean “here forever.” But for the majority of textiles today, that’s the unfortunate reality. In lab conditions, CiCLO® — a sustainable additive that can be combined with ...

Large flakes of graphene oxide are the essential ingredient in a new recipe for robust carbon fiber created at Rice University. The fiber spun at Rice is unique for the strength of its knots. Most ...