Pictured is astronaut Jonny Kim on the International Space Station (ISS) in May, gathering and organizing cargo to be packed (note the fabric containers). On the ISS the oxygen environment is 21%, as ...

This is part of a collection of stories spotlighting deeply rooted—yet sometimes less exposed—crafts hubs around the world and how to experience them. Read more here. At Chinen Bingata laboratory on ...

Tucked away in a laboratory at the University of Exeter in the UK, Rebecca Koll is setting conifer trees alight in the hope of answering burning questions about the future of forest fires. Wildfires ...

Student work often offers a window into current events, but for the most part the Swedish School of Textiles’ class of 2025 avoided politics. There were some exceptions: Jonas Gustavsson crafted ...

Wildfire Specialist, University of California Cooperative Extension; Adjunct Professor at the Bren School, University of California at Santa Barbara, University of California, Santa Barbara One of the ...

If you’ve recently visited a biennial or attended an art fair, museum, or gallery show, you’ve probably noticed that textiles are showing up everywhere amid a surge of interest in the medium. It has ...

Like an art history detective, Mei Mei Rado mines textiles and techniques to reveal cross-cultural Chinese-European liaisons driven by nationalism and a keen interest in design. There are two major ...

A textile trade association that has backed President Trump’s trade strategy took issue with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s remark that emphasized “precision manufacturing” over clothing and ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army announced today the establishment of the Army Fitness Test (AFT) as the official physical fitness test of record for all Soldiers, replacing the Army Combat Fitness Test.

“We found recently in an FAA test that if you enrich an atmosphere with a little bit of hydrogen, like 1-2% ... the flammability and burning characteristics of materials that are typical for cabins ...

Although extremely flammable, cotton is one of the most commonly used textiles due to its comfort and breathable nature. However, in a single step, researchers can reduce the flammability of cotton ...

Earlier this week, the US published its first federal report on textile waste, marking the first time the government has acknowledged — and proposed solutions to — one of the biggest issues facing the ...