New cotton fabric stays waterproof through 250 washes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Shanghai in China, have developed a waterproof cotton fabric that remains waterproof after going through a domestic wash at least 250 times.
News tagged with cotton
Pest resistance to biotech crops surging
In 2016, farmers worldwide planted more than 240 million acres (98 million hectares) of genetically modified corn, cotton and soybeans that produce insect-killing proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt. ...
Biotechnology
Oct 10, 2017
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Oldest textile dyed indigo blue found
A George Washington University researcher has identified a 6,200-year-old indigo-blue fabric from Huaca, Peru, making it one of the oldest-known cotton textiles in the world and the oldest known textile decorated with indigo ...
Archaeology
Sep 14, 2016
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Papuan weevil has screw-in legs
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research has found that humans were not the first species to invent the nut and bolt mechanism for screwing one thing to another: weevils do the same to attach their legs to their bodies instead of using ...
Long-term analysis shows GM cotton no match for insects in India
Genetically modified (GM) Bt cotton produces its own insecticide. The seeds were introduced in India in 2002 and today account for 90% of all cotton planting in the country. Bt cotton is now the most widely planted GM crop ...
Ecology
Mar 13, 2020
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Scientist offers 6 tips for keeping your workout clothes from smelling permanently bad
When Rachel McQueen's husband was training for a marathon, she noticed the smell emanating from his running clothes was much stronger and lingered longer in his polyester tops than if he had run in a merino wool top.
Other
Jun 26, 2018
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How cotton was born
A coming together and genetic merging of an American plant with an African or Asian plant one or two million years ago produced the ancestor of the bush that now provides 90% of the world’s commercial cotton. And although ...
Evolution
Jul 28, 2011
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Research reveals why it's hard to get the smell out of polyester
Why does that favourite shirt, the one you've been wearing around the house since COVID-19 started, still stink, even after regular washing?
Other
Jul 31, 2020
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Chinese researchers find Bt cotton controls pests while also promoting good bugs
(Phys.org) -- Because they can modify plants to either produce better fruit or in many other cases ward off disease and pests, researchers genetically alter crop plants to increase yields without adding additional costs to ...
Humidity in breath makes cotton masks more effective at slowing the spread of COVID-19
Researchers have come up with a better way to test which fabrics work best for masks that are meant to slow the spread of COVID-19. By testing those fabrics under conditions that mimic the humidity of a person's breath, the ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 9, 2021
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