Scientists are testing everyday items to find the best protection from coronavirus. Pillow cases, flannel pajamas and origami vacuum bags are all candidates. By Tara Parker-Pope Federal health ...

Fabric filters, or baghouses, have been used to capture particulate from combustion processes for more than 50 years. They grew popular in the power generation industry in the 1970s after the first ...

During World War II, nylon stockings disappeared from store shelves as the valuable synthetic material was diverted to make critical wartime supplies such as parachutes, flak jackets and aircraft fuel ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends wearing cloth face masks in public when social distancing measures are more difficult to maintain when at grocery stores and pharmacies.

The Ahmedabad Textile Industrys Research Association in collaboration with the Defence Research and Development Organisation has produced a high quality cloth to make masks of 99 per cent filter ...