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), ...

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 ...

Many people want to make the switch to clothing made with natural fibers, such as 100% cotton, but experts say there's much ...

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 ...

Today we make more clothing than ever before. And the driver for this is primarily economic, rather than human need. Over the past decade, the term “circular economy” has entered the fashion industry ...

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 ...

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/despite-losing-share-in-global-fibre-market-cotton-will-likely-continue-to-be-mainstream-material ...