To raise awareness about environmental issues and provide a way to keep warm without turning on the heating, Dutch design studio Raw Color has created the Temperature Textiles collection, which is ...

The desire to apply color to a surface is intrinsic to human nature and humans have searched for natural sources of color since prehistoric times. They found out that some minerals could be ground to ...

Imagine wearing a shirt that turns from deep blue to bright red when you’re working out, or a dress that shifts from black to silver as you move from air conditioning into summer heat. The fabric that ...

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This week, the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) hosted “An Evening of Color” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event celebrated the Science History Institute's exhibit ...

UK researchers have created the first smart fabric that can change shape and color in response to two different stimuli: heat and electricity. The development opens up new possibilities in various ...

Fashion and textiles may be among the last places you'd expect to see innovation. But college researchers in Florida have figured out a revolutionary fabric that can alter its color with a mild change ...

A. Joel Robinson, American, 1915–2012; "Roman Candles Textile," 1951–52; printed linen; 72 × 50 1/2 in. (182.9 × 128.3 cm); Saint Louis Art Museum, Marjorie Wyman Endowment Fund 12:2020 With a focus ...

Chemists have developed a way to extract natural dyes from ancient textiles while preserving the unique chemical characteristics of each dye. The technique enables the researchers to then identify the ...