This is because inside the facility 100 textile looms drum noisily, weaving unique - and much in demand - synthetic fabrics that look and feel like cotton and linen. Polyester and nylon may have a ...

Their study of cotton and polyester clothing after exercise found that a bacterium called Micrococcus – which is known for its odour producing abilities – seemed to love growing on synthetic ...

We live in a synthetic society. Our garments, ​​suspended in closets and woven with a blend of nylon and polyester, are ...

In the 1970s and 80s, fashion favoured velour, velvet, sequins, spandex and the ubiquitous polyester: all synthetic fibres. And as the fast fashion industry took off in the 1990s, synthetic ...

"Semi-synthetic textiles such as viscose or lyocell are being touted as a replacement for polyester," says Nowack. "But we don't yet know whether they are really better when it comes to releasing ...