Biomimetics is the science of applying nature's principles to human engineering and design. The concept is actually quite old - the Chinese wanted to make artificial silk 3,000 years ago, and Leonardo ...

Clothes with a weave that opens and closes like a pine cone could stop you from getting too hot or cold, say U.K. researchers. The theme of the Expo, to run between March and September next year, is ...

A textile developed in Britain has pores that open when it’s wet, and sheaves that close up when it’s dry. We all hate wet clothes, but why are they so uncomfortable? A materials engineer would tell ...

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