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Stories about: cloths

One Million Golden Spiders' Web Used for Golden Cloth The fact that spiders' webs are stronger than just about any material their size is widely known among scientists. Kevlar and steel strands as thin as spider threads have nothing on the natural compound, in terms of resistance and endurance. In an effort that went on for more than four years, a team of workers m... 24 September 2009 03:50 GMT Making Green Cloths from Bamboo The preferred source of food for the Panda bears, bamboo, may soon be used to create eco-friendly cloths, as the wonderful plant has properties that other synthetic materials, as well as cotton, could only dream of. In addition, the bamboo fabric is very soft to the touch, and has a few extra anti-bacterial features ... 3 March 2009 07:05 GMT