Ken Aldren S. Usman receives funding from Deakin University's Post-graduate Research (DUPR) Scholarship Grant. From clothes to curtains, towels and sheets, fabrics are everywhere in our daily lives.

If you look at the tag on a piece of clothing, you might see “recycled polyester” listed as one of the materials. Most recycled polyester that we use comes from plastic water and soda bottles! Using ...

Spend any time at all researching outdoor gear, whether it's a new tent or a new rain jacket, and you'll quickly find yourself awash in a confusing array of jargon. Silnylon, polyurethane, X-Pac, ...