Using a combination of ordinary nylon thread and conductive ink, MIT scientists have created artificial muscles that can perform many of the motions found in natural muscle tissue. The researchers ...

All it takes is a little twist, and fishing line and nylon carpet fibers may soon star as the latest in high-technology clothing and industry, report scientists. The secret isn't in complex ...

"The Du Pont Company must have been highly gratified,” the Wilmington Sunday Star reported on October 29, 1939, “by the way Wilmington women flocked to the stores on Tuesday to take advantage of the ...

I have had similar problems with expensive designer suits. I think what you’re referring to is a loose monofilament-nylon thread, similar to fishing line. These threads are used because they are ...

The Tamil Nadu government has issued a complete ban on the manufacture, sale, storage, and use of kite flying threads popularly known as 'manja threads' made out of nylon, plastic, or any other ...