Cotton is an important raw material for producing soft textiles and clothing. Recent discoveries in functionalizing cotton fibres with nanotubes may offer a new line of tough, wearable ...
At the same time, the textile industry in Great Britain was exploding, creating enormous international demand for cotton clothing. Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin, which easily ...
and every pound of cotton clothing holds about 1.6 pounds of CO2, according to Dr. Jesse Daystar, chief sustainability officer and vice president, sustainability at Cotton Incorporated.