Wool

Science

How Fleece Became Ubiquitous The World Over

3:00AM December 23, 2011 | Rachel Swaby

There was a time in the late 1990s when fleece suddenly became ubiquitous in my life. I blame Old Navy. Their boldly-hued, fuzzy pullovers dominated every commercial break during the holidays and clothed everyone in my high school. More »


Science

DNA Proves Your Fancy Suit Isn’t A Fake

4:40AM September 22, 2011 | Kristen Philipkoski

Wool from Yorkshire in Northern England is so fabulous that bad guys want to counterfeit it, so wool merchants are shooting it up with proprietary DNA to prove it’s the real thing. More »


Geek Out

This Is What Happens When You Burn Steel Wool

11:00AM November 28, 2010 | Casey Chan

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The Invincible Wool Jacket Fears No Rain

11:00PM August 18, 2010 | Don Nguyen

Even the most adroit adventurer in the urban jungle forgets an umbrella occasionally, hopefully they’re wearing the waterproof Invincible wool jacket designed by the folks at Saboteur. More »


Paul Smith’s 100% Wool Laptop Cover is Seriously Slick

5:00AM April 3, 2009 | Adam Frucci

I’m not normally one for fancy aesthetic mods for laptop covers, but I can’t help but love Paul Smith’s Syncopated Stripe wool laptop cover. It’s flat-out awesome.

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Gadgets

Modified New Zealand Wool Resists Blowtorches, Dog Bites, Sharp Knives

11:15AM September 13, 2008 | Wilson Rothman

Call it cliche (or just inevitable), but those sheep-herders down not-quite under have created the ultimate fabric by weaving a synthetic textile fibre called Vectran with ordinary sheep’s wool. It’s so amazing, its said to withstand blowtorches, dog bites and even knife attacks.

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