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Pet fur can be quite an issue in homes, especially when it sticks on fabrics. Be it your couch, clothes, or carpets, removing ...
Inspired by polar bears: this new textile creates an “on-body greenhouse” effect to keep you warm. (Courtesy: W Viola et al. ACS Appl. Mater.Interfaces 10.1021/acsami.2c23075). A new double-layered ...
The researchers say polar bears' white fur is effective at transmitting solar radiation toward their skin. "But the fur is only half the equation," Trisha L. Andrew, the paper's senior author, said.
Engineers have invented a fabric that concludes the 80-year quest to make a synthetic textile modeled on polar bear fur. The results are already being developed into commercially available products.
Dua Lipa’s recent NYC fit included an all-black fit except for her white full-sleeve jacket. The coat’s monochromatic fabric ...
Polar bears are well known for being able to survive in harsh and exceptionally cold climates. How they do so, however, used to be something of a mystery. Especially considering that polar bear fur is ...
Wyoming Hope, the park’s 3-year-old white heifer, had given birth on May 16 to a white calf − an extremely uncommon phenomenon, according to Bear River officials.
A rare black bear with white fur has met a tragic end after it was spotted in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The one-in-a-million bear was killed by wolves shortly after photos of the bear were ...
You can do this by putting 1/2 cup of white vinegar into the empty drum, and running it through a complete cycle. When it’s finished, wipe it down with a clean, damp, lint-free cloth. Put them ...
But white polar bear fur, which is actually hollow, is even better at absorbing the sun. That’s because it works like natural fiber optics, channeling sunlight towards the bear’s body.