With takeovers and changes of ownership, the Heberlein story stays significant in the 21st century. An investment foundation ...

The main source for the production of staple fibers or filaments such as viscose, lyocell, modal or other types of new cellulose fibers is wood-based chemical pulp. At the same time, new sources such ...

The search was on for a synthetic fiber. By 1934, Carothers had a promising development: He combined the chemicals amine, hexamethylene diamine, and adipic acid. It created fibers! But they were weak.

Both factors increase the silk fibers' overall strength and toughness. Insights could be applied to designing stronger, tougher synthetic materials. When spiders spin their webs, they use their ...