What are textiles? Artisans around the world explain textiles, with personal stories of their culture's traditions and history.
There are two main types of smart textiles: active and passive. Active smart textiles can interact with their environment and respond to stimuli, while passive ones can only monitor these changes without altering their behavior.Smart textiles can be used for health monitoring of patients, ...
3. Questions for short answers.1) What forms of power were used to work machines in the UK before 1750?2) Why were the changes in the coal and iron industries so important a part of the industrial revolution?3) What led to a revolution in the textile industry?4) Why was the UK once...
根据第四段 “The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation as well as Nasa have used EAF in Mars rovers, which endure extreme temperatures ranging from thousands of degrees during the Martian landing to -130 degrees Celsius (-202 degrees Fahrenheit) on the planet's surface. (中国航天科...
Textiles Tiles Vinyl products Show More Asbestos exposure was common in industrial, construction and automotive industries. However, there are surprising sources, too. For instance, workers were exposed to asbestos during the manufacture, operation and repair of pizza ovens. The chlor-alkali industry...
Brocade fabrics are highly decorated woven fabrics commonly made with colored silks (when available), and silver or gold thread; when silk was not available wool or linen thread was also used. Brocade fabrics were made on a draw loom with a weft technique, the many threads are held together...
What is Slub Fabric Not Used For? Slub knit fabric is not commonly used to make household textiles. This is because knit tends to be stretchy and can lose shape over time. Also, it is less common to find formal garments made from slub knit fabric. However, the exception would be formal...
After a long hiatus in excavations, a third pit was then found in late 2019, leading to the discovery of a further five last year. Experts believe the pits were used for sacrificial purposes, explaining why many of the items contained were ...
Women experimented with different fastenings,pipings, and collars, as well as short-capped sleeves, long sleeves with fur-lined cuffs, and sleeveless cheongsams.As it evolved, traditional silks were replaced with cheaper, contemporary textiles. In terms of design, thetraditional floral(花的) ...
“These were written in ink, not on a wax stylus tablet, and we believe they were used for what we’d put in emails: ‘The roads are awful,’‘The soldiers need more beer.’ Everyday business.” The tablets – or “personal letters” as Birley describes them – were found on the ...