Sewing thread has gone through many changes over time, as a result of technological advances – including the invention of sewing machines, cotton mercerization and the introduction of synthetic fibers ...

I never know what gifts to get my family. My strategy of buying whatever is on sale on Amazon has been unsuccessful: the laser tag set gathers dust, the journals with clever covers remain unfilled, ...

For several years, Leon Bellan, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt University, has been tinkering with cotton candy machines, getting them to spin out networks of tiny threads ...