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When sportswear helps break records
by
Andie Corban
Dec 27, 2019
Sportswear companies risk upsetting fans if their innovations help athletes break records, said author Kassia St. Clair.
The color of the year is a "corporate" shade
by
Amy Scott
Dec 26, 2019
Pantone has given its color of the year, "Classic Blue," its own soundtrack, tea and gin cocktail.
The story behind the spacesuits that got us to the moon
by
Andie Corban
Dec 25, 2019
Spoiler alert: It features a clash between NASA and Playtex, the women's underwear company.
How synthetic fabrics became mainstream
by
Andie Corban
Nov 29, 2019
A series of very successful marketing campaigns led to our closets being dominated by fabrics like polyester and Lycra.
How woven cloth changed the course of history
Dec 11, 2018
From Viking sails to international trade, author Kassia St Clair explains how fabric influenced civilization.
Are we witnessing the renaissance of retail stores?
by
David Brancaccio
, Daniel Shin
and Janet Nguyen
Aug 15, 2018
Brick-and-mortar stores might not be dead just yet.
How William Perkin’s search for a malaria cure led to the color mauve
Mar 12, 2018
A teenager tinkering in his lab invented a brilliant synthetic shade of purple in Victorian England.
The darkest building on the planet is at the Olympics
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Bridget Bodnar
and Josie Fan
Feb 12, 2018
The structure in Pyeongchang is painted with what its maker says is the darkest man-made substance, a material that absorbs 99 percent of light.
The color of the year has a political past
by
Amy Scott
Jan 1, 2018
Ultra Violet is a purple of protests.
When our social ills were solved with a little pink
Dec 26, 2017
In 1979, a psychologist presented a potential solution to rising crime levels. It became a phenomenon.