I’ve seen people swear by GORE-TEX like it’s some kind of rainwear miracle. Yes, I know, in its day it was a fabric revolution. Waterproof and breathable, ooooooh. Never been done before, blah blah ...
Slickers are out. (Were they ever in?) Today’s modern raincoats are getting more performance-driven, acting as high-tech body armor that’s waterproof, breathable, ultralightweight and—get ...
A bill that proponents describe as a first step to regulate so-called “Teflon” chemicals found in products like cookware, rain jackets and waterproof shoes has passed in the Senate and is expected to ...
The PFCs that keep you dry also are potentially very dangerous for the environment–and you. Columbia Sportswear is trying to get rid of them. For the last few decades, the type of “performance” rain ...
MIT professor of chemical engineering Karen Gleason is a big fan of Teflon. “Teflon is really an amazing material and has a wide variety of applications,” she says. It repels water, it’s incredibly ...
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You can be exposed to PFAS through food, water, even swimming in lakes – new maps show how risk from ‘forever chemicals’ varies
The chemicals’ resistance to heat, oils, stains, grease and water makes them useful. However, that same chemical stability ...
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