The textile field is often one of the first to invent and benefit from new technology. The most recent innovation has been to make a material that is just like spider web silk. Did you know that there is a type of spider silk called Dragline, which is tougher than the material used to make bulletproof vests! The proble… read more

If you are a creative person that knows how to design clothes and sew, you may think about opening your own handmade clothing business. Today there are still many consumers who appreciate handmade originals, but unfortunately the numbers of seamstresses who can answer this demand are always shrinking. The business mark… read more

It's not necessary to pump your body full of hormones to get some relief from menopause symptoms. Whether it's hot flashes or something else, it's not pleasant, but the answer doesn't have to be taking hormones. Hormone Replacement Therapy or HRT can be quite dangerous, causing asthma, ovarian or breast cancer and othe… read more

Spotify is undeniably popular. In fact, it's becoming so ubiquitous that people seldom stop to really consider just how groundbreaking it is. It's obviously a useful tool. And when a tool becomes perfectly intuitive we often forget it's even there. The focus shifts to what the tool does for us rather than on the tool a… read more

People living in a two or three bedroom house, those with families with three, four or more children, and perhaps grandma or grandpa too, can't be blamed if they spend an inordinate amount of time wishing for something bigger, and generally a lot bigger,5-bedrooms at least, six if they can afford it. But one of the pro… read more