Buying a jacket for the outdoors can be intimidating. Do you want soft shell or hard shell? Gore-Tex or Gore-Tex Pro? And, most confusing of all: waterproof or water-resistant? In this article, we ...

“From a technical standpoint, the only thing that’s truly waterproof is a rubber boot,” says Nicholas Niro, president and CEO of Montreal-based footwear brand La Canadienne. “The challenge with rubber ...

Scientists create surfaces with differently shaped nanoscale textures that may yield improved materials for applications in transportation, energy, and diagnostics. Surfaces with differently shaped ...