Textiles
2 inventions in this category
Spandex
Spandex emerged in 1958 when DuPont chemist Joseph Shivers solved a problem rubber couldn't: creating elastic fibers that wouldn't degrade, yellow, or...
Tyrian purple
Tyrian purple emerged around 1200 BCE when Phoenicians discovered that crushing specific sea snails—Murex brandaris, Hexaplex trunculus, Stramonita ha...