An Icelandic wool manufacturer is pioneering a new technology putting a new twist on the fiber’s outerwear performance benefits. Reykjavik-based Icewear, known for its traditional Icelandic knit ...

Spanish outdoor-apparel brand Ternua has launched an initiative to create thermal insulation for outerwear using waste wool from local sheep. More than 800,000 latxa sheep currently roam the wilds of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. worker unrolling eco-friendly wool insulation - Myrku/Getty Images Although foam core insulation was a popular choice in the past, ...

Products from ten companies have been selected as finalists for the Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Schmidt Family Foundation and the Dutch Postcode Lottery. Three ...

Argentine studio DUB Arquitectura has created a metal-clad house called Casa La Escocesa, which features "insulating blankets" made of sheep wool that otherwise would have been incinerated. The ...

On a recent Wednesday afternoon, inside a 67,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Reno, Nevada, a large machine moved a fluffy, off-white material through a series of drum rollers. The substance ...

Wool has an ancient history when it comes to use in homes. Prehistoric civilizations used rock wool to insulate their homes and it was a seemingly popular choice through the Middle Ages as sheep ...