O ne of the most advanced fighter jets in the U.S. Air Force’s arsenal faces an engineering problem which an ancient Chinese silk-weaving tactic may solve. The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor ...

Nantong kesi, a branch of Ben kesi, a type of Chinese tapestry weaving, dates back to the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). The silk threads used in Nantong kesi are relatively thick, resulting in ...

Chinese aerospace engineers have long criticised ... jacquard looms – a silk-weaving technique dating back to 200BC. By integrating conductive yarns into a warp-knitted “double-sided jacquard ...

Luo(gauze), a Chinese traditona silk weaving method listed as Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage. Photo: Courtesy of Zhu Liqun Surrounded by silk reeling machines and listening to the rumbling ...

They’re thought to be a divination guide that offers rare insights into ancient Chinese philosophy and religion. Fragments of Volumes II and III of the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts National Museum ...

People have been weaving silk, which is known as si in Chinese, into fabric for more than 5,000 years. Once upon a time, when spring transitioned into summer, the Grand Canal, a vast waterway ...

Chinese landscape motifs made their way west along the Silk Road to Persia, where the landscape backgrounds ... both to cater to the export market and because it became stylish in China as well. Ikat ...

In fact, in 2016, Chinese archaeologists announced that they’d found ... Though the strands likely came from wild silkworms, they may have been woven into silk fabrics, as weaving tools were also ...