Before the Industrial Revolution and the advent of factories, the cotton-spinning process was based in workers’ homes: the man of the house wove cloth on a handloom; his wife, usually helped by their ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Modern nanotechnology researchers not only borrow extensively from nature to develop new materials and fabrication techniques, they also manage to transfer proven, and sometimes ...

This article has been clarified to reflect that the film may be among the earliest viewable film footage in Massachusetts. It may be among the earliest viewable film footage taken in Massachusetts.