Edison tried 1, 600 materials before settling on carbonized cotton fiber as the filament for his electric light bulb.

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The cotton fiber is sold separately by a middleman.

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Mozambique exports all of its cotton fiber.

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Issufo Nurmamade, the owner of a cotton company called SANAM in the city of Nampula, says he hasn't made a profit on cotton fiber in three years, and his business is only staying afloat because he produces and markets cottonseed oil for the domestic market.

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Mr. FOODY: And they found a fungus that produced a chemical called an enzyme that would break all sorts of fiber, cotton, clothes tents, down into sugar.

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Use acetone nail polish remover and a fiber-free cosmetic cotton pad to remove oils and debris, which can cause chipping and peeling of nail polish.

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It's made by wrapping plastic from recycled bottles around a polyester fiber and swaddling it all in cotton.

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And understand that even a single wearing (or probably a lot of try-ons with your new sweater) means your natural-fiber clothes (wool, silk, cotton, cashmere, fur including blends) are no longer sterile when it comes to insects.

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The label's founder opted for organic cotton velvets and velveteen, colorful faux fur and soy fiber knits.

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