A polar bear’s fur doesn’t look any thicker than what you’ll find on other bears, but it somehow allows them to easily endure Arctic temperatures as cold as -50 degrees Fahrenheit, and it ...

Polar bear hair inspires stealth fabric A cape made from porous fibers traps heat and hides a bunny from night-vision cameras by Mark Peplow February 21, 2018 3 min read ...

Polar bears at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City on April 13, 2001. Researchers say they have successfully made a synthetic version of polar bear fur that is not only lighter than cotton but also warmer.

So when it came time to develop a heat-trapping fabric, a team of researchers looked to polar bears, whose outer layers allow them to withstand temperatures as low as -50 °F (-46 °C).

Polar bear fur isn't really white -- it's transparent and covers up black skin. Here's why they look white when you see these ...

Researchers took this basic concept and created a material with two key layers. The first layer is a layer of fabric and threads that work like polar bear fur: they help guide light down to a lower, ...

A new double-layered fabric inspired by the black skin and white fur of polar bears uses heat radiated from the Sun and indoor lighting to trap and maintain warmth. The fabric could be used to make ...

Engineers have invented a fabric that concludes the 80-year quest to make a synthetic textile modeled on polar bear fur. The results are already being developed into commercially available products.

Polar bears need all the help they can get to survive their frosty Arctic environment. One of their biggest survival secrets appears to be greasy hair. The sebum –or hair grease–on their fur ...