Using a combination of ordinary nylon thread and conductive ink, MIT scientists have created artificial muscles that can perform many of the motions found in natural muscle tissue. The researchers ...

Nylon kite thread, commonly known as Chinese manjha, poses a serious threat to humans, birds and animals due to its ...

Ahmedabad: Ahead of Uttarayan and amid rising concerns over fatal kite-string accidents, the Ahmedabad rural police on over the past two days busted an illegal nylon thread manufacturing and ...

The Tamil Nadu government has issued a complete ban on the manufacture, sale, storage, and use of kite flying threads popularly known as 'manja threads' made out of nylon, plastic, or any other ...

A man on a two-wheeler in Pune received a neck injury from a nylon manja thread. Despite bans, the thread is still being sold in the city. A 45-year-old man on two-wheeler received neck injury due to ...