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 ...

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 ...

Chinese manja, the kite-flying threat made of nylon, is set to be banned in Delhi given the high number of fatal injuries it has caused across the country, the AAP government told the Delhi high court ...

A high-tech twist has been put on the ancient art of fiber spinning, using modern materials to create ultra-strong, powerful, shape-shifting yarns. A new report describes the path to developing a new ...

The city-based kite sellers association moved the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court against recent police notice that prohibited ‘use’ of nylon thread, popularly known as Chinese Manja, from January 5 ...

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 ...