One of the most recognisable sounds is one you would hear when sealing a bag, closing up a raincoat, or packing a suitcase. I’m talking about the sound of a zipper! The process of zipping something up ...

The zipper has virtually been unchanged ever since it debuted over a century ago: two interlocking rows of metal or plastic teeth, a sliding fastener, and the fabric tape that constitutes the ...

For a company that makes half the world’s zippers, new ideas have big impacts. At Japan’s YKK, they’ve debuted a zipper sans fabric tape—the typically black-colored strip of material that separates ...

TONIGHT ON CHRONICLE, THE HOV HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANE. THE ZIPPER, NO MATTER WHAT YOU CALL IT, THE MOBILE BARRIER THAT ADDS AN EXTRA LANE OF TRAFFIC ON THE SOUTHEAST EXPRESSWAY IS A FASCINATING ...

Few inventions reach such widespread use as the zipper. Odds are, you’re wearing a zippered garment right now. And yet—in its over 100-year-old history—it has received no significant updates. Until a ...

Zipper's goal is to bring the power and simplicity of minizip to a more object oriented/c++ user friendly library. It was born out of the necessity of a compression library that would be reliable, ...

We've all been there. You're driving down I-70 before coming across signs informing you of an upcoming work zone and that one lane will be closing soon. There are two schools of thought on what to do ...

It's never too early to start practicing Halloween looks! Want to craft an out-of-this-world look? Try this zipper galaxy effect and get ready to unleash your inner artist! ‘Black widow’ who fatally ...

Wondering if you can sew a zipper? Learn how to fix a separating zipper and save yourself the trouble of sending any more good pants or jackets to the trash. While looking through MOTHER EARTH NEWS ...