{
  "id": 2087333,
  "title": "Why sweat wicking fabric keeps you drier than cotton",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/why-sweat-wicking-fabric-keeps-you-drier-than-cotton",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T06:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/best-buys/why-sweat-wicking-fabric-keeps-you-drier-than-cotton-1.500644387"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A good running shirt contains something resembling microscopic plumbing. The spaces between its fibres and yarns form capillary channels, which can draw perspiration away from a wet area and spread it across the fabric. Textile research describes wicking as liquid moving through porous material by capillary action, and engineered polyester fibres can use shaped surfaces and channels to encourage…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}