Why does laundry get smelly if it stays wet? A textile scientist explains how to fix it

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What happened

You forget a load in the machine overnight, and by morning it smells worse than before you washed it.

Key facts

  • Reported by Phys.org and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:00:08 UTC.

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