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'Air-Conditioned' Fabric Mimics Moth Cocoon Fibers

While studying optical properties of cocoon fibers of the Madagascar comet moth, researchers discovered that fibers created by this caterpillar are much more superior to silkworm fibers in terms of cooling ability and brilliance.

21 May 2018

Autarkic Fiber Composites Promising for Robotics & Prostheses

Researchers are attempting to create a new class of materials by integrating sensors & actuators into flexible fiber composites.

15 May 2018

Woven Fabric Generates Electricity When Stretched or Exposed to Pressure

Researchers have designed a unique fabric that can convert kinetic energy into electric power when stretched or exposed to pressure.

30 Mar 2018

Special Fiber Treatment and Yarn Technology

Natural fibers have a number of benefits but are ruined once they've absorbed water - a special fiber treatment and yarn technology looks to prevent this.

5 Feb 2018

Scientists Discover Technique for Producing Silk Fibers Stiffer than Natural Silk

While attempting to combine the complex mixture of molecules that form the fibers of natural silk, nature is always ahead of human engineering. In spite of best attempts to produce the material, artificial fibers cannot match the strength of the natural fiber.

10 Nov 2017

Fraunhofer Researchers Develop Simulation Tool to Produce More Efficient, Flexible Non-Woven Fabrics

Non-woven fabrics have become an essential part of people's everyday life. New software developed by a Fraunhofer Institute makes the production of non-woven products more flexible and efficient.

2 Mar 2017

New Two-Way Shape Memory Polymer Fiber Improves Tensile Actuation Abilities of Coiled Muscle Fibers

Artificial muscles made significant gains when a literal twist in the development approach revealed the tensile, or stretchy, abilities of polymer fibers once they were twisted and coiled in the form of a spring-like geometry.

1 Nov 2016

Researchers One Step Closer to Developing Smart Clothing that Can Capture and Release Solar Power

Batteries used in smart phones as well as other portable electronic devices normally dry out during inopportune times. Scientists have attempted to create fibers as an alternative to batteries and incorporate these fibers in clothing to power these portable devices.

6 Oct 2016

Researchers Provide Insights into Process, Product Development for Natural Fiber Suspensions

The removal of water from dense suspensions is a longstanding and perplexing industrial challenge -- one that's particularly important when it comes to papermaking and wastewater treatment.

20 Jun 2016

Bio-Inspired Hybrid Material Holds Potential for Developing Complex Structures

Have you ever wondered why a spider's web does not droop in the wind or fling back like a trampoline? According to a new study by an international group of scientists, the answer to this lies in the physics of a 'hybrid' material produced by spiders.

18 May 2016

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Fibers News

'Air-Conditioned' Fabric Mimics Moth Cocoon Fibers

Autarkic Fiber Composites Promising for Robotics & Prostheses

Woven Fabric Generates Electricity When Stretched or Exposed to Pressure

Special Fiber Treatment and Yarn Technology

Scientists Discover Technique for Producing Silk Fibers Stiffer than Natural Silk

Fraunhofer Researchers Develop Simulation Tool to Produce More Efficient, Flexible Non-Woven Fabrics

New Two-Way Shape Memory Polymer Fiber Improves Tensile Actuation Abilities of Coiled Muscle Fibers

Researchers One Step Closer to Developing Smart Clothing that Can Capture and Release Solar Power

Researchers Provide Insights into Process, Product Development for Natural Fiber Suspensions

Bio-Inspired Hybrid Material Holds Potential for Developing Complex Structures

A Platform Approach to Scientific Data Flow Management: Everything You Need to Know

Advancing Laboratory Collaboration - Connexus®

Discussing Market Expansion and Business Strategy with PerkinElmer

Revontium™: Compact XRF Spectrometer

UV Cure Dielectric Sensor: Precision Monitoring for UV Cured Resins with Quick-Connect Fixture

Top Loading Furnaces From Deltech

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How Isolation Works in a Simple Mass-Spring-Damper System

Fiber Orientation and Distribution Measurement in a Composite Polymer

Determining 31 Elements in Soil

Nasal Spray Device Measurement Using Laser Diffraction and the Spraytec

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Fibers News

A Platform Approach to Scientific Data Flow Management: Everything You Need to Know

Advancing Laboratory Collaboration - Connexus®

Discussing Market Expansion and Business Strategy with PerkinElmer

1Overcoming Challenges in Solid-State Sodium Battery Production

2Microbial Platform for Producing Biodegradable Polylactide Modifiers

3Transforming Carbon Dioxide and Lignin Into Biodegradable Polymers

4New Recipes for Improved Battery Materials

5A Greener Way of Producing Ammonia

6The Future of High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries

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