Like silkworm moths, butterflies and spiders, caddisfly larvae spin silk, but they do so underwater. Now, University of Utah researchers have discovered why the fly’s silk is sticky when wet and how that may make it valuable as an adhesive tape during surgery.
Aqueous suspensions of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) containing individual tubes offer interesting perspectives for a number of new applications which depend on a high electrical or thermal conductivity, respectively. In parti...
Scientists in Australia are reporting the first use of ordinary cotton thread and sewing needles to literally stitch together a microfluidic analytical device - microscopic technology that can transport fluids for medical tests and other purposes in a lab-on-a-chip.
In research that gives literal meaning to the term "power suit," University of California, Berkeley, engineers have created energy-scavenging nanofibers that could one day be woven into clothing and textiles.
Ground-breaking trials by Axion Consulting have shown waste polypropylene carpets can be recycled into good quality polymer pellet for re-use in new applications, such as injection-moulded products.
The findings coul...
Royal DSM N.V. and the Royal Dutch Skating Association (KNSB) are introducing an innovative skinsuit for the Dutch Olympic short-track team. The new suit will be unveiled at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. In coll...
Woven textile structure: theory and applications from Woodhead Publishing provides comprehensive coverage of the structure, behaviour, modelling and design of woven fabrics and their relevance to the textile industry.
DuPont Protection Technologies launched a new DuPont™ Nomex® KD nonwoven filter material at a recent Bag Filter Exhibition in Shanghai, China. Especially beneficial for hot gas industries, the new filter material is based on innovative technology that blends DuPont™ Nomex® and Kevlar® fibers.
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has announced the certification of HYBON fiber glass roving products for wind turbine blades by Germanischer Lloyd (GL), a leading international certification body in the wind energy industry.
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Smart textile coatings and laminates from Woodhead Publishing provides a stimulus for developing new and improved textile products. This important discussion opens with an overview of industry basics and current applications and progresses to consider likely future trends. The concept of interactions and heat and mass transfer are reviewed in the context of testing with attention also given to methods of characterisation.
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