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New development- Electricity from Yarns Highly twisted coiled carbon nanotube yarns termed “twistron,” generate electricity efficiently. A team of international scientists from the United States, South Korea and China led by researchers at The University of Texas-Dallas (UT Dallas) and Hanyang University, South Korea have reported in Science magazine that these harvester yarns in electrochemical environment can transform mechanical energy to electricity without any external voltage source, in other words without the need of external batteries. link |
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Three-Dimensional Highly Stretchable Conductors from Elastic Fiber Mat with Conductive Polymer Coating The manufacture of stretchable conductors with well-reserved electrical performance under large-degree deformations via scalable processes remains of great importance. In this work, a highly stretchable 3D conductive framework consisted of polyurethane fiber mat (PUF) and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) is reported through facile approaches, electrospinning and in situ interfacial polymerization, which was then backfilled with poly(dimethylsiloxane) to obtain 3D conductors. The excellent stretchability of the 3D conductive network imparted the as-prepared electrode superior mechanical durability. What’s more, the applied strains can be effectively accommodated by the arrangement and orientation of the fibers resulting in relatively stable electrical performance with only 20% increased resistance at 100% stretching. Meanwhile, the resistance of the conductor could keep constant during 2000 times of bending and showed slightly increase during 100 times of 50% stretching. The potential in the applications of large-area stretchable electrodes were demonstrated by the construction of LED arrays with the PUF based conductors as electrical connections. link |
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Could Bacteria-Coated Nanofiber Electrodes be Key to Cleaning Polluted Water? Researchers from Cornell University have recently discovered a cost-effective and unique method of cleaning wastewater. Bioelectrochemical engineers and material scientists made nano fiber electrodes from electro-spun carbon then covered them in PEDOT, a conductive polymer. This coating allowed a certain type of bacteria, *Geobacter sulfurreducens, to be applied electrically. The entire process takes several hours until it forms an easily visible sheet of nanofibers. (more)
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Making wires of polymers chains Researchers model new route to molecular wires suitable for use in miniature electronics read the story |
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Fed grant backs nanofiber development: Rice University joins Department of Energy 'Next Generation Machines' initiative Rice University scientists who developed conductive fibers made entirely of carbon nanotubes will enhance their invention with the aid of a grant from the Department of Energy. Read the release here |
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A Better Material for Flexible Electronics Recently a group of researchers at the University of Illinois College of Engineering have developed a type of textile made of thin carbon nanotubes (CNT) that is highly conductive and has a toughness that is about 50 times higher that current copper films used nowadays. Carbon nanotubes are tiny cylinders of graphene with a diameter of few nanometers (nm) – this is about 1,000 times thinner than a human hair. Even with size, CNT are much stronger that steel of carbon fiber, more conductive than copper and lighter than aluminum. However, to assemble and weaving nanotubes to create a particular structure is very difficult given their sizes and the difficulty in controlling their geometry. more |
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Touch-sensitive fibers put new twist on controlling electronic devices We're used to touchscreens, but now researchers have created new, touch-sensitive fibers that can be used to interact with electronic devices. The microscopic fibers are soft, stretchable and capable of detecting touch, strain and twisting, all of which could lead to new sorts of wearable devices and sensing applications. The fibers created at North Carolina State University are made of a extremely thin strands of a tube-like polymer filled with a liquid metal alloy of eutectic gallium and indium (EGaIn). The strands are a few hundred microns in diameter, or just a little thicker than a human hair. more |
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Circuitex® Conductive Technology Advances Design Flexibility in Smart Apparel SCRANTON, Pa., Feb. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Biomaterials, Inc., a global leader in conductive solutions for smart textiles applications, has collaborated with Bemis Associates to develop a seamless, conductive advanced material that allows for simple and durable integration of electronics into apparel. This fully-bonded, conductive material is engineered with Noble's Circuitex® technology and provides for the detection, transmission and protection of electronic signals in a soft and flexible format. Its unique construction provides designers with complete freedom to design smart garments with integrated stretch and durability using Bemis Sewfree® Bonding. more |
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How researchers created twisted semiconductors for 3D projection Editor comment: We've long maintained that we expect entire circuits to be embedded in a fiber, just like a highway has gas stations, traffic lights, etc. enroute. A team of chemical engineers guided the attachment of small semiconductor nanoparticles to each other by learning from nature’s very own twisted structures: DNA and proteins Researchers at the University of Michigan and the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel teamed up to discover a way to mass-produce spiral semiconductors that can produce 3D images. In the future, this could mean that smartphones and other consumer electronics devices could be capable of producing 3D images. more |
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Are smart textiles ready for the real world? Over the past decade, there has been a slow but sure evolution of wearable electronics, including smart textiles, designed primarily to monitor body functions and communicate with the Internet of Things. But a great many were not especially wearable, and some never made it out of the lab. The tide, however, seems to be turning. Read more |
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Conductive Yarn Industry Report introduced a Market Segment, Product Types, with Sales, Revenue, Price, Market Share and Growth, focuses on top players in these regions/countries, Size, Share, Demand, Analysis, Manufacturers, Type and Application, Forecast 2016 to 2021 Global Conductive Yarn Industry 2016 is an analytical research report that delves into the dynamics of the global Conductive Yarn industry.It presents an executive-level blueprint of the market with key focus on its operations in globe. In a lucid chapter-wise format, the report presents the historical statistics of the Conductive Yarn market in addition to studying the competitive landscape. The purpose of this study is to present a comprehensive overview of the market for industry participants. Key findings of this report will help companies operating in the Conductive Yarn market to identify the opportunities that they can capitalize on to propel growth. The study analyzes the Conductive Yarn industry in detail. To begin with, it enumerates the primary market operations, evaluating the nature and specific characteristics of products and services it provides. In the following chapters, the study classifies the Conductive Yarn market in terms of its varied product types, applications, network of supply chain, and geography. Based on the market segmentation, the report analyzes the competitive landscape of the Conductive Yarn market and lays down the development status of key regions in globally. MORE |
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Knitted muscle could power the supersuits of the future Knitting isn’t just for grandmas: Scientists are using the process to make artificial muscle that moves more like we do. In a study published today in Science Advances, researchers created a textile actuator, or textuator—a new kind of smart fabric that can control movement. They coated cellulose (an organic compound found in plant cell walls that makes up everything from plastic to cotton fibers) “yarn” with a special polymer called polypyrrole that shifts and stretches in response to electricity. The team found that woven smart yarn was able to withstand great force, whereas a knitted pattern was able to stretch. more
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Self-healing, stretchable, transparent and
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Progress for solar powered smart textiles
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Research: self-charging fibres for smart textiles
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Medical textiles: what’s next?
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DuPont Microcircuit Materials Introduces Pure
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IPC Meeting on Standards for Textiles and Stretchable/Wearable Printed Electronics was held in late December. Contact us for a report of that meeting. |
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Bendy artificial muscle is made of pure nylon, still stronger than you An MIT breakthrough allows engineers to create artificial muscles that bend by simply heating nylon fibers. more Thisit is an exciting breakthrough, and the editor wonders if artificial nerves can't also be created with conducitve fibers. |
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Intel is laying off a major portion of its wearables group Intel is denying that the company is stepping back from wearables, though has not directly commented on the layoff news. Here is the company’s statement in full (more) |
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Graphene-fed silkworms produce super-strong, electrically conductive silk Here's an unsual story: Scientists may have found another use for silk. Previously, the natural protein fiber was predominantly used in the textile industry. Researchers have now observed that the properties of silk can be manipulated if silkworm larvae are fed a new-age diet consisting of graphene and carbon nanotubes. Read more |
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Rice University Researchers Find Ways to Improve Graphene Nanoribbons For decades, carbon fiber has been considered as a pillar of strength in the field of materials manufacturing. Rice University scientists are now finding ways to improve these carbon fibers to enhance its properties. The scientists discovered that the polymer chains that develop a common carbon fiber are susceptible to misalignment during the manufacturing process. This misalignment is considered as a defect that the researchers compared to a faulty zipper that leads to weakening of the product. (Picture and more) |
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Here's a Patent for Metalized Coating of Optical Fibers Interesting patent, details. By the way, one of our members might have a simpler method. Give us a call.
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Highly Conductive and Flexible Fiber for Textile Electronics Obtained by Extremely Low-Temperature Atomic Layer Deposition of Pt Sparse details at: link |
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Scientists Use Bacteria to Create Super-Thin Electrical Wires The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has sponsored a team of scientists that has genetically modified a common soil bacteria and used it create electrical wires-- thousands of times thinner than a human hair-- that can conduct electricity. Shrinking electronics is not a new concept. As electronic devices expand function and applications, researchers seek technology that is smaller, faster and more powerful than ever before. With that research, advances in nanotechnology that allow industry experts to manufacture materials that are only billionths of a meter in thickness, have become possible. more |
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A Chemist and a Designer Team Up to Weave Solar Panels Into Fabric
For years, fabric designer Marianne Fairbanks made
solar-charged handbags. Her company, Noon Solar, was geared toward
the high-end, urban-based fashion market and, at its peak, was
selling in 30 stores in the United States and Canada. While Noon
Solar closed its doors in 2010, Fairbanks, who joined the University
of Wisconsin-Madison in 2014 as an assistant professor in the school
of human ecology, was still intrigued with the concept of solar design.
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Global metal coated fiber market likely to grow with double-digit rate during 2016 to 2021 Stratview Research announces the addition of a new market research report on Global Metal Coated Fiber Market by Material Type (Nickel, Copper, Aluminum, and Others), by Application Type (EMI Shielding, LSP/ESD, and Others ),by Form of Use (Adhesive Tape, Surface Film, and Conductive Prepreg), by Plating Type (Electroless Plating, Electroplating, and Others), by Sales Channel (Direct Sales and Distributors), and by Region (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World), Trend, Forecast, Competitive Analysis, and Growth Opportunity: 2016-2021. This market report from Stratview Research studies the global metal coated fiber market over the period 2010 to 2021. The research report provides detailed insights on the market dynamics to enable informed business decision making and growth strategy formulation based on the opportunities present in the market. more
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Conductive Composites opens second fiber coating line
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Micro-Coax Acquired CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE:CSL) today announced the acquisition of Micro-Coax, Inc., a leading global supplier of high-performance, high frequency coaxial wire and cable, and cable assemblies for mission-critical RF/microwave applications for defense, satellite, test and measurement and other industrial customers. With annual sales of approximately $45 million and 235 employees, Micro-Coax has manufacturing facilities in Pottstown, PA and a joint venture operation in Blackburn, UK. The company has been in business for over 50 years and is a supplier to the world’s leading defense, aerospace and electronics companies. Micro-Coax designs, manufactures and sells customized, high-reliability wire and cable for signal transmission on defense, space and satellite platforms and in high-end industrial equipment. The company’s well-known brands include UTiFLEX® flexible microwave cable assemblies, UTiFORM® hand formable cable, M-FLEX® cable assemblies and ARACON® metal clad fiber. more |
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LG Innotek unveils flexible textile pressure sensors LG Innotek today announced a development of new concept textile flexible pressure sensors. This sensor senses pressure from the entire surface of the sensor and it is even bendable. Read more |
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"Smart Shirt" Keeps IndyCar Racer Kanaan on Track Another example of a smart shirt in action--using conductive fibers, of course. Read the Dalas story here. |
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Microsoft Mood Shirt Reacts To and Influences Feelings. Conductive fibers and smart fabrics are increasing in importance every day. Read the story here. |
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Hyper-Giant Conductivity Observed at Room Temperature Berlin/IDTechEx: Hyper-Giant Conductivity Observed at Room Temperature in metal/carbon compouind materials using 3-D lithoography with x,y, and t beam control for this Koops-GranMat®, process. Koops-GranMat® can replace cooled superconducting materials in present appications and will revolutionaze electronics, THz switching, photonics, and energy transport. For information contact Hans W. P. Koops in Ober-Ramstadt, Germany hans.koops@t-online.de Dr. Koops and your editor spent considerable time toegther in Berlin, and we feel this process might be truly revolutionary. |
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U.S. Consortium Commits $317 Million for Advanced Textiles Development A newly-announced private/public collaboration will invest $317 million towards developing the next generation of textile innovations in the United States. According to a statement from the U.S. Department of Defense, a consortium of 89 manufacturers, universities, industry and non-profits organized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will form the New Revolutionary Fibers and Textiles Manufacturing Innovation Hub. The consortium – operating as Advanced Functional Fabrics of America – will be leading the research work, under the management of the U.S. Army. The U.S. Department of Defense will invest $75 million in the program, which will be combined with nearly $250 million in contributions from non-federal entities to fund the next generation fiber-textile chain research. Leading technology firms such as Bose, Intel and many innovative textile companies are involved in the effort. The new revolutionary fiber institute is the eighth manufacturing innovation hub initiative by President Obama administered through the U.S. Department of Defense. These institutes are aimed at developing high-tech sectors in the U.S. to enable them to be competitive, especially in the manufacturing sector. citation |
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Hemp waste fibers form basis of supercapacitor more conductive than graphene Comprised of a lone hexagonal honeycomb lattice layer of tightly packed carbon atoms, graphene is one of the strongest, lightest, and most conductive compounds ever discovered. Bottom line, it’s an extraordinary composite. However, a scientist from New York’s Clarkson University says he’s found a way to manufacture hemp waste into a material “better than graphene.” Moreover, the scientist — known to his peers as Dr. David Mitlin — says creating this graphene-like hemp material costs but a minuscule fraction of what it takes to produce graphene. more |
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Textile Electronics Standards Workshop to be Held at NC State University A workshop that will be held at the campus of North Carolina State University on the topic of standards for wearable devices, to be held March 8th and 9th. One entire day of the workshop will be focused on standards for textile electronics. Here is a link to the workshop....http://www.assistworkshops.com/wearable-standards/ . |
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The Iron Stepping Stones To Better Wearable Tech
Without Semiconductors
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New Type of Nanowires, Built with Natural Gas Heating A team of Korean researchers, affiliated with UNIST has recently pioneered in developing a new simple nanowire manufacturing technique that uses self-catalytic growth process assisted by thermal decomposition of natural gas. According to the research team, this method is simple, reproducible, size-controllable, and cost-effective in that lithium-ion batteries could also benefit from it. read more |
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Fiber Optics Transmit Data and Power Over Same Cable In the latest attempt to confront the growing power demands of wireless communications, a research team from the University of Electro-Communications in Japan has invented a fiber optic system that transmits both data and power over the same cable. The research team, led by Motoharu Matsuura, has shown that the new system is capable of sending up to 60 watts over a distance of 300 meters. The researchers suggest that the fiber optic cable would be ideal for the growing infrastructure behind small cells—low-power, short-range radio terminals that backhaul data from the edge of a wireless network. read more |
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Breakthrough enables ultra fast transport of electrical charges in polymers A research team at Umeå University has showed, for the first time, that a very efficient vertical charge transport in semiconducting polymers is possible by controlled chain and crystallite orientation. These pioneering results, which enhance charge transport in polymers by more than 1,000 times, have implications for organic opto-electronic devices and were recently published in the journal Advanced Materials. more |
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Micro-Coax Announces Price Reduction on ARACON
Fibers and Braids
Micro-Coax announced today that the company has
significantly reduced prices, as much as forty percent, on ARACON
fibers and braids. more
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Nano-Coating makes Coaxial Cables Lighter: Rice University scientists replace metal with carbon nanotubes for aerospace use Common coaxial cables could be made 50 percent lighter with a new nanotube-based outer conductor developed by Rice University scientists. The Rice lab of Professor Matteo Pasquali has developed a coating that could replace the tin-coated copper braid that transmits the signal and shields the cable from electromagnetic interference. The metal braid is the heaviest component in modern coaxial data cables.- See more This could be a game changer if the coatings are robust. |
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500 LEDs Bring an Interactive Textile to Life Fabric can be so much more than just the materials we use to keep ourselves clothed and warm. Fabric can be alive. And 29-year-old Swedish textile designer Malin Bobeck is an artist who breathes life into fabric. We last covered her work while she was still a student at the Swedish School of Textiles, weaving glowing fabrics with optical fibers. The story This is really exciting! |
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Shocking! 'Electric Eel' Fibers Could Power Wearable Tech Stretchy fibers that mimic electric eels could be woven into clothing to power wearable technology one day, new research suggests. In experiments, these flexible fibers produced enough power to run electronic lights and watches. Read more... |
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Can Carbon Nanotubes Replace Copper? This is the BIG question! Now, a new technology, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), is emerging that could someday become a lightweight alternative to copper wire or conductive shielding in automotive, aerospace and defense applications. A carbon nanotube is composed of a single layer of carbon atoms in a cylindrical configuration. The tubes can be single-walled or multiwalled. CNTs have been constructed with a length-to-diameter ratio of up to 132,000,000-to-1. read the article |
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Manufacturing Wearable Computers with 3D-Printed Textiles |
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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE FIBERS AS A DATA INTERFACE United States Patent Application 20150380843 Abstract: An apparatus and method for using conductive adhesive fibers as a data interface are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: a first array of conductive adhesive fiber fastener pads configured for attachment to a first item; a second array of conductive adhesive fiber fastener pads configured for attachment to a second item, each pad of the first and second array being fabricated with a hook or loop removable fastener, each removable fastener being electrically conductive, the first array of pads being arranged to align with the second array of pads to create a plurality of independent electrical connections when the first item is removably attached to the second item, the plurality of independent electrical connections establishing a data interface connection between the first item and the second item. link |
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LiU researchers create electronic plants Using semi-conductive polymers, both analog and digital electronic circuits can be created inside living flowers, bushes and trees, as researchers at Linköping University Laboratory for Organic Electronics have shown. The results are being published in Science Advances. With the help of the channels that distribute water and nutrients in plants, the research group at the Laboratory for Organic Electronics, under the leadership of Professor Magnus Berggren, have built the key components of electronic circuits. In an article in Science Advances, they show how roses can produce both analog and digital electronic circuits, which over the long term could be used, for example, to regulate the plant’s physiology. more Editor's comments: Now the big question is whether we, as a species, will have the wisdom to use this for good or for evil. |
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Patent pending conductive fiber/textile transistor available for licensing
The Italian National Research Council announces a
patent pending technology available for licensing.
The proposed invention relates to a conductive fiber material
that has been obtained starting from a textile fiber, that can be
natural or artificial. Such fiber can be modified by
functionalization with metal nanoparticles and by treatment with a
conductive polymer. Both these treatments contribute to make
this fiber conductive at the level of a metal wire, thus enabling the
use of these fibers for making electrical connections in textile forms.
In addition, starting from this fiber, also the concept
of textile transistor has been developed, thus providing the
basic block of any complex electronic circuit in textile
form. PFor information, contact: Paolo
Foà. Managing partner, N&G Consulting, Technology Transfer
and Licensing; Corso Di Porta Vittoria, 9; 20122 Milano - Italy
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND THE INDUSTRIAL FABRICS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL TO HOST FIRST-EVER SMART FABRICS SUMMIT read details on our website, here: http://www.cfibermfg.com/releases |
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Sensing a Change: Q&A with Deepak Prakash, Global Director of Marketing for Digital Health at Vancive Medical Technologies As the Council has discussed previously, this is an area ripe for innovation and inclusion of conductive fibers. Read Deepak's article here. |
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Drew Freed Appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Micro-Coax |
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Beki-Shield® stainless steel fibers for conductive plastics Beki-Shield® is a stainless steel filler material used in plastic compounds to provide electrical conductive properties. They can be used as a master-batch and have been designed for easy dispersion into the polymer matrix for both injection molding (dry blend) and for compounding. Beki-Shield® is also available in rovings. information |
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Flexible sensors come to market thanks to tens of millions of investment
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ARACON: The strength of KEVLAR® brand fiber with the conductivity of metal www.araconfiber.com |
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Functional catalyst for alternative fuel source by depositing nanosheets on a flexible carbon cloth
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New nanomaterial maintains conductivity in 3-D
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New Layering Process Brings Graphene's 2D
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Capacitive Fabrics Are Creating Batteries You Can Wear
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Nanotube Fibers May Restore Electrical Health To
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Super-stretchy fibers made by wrapping carbon nanotubes around rubber (Nanowerk News) An international research team based at The University of Texas at Dallas has made electrically conducting fibers that can be reversibly stretched to over 14 times their initial length and whose electrical conductivity increases 200-fold when stretched. Read more. Be sure to watch the video, and more here. . |
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Conductive Composites Nate Hansen and George Hansen owners and founders of Conductive Composites gave the group a tour of their manufacturing line and described how they manufacture shielded wire and other things. They reinforce plastic with carbon fiber which increases the strength. Conductive Composites makes materials that shield digital electronics from outside electronic signals. Conductive Composites is currently in the process of moving a manufacturing line from the Green River plant to the Cleveland plant. The article
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Researchers Fabricate Electrically Conductive Nanocomposite Laminate with Less Graphene Loading Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a new method for commercial-scale fabrication of graphene. This could lead to significant advances in flexible electronics, and could possibly change the manner in which graphene is viewed and utilized. The story
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Tiny wires could provide a big energy boost |
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Fibers Made by Transforming Materials |
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New technology using silver may hold key to
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Google Wants You to Control Your Gadgets with
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Conductive Fiber Used
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Top 9 Things You Didn’t Know about Carbon
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ORNL demonstrates first large-scale graphene fabrication OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 14, 2015 -- One of the barriers to using graphene at a commercial scale could be overcome using a method demonstrated by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Graphene, a material stronger and stiffer than carbon fiber, has enormous commercial potential but has been impractical to employ on a large scale, with researchers limited to using small flakes of the material. more |
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Graphene paint could power homes of the future Editorial conmment: This is really exciting. Now let's put this on a fiber and get a fiber circuit. the story
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Microcombing Could Make Carbon Nanotube Films
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Rice University lab extends meniscus-mask process
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President Obama Launches Competition for New
Textiles-Focused Manufacturing Innovation Institute; New White House
Supply Chain Innovation Initiative; and Funding to Support Small Manufacturers ALSO more information here |
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Global conductive yarn industry research report, 2015 just published
2015 Deep Research Report on Global Conductive Yarn
Industry ?is a new market research publication announced by
Reportstack. This report is a professional and depth research report
on Global Conductive Yarn industry. Complete report available @ 2015 Deep Research Report on Global Conductive Yarn Industry |
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Energy Generating Cloth Invented: Wearable Triboelectric Nanogeneration
Scientists have successfully tested energy-generating
cloth that could be used to charge wearable technologies such as
smart watches and personal electronics - meaning you could soon be
charging your mobile phone as you walk. read
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Explore the Radical New Enabling Technologies Behind Wearable Technology. Europe's biggest wearable technology event exploring the upcoming technologies and their market drivers. Wearable Technology Europe - 28-29 April 2015 | Berlin, Germany If you seek to understand the driving trends, what is needed next and the state-of-the art technology developments, take a look at the event at www.IDTechEx.com/wteurope. Spaces are limited to ensure balance between fashion brands and suppliers. |
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Cornell student designs maternity clothes that would monitor the mother's health
THACA, N.Y -- Mothers-to-be spend a lot of time
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New Fibers Could Lead to a More ‘Natural’ Neuroprosthesis Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a new complex multimodal fiber system that may be able to transmit drugs, light and electrical signals to the brain, according to a paper published in Nature Biotechnology. Polina Anikeeva, PhD, professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering stated the fibers could ultimately be used for precision mapping of responses of different regions of the brain or spinal cord, resulting in a new type of neuroprosthesis. more |
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Smart Fabrics & Wearable Technology 2015 Dates Released! Join us in the 11th edition and always changing Smart Fabrics & Wearable Technology Conference taking place May 11-13 in San Francisco! In 2015 we will concentrate on bridging the gap between disciplines and creating a forum of discussion and collaboration between fields. 2014 was the most successful conference to date with over 300 industry leaders discussing the latest technology and product developments, markets, applications and human centered design, now we're striving to top it while planning for our 2015 conference! http://www.smartfabricsconference.com/ |
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Integral, Conductive Composites developing nickel-plated CF capacity Integral Technologies Inc. and longtime supplier Conductive Composites Co. LLC have signed a memorandum of understanding for dedicated nickel-plated carbon fiber manufacturing capability. Integral will supply equipment, and Conductive Composites will start a separate manufacturing line in a new facility in a to-be-identified location for production of conductive fibers that Integral’s wholly owned subsidiary ElectriPlast Corp. proposes using in potentially metal-replacing polymer and composite products for electromagnetic shielding applications. source
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The Economist
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