Nanotechnology at the molecular level can be used to develop desired textile characteristics, such as high tensile strength, unique surface structure, soft hand, durability, water repellency, fire retardancy, antimicrobial properties, and the like. Indeed, 5 New inventions are here
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Novel sensors could enable smarter Textiles:**
A team of engineers at the University of Delaware is developing next-generationsmart textiles by creating flexible carbon nanotube composite coatings on a wide range of fibers, including cotton, nylon and wool.
Nano-enhanced textiles clean themselves with light:
Researchers from RMIT University in Melbourne have developed a cheap and efficient new way to infuse textiles with tiny strands of silver ? which can degrade organic matter when exposed to light.
Smart Fabric will automatically Cool or Warm You as needed:
Researcher from University of Maryland have created a Fabric that can automatically regulate the heat passage so that it can keep the wearer at comfortable temperature at all times irrespective of whether the surrounding is Cool or Hot.
Washable Smart Fabrics with LEDs:
Researchers at MIT have now embedded high speed optoelectronic semiconductor devices, including light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and diode photodetectors, within fibers that were then woven at Inman Mills, in South Carolina, into soft,washable fabrics and made into communication systems.
New coatings make natural fabrics waterproof:
Now, a team at MIT has come up with a promising solution: a coating that not only adds water-repellency to natural fabrics such as cotton and silk, but is also more effective than the existing coatings.
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