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Aerospace textiles: To the moon and back … and beyond
October 1st, 2023
Jan. 21, 2022, the waning gibbous moon is pictured above the Earth's horizon as the International Space Station orbited 272 miles above the Atlantic Ocean in between the tips of South America and South Africa. Photo: NASA Explorers may not yet have achieved Buzz Lightyear’s ability to go “to infinity and beyond,” but with innovative […]
Process patented to adhere aerogel to nonwovens
June 1st, 2023
Made of up to 99.8 percent air, aerogel is the lightest solid in the world. Photo: Outlast Technologies GmbH Outlast Technologies GmbH in Munich, Germany, has patented the procedure to adhere aerogel to nonwovens, enabling materials as thin as 1–3 mm to be well insulated and still soft and flexible. The treated fabrics, sold under […]
From fashion waste to aerogel
October 1st, 2018
Fashion waste continues to be a problem. It’s estimated that in the U.S. alone, nearly 13 million tons of unwanted garments end up in landfills each year. Researchers at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Engineering have one solution: They developed a method to convert cotton-based fabric waste into highly compressible and ultra-light cotton […]