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Materials generate power from wearer’s movement
August 1st, 2025
A new wearable technology developed by researchers at North Carolina State University can generate up to 300 volts of electricity from friction. Image: NC State University/Pedro Henrique Wink Reis Researchers at North Carolina State University (NC State) have created new wearable technologies that generate electricity from the wearer’s movement. The researchers’ work was based on […]
The growing ground for durable nonwovens
October 11th, 2016
David Nelson was devoted to nonwoven technology at 3M when the Minnesota-based corporate powerhouse became a charter member of The Nonwovens Institute, which launched in 2007 at North Carolina State University. Nelson served on the institute’s industrial advisory board for six years, three years as chairman. He also served for six years on the board […]