The audio technology landscape is undergoing a significant transformation with the introduction of ultra-thin speakers that ...

Carbon nanotubes woven into thread-like fibers and sewn into fabrics become a thermoelectric generator that can turn heat from the sun or other sources into other forms of energy. Invisibly small ...

Stab-resistant fabric gains strength from carbon nanotubes, polyacrylate Date: April 19, 2023 Source: American Chemical Society Summary: Fabrics that resist knife cuts can help prevent injuries ...

A growing demand for smart fabrics in different fields that not only serves traditional requirements of protection, safety, fashion, and convenience but also can adjust themselves according to the ...

A new study finds that carbon nanotube film has a combination of thermal, electrical and physical properties that make it an appealing candidate for next-generation smart fabrics.

Chinese researchers have developed a new carbon nanotube insulator that can withstand high temperatures up to 2,600°C, ...

Rice University researchers have produced a "smart" shirt that uses interwoven carbon nanotube fibers to provide steady electrical contact with the skin, allowing for ongoing gathering of data on ...

Someday you may be able to use your crotch or armpits to recharge that cellphone. Heck, maybe there won’t even be a battery, just a capacitor which gets its juice from Power Felt, a fabric that ...

Infusing regular fabrics with single-walled carbon nanotubes turns them into textile supercapacitors that are light, flexible, and even wearable.Read the whole story ...

What’s just a bit thicker than a human hair and has ten times the capability of a human muscle? Polymer-coated carbon nanotube yarn. Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas created this yarn ...