Nanotech transforms cotton fibers into modern marvel

A Cornell University lab is applying nanotechnology to make textiles do a whole range of new and useful tricks.

 

Chemical and biomolecular engineer Juan Hinestroza and his team in the textiles nanotechnology lab are adding tiny bits of metal into fibrous material like cotton. When woven into a textile, the augmented yarn can produce light, kill disease-causing microbes or act as a filter to trap harmful gas. In addition, the metal oxides allow the yarn to be fashioned into conductive components like transistors for Electronics.

Source & further reading:http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2015/07/nanotech-transforms-cotton-fibers-modern-marvel

Corina Marinescu