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launches new G+

textile collection

Directa Plus, a producer and supplier of graphene-based
products for use in consumer and industrial markets, has
announced the launch of two new textile collections containing
the company’s Graphene Plus (G+) by Eurojersey, a producer
of high quality warp-knit technical fabrics under its Sensitive
Fabrics brand, and Colmar. Eurojersey has launched its first
range of G+ enhanced textiles to be marketed under its leading
Sensitive Fabrics brand.

The company says it is receiving increasing interest in G+ from
the textiles industry due to its ability to sustainably produce a
highly-performant fabric that is independently certified as
non-toxic, non-cytotoxic and hypoallergenic for human skin. The Knitted satellite antenna for outer space
inclusion of G+ in textiles is said to provide a
technologically-advanced fabric with unique thermal features:
allowing a homogeneous distribution of the heat produced by Researchers from the Advanced Textiles Research Group (ATRG) are knitting antenna reflectors from high
the human body in cold weather and a heat dispersion effect in performance gold wire to help send and receive radio signals in orbit. The project – in collaboration with space
hot weather. G+ also provides the fabric with a bacteriostatic technology business Oxford Space Systems – is centred on the antennas being lightweight and deployable.
effect that enhances hygiene and anti-odour features, which is
particularly relevant for sportswear and garments that are in The aim is for the knitted antenna to open like an umbrella and form a parabolic shape to reflect high
contact with the body. frequency radio signals. “Few people associate knitting with high-end space technology,” said project lead
Professor Tilak Dias, Head of the ATRG in Nottingham Trent’s School of Art & Design. The wire, which is less
than half a millimetre thick, is gold-plated to make it more resistant to the harsh operational environment of
space. By using advanced knitting techniques, the researchers aim to produce membrane-like structures that
can be shaped into 3D parabolas resembling the ideal reflector antenna geometry.
New jacket with embedded

electronic moisture management New military fabrics from cordura and crye precision

Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Invista’s Cordura brand and Crye Precision have collaborated to create a new
Technology, has played a key role in conducting cutting-edge materials generation of military uniform fabric technology powered by the long-lasting
and technology research as well as clothing physiology analysis of the durability of Cordura fabric combined with lightweight comfort and added mobility.
Hydro_Bot system incorporated in jackets, which confirmed the efficacy
of the technology. In all tests the jackets performed better than existing Made from Crye Precision’s proprietary VTX Ripstop material constructed with
state-of-the-art jackets, and when the electronics were switched on the stretch Cordura NYCO fabric technology, the latest G4 Uniform represents the
difference was remarkable, the institution reports. next generation of combat apparel. It will be featured in the latest instalment of the
Cordura brand’s Meet the Maker series, which highlights the two brands’
“Empa has been delighted to orchestrate the technological development longstanding collaboration. The G4 uniform’s VTX Ripstop fabric construction
and to validate the innovation that makes Hydro_Bot a revolutionary offers multiple benefits when compared to standard 50/50 NYCO Mil-Spec
moisture management solution. While this is a first-generation product, material. Driven by a 17% lighter weight and 4x more breathable material, its
our physiological analysis already shows that electro-osmosis will make it comfort properties are key for consumers who are often wearing uniforms for long
possible to manage moisture in an entirely new way,” commented Prof Dr and demanding periods of time. In the field, its practical technologies include 3x
Gian-Luca Bona, CEO of Empa. higher tear strength and 60% faster drying fabric.

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