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Unlocking the next generation of smart textiles with Galvorn
Unlocking the next generation of smart textiles with Galvorn Modern textiles must satisfy our age-old need for durability and comfort, as well as our increasing...
Galvorn carbon nanomaterials for next-gen smart textiles
Smart textiles are ushering in an exciting new era of tech-enabled clothing and gear-from smart socks that detect anxiety to military gear that can quietly...
DexMat and Rice University project awarded U.S. Department of Energy funding to improve thermal conductivity of Galvorn
It’s a win for both science and industry. This week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $1.5 million in funding to the joint...
Conductive Galvorn: a copper alternative
Of all the materials known to man, perhaps none have played a more significant and transformative role in human civilization than copper. Used as early as...
Galvorn: a carbon fiber alternative with CO2-negative impact
Carbon fiber is prevalent in sports equipment, race cars, boats, wind energy parts, airplane components, and spacecraft. It gained popularity in the late 1950s and...
How airline manufacturers can achieve sustainable aviation with lightweight, carbon-negative Galvorn
Many organizations that oversee commercial aviation – including the International Air Transport Association, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, and the International Civil Aviation Organization –...
How Galvorn carbon nanomaterial can be used in data transfer applications
Demand for ‘smart’ devices that can gather and communicate data has exploded over recent years-a trend that will only pick up exponentially as accelerating connectivity...
How Galvorn carbon nanomaterial can be used in electronic textiles
Advances in electronic textiles and smart clothing are poised to revolutionize everything from life-saving medical wearables to smart athletic shirts-and carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers and...
Why our climate moonshot requires—and inspires—optimism
Humans have a longstanding history of rising to a challenge with moonshot thinking and action From mastering fire to developing life-saving medicines to sending humans...
DEXMAT SHOWCASE AT AFFOA MEMBERSHIP SUMMIT
DexMat recently attended the Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) Membership Summit in Boston to demonstrate prototype garments capable of measuring ECG signals using dry-contact...
GREEN-SCALING NANOTECHNOLOGY IN HOUSTON’S ADVANCED MATERIALS SECTOR
Greater Houston Partnership recently highlighted the unique position Houston has created for companies like DexMat to foster growth in what is considered the “Energy Capital...
GALVORN CARBON NANOTUBE FABRICS: FIRST LOOK
We are proud to announce that our first fabric products made using Galvorn carbon nanotube yarn are now available for sale in our online store....
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AWARDS $200,000 TO DEXMAT, INC FOR PHASE I STTR
Department of Energy Awards $200,000 for Small Business Research and Development to DexMat, Inc. One of 259 Grants Totaling $53Million Nationwide to Support Scientific Innovation...
CABLE CONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PRIZE STAGE 1 WINNERS
On Friday, October 8th 2021, The department of Energy’s advanced materials manufacturing division announced the winners of the CABLE Conductors Manufacturing Prize. In order to compete for...
RICE UNIVERSITY MONITORS HEARTS WITH CARBON NANOTUBE WEARABLE SENSORS
This month in The Lab we’d like to highlight more of the great work being done by Rice University on carbon nanotube yarn applications. Most...
BUILDING CLEAN CARBON AND FUELING A NEW TOMORROW
DexMat co-founder and Rice University Professor Matteo Pasquali and Dr. Carl Mesters of the Shell Technology Center in Houston have written an opinion article in...
CARBON NANOTUBE YARNS PART 1: TWISTED YARNS
This article is the first of a two-part series about how carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers can be twisted or braided into finished yarns. In this...
HYDROCARBON ZERO-EMISSIONS FUTURE
Local Houston area news channel KHOU 11 recently ran a great segment explaining the basics of Rice University’s Carbon Hub and their efforts to make carbon...
REAL ENGINEERING HIGHLIGHTS CARBON NANOTUBES
Earlier this month the Real Engineering Youtube channel posted a great video explaining the basics of carbon nanotubes and their potential to be used in...
USING METHANE TO MAKE CNTS AND HYDROGEN: THE PATH TO A GREENER FUTURE
The use of hydrogen fuel is one of several emerging technologies that may one day lead to a future in which energy is abundant and...
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE AND TEMPERATURE LIMITS OF GALVORN CNT PRODUCTS
Conductive wires made from carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have the potential to serve as lightweight replacements for metal wire in a variety of applications, including aerospace...
FABRIC WEAVE PATTERNS FOR TEXTILES AND COMPOSITES
The term ‘fabric’ describes a structure in which overlapping or connected pieces of material work together to reinforce one another. The traditional material that comes...
CNT FIBER VS. GRAPHENE FIBER
At DexMat, our focus is on producing high-quality fibers and films from carbon nanotubes (CNTs). CNTs are useful because their molecular structure grants them low...
FROM RICE UNIVERSITY: “NO LIMIT YET FOR CARBON NANOTUBE FIBERS”
Researchers at Rice University announced last week that they have acheived new record properties in wet-spun carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers, with a higher tensile strength...
CARBON NANOTUBE FIBERS FOR BALLISTIC ARMOR
The most fundamental challenge of designing armor that can protect the wearer against firearms is balancing the need for protection and stopping power with the...
COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS OF ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBE MATERIALS
In Last week’s post we discussed the many forms in which carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can be incorporated into commercial products. In addition to starting with a high...
RAW VS. PROCESSED CARBON NANOTUBES IN COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS
Since their discovery, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been one of the most well-known and widely-researched materials in the field of nanotechnology. The discovery of their...
ARE CARBON NANOTUBES THE SUPERIOR FILTRATION MATERIAL? PART 2
This article is the second of a two part series to highlight how carbon nanotubes can be used to filter and purify our most vital...
ARE CARBON NANOTUBES THE SUPERIOR FILTRATION MATERIAL? PART 1
This article is the first of a two part series to help us better understand how carbon nanotubes can be used to filter and purify...
ANNOUNCING GALVORN CNT FIBERS AND FILMS FROM DEXMAT
Names are important; anyone who has had to name a child knows this very well. This is also true when it comes to the names...
LIGHTWEIGHT AEROSPACE CABLES
The effects of electromagnetic interactions in aerospace electrical systems are of growing concern due to the increasing susceptibility of system components to electromagnetic interference (EMI),...
THE BEST CONDUCTIVE THREADS FOR E-TEXTILES
Our recent posts here in The Lab have highlighted several applications in which carbon nanotube materials could be used in the near future. This week...
BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF CARBON NANOTUBE MATERIALS
Biomedical engineering is one of the most exciting areas in which experimental work is being done with carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The unique combination of properties...
Advanced materials for electric motor and generator windings
When we examine individual parts of a motor, we can identify areas areas for improvement. We can implement new materials or designs to enhance the...
CARBON NANOTUBE YARN TOUCH SENSOR
DexMat carbon nanotube yarn is conductive, durable, flexible, and lightweight – so naturally, we are excited about its potential to be used in the emerging...
SPACE ELEVATOR KICKSTARTER PROJECT
One of our customers, Dr. Peter Renteln, has recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund experiments in methods of mechanically strengthening carbon nanotube yarns. Dr....
SHEAR TESTING CARBON NANOTUBE YARN WITH AXE (PART 2)
Tyson took a trip to the Class Axe Throwing range in Dallas, TX recently, so it seemed like the perfect time to make a follow-up...
NYLON INSULATED CARBON NANOTUBE YARN
We’ve had a couple of questions about our ability to apply electrical insulation to our carbon nanotube yarn products, so we wanted to provide you...
DAMAGED HEARTS REWIRED WITH CARBON NANOTUBE FIBERS
Today we want to share the following press release from Rice University in order to shine a spotlight on a newly-published paper about an exciting...
CARBON NANOTUBE AUX CABLE
In this video, we demonstrate an auxiliary cable made with carbon nanotube (CNT) conductors and shielding. The cable has two CNT yarn conductors that are...
SHEAR TESTING CARBON NANOTUBE YARN WITH AXE
Some time ago, we uploaded a video showing how well a sample of our carbon nanotube film was able to hold up to an impact...
CARBON NANOTUBE SMART SHIRT
This is the follow-up to our previous video, in which we demonstrated how our carbon nanotube yarn could be stitched into fabric using a conventional...
CARBON NANOTUBE YARN + SEWING MACHINE
Here we show the first part of the process of making a simple wearable electronic display in a t-shirt using our carbon nanotube yarn. We...
NANO-COATING MAKES COAXIAL CABLES LIGHTER
Common coaxial cables could be made 50 percent lighter with a new nanotube-based outer conductor developed by Rice University scientists. RICE UNIVERSITY SCIENTISTS REPLACE...
CARBON NANOTUBE YARN ON YOYO IN ACTION
We are still working on the sewing machine video that we promised last week, but in the meantime, we wanted to put together a fun...
HIGH STRENGTH 130 MICRON CNT YARN
In this video we focus on one of our newly available products, a higher strength version of our 130 micron diameter carbon nanotube yarn.
CARBON NANOTUBE WIRE AND CABLE SHOWCASE INTERWIRE 2019
DexMat is at the Interwire 2019 expo in Atlanta, GA, to talk about our carbon nanotube yarns and films. If you are in the area...
CARBON NANOTUBE FILM SHEAR TESTING
In this video we perform an “amateur” impact test on a sample of our carbon nanotube film by striking a razor blade into it with...
FAILURE CURRENT OF DEXMAT CNT YARN
In this video we demonstrate the amount of electric current that our 500 micron diameter CNT yarn can sustain in air, and compare this to...
PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT: HIGHER STRENGTH CARBON NANOTUBE YARN FROM DEXMAT
In this video we introduce a high strength grade of 200 micron diameter CNT yarn to the catalog of DexMat yarn products! The high strength...
PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT: THIN CARBON NANOTUBE FILM FROM DEXMAT
In this video we introduce 10 micron thick film to the catalog of DexMat film products and show how the film can be easily processed...
HAPPY PI DAY!
Here we show off the difference between Pi grams of copper wire and Pi grams of our carbon nanotube yarn. Full disclosure: some of the...
CARBON NANOTUBE YARN FOR DIY PROJECTS
We have talked with many people who are curious about using our carbon nanotube yarn in their projects or products, so we wanted to show...
CARBON NANOTUBE FIBERS AND MAYPOLE BRAIDER
In this video, we demonstrate the process that we use for braiding carbon nanotube fibers to make EMI shielding braids or braided CNT yarns. These...
RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE FOR CARBON NANOTUBE FIBER/FILMS
A demonstration of the methods & tools we typically use to measure the electrical resistance of our carbon nanotube yarns & tapes. From these measurements we...
CARBON NANOTUBE FILM CELL PHONE SIGNAL JAMMER
In this video we use a quick and easy experiment to demonstrate that our 5 cm wide carbon nanotube tape is able to effectively block...
WIDE FORMAT CARBON NANOTUBE TAPE/FILM
This video demonstrates the array of carbon nanotube tapes that DexMat currently produces. Strong, conductive, and flexible tapes or films up to 5 cm wide...
MAKING CARBON NANOTUBE YARNS
This video shows how carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers can be assembled into yarns or ropes by plying the fibers together with a planetary ropemaking machine....
WILL IT BURN? CNT YARN VS STAINLESS STEEL THREAD
This video highlights the high temperature stability of CNT yarns compared to stainless steel thread by applying a 1430 C butane torch to both materials....
CARBON NANOTUBE TAPE AS LIGHTWEIGHT EMI SHIELDING
In this video we explain how DexMat’s carbon nanotube (CNT) tape has been used to replace the two EMI copper shielding braids typically used in RG316...
DEXMAT CNT TAPE SHIELDED CABLES OFFER 50% WEIGHT REDUCTION
Houston, TX- 12/11/2018. Working in collaboration with Minnesota Wire & Cable Company, DexMat has produced carbon nanotube (CNT) tape shielded RG-316 cables that perform comparably to...
DEXMAT SPACECOM 5 MINUTE PITCH
November 28, 2018. Out of the original 17 semi-finalists, DexMat was selected as one of 5 finalists to pitch at the 2018 SpaceCom Entrepreneur Summit in...
DEXMAT CARBON NANOTUBE WEARABLES IDTECHEX, SANTA CLARA, 2018
Last month we had the opportunity to show off our carbon nanotube yarns and films at the IdTechEx conference in Santa Clara, CA. In this...
CARBON NANOTUBE YARN: WILL IT BURN?
This video highlights the high temperature stability of CNT yarns compared to copper wire by applying a 1430 C butane torch to both materials. The...
SPACE DUST REPELLING CARBON NANOTUBE FIBERS
Abstract: The above video demonstrates how carbon nanotube fibers are integrated into a spacesuit to help spacesuits mitigate dust contamination for future lunar and Mars missions.The...
CARBON NANOTUBE BADMINTON STRINGS IN ACTION
Above is a video demonstrating the performance of a badminton racket that uses strings made solely out of CNT yarn! The racket is strung with...
BADMINTON RACKET STRUNG WITH CNT YARN
This is no ordinary badminton racket! The strings are made entirely out of DexMat CNT yarn, offering superior performance, durability, and the ability to embed...
CARBON NANOTUBE YARN ULTIMATE TENSILE TEST
A demonstration of a test of ultimate tensile break force performed on a carbon nanotube yarn manufactured by DexMat.
FLEXIBLE LOUDSPEAKERS MADE OF NANOWIRES
RESEARCHERS IN SOUTH KOREA MADE A TINY LOUDSPEAKER, AND THEN USED IT TO PLAY A VIOLIN CONCERTO A variety of nanomaterials have been used over...
CNT YARN TAPS NERVES FOR ELECTROCEUTICAL TREATMENTS AND DIAGNOSTICS
(Nanowerk News) Ingested or injected pharmaceuticals can target specific molecules involved in disease processes, but get distributed throughout the body where they can cause unwanted...
SCIENTISTS FINE-TUNE CARBON NANOTUBES FOR FLEXIBLE TERAHERTZ IMAGERS
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed flexible terahertz imagers based on chemically “tunable” carbon nanotube materials. The findings expand the scope of terahertz...
PHYSICISTS DEVELOPING CARBON NANOTUBE CLOTHING TO CHARGE BATTERIES
Engineers with the University of Cincinnati are leveraging a partnership with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to create clothing that can charge your cell phone. Move...
RAW CARBON NANOTUBES VS DEXMAT CARBON NANOTUBE PRODUCTS
Here we show the difference between raw carbon nanotubes and the carbon nanotube yarns and films that we make at DexMat.
ETEXTILE WRISTBAND CONTROLS SMALL HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
VIDEO: WATCH A SIMPLE FABRIC WRISTBAND CONTROL SMALL HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES We have come quite a long way from the TV remote control. Technology has undoubtedly made...
CARBON NANOTUBE FIBERS FOR MILITARY TEXTILE BATTERIES
CARBON NANOTUBES COULD PROVIDE THE MILITARY WITH BATTERY-POWER IN TEXTILES A team from the University of Cincinnati—in a partnership with the Wright-Patterson Air force base—are...
NEW TECHNIQUE PRODUCES ELECTRONIC SMART FABRICS AT INDUSTRIAL SCALES
Meet the bike shorts of the future. Australian scientists have developed a knitting technique capable of producing electrically-conductive Spandex-carbon nanotube hybrid textiles at industrial scales....
MIL-AERO INDUSTRIES EYE CARBON NANOTUBES AS THEY TARGET COST SAVINGS
ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT CARBON NANOTUBESÂ MAY REPLACE COPPER WIRES. Today’s aerospace and aircraft industries focus on size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C), and cost is now often figured...
ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECT APPLICATIONS FOR CARBON NANOTUBES IN MILITARY AEROSPACE SYSTEMS
FLEXIBLE, LIGHTWEIGHT, AND VERSATILE CNTS ARE BECOMING A VALUABLE MATERIAL IN CONDUCTOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE MILITARY AND A HOST OF OTHER MARKETS. Carbon nanotubes are...
PLATING CARBON NANOTUBE YARN WITH COPPER
In this video we provide a brief look at some of the experimental work we are doing to develop new products at DexMat. Here, we...
CARBON NANOTUBE YARN AS CONDUCTIVE TEXTILE THREAD
For a demo, we used a sewing machine to sew two DexMat CNT wires / yarn / rope into a piece of fabric and connect...
GAMMA-RAY SHIELDING PERFORMANCE OF CARBON NANOTUBE FILM MATERIAL
This paper aims to explore the shielding potential of light-weight carbon nanotube (CNT) film materials against gamma-ray generated from americium-241 (241Am) and caesium-137 (137Cs). The...
NANOTUBE FIBERS TESTED AS A WAY TO RESTORE ELECTRICAL HEALTH TO HEARTS
RICE UNIVERSITY, TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE WILL STUDY SOFT, CONDUCTIVE FIBERS’ ABILITY TO BRIDGE SCAR TISSUE Rice University and Texas Heart Institute researchers are studying the...
CARBON NANOTUBE FIBERS MAKE SUPERIOR LINKS TO BRAIN
Carbon nanotube fibers invented at Rice University may provide the best way to communicate directly with the brain. The fibers have proven superior to metal electrodes...