Nanotec Researches New Fibres

Summary posted by Meridian on 5/1/2008
Source: The Nation
Author: n/a

Thailand’s National Nanotechnology Centre (Nanotec) is investing US$9.5 million to establish the nation’s first pilot plant to produce a new type of fiber that could be used to develop new products for the local textile industry. The article says that it is anticipated that “the technology will help the local textile sector in building competencies in the upstream industry by producing various kinds of new functional fibres and add to the local textile value chain.” The new fiber combines two different polymers, each with unique functionalities. The fiber could potentially be used to develop textiles for medical, sports, and automotive applications. Nanotec's director Wiwut Tanthapanichakoon said that the pilot plant is intended to provide industry with a venue in which to experiment with the new fiber before initiating mass production. Nanotec has also signed a memorandum of understanding with the Taiwan Textile Research Institute to transfer technology related to the development of the new fiber. The article can be viewed online at the link below.

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our team contact us site map	Nanotec Researches New Fibres Summary posted by Meridian on 5/1/2008 Source: The Nation Author: n/a Thailand’s National Nanotechnology Centre (Nanotec) is investing US$9.5 million to establish the nation’s first pilot plant to produce a new type of fiber that could be used to develop new products for the local textile industry. The article says that it is anticipated that “the technology will help the local textile sector in building competencies in the upstream industry by producing various kinds of new functional fibres and add to the local textile value chain.” The new fiber combines two different polymers, each with unique functionalities. The fiber could potentially be used to develop textiles for medical, sports, and automotive applications. Nanotec's director Wiwut Tanthapanichakoon said that the pilot plant is intended to provide industry with a venue in which to experiment with the new fiber before initiating mass production. Nanotec has also signed a memorandum of understanding with the Taiwan Textile Research Institute to transfer technology related to the development of the new fiber. The article can be viewed online at the link below. The original article may still be available at nationmultimedia.com/2008/05/02/technology/technology_30072045.php As tagged by Meridian Institute: Implications: Economic Competitiveness Materials And Manufacturing: Manufacturing, Fiber, Clothing Regions: East and South Asia and the Pacific Stakeholders: Government, Industry, Academia Related Forums: Materials and Manufacturing Economic Competitiveness print format	NDN Home Subscribe Manage Subscription Search News Archives Nanotechnology Quintuples Heating Capacity of Solar Water Heaters -- Renewable Energy Magazine (9/1/2010) Researchers at the University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil, have developed a solar heating system that uses nanotechnology to heat water to five times the temperature of a conventional system, while also permitting the collector surface area to retain up to 98 percent of heat from solar radiation. [More] Pakistan's Science Minister Attacks Funding Cuts -- SciDev.Net (9/1/2010) The Pakistan government has cuts its funds for the Pakistan Ministry of Science and Technology's 2010-2011 budget by almost half, causing the science minister, Muhammad Azam Khan Swati, to criticize his own government. [More] Nanotechnology: Small wonders -- Nature (9/1/2010) This article takes an in-depth look at the United States National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)'s first 10 years - to find out where the money went and what the initiative plans to do next. [More] Nanotech on Farmers' Fields -- Silicon Nutrition (8/31/2010) A plant nutrition study that addresses nano-sized plant nutrients is now available from the Landbouwkundige Uitgeverij G.C. van den Berg (Veenendaal, The Netherlands). [More] More News... Learn how to include these headlines on your own website by clicking here. Please email us if you require text-only versions of the daily emails.