Despite their immense potential, the road to translating the superlative properties of individual carbon nanotubes into high-performance macroscopic fibers and yarns has been fraught with challenges.

Drexel researchers have developed a way to coat cellulose yarn with flakes of a type of conductive, two-dimensional material, called MXene, to imbue it with the conductivity and durability it needs to ...

ARNHEM, Netherlands (May 31)—Acordis Industrial Fibers has invested an undisclosed amount in a new, cost-efficient one-step process for making polyester tire yarns. The process, for spinning advanced ...