A Fabric Revolution. AFFOA Is Weaving the Next Fiber and Textile Revolution

Abstract

Our clothes help define us, yet the fabrics we wear have remained virtually unchanged in many respects for thousands of years. Recent breakthroughs in fiber materials and manufacturing processes soon will allow us to design and manufacture fabrics that see, hear, sense, communicate, store and convert energy, regulate temperature, monitor health and change colorheralding the dawn of a fabric revolution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1029451

Entities

People

  • Abhai Kumar
  • Deborah Kahan
  • Stephen Luckowski

Organizations

  • Picatinny Arsenal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Commerce
  • Construction Materials
  • Contracts
  • Corporations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Leading Edges
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • New Jersey
  • Supply Chain
  • Textile Industry
  • Textiles
  • United States
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Strategic Security Studies