Textiles/Fibers

Semiconductor optical fibers marry the enablement of modern electronic devices of semiconductors with the light-guiding capability of fiber optics. Combining...

Clemson University researchers have developed a method of creating nanofibers with the critical materials features of a butterfly proboscis,...

Clemson University researchers have developed a novel process that uses a molten-core technique to add sapphire (Al2O3) to silica (SiO2)...

Clemson University and University of Illinois researchers have developed a novel optical fiber doped with light absorbing species that heats...

Clemson inventors have designed a new ytterbium fiber (Yb) laser pump for suppressing lasing at traditional Yb wavelengths to overcome...

Clemson University researchers have developed a computational fabrication system that allows for the customization of material properties of fabrics at...

This fiber modification uses channels with re-entrant features in the shape of repeating trapezoids to create highly repellent textiles that...

These composites chemically combine abundant agricultural and petrochemical wastes, allowing for practical reduction of inert wastes that can be used...