Elmarco begins construction of a unique research centre

05 Aug '08

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Since May and June the development of new nanofibre textiles and materials for the US Army has been taking place in the USA, with the help of Elmarco researchers, and using the Nanospider technology, which the company developed in cooperation with the Technical University in Liberec.

Elmarco is cooperating with the North Carolina State University on the first project and with MIT on the project for the army.

Together with Stellenbosch University in the Republic of South Africa, the Liberec company is developing nanofibre yarns which are to have unique characteristics, for example the ability to reduce water permeability or maximize protection against the transmission of infection.

The Liberec company has a number of other partnership contracts for cooperation on research in preparation. One concrete project just about to begin in Singapore is with the University of Singapore, and will be concerned with the development of filtration materials as well as the production of special panels for a revolutionary use of solar energy.

Another project in the pipeline is with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - CSIRO in Australia which is concerned with materials capable of maximum sound absorption as well as being thermally insulating, and composite materials of high rigidity. Research in Asia and Australia will commence this autumn.

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