Material Nexus

Another innovation made possible by nanotechnology, Greenyarn LLC’s eco fabric is made from carbon molecules derived from bamboo. Fresh bamboo is dried and heated to 800 degrees C until it turns into charcoal. It’s then processed into very fine nano particles, combined with other fibers, and woven into yarn. Pure bamboo fabric is said to have the texture of silk. (Note: the image above is magnified).

German paper specialist Mondi released the world’s first paper utilizing nanotechnology. Each sheet is covered with 25 trillion nanoparticles per side that combine the qualities of coated and uncoated paper into a single versatile sheet that, they claim, will revolutionize laser color printing.