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Graphene offers fresh possibilities for heat-protective clothing

06/03/2015

Germany-based textile research group the Hohenstein Institute is collaborating on an EU-funded project to look at how graphene might be applied to heat-protective clothing. Graphene is 100 times stronger than steel,  conducts heat and electricity and is nearly transparent. Project manager Dr Roshan Paul said: "Over the next three years, the...

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