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View article: Flight of the Dodos: History Curriculum at a Large Public University
Flight of the Dodos: History Curriculum at a Large Public University Open
About a decade ago, the history department at the University at Albany, the State University of New York (UAlbany) overhauled its curriculum, believing that creative, wellresearched action would attract majors, resources, and prestige.The …
View article: Auxetic structures from 3D printed hybrid textiles
Auxetic structures from 3D printed hybrid textiles Open
Auxetic structures have been produced using 3D printing and knitted textile materials. A review of other auxetic textiles is presented along with the new materials. A range of configurations were developed, prototyped, and tested to demons…
View article: Textile education during the 2020 pandemic: experiences in US, South Africa and Germany
Textile education during the 2020 pandemic: experiences in US, South Africa and Germany Open
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a major impact on higher education across the world. In this paper we consider how textile education has been impacted and what approaches have been employed to maintain quality education and laboratory experi…
View article: Effect of knit and print parameters on peel strength of hybrid 3-D printed textiles
Effect of knit and print parameters on peel strength of hybrid 3-D printed textiles Open
The influence of knit fabric structure on the adhesion of three-dimensional (3-D) printed textiles was examined. 3-D printing was applied to different elastic knitted fabrics with different amounts of prestretch, typical for 4-D fabric con…
View article: Tailored material properties using textile composites
Tailored material properties using textile composites Open
Lightweighting is essential for the reduction of energy consumption in transportation. The most common approach is through the application of high specific strength and stiffness materials, such as composites and high performance aluminum …
View article: Design of barrier coatings on kink-resistant peripheral nerve conduits
Design of barrier coatings on kink-resistant peripheral nerve conduits Open
Here, we report on the design of braided peripheral nerve conduits with barrier coatings. Braiding of extruded polymer fibers generates nerve conduits with excellent mechanical properties, high flexibility, and significant kink-resistance.…
View article: Multi-material Preforming of Structural Composites
Multi-material Preforming of Structural Composites Open
Fiber-reinforced composites offer significant weight reduction potential, with glass fiber composites already widely adopted. Carbon fiber composites deliver the greatest performance benefits, but their high cost has inhibited widespread a…