NT-MDT congratulates Cornell faculty members and specifically Prof. Juan Hinestroza with winning an AFFOA grant!

Cornell faculty members are key contributors to a public-private partnership that aims to fast-track innovations in “smart” fabrics for use in apparel, transportation, electronics and consumer products, as well as protective gear for soldiers and first responders.

Soshana Smith '09, M.A. '12, a doctoral student in the field of fiber science, and Juan Hinestroza use atomic force acoustic microscopy to measure properties of bicomponent fibers in Hinestroza's Textiles Nanotechnology Laboratory.

See more details at:
http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2016/04/cornell-partners-seek-revolutionize-textile-industry