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19/12/2017 – Special fibres and yarns: 65 years of the DWI

A research institute changing with the times

Innovative materials research and an exceptionally inter-disciplinary research approach now lie at the heart of the work conducted at the former German Wool Research Institute.

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As part of a number of projects, scientists at the DWI Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials are developing new possibilities for the finishing and functionalisation of surfaces © Philipp Scheffler, DWI

 
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As part of a number of projects, scientists at the DWI Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials are developing new possibilities for the finishing and functionalisation of surfaces © Philipp Scheffler, DWI

 
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The textile carrier material of the filter is equipped with nano-fibres. The scientists are achieving particularly good filtration performance using this combination © Dr. Helga Thomas, DWI

 
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