NAWAStitch is a new materials concept from NAWA America - the US division of NAWA Technologies - that brings game-changing multi-functionality to carbon fiber composites.

Comprising a thin film containing trillions of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes arranged perpendicular to carbon fiber layers, NAWAStitch acts as ‘nano-velcro’, reinforcing the weakest part of a composite: the interface between the layers.

Carbon fiber composites with NAWAStitch have their shear strength increased by a factor of 100 and shock resistance by a factor of 10. What’s more, a high speed impact results in 50 percent less interior damage versus a conventional carbon composite.

As well as being the optimum way to reinforce the mechanical properties of carbon fiber composites, NAWAStitch can also store electrical energy - making carbon composite materials truly multi-functional.

NAWAStitch has huge potential for uses in automotive, aerospace, space and defense as well as sporting equipment, consumer products and luxury goods.

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