Award Sub-Category: Breakthrough Materials

Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI) and National Research Council Canada (NRC) have co-developed High Conductive Ink. Firstly, high stable appearance structure, such as stretchable and flexible, and apply on printed circuit easily. Secondly, this ink passes the most rigorous test for textiles, mechanical washing. It is a wearable technology.

Dow INFINAIR™ Polyolefin Elastomers are designed for 3D Loop mattresses innovation. 3D loop mattresses made with INFINAIR™ POE enable consumer bedding that is easy to wash, highly durable, super breathable, and cool. It could prevent millions of tons of plastic waste by replacement of traditional PU mattress foams with an easy to recycle material.

Solar leaf, greenish transparent substrate, is actually the flexible PCB on which the micro-sized 3D spherical solar cells are SMD mounted. Those artificial PV leaves, connected to branch and ESS underground, generate power like photosynthesis of real tree. The SOLTRIA can be micro-grid power plant in urban area or even in desert for new smart city