| Technological Practice Case Study |
March 2009 |
| Soft Materials TECHNOLOGY |
YEARS 7-10 / 11-13 |
| Secure Couture |
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Scientists at AgResearch have combined merino wool with synthetic fibres to produce a new stab-proof material that can be manufactured and worn as a normal garment.
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| FOCUS POINTS include: |
SUPPORT MATERIAL: |
Outcome development and evaluation
- Ongoing research, experimentation,
analysis, testing and evaluation against
the specifications
Technological Products
- Properties of materials and their
performance capability; formulation of
new materials
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- www.agresearch.co.nz/textiles/docs/
textile-processing.pdf
- www.agresearch.co.nz/publications/
agresearch-textiles.pdf
- www.woolequities.co.nz/keratec.htm
- www.scionresearch.com/research/
materials-and-energy/wood-and-fibretechnology
- www.sciencelearn.org.nz/contexts/
just_elemental/people/professor_
deliang_zhang
- www.sciencemediacentre.
co.nz/2008/09/26/biomaterials-fromanimal-
blood-to-plastic
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