Velcro
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman - College Senior |
| Discipline(s): |
Manufacturing Engineering Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering |
| Learning Resource Type: | Reference - Article/Document |
| Media Type: | WWW |
| Author(s): |
Jim Ekstrom
Organization: Phillips Exeter Academy |
| Description: | "George de Mestral, a Swiss mountaineer, had the frustrating experience of having burrs attach to his clothing during his hikes. He teamed up in 1948 with a local weaver from a textile plant to design what they called "locking tape". Quite by accident they discovered that nylon, when sewn under ultraviolet light, formed industructable hooks that could match up with nylon loops. The trademarked name Velcro comes from "vel" or velvet and "cro" from the French word crochet which means hook." |
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| Use of Resource: | Interesting example of biometics design. |
| Difficulty: | Easy |
| Interactivity Level: | Low |
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| Publication Date: | November 2008 |
| Platform/Format: | WWW |
| Cost: | Free |
| Download URL: | http://science.exeter.edu/jekstrom/vt/VELCRO/Velcro.html |
| Metadata: | IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
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