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Fabrics could soon be generating electricity – thanks to the
efforts of scientists at the US department of energy’s SLAC
national accelerator laboratory. The team have used slivers
of diamond to assemble electric wires just three atoms wide,
paving the way for the electricity generating fabrics.
The atoms are put together ‘Lego-style’ and could
potentially be used to build tiny wires for applications using
both electricity and light, and for materials conducting
electricity without any loss. See page 9 for the full story.
Everyone knows there is a new president in town – and
there’s also a new one occupying the hot seat at the Wire
Association International. David Hawker took over as 64
th
president of the association on 1
st
January. During his one-
year term he will also serve as chairman of the board of
directors, and serve on the WAI’s conference programming
committee.
He currently works as vice president and general manager
of Nexans Energy Cable North America. Turn to page 11 for
the full details.
Southwire is closing its manufacturing facility in Flora, Illinois,
although it will operate at a limited capacity until the fourth
quarter of this year. The company’s plan also includes
moving operations at the Dallas customer service center
in Arlington, Texas, to Denton, Texas. Find all the details on
page 12.
David Bell
Editor
EDITOR
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