Technology+Push

=Technology Push= When new technological knowledge, materials or manufacturing processes are the driving force in the development of innovative products this is often referred to as //**Technology Push**.// A good example is [|GORE-TEX®,] a waterproof, windproof and breathable fabric, which was first developed in 1958, when the company founders set out to explore //technology push// opportunities for fluorocarbon polymers, especially polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).


 * Everyone is probably familiar with the use of GORE-TEX® in waterproof clothing, but it is finding many more applications today in fields as diverse as medicine, where it is now used extensively in implant surgery and architecture, where it is used in the design and construction of textile structures. || [[image:GORETEX_windstopper.gif]] ||
 * [[image:goretextiles.jpg]] || [[image:surgicalgoretex.jpg]] ||

To see further information about new 'technology push' applications and explore how these might be used to provide new design opportunities follow the links below to wikidworkspace:

Electroluminescence Supercapacitors Quantum Tunnelling Composite

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