Threads go high-tech - New-age textiles give strength to everything from medical devices to tires (T

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A knitted bag holds a weakened heart, helping it pump blood. Electricity flows through the threads of a battery-powered fleece jacket, keeping the wearer warm. Carbon fibres are braided into structures that look like mushrooms, but are actually prototypes of automotive engine valves.

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