{"id":13909,"date":"2023-04-12T08:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T08:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/?p=13909"},"modified":"2023-10-10T13:19:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T13:19:07","slug":"gore-tex-from-a-basement-to-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shoestechnologies.exum.eu\/?p=13909","title":{"rendered":"GORE-TEX: from a basement to the moon (literally)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

GORE-TEX<\/strong>, one of the most iconic <\/strong>and recognized U.S. brands in the world, exemplifies an enormously successful <\/strong>technology, family and corporate history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the intuition to create an innovative fabric (which occurred in the basement of a house in Newark, Delaware<\/strong>) to its use in spacesuits <\/strong>for astronauts on the moon<\/strong>, just over 23 years have passed.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The famous GORE-TEX logo<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

It was 1958 <\/strong>when Wilbert L. and Genevieve sensed the unexploited potential of PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene polymer). Subsequent experimentation <\/strong>leads Bob Gore<\/strong>, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gore, to apply expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) to create incredibly durable microporous material with extraordinary characteristics<\/strong>, such as low water absorption and excellent weather protection (1969)<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The formula <\/strong>is innovative and it works, and so in 1976 <\/strong>the first outdoor jackets with GORE-TEX laminates, the first breathable<\/strong>, waterproof<\/strong> and windproof fabric <\/strong>on the market, were sold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Success is unstoppable<\/strong>, and in the following years GORE-TEX <\/strong>achieves great success. This fabric, which in the meantime has been granted several patents<\/strong>, is gradually being applied to a great many products in a variety of fields, including footwear<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

What is it and how does the GORE-TEX system work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

But let’s take a step back to explain the added value of this extraordinary fabric and, therefore, the reason for success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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