Bill and Genevieve Gore Gore-Tex. Ten years later, in 1969, their son Bob made the discovery that led to the Gore-Tex membrane: he stretched the PTFE rapidly, which resulted in expanded PTFE (e-PTFE ...

The new Gore-Tex membrane, which was announced in 2021 and debuted in some 2022 clothing lines, is called ePE. It replaces a membrane made with PTFE, the same compound behind Teflon nonstick coating.

First, a bit of history. W.L. Gore got its start in 1958 when a DuPont chemist, Bill Gore, envisioned some ways to use polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)--the smooth, slippery polymer better known as ...

The rod expanded the length of his wing span without any change to its diameter. He soon discovered the properties of the expanded PTFE, which became known as ePTFE, went beyond cost saving.

Multiple lawsuits accuse W.L. Gore & Associates, the parent company of Gore-Tex, of greenwashing and pollution. ... American ...

PTFE is even suitable to use inside the human body, and it's currently found in stents for opening up arteries. According to Gore, this material is inert so a patient's body won't reject it.

GORE-TEX, the world’s most recognizable waterproof-yet-breathable membrane, is ditching polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) chemicals in favor of ePE.

The new Gore-Tex membrane, dubbed ePE, replaces a membrane made with PTFE, the same compound behind Teflon nonstick coating. Gore’s shift comes amid increased scrutiny of the company’s ...

Robert Gore, a chemical engineer whose lab experiments with a polymer led unwittingly to the invention of Gore-Tex, the versatile, waterproof material used in ski jackets, aortic stent grafts and ...

PTFE is an inert fluoropolymer that doesn’t break down or degrade, and according to Gore (and an independent textile expert I later consulted), is not a PFC of environmental concern – although ...

Robert W. Gore, the inventor of Gore-Tex who turned the Delaware-based W. L. Gore & Associates into a billion-dollar company, died Thursday at the age of 83. Gore, who went by "Bob," is best known ...