Textiles & Apparel · Recorded milestone
Gore-Tex
Recorded year1969
Stretched PTFE membranes make fabric waterproof yet breathable.
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- Teflon (PTFE)Recorded · 1938enables
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No connections of this kind are recorded.
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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.