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    Content by Mika Satomi and Hannah Perner-Wilson
    E-Textile Tailor Shop by KOBAKANT
    The following institutions have funded our research and supported our work:

    From 2013-2015 Mika is a guest professor at the eLab at Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee

    From July - December 2013 Hannah was a researcher at the UdK's Design Research Lab

    From 2010-2012 Mika was a guest researcher in the Smart Textiles Design Lab at The Swedish School of Textiles

    From 2009 - 2011 Hannah was a graduate student in the MIT Media Lab's High-Low Tech research group led by Leah Buechley


    In 2009 Hannah and Mika were both research fellows at the Distance Lab


    Between 2003 - 2009 Hannah and Mika were both students at Interface Cultures
    We support the Open Source Hardware movement. All our own designs published on this website are released under the Free Cultural Works definition
    Conductive Materials

    Conductive Pen

    Conductive pens are intended for small fixes and can be used to connect conductive fabric that is not solderable to the metal pins of a components. But we have found them to be finicky and a slight pain. Instead we recommend the range of conductive paints and inks listed in this post:
    >> Conductive Paints and Inks

    Circuit Works Conductive Pen >>http://www.chemtronics.com/products/product.asp?r=1&m=2&id=7

    4 Comments so far

    1. Victor Klymko on August 18th, 2010

      Could you please tell me the density of the dried conductive paint? I need it for research. Thank you.

    2. admin on August 18th, 2010

      Sorry i don’t know the density of the dried conductive paint.

    3. supriya on December 13th, 2012

      could you plz tell me where i will get it? i am interested in purchasing.
      thank you

    4. david chiriboga on February 8th, 2013

      quiero saver precio de los condutive pen stp por mayor

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