Media Coverage
Why Engineers Choose Copper and What Finally Changes the Equation
DexMat's byline on the "density tax" engineers pay for copper's weight, and how Galvorn's specific conductivity and strength change the calculation for signal cables, EMI shielding, and flex applications.
Next-Gen Materials | Sofia Izaguirre
DexMat's Sofia Izaguirre on bridging the production floor and the global market — and life as the only woman on DexMat's production line.
DexMat's manufacturing scale-up featured in Wire Journal International's May issue on the industry preparing to embrace emerging sectors.
Wonder Materials: Bryan Guido Hassin of DexMat
CEO Bryan Guido Hassin explains how Galvorn is made and the many exciting potential applications of this futuristic material.
Why Engineers Are Starting to Rethink Copper
DexMat's Sofia Izaguirre on where copper breaks down first, and what engineers are really considering when evaluating carbon-based alternatives.
Galvorn redefines design for aerospace
"Tougher than steel, less dense than aluminum, as conductive as copper" — CTO Dmitri Tsentalovich on how Galvorn changes wiring and EMI shielding design for next-gen aircraft.
Inside the lab where DexMat creates copper alternative Galvorn
HBJ tours the 3,000-square-foot lab where DexMat's team mixes carbon nanotubes with modern fiber production methods.
Nanomaterial Galvorn Replaces Metals, Stores Carbon, Revolutionizing Industries
A look at how Galvorn's strength, weight, and conductivity profile positions it to displace steel, aluminum, and copper across industries.
Carbon nanotube fiber "textile" heaters could help industry electrify high-temperature gas heating
Rice research, developed with DexMat as commercialization partner, shows CNT-fiber heaters outperforming metal-alloy elements in industrial gas heating.
An alternative to copper: Galvorn
DexMat's pre-seed round and the growing customer demand for Galvorn among wire and cable manufacturers.
Introducing Galvorn: The Lightest, Strongest and Most Flexible Conductive Fiber on the Planet
CEO Bryan Hassin discusses Galvorn's transition from deep materials R&D into production scale and customer qualification.
Q&A: How lightweighting is reshaping EV conductor designs
CTO Dmitri Tsentalovich on conductor mass, thermal loads, and supply resilience in next-generation EV wiring architectures.
DexMat sees data center and investor interest in its copper alternative surging
Houston-based DexMat produces Galvorn, a material that takes its name from J.R.R. Tolkien's work. Its CEO says industries from defense to data centers are lining up to sign agreements.
Houston climatech startup closes $5M seed round to scale copper alternative
DexMat plans to use the recent round to commercially scale Galvorn, its carbon-based conductive fiber, originally developed at Rice University.
DexMat Raises Over $5M In Seed Funding Round
A look at DexMat's Seed round, led by non sibi ventures, and how the capital supports Galvorn's commercial scale-up.
DexMat secures seed round to scale carbon-based conductors for EV wiring
DexMat announced the close of a Seed funding round totaling more than $5 million, bringing total equity funding to $10 million.
CEO Bryan Guido Hassin joins host Markham Hislop to discuss why carbon-based conductors are becoming the new metal.
DexMat Raises Over $5M in Seed Funding
DexMat's Seed round, led by non sibi ventures, will support pilot-scale production and expand its technical and commercial teams.
DexMat: Over $5 Million In Seed Funding Raised To Scale Carbon-Based Copper Alternative Galvorn
DexMat announced it closed a seed funding round totaling over $5 million to scale Galvorn, its lightweight, flexible, carbon-based conductive material.
DexMat, a Houston-based advanced materials developer, raised $5m in seed funding led by Non Sibi Ventures.
DexMat Scales a New Class of Conductive Materials
DexMat closes a Seed funding round of more than $5 million, bringing total equity funding to $10 million.
The Trellis Climate Tech Startup of 2025
DexMat wins the Trellis Impact audience vote among five climate tech finalists, backed by more than $750 million in collective funding.
Bright, circularly polarized black-body radiation from twisted nanocarbon filaments
Twisted Galvorn carbon nanotube filaments can emit circularly polarized thermal radiation with high brightness at temperatures unattainable by existing emitters.
DOE backs Galvorn heat exchanger tech
DexMat and Rice University receive $1.5 million in U.S. Department of Energy funding to replace aluminum or copper fins in heat exchangers with Galvorn.
$10m funding for US heat pump projects
Rice University and DexMat receive DOE funding to enhance the thermal conductivity of carbon nanotube-based fibers for heat exchanger applications.
Carbon nanotubes are paving the way to a greener future
A look at how Galvorn's conductivity, strength, and light weight could make it a powerful copper alternative for the clean energy transition.
An alternative to copper that's less carbon-intensive?
Carbon nanotube startup DexMat, born at Rice University, has materials scientists abuzz with a $3 million seed round from Shell Ventures and others.
Exclusive: DexMat raises $3M to make metals from methane
DexMat says its Galvorn materials can replace steel, aluminum, copper, carbon fiber, and Kevlar armor at a fraction of the weight.
