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April 2015

Getting heat to the tips with smart fabrics

1 April 2015
Smart textiles developed at Nottingham Trent University are being used to develop gloves which can help alleviate the pain caused by Raynaud's phenomenon.
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Smart tags alert to detergents

1 April 2015

Freshly washed laundry which can lead to itching and redness for those with sensitive skin is often caused by an aggressive detergent that was not completely removed by rinsing.

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New range of halogen-free nanocoatings

1 April 2015
Belgium's Europlasma introduced an expanded range of its Nanofics nanocoatings at the recent Filtech exhibition and conference in Cologne (February 24-26).
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Adding EMS technology to clothing

1 April 2015
The winner of the ISPO Brand New Sportswear Award 2015 was Wearable Life Science (WLS), of Frankfurt, Germany, for the integrated EMS Antelope suit which is to be commercially launched in the first ha
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New fibre system for brain monitoring

1 April 2015
A system of multimodal fibres developed at MIT could deliver optical signals and drugs directly into the brain, along with providing simultaneous electrical readout to continuously monitor the effects
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3D printing, bionic LEDs and smart textiles in Geneva

1 April 2015
At the 2015 Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland from March 5-15th, Edag, based in Wiesbaden, Germany, introduced the striking-looking Light Cocoon concept car, characterised by a number of cutting edge t
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Stronger than spider silk

1 April 2015
Limpets - the small aquatic snail-like creatures with conical shells that cling to rocks- have teeth with biological structures that are strong than spider silk and could serve as inspiration for tomo
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UK pledges GBP40 million to biosynthetics

1 April 2015
The UK's business secretary Vince Cable has announced a new GBP40 million funding programme for synthetic biology, with GBP32 million to be split between new research centres in Manchester, Edinburgh
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Silicon nanofibres boost battery power

1 April 2015
Researchers have developed a material based on silicon nanofibres they believe can be used to boost the capacity of batteries in electric vehicles and personal electronics.
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EcoTitan from Irema

1 April 2015
Filter media manufacturer Irema is now making its own compact fully-synthetic filter systems for industrial filtration applications featuring engineered nanofibre layers.
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Smart fabrics for aquaculture

1 April 2015
Seaweed could be an important resource for food and feed ingredients, biochemicals and the production of biofuels, but so far it's been under-exploited because it's difficult to harvest efficiently on
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Fabric that kills on contact

1 April 2015
Professors Vijay Mannari and Subhas Ghosh of Eastern Michigan University have received US patent 8,764,851 for a durable, washable, antibacterial fabric created with a grant from the army.
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Seamless Devices for nanoscale transistors

1 April 2015
Science and technology development and commercialisation company Allied Minds, of Boston, Massachusetts, has entered into an exclusive, worldwide licensing agreement with Columbia University and forme
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CareJack helps with the lifting

1 April 2015
A new smart electronic vest has been developed to assist workers in lifting heavy objects and at the same time avoiding potential injury.
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Second skin sensors can analyze the smallest body movements

1 April 2015
Bainisha is a Lokeren, Belgian-based start-up dedicated to developing a more accessible and accurate body motion capturing system with both sports and medical applications.
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Insider secrets

1 April 2015
Teardown, headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, insists manufacturers of the latest electronic devices often appreciate it taking them apart to show exactly how they're put together.
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