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LZR gets the all-clear

1 May 2008
When Libby Trickett scored her second world record on the last day of the Australian Trials in Sydney at the end of March, she brought the total of world records achieved in the Speedo LZR Racer swims
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Shape memory for satellites

1 May 2008
Tembo elastic memory composite (EMC) materials manufactured by Composite Technology Development (CTD), based in Lafayette, Colorado, USA, are being employed in antenna reflector technology that can pr
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Carbon nanotubes from commercially available polymeric resins

1 May 2008
Scientists at the US Naval Research Laboratory have successfully produced carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in high yields in bulk solid compositions using commercially available aromatic containing resins.
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$4.9 billion value of 2015 nanotextiles market

1 May 2008
Nanobased products and processes will be worth US$4.9 billion to the textiles industry by 2015, according to one of a series of new reports from the UK's Technology Transfer Centre.
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Expanding use for Vectran

1 May 2008
Kuraray's Vectran HT is a high-tenacity fibre that is increasingly being used by product designers and engineers as an alternative to aramids.
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Protection without weight with Nanovate

1 May 2008
Nanovate-NS coating developed by Integran Technologies of Toronto, Canada, is designed to protect composite parts from rain erosion, sand erosion and other wear damage.
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P2i Ltd attracts additional investment from venture capitalist

1 May 2008
Unilever ventures, London, Uk, is investing in plasma-based technology that helps to create waterproof surfaces.
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Techtextil North America changes revealed

1 May 2008
The fifth edition of Techtextil North America, the international trade show for technical textiles and nonwovens, took place 1-3 April at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Xentrys to acquire Propilan's polyolefin staple fibres

1 May 2008
The staple fibers Business Unit of Xentrys, part of the Xentrys Group (formerly Domo Fibers and Yarns), has reached an agreement to buy the polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) staple fibres busin
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Xentrys agrees to acquire Propilan's staple fibres business

1 May 2008
The Staple Fibers Business Unit of Xentrys, part of the Xentrys Group (formerly Domo Fibers andYarns), has reached an agreement to buy the polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) staple fibres busine
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Fibres for use in ion-exchange media

1 May 2008
Japanese workers have developed fibres that contain embedded particles of an ion-exchange resin and are designed specifically for use in filter media.
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P2i Ltd attracts investment from venture capitalist

1 May 2008
Unilever Ventures is investing in plasma-based technology that helps to create waterproof surfaces.
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Faster modification of cords

1 May 2008
One of the world's leading manufacturers of tyres has devised a method to modify fibre cords to make them more adhesive to rubber.
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Hydroentangled composite for polishing wipes

1 May 2008
A hydroentangled integrated nonwoven comprising continuous filaments that are not bonded and synthetic staple fibres has been developed by inventors at SCA Hygiene Products in Sweden specifically for
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PolymerGroup introduces Spinlace to Europe at Index 08

1 May 2008
The first commercial use of Polymer Group Inc's (PGI's) Spinlace(r) material in Europe has been unveiled.
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Sheet based on carbon fibremat

1 May 2008
A sheet of carbon fibre composite suitable for thermal conduction and/or shielding radio waves is the subject of European PatentApplication EP 1 876 276.
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Permanent flame-retardant treatment for wool

1 May 2008

A treatment that imparts flame-retardant (FR) properties to fibre blends containing 30-100% wool does not lose its effectiveness when the textile comes into contact with water, according to Interna

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DSM Dyneema serves cease-and-desist order on Bladerunner for so-called"bullet-proof hoodies"

1 May 2008
DSM Dyneema says that in recent statements to the international media the firm Bladerunner has claimed to be selling so-called "bullet-proof hoodies" containing its high-strength fibre Dyneema(r).
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Making filaments opaque toX-rays

1 May 2008
Japanese inventors claim to have developed a thermoplastic filament that contains an agent rendering the textile opaque to X-rays but still capable of forming woven, knitted or nonwoven fabrics for me
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Baiksan opts for Eastman's copolyester

1 May 2008
Baiksan Lintex Corp has chosen Eastman Chemical Co's new EastONES122 copolyester for the next generation of its environmentally friendly synthetic leather brand,Cleanoble-E1.
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