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iPods for soccer and school

1 October 2008
Xara Soccer is the latest sportswear brand to apply Fibretronic's joystick controller into its warm-up jacket for easy access to music on and off the pitch.
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Around the world trip for first solar sail with G24i technology

1 October 2008

Dye-Sensitised thin film solar cells have been integrated into the sail of explorer Robert Swan's 2041 boat which is currently sailing around the world raising awareness on climate change.

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Cotton and castor bean solar cells

1 October 2008
California-based BioSolar has introduced a version of its BioBacksheet made from cotton and castor beans, as opposed to the expensive petroleum-based film that is used as the protective covering on th
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Rocket with Elektex options

1 October 2008
Italian sportswear brand Bailo's new BTR Rocket running jacket comprises lightweight GoreTex materials and ElekTex electronic options for iPods, Bluetooth cell phones, AM/FM radios etc.
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Solar start for Sunwell

1 October 2008
Sunwell, a wholly owned subsidiary of CMC Magnetics, has started mass production at its Taiwan-based thin film PV plant.
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Starter kit for e-textiles

1 October 2008
Electronic textiles DuPont spin-off Textronics is introducing a developer's kit that includes the company's textile electrodes for use by designers, researchers and product developers interested in cr
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Wind turbine lift off with Vectran fibre

1 October 2008
A liquid crystal polymer fibre which has been employed in space missions is now being used closer to earth for its high performance in a different type of MARS application - the Magenn Air Rotor Syste
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Finetex nanofibres in Symmetrix system

1 October 2008
Stuttgart, Germany-based engine components and systems specialist Mahle will employ the electrospun nanofibres of Finetex in its new Symmetrix air filter system.
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Nanosilver under the spotlight

1 October 2008
The widespread use of nanoscale silver will challenge regulatory agencies to balance important potential benefits against the possibility of significant environmental risk, highlighting the need to id
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Thinnest e-reader will target business users

1 October 2008
Plastic Logic has just revealed a new electronic reader that is thinner than a pad of paper and lighter than many business periodicals.
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Botanical DNA in Yorkshire fabrics

1 October 2008
Advanced DNA security tagging will be used to mark textile and fabrics manufactured in Yorkshire, UK.
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Improved Coldblack with UV protection

1 October 2008
Schoeller Textile of Switzerland has further developed its Coldback finishing technology to provide reliable protection from the sun.
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Recycling textiles to make fibres

1 October 2008
An Israeli inventor has proposed an apparatus for grinding and rendering textiles, particularly carpets, into re-useable fibres.
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Teijin Aramid hikes prices of aramids

1 October 2008
As from 1 October 2008,Teijin Aramid has increased prices for its para-aramid products -Twaron and Technora - by a minimum of 8%.
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Nano-medical applications worthUS$3.8 billion by 2013

1 October 2008
The global medical market for nanotechnology applications generated US$1.7 billion in 2007, according to a new study from BCC Research.
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Medical,nonwovens and technical textiles symposium

1 October 2008
The American Association of Textile Chemists & Colorists (AATCC) will hold a symposium on Medical,Nonwovens and Technical Textiles on 6-7 October 2008 in Durham,North Carolina,USA.
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Breathable film and fabric having a liquid and viral barrier

1 October 2008
A breathable viral barrier film and a viral barrier film/nonwoven laminate fabric is disclosed in US Patent 7 381 666 by Kimberly-Clark.
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Patterned, hydroentangled media

1 October 2008
Filter media based on patterned, hydroentangled nonwovens are the subject of US Patent 7 381 669.
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Nonwovens facing material can reduce noise levels by 40%

1 October 2008
Home appliances, commercial buildings,offices, automobile interiors and other forms of transport can now be made quieter thanks to an acoustic nonwoven technology developed by Polymer Group Inc that i
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Transferring amother's scent to an infantile environment

1 October 2008
A device for assisting the development of an infant's visual acuity and for transferring a mother's scent to an infantile environment is described in US Patent 7 380 941 by Mobile Mom.
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