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Having achieved a positive response to earlier items, Marks & Spencer is now introducing a new line of temperature regulating clothing and underwear with Outlast PCM (phase change management) tech
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Rice University have created the darkest material ever made by man, a thin coating comprised of low-density arrays of loosely vertically-aligned car
Speciality chemicals group Lanxess has developed a new high-performance rubber additive called Nanoprene, which in tyres is said to significantly cut tread.
Schoeller Technologies AG reports that the number of licensed finishing partners for its 3XDRY finishing treatment has increased by 50% to 65 worldwide within the last year.
A range of stylish antimicrobial nightwear with silver has been designed by UK company Allana, a specialist in clothing for people with physical disabilities.
One of the winners of the ISPO Awards at the outdoor sports show held in Munich at the end of January was The Life Bag - an avalanche airbag with a mechanical trigger, which can be accessed easily via
NanoDynamics is ramping up production of its Cell-Pore ceramics technology at its plant in Buffalo, New York, to meet the demands of the expanding waste gas odour control market.
Fibretronic is introducing CONNECTED-wear as a new way that the company's range of audio control systems can be supplied for interactive apparel and soft goods applications.
Zephyr Technology has secured a multi-million dollar OEM agreement to supply smart fabric-based, heart rate monitoring (HRM) products to Sigma Sport, located in Neustadt, Germany.
Swiss sports gear manufacturer Swany is introducing the new GX-2 Urban - its second generation mobile phone glove.
The RespiSENS module - developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits - measures respiratory effort and respiratory frequency.
A flame retardant (FR) that combines microencapsulated ammonium polyphosphate (APP) and melaminebased particles retained in a base material is the subject of International PatentApplicationWO 2006/075
A method and a device for better controlling the flow of air around a web undergoing curtain coating is the subject of International PatentApplication WO 2006/090008.
Scientists at the University of Bolton,UK, are using a combination of extracts from seaweed and from crab shells to create an innovative medical textile with unique properties to aid and accelerate he
In European Patent EP 1 857 586, the applicant Daihachi Chemical Industry Co Ltd - a manufacturer of flame retardants, plasticizers and agents for metal extraction, with headquarters in Osaka - says i
The SnagPod is a snagging resistance tester,offered as an additional chamber for James H.Heal'S ICI pilling tester or a later generation of its Orbitor pilling and snagging tester.
Researchers in the USA have been electrospinning block copolymers to create fibres with superhydrophobic properties.
Purification Products Limited from Shipley,UK, has added a material to its portfolio that combines a silver-coated fibre with activated carbon powder.
DuPont has revealed an electroblowing process designed to form webs of nanofibres (International PatentWO 2006/071977).
Addressing the need for fibres that retain their superabsorbent properties under pressure, researchers in the USA working for Stockhausen say they have devised a method for making such items.
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