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Long, natural fibres key to composites made only from renewable resources

1 November 2008
The first generation of high-performance composites made from completely biodegradable natural fibrereinforced plastics has been produced by a UK-based consortium.
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US Army opts for Abrams fabric

1 November 2008
Milliken & Co's Abrams flame-resistant (FR) textile has been chosen as the only approved fabric for the US Army's improved Combat Vehicle Coverall (iCVC).
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Airbags to get fabric housings

1 November 2008
A unique fabric container for a folded airbag has been designed as a replacement for more conventional steel or plastic housings.
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Owens Corning upgrades acquired glass fibre plants

1 November 2008
Owens Corning is continuing the conversion of its composite glass manufacturing facilities to the use of the company's patented, boron-free technology for Eglass-- Advantex.
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Devan Chemicals acquires Portuguese micro-encapsulation specialist

1 November 2008
Belgium's Devan Chemicals NV has acquired a Portuguese company that specializes in microencapsulation and hydrogel technologies.
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Spray method integrates micro- and nanofibres in composite nonwovens

1 November 2008
Irema Filter is to introduce a process for manufacturing composite meltblown nonwovens that - claims the company based in Pavelsbach, Germany - fully integrates nanofibres within the whole depth of th
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Nextec wins patent battle with Gore

1 November 2008
The European Patent Office (EPO) has rejected W.L. Gore's attempts to have withdrawn the European Patent EP 1 139 805, which is owned by Nextec of Italy.
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Sympatex and Ploucquet sold

1 November 2008
Two US-based venture capitalists - Morgan Stanley and Annex Capital - have now completed the take over of Sympatex Technologies GmbH, headquartered in Unterfohring, Germany, and Sympatex's parent-- Pl
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Fabric system to combat deep vein thrombosis

1 November 2008
CalfPad has been designed to help reduce the incidences of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) that may occur in patients requiring surgical procedures.
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Around the world trip for first solar sail

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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Aerogels 2008

1 October 2008
IntertechPira is holding the Aerogels World Summit 2008 from October 15-17 at the Providence Biltmore Hotel, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
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Commercial launch of Teijin Nanofront

1 October 2008
Teijin Fibers is to begin the commercial production of a high-strength polyester nanofibre called Nanofront at its Matsuyama plant in Japan.
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Nanoelectronics project aims at reproducible process for printing solar cells

1 October 2008
IMEC, an independent nanoelectronics research institute headquartered in Belgium, has signed an agreement to collaborate on materials and inks for organic solar cells Plextronics, which specialises in
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Permanent charge technology for textiles

1 October 2008
The low-cost storage of electrical charges can be achieved in different media such as glass, textiles and plastics with a new technology called N_charge developed by German company Nanogate AG within
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Gold referenced with the Zetasizer Nano

1 October 2008
The UK's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has used the Zetasizer Nano particle characterization system from Malvern Instruments as part of the qualification and assessment process
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Systex smart textiles project

1 October 2008
Despite the fact that intelligent textile systems are sponsored on a large scale in Europe, there is still a lack of structured co-ordination and interdisciplinary knowledge transfer.
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Merger recognises global shift in the textile industry

1 October 2008
The board of trustees of the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) and the board of The Textile Institute (TI), both charitable organisations in the field of science, technology and knowledge transfer, h
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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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