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January 2007

NaturalNano runs machine-scale tests

1 January 2007
New York-headquartered NaturalNano has announced the first successful manufacturing-scale-trial of its halloysite clay nanotube technology,
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Auxetic fibres for bomb-proof curtains

1 January 2007
Engineers from the University of Exeter in the UK are working on a new project to create curtains made from a smart material that could minimise injuries inflicted by a terrorist attack.
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Music in the air at CSIRO

1 January 2007
The smart fabrics story that has taken the international media by storm recently is CSIRO's 'air guitar' shirt.
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NaturalNano to launch new Pleximer additive for composites

1 January 2007
Pleximer, a new nanocomposite additive enabling stronger, lighter materials, will be commercially released by New York-based NaturalNano Inc. in the fourth quarter of 2007.
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