May 2007

Ecoprogress to sell unassigned rights of Flushaway hygiene products

1 May 2007

Consolidated Ecoprogress Technology has signed a preliminary letter of intent with Florida, USA-based April Project I Corp (API) for the sale of all unassigned worldwide sales and distribution rights

Finer spunbond filaments

1 May 2007

Addressing the need for a cheap method of producing spunbond nonwovens with smaller diameter filaments using existing machinery, US-based inventors have devised a two-stage drawing process.

Fibrous insulation combined with fire protection

1 May 2007

A US manufacturer of building materials has developed a fibre-based insulation that it claims has greater flame resistance than existing products.

Warp-knitted mesh fabric for pallets

1 May 2007

A warp-knitted fabric that also contains a integral support for labelling is the latest invention of a Spanish company that principally sells new and used textile machinery, but also markets agricultu

Hyosung to build factory in Turkey

1 May 2007

Hyosung, and currently the second largest producer of elastane (spandex) in the world behind Invista, is investing $130 million in a production facility in Cerkezkoy, near Istanbul,Turkey.

Protective fabrics based on staple fibres

1 May 2007

A US company has patented a multi-layer composite fabric claiming that it is cheaper, lighter in weight and offers the same level of protection from attacks with spikes as more conventional materials

Chemically bound wipes that disperse when flushed away

1 May 2007

Nonwoven wipes that can be used to mop or absorb relatively small amounts of liquid but then disperse when introduced to larger amounts of water, such as when the item is flushed down a toilet, are th

Flame-retardant synthetic for upholstery and bedding

1 May 2007

A synthetic fibre with flame retardancy sufficiently high for use in bedclothes, mattresses and furnishing has been developed in Japan.

Ginni Filaments, Rieter celebrate inauguration of spunlace line

1 May 2007

On 17 March 2007, Rieter celebrated the inauguration of the first integrated spunlace line installed in India, sold to Ginni Filaments Ltd.

Controlled failure under tension

1 May 2007

A leading US rope manufacturer has developed a way of making systems that fail under tension in a controlled manner, with visible changes acting as a warning to replace the affected parts.

Lenzing builds viscose plant in India

1 May 2007

In cooperation with the Indian Modi Group, Austria's Lenzing Group will build a viscose fibre production plant in India.

Thermoplastic composites for the orthotic and prosthetic industry

1 May 2007

Comfil of Denmark has entered into a cooperation with Sweden's Centri (a subsidiary of US-based Fillauer) for the exclusive worldwide marketing of Comfil products within the orthotic and prosthetic in

Natural polyester makes biopolymer sutures stronger and safer

1 May 2007

A new type of suture based on research carried out at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) may never need to be removed once in place.

Post-tumescent liposuction absorption pad holding system

1 May 2007

Garments with an absorption pad holding system for use during post-tumescent liposuction drainage recovery are described in US Patent 7 137 973 by Evanton Solutions.

Tyco International to acquire Brazilian suture manufacturer

1 May 2007

Tyco Healthcare's Surgical Devices business unit has acquired Brazilian suture manufacturer Polysuture. Terms of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval in Brazil, were not disclosed.

LD Equity becomes sole owner of Jacob Holm & Sons STA

1 May 2007

LD Equity has increased its shareholding of Jacob Holm & Sons STA to 100%. The Danish investment company acquired the first 60% of the shares from Jacob Holm & Sonner in July 2006.

Oxygen-concentrating dressing

1 May 2007

Bedford, UK-based biotechnology firm Archimed has launched a range of oxygen-concentrating hydrogel wound dressings called Oxyzyme.

Polymer Group appoints Chief Executive Officer

1 May 2007

Engineered materials supplier Polymer Group (PGI) has appointed Veronica "Ronee" Hagen as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and a member of the board of directors, with effect from 23 April 2007.

Bra for truncal lymphoedema and post-surgical needs

1 May 2007

An improved compression garment is described in US Patent 7 144 294 by Lightning2 of Williston, Vermont, USA.

Transcutaneous medical device dressings

1 May 2007

Transcutaneous medical device dressings have been developed by Nucryst Pharmaceuticals of Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA.

SCA and Godrej form joint venture for hygiene products in India

1 May 2007

SCA and Godrej Consumer Products have established a joint venture (JV) for the manufacturing and marketing of absorbent hygiene products, specifically sanitary napkins and baby diapers, in India, Nepa

Wound care device with chitosan

1 May 2007

A wound care device containing chitosan has been developed by Coloplast. According to the company of Humlebaek, Denmark, the chitosan is capable of absorbing liquid to form a swollen, coherent gel.

Self-adhesive dressing

1 May 2007

Inventors from Macon, Georgia, USA, have developed a self-adhesive dressing for coverage of skin wounds. Disclosed in US Patent 7 135 606, the bandage comprises:

Ropes with controlled surfaces

1 May 2007

Using wrapped yarns comprising fibres of two different materials, Samson Rope claims to have made ropes with at least one surface property that has been adapted to its intended application.

Stable, durable carpet can be recycled

1 May 2007

With only glass and polyamide as its major components, a tufted carpet developed by Owens Corning Fiberglas Inc can be readily recycled, according to the company.

Invisibility cloak by bending light

1 May 2007

Using complex mathematical equations for bending light, a group of engineers at Purdue University in Indiana, USA, have come up with a design for a device that can make objects seem to disappear.

Smart house will sense and heal

1 May 2007

A villa designed to resist earthquakes by healing cracks in its own walls and monitoring vibrations through an intelligent sensor network is to be built in Greece.

The power of silicone

1 May 2007

Biker clothing specialist Rukka and snowsports apparel leader Mammut have recently launched clothing incorporating Dow Corning's patented Active Protection System which marries performance spacer fabr

Mobile power at CeBIT

1 May 2007

Sunload, based in Berlin, Germany, has teamed up with elite bag manufacturer Marc-Picard to create a series of luxury bags and briefcases, each with embedded flexible solar panels, an internal lithium

Merger brings critical mass for CNTs in US

1 May 2007

Carbon Nanotechnologies Inc and Unidym are to merge.

NaturalNano has ambitions for Pleximer nanocomposites

1 May 2007

NaturalNano has outlined its performance goals for 2007 in respect of its Pleximer additive based on halloysite nanotubes.

Gold nanoparticles for elusive dabs

1 May 2007

Researchers in Israel are using gold nanoparticles dissolved in a new organic solution as a method of revealing hidden fingerprints.

Resin beads in nonwovens to fight Mad Cow's disease

1 May 2007

A nonwoven composite containing prion-capture resin beads has been developed by US researchers for the removal of infectious prion proteins - the agents associated with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disea

US Air Force backs thin film technology

1 May 2007

United Solar Ovonic a developing thin-film amorphous-silicon solar technology, has been awarded a new contract worth $9.1 million from the US Air Force Research Laboratory to work on new solar cell te

Europe's first production line for large-scale solar panels

1 May 2007

California-based Applied Materials is to provide T-Solar Global of Spain with Europe's first thin film solar module production line for ultra-large 5.7 square metre panels.

Prisym expands manufacturing of bespoke holographic labels

1 May 2007

Prisym has recently invested in the latest holographic equipment at its Wokingham facility in the UK to expand its range of hologram labels.

Smart Fabrics in Washington

1 May 2007

Smart fabrics are already an industry worth an annual US$340 million and growing at 19% annually to reach a predicted $720 million by 2008, according to IntertechPira.

Growing retailer acceptance for Eleksen products

1 May 2007

Elekesen achieved 2006 sales of GBP3.6 million, compared to GBP1.3 million in 2005, its rapid growth curve representing the impact this technology is now having on the market.

Awnings save energy

1 May 2007

A new study conducted by the University of Minnesota's, Center for Sustainable Building Research will determine what impact awnings have in saving energy in homes.

E Ink pushing for colour

1 May 2007

E Ink Corp, a spin-out from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is seeing a surge in orders for its portable, foldable displays that emulate conventional paper.

Smart fabrics at CeBIT

1 May 2007

US special forces soldiers could soon be wearing smart fabrics developed in New Zealand that monitor how they cope during combat situations.

Sprayway iPod control jacket

1 May 2007

Sprayway is to feature Fibretronic's iPod joystick controller in its Autumn/Winter 2007/2008 collection of performance outerwear.

Troops armed with X-Static

1 May 2007

Noble Biomaterials, the US creator of X-Static silver fibre, has developed the FRX fibre system to respond to the military's need for flame resistant clothing.

New technology for nanofibre extrusion

1 May 2007

Florida-based extrusion equipment manufacturer Hills Inc. has developed technology to produce meltblown fibres with an average size of 250 nm and a range between 25 and 400 nm.

Golden nano-dumbbells

1 May 2007

A team from the Max Planck Institute for Solid-State Research in Stuttgart and Christina Wege's research team at the University of Stuttgart has been successful in selectively modifying the ends of na

World's First' demo facility for polymer nanocomposites

1 May 2007

The University of Dayton Research Institute, Ohio, USA, has opened what it claims is the world's first manufacturing centre for product demonstration of nano-enhanced polymer composites.

Changing the walls with nanotech

1 May 2007

An engineer from The University of Manchester in the UK who is pushing boundaries in the field of nanotechnology has been recognised with a prestigious award.

Carbon spacers for stronger nylon

1 May 2007

A nylon polymer composite with greater strength and toughness due to the incorporation of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) has been developed by a team of University of Pennsylvania and Rice Uni

Vivometrics launches the VivoResponder for first responders and biohazard workers

1 May 2007

California-based VivoMetrics has announced the launch of VivoResponder, a lightweight and compact, non-invasive, continuous life-sign monitoring system specifically tailored to meet the needs of the f

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