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  2. May 2014

May 2014

Ahlstrom introduces a range of disposable surgical drapes

1 May 2014
A range of single-use surgical drapes (TrustShield) has been developed by Ahlstrom of Helsinki, Finland, as an alternative to conventional materials.
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Coating and laminating industry to reunite in Cannes, France

1 May 2014
The organisers of the International Conference on Textile Coating and Laminating (TCL) have announced the dates and venue for the latest event in the longrunning series.
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Loom scoops award from JEC

1 May 2014
Stabuli's double-rapier loom (Alpha 500 Tech), which the company from Pfaffikon, Switzerland, developed for the economic weaving of local adapted three-dimensional (3D), multilayer fabrics, has won a
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Dedicated to new materials at AIMPLAS

1 May 2014
AIMPLAS - the Technological Institute of Plastics - has opened a new research centre for materials and nanocomposites at its Technology Park Paterna in Valencia, Spain.
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Safer and cheaper route to VACNFs

1 May 2014
Vertically aligned carbon nanofibres (VACNFs) - which hold promise for use in gene-delivery tools, sensors and batteries - can now be manufactured using ambient air, making the manufacturing process s
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