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  2. September 2009

September 2009

Moisture test

1 September 2009
Liquid moisture management Properties of Textile Fabrics - AATCC Test Method (TM) 195-2009 - is now available from AATCC.
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Taconic buys coated fabrics range from Alpha Associates

1 September 2009
The industrial products division of Taconic is to buy the assets related to the range of fabrics, tapes and belts coated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and known as Alphaglas(r).
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Synthetic turf substitutes in-fill with shock pad for football pitches

1 September 2009
The hans walter wild stadium (above) belonging to the German regional football team Spielvereinigung Bayreuth has the first pitch in Germany to feature artificial turf from XL Turf of Zug, Switzerland
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Nano in environmental applications - 61.8% annual growth

1 September 2009
The global market for nanotechnology in environmental applications was worth $1.1 billion in 2008 and an estimated $2 billion in 2009, according to a new report from BCC Research.
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Nanotechnology - the key for fuel cells

1 September 2009
More than 3,870 organizations are involved in fuel cells, hydrogen energy and related nanotechnology and spent an estimated $8.4 billion in 2008, according to a new report from iRAP.
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Smart Textiles Salon

1 September 2009

The latest demonstrator and prototype developments in the field of smart textiles and intelligent wearable systems will be presented at the Smart Textiles Salon, a workshop and exhibition which tak

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Cooler on the beat with silver

1 September 2009

Police forces across the UK have been equipping their officers with new, high performance, antibacterial Coolskyn Plus clothing manufactured by Plymouth-based RTG.

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SmartRoll for continuous pressure sensing

1 September 2009
Xerium Technologies, a leading global manufacturer of industrial textiles and rolls employed primarily in the paper production process, has announced full commercial availability of its SmartRoll - a
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Organic electronics progress in Germany

1 September 2009
Organic electronic products such as photovoltaic films and bendable light-emitting diodes are among the initial results of the Forum Organic Electronics.
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SuperFabric with d3o for bikers

1 September 2009
Manufacturer of intelligent shock-absorbing material D3o Lab has teamed up with Higher Dimension Materials (HDM) Inc and its SuperFabric(r) brand to produce multi-function motorcycle protectors that a
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Nanocoating centre established

1 September 2009
SWeNT (SouthWest NanoTechnologies) has teamed up with Chasm Technologies to establish a carbon nanotube coatings application development centre at Chasm's facility located in the Boston area.
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Structural health monitoring of future aircraft

1 September 2009
Several branches of Germany's Fraunhofer Gesellschaft are working on the development of load and structural health monitoring (SHM) systems, in close cooperation with industrial partners.
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