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Stimuli-responsive nanofibres developed as coatings

1 August 2010
A US company is developing the use of nanofibres that respond to external stimuli to modify the surfaces of a variety of substrates.
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Twaron production back up to speed

1 August 2010
Teijin Aramid reports that it is now back to full production of aramid fibres at its plant in Emmen, the Netherlands.
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Digitex final conference

1 August 2010

The Digitex consortium, coordinated by TenCate, in collaboration with Italy's Confindustria Bergamo has announced that the final conference for the joint research project Digitex - Digital Programm

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Evonik opens new plant for P84 fibres

1 August 2010
After a construction phase of little more than a year, the Evonik Fibres, a subsidiary of the German Evonik Industries Group, opened its new production facility in Schorfling, Austria, in June.
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Digital at higher speed and higher quality

1 August 2010
UK-headquartered Xennia Technology and Italy's Reggiani Macchine have completed a full scale demonstration model of their new diagonal multi pass digital inkjet textile printing system.
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Nano-surfaced fibres with inherent lotus effect

1 August 2010
New soil-repellent textiles employing the 'lotus effect' have been developed in a German joint research project between the Hohenstein Institute in Boennigheim and ITCF Denkendorf.
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Ride 'em cowboy

1 August 2010
Rodeo riders in the US are the latest adopters of Deflexion - the newly-branded protection technology from Dow Corning Corporation.
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Methanol-to-olefin unit demonstrates commercial viability

1 August 2010
Honeywell reports success in converting alternative feedstocks into base materials for petrochemicals production.
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Multi-tasking composites funding for Dayton

1 August 2010
Nano Adaptive Hybrid Fabric (NAHF-X) enables composites to be tailored for such properties as electrical and thermal conductivity, chemical and biological sensing, energy storage and conversion, therm
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Zeolite nanofiltration could cut oil sands emissions

1 August 2010
Although the oil sands deposits in Canada contain as much as 173 billion barrels of economically viable oil - topped only by Saudi Arabia's reserves - only about a million barrels are produced each da
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Oilguard absorbs oil, repels water

1 August 2010
HeiQ Materials AG, the TWE Group and Beyond Surface Technologies have created an oil-absorbing nonwoven which may be of use in clearing the current oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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A twist in the tail for CNTS

1 August 2010
Helical carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are expected to play a pivotal role in the nanoscale engineering of high-performance materials due to their ability to switch between metal and semiconductor behaviour
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The smell of invisible damage

1 August 2010
A new process developed by research scientists at Germany's Fraunhofer Institute will ensure that cracked crash helmets start to smell distinctively, as a result of odoriferous oils exuding from their
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Defender M for firefighters

1 August 2010
TenCate Defender M fabric which is used for combat uniforms of the United States military is now being evaluated for use in the garment of fire fighters.
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Big role for smart fabrics at future festivals

1 August 2010
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the famous Glastonbury UK music festival, mobile phone company Orange commissioned trend forecaster The Future Laboratory to investigate what the future may h
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Dyneema slings safeguard wind turbines

1 August 2010
Dyneema ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibre is helping to ensure that a major construction project to bring clean energy to millions of people in the UK moves ahead as efficiently
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Filtration down to 10 nanometres

1 August 2010
Pall Corporation's new Ultipleat SP DR series filter cartridge features a next-generation, highly asymmetric membrane technology for semiconductor fabrication.
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Wearlink+ for Nike applications

1 August 2010
Nike and Polar Electro have introduced the Polar WearLink+ that works with the Nike+ SportBand and the Nike+ iPod Sport Kit, enabling users to run and train with heart rate monitoring.
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Tailored range of nanosilver coatings

1 August 2010
Empa researchers have demonstrated how they can adjust process conditions to influence the properties of novel plasma polymer coatings containing silver nanoparticles, allowing tailor-made films to be
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Chisso contracts NEI for self-healing coating project

1 August 2010
NEI Corporation has signed an agreement with Japanese chemicals and fibre manufacturer Chisso Corporation to develop a new class of self-healing coatings for flat panel displays and related markets.
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