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The outperforming polymer for tooling

1 May 2014
The use of Victrex Peek polymer in composites is helping the oil and gas industry to successfully deal with the increasingly difficult operating conditions it now encounters by demonstrating capabilit
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Chitosan route to bioplastic

1 May 2014
Researchers at Harvard's Wyss Institute have developed a degradable bioplastic isolated from chitosan, the chitin in shrimp shells.
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Wearable technology is pivotal says Reebok

1 May 2014
Prior to the Smart Fabrics & Wearable Technology 2014 conference, which takes place in San Fransisco from April 23-25, organiser SmithersRapra spoke to keynote speaker Paul Litchfield, Head of Ree
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Integral heat in new Lantor material

1 May 2014
Lantor, based in Veenendaal in the Netherlands, provides a range of flexible core solutions for composites with its Coremat and Soric branded nonwovens and at JEC 2014 in Paris introduced a flexible n
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FutureCarbon acquires Bayer CNT patents

1 May 2014
After concluding its research work on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphenes, Bayer MaterialScience is selling its fundamental intellectual property in to FutureCarbon GmbH, based in Bayreuth, Germany.
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Sensor monitors for quality of life

1 May 2014
The interest in sensors incorporated into apparel for monitoring either babies, or the elderly or bed-ridden - in order to contribute to quality of life - continues to gather pace.
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Three options for the Z-2 spacesuit

1 May 2014
Among recent projects involving ILC Dover, headquartered in Frederica, Delaware, is the development of the Z-2 spacesuit with NASA.
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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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Textile testing in space

1 May 2014
On May 28 2014, the German ESA astronaut Dr Alexander Gerst will take off from the cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station (ISS).
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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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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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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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Glass fabrics make better turbine blade

1 May 2014
Glass fabrics developed to improve the efficiency of the composite blades used on wind turbine generators have won a JEC Americas 2014 Innovation Award in the category of Wind Energy.
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Start-up of superabsorbent polymer plant in China

1 May 2014
On 9 April 2014, a Sino-German joint venture between two chemical companies inaugurated two plants, one for making superabsorbent polymers and the other for making acrylic acid.
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High-visibility knitwear

1 May 2014
An Italian company specializing in knitwear for protective applications has introduced new fleece and microfleece fabrics, as well as fabrics made from recycled polyester (PES).
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BASF extends range of superabsorbents

1 May 2014
BASF of Ludwigshafen, Germany, introduced two more superabsorbent polymer-based products at the Index14 exhibition held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 8-11 April 2014.
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Strong web of nanofibres

1 May 2014
Researchers in the USA say they have succeeded in electro spinning a solvent-free nano-scale web that is strong enough to be handled for subsequent treatment.
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Teijin opens its product development centre in China

1 May 2014
On 18 April 2014, Teijin of Tokyo, Japan, officially began developing yarns and textiles at a new centre in China.
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Low & Bonar to build Chinese factory

1 May 2014
Low & Bonar is to build a factory in China to make nonwovens for automobile components and carpet tile backings for sale in Asia, both markets the company from London, UK, describes as important a
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Ultrathin, absorbent panty liner

1 May 2014
Kimberly-Clark has added an ultrathin panty liner to its Poise range specifically for women that experience light leaks of urine when they sneeze, cough, laugh and take exercise.
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