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Antennae add intelligence to composites

1 September 2013
In aircraft construction RFID chips are employed to provide information about componentd quickly, efficiently and consistently to a receiver via radio waves.
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Safe cargo, less CO2

1 September 2013
Air France-KLM will cut further tons from its annual aircraft carbon dioxide emissions by using new lightweight cargo nets.
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New meta-aramid improves heat resistance

1 September 2013
Japan's Teijin has developed a new type of meta-aramid fibre said to offer the world's highest level of heat resistance combined with excellent dyeablility.
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Colour-changing gloves for toxic substance detection

1 September 2013
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Research Institute for Modular Solid State Technologies EMFT in Regensburg, Germany, have engineered a glove that recognises if toxic substances are present in the surrou
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Vibrotactile wearable displays as navigational aids

1 September 2013
In her development work on wearable tactile displays, Lynette Jones, a senior research scientist at MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering hasobserved that the skin is a sensitive - though largely
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NSF grant and Seika deal for Xanofi

1 September 2013
Xanofi has been granted a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) to build a working prototype for efficiently spraying polymeric nanofibres
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Patented technology for superior shock absorption

1 September 2013
D3O, the British smart materials specialist, has developed a new range of cushioning materials specifically for footwear applications.
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Sheet structured for less skin contact pressure

1 September 2013
Schoeller Medical, Swiss research institute Empa and the Swiss Paraplegic Centre received a 2013 Techtextil Innovation Award for their 'fitted decubitus sheet', developed to assist in the prevention o
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Thinnest carbon fabric for the Solar Challenge

1 September 2013
Teijin Group companies Toho Tenax and GH Craft have supported Japan's Kogakuin University in developing a car made with carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) for the 2013 World Solar Challenge, the w
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Multi-polymer 3D printing replicates bone at MIT

1 September 2013
Researchers at MIT have employed a multi-polymer 3D printer to replicate the natural composite properties of bone in work funded by the US Army Research Office.
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Nanofibre membranes for energy efficient ethanol dehydration

1 September 2013
The Research Foundation of State University of New York has just secured US patent 20130175218 in relation to its development of polymeric nanofibrous composite membranes for the energy efficient dehy
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Nanofibres as early warning sensors

1 September 2013
Smartphone sensors could soon be capable of diagnosing serious diseases such as diabetes or even lung cancer quickly and effectively, as a result of a new metal-oxide nanofibre technology developed in
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LifeVest approval in Japan

1 September 2013
Asahi Medical Corporation has now received approval to manufacture and market the LifeVest, the wearable cardioverter defibrillator developed by US company Zoll in Japan.
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Concrete hots up with carbon

1 September 2013
Researchers at the University of Alicante in Spain have developed a cementitious material incorporating carbon nanofibers in composition, turning cement into an excellent conductor of electricity capa
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New nanosilver route to fabric sensors

1 September 2013
The UK's National Physics Laboratory (NPL) has developed a new technique for chemically bonding a nanosilver layer onto the fibres in a fabric which could open up new possibilities for textiles sensor
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Warning off sharks with stripes

1 September 2013
Shark Attack Mitigation Systems (SAMS), based in West Perth, Australia, has released new shark deterrent design technology that is applied to wetsuits to reduce the chance of shark attack.
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Algae polymer ribbons for improved healing

1 September 2013
New hydrogels for tissue regeneration and can be fine-tuned to fit any body part have been developed by researchers in Freiburg, Germany.
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Growing diamonds on nanotube yarns

1 September 2013
Scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM in Freiburg together with colleagues from Australia's CSIRO have developed a saw wire that is set to effect dramatic reductions
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JV on NanotoMacro graphene electrodes

1 September 2013
New York-based CVD Equipment Corporation has signed a joint intellectual property development agreement with Norway's Graphene Batteries.
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Xerium to build press-felt plant in China

1 September 2013
Xerium technologies of Youngsville, North Carolina, USA, a manufacturer of paper machine clothing and roll covers, has announced plans to build a plant to make high-quality press felts in China.
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