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Nanofibres are this year being introduced as logo security fibres by a new US company, ARmark Authentication Technologies.

Dow Corning's Active Protection System has been recognised as one of the most technologically significant products introduced in the past year by the R&D 100 Awards.

In a significant milestone for smart fabrics, Boost Products, a Netherlands-based specialist in brand and sales activation, is to introduce the first commercial shirts featuring Philips Lumalive te

Industrial Nanotech, based in Naples, Florida, USA, is filing to expand the rights worldwide for a patent application it originally filed in March of 2006 on a new nanocomposite.

Konarka Technologies, the company behind Power Plastic, a material that converts light to energy, has raised $45 million in private capital financing.

Smart fabrics group Eleksen has gone into administration after attempts to raise more cash proved unsuccessful.

Taking the concept of e-clothing a stage further, new Munich headquartered company Badira is introducing the first jacket incorporating a TV screen in its sleeve.

Emergency Filtration Products (EFP) has withdrawn the company's 510(k) notification for its NanoMask from US Food and Drug Administration(FDA review in the US.

Plastic Logic has appointed Konrad Herre as vice president of manufacturing for its operations in Dresden, Germany. Thr company is a developer of new plastic electronics.

By mimicking a molecular structure found in seashells, University of Michigan researchers have created a composite plastic that's as strong as steel but lighter and transparent.

Recent developments in plastic electronics look set to revolutionize the electronic industry.

Fibretronic's keypad controller and 'Fiddler' joystick are used in a new range of iPod bags by Voltage.