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Kevlar cargo carrier of the future

1 July 2010
E-Green Technologies (EGT), based in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, has successfully completed an inflation test of its Bullet 580 - now the world's largest airship and featuring an outer envelope made fro
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Backing for Biomedical Structures

1 July 2010
Biomedical Structures (BMS), based in Warwick, Rhode Island, USA, has received growth capital from Ampersand Ventures to fund its ongoing expansion in the medical device industry.
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New technology could make nanotextiles mainstream

1 July 2010
Bioengineers at Harvard University have developed a practical new technology for fabricating tiny nanofibres they describe as a cross between a high-speed centrifuge and a 'candy floss' maker.
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Print progress at Xennia

1 July 2010
Xennia Technology is accelerating its ability to supply industrial inkjet inks, offering commercial supply of a range of XenInx specialist inks in production volumes from a brand new, purpose-built fa
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Facebook for vital signs

1 July 2010
Zephyr Technology Corporation, which has its US headquarters in Annapolis, Maryland, has introduced the OmniSense Mobile - a development platform and application suite which enables remote vital sign
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Deep water steel replacement

1 July 2010
DSM Dyneema's latest development, Dyneema XBO, is intended as a direct replacement for steel in lines used in deep-sea installations.
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EPA approval for decontamination nonwoven

1 July 2010
First Line Technology's Fibretect Cotton-Soaking (CS) has proven to be successful in absorbing and adsorbing chemical warfare agents and may now prove useful in recovery efforts in the Gulf of Mexico
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Bluetooth's innovation search continues

1 July 2010
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has now opened its database for the Bluetooth Innovation World Cup 2010.
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Four million hits for P2i and Hi-Tec

1 July 2010
ion-mask, P2i's liquid repellent nano-coating for footwear and lifestyle products, has taken the web by storm after featuring in 'Liquid Mountaineering' - a video viral that has generated more than fo
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Thomas Swan scales up nanotube production

1 July 2010
Thomas Swan has commissioned a new single-wall carbon nanotube plant at its Consett facility in the UK.
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Real-time coaching

1 July 2010
The Adidas miCoach Pacer and Zone have been extensively promoted by Adidas since their introduction at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January this year.
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Bye-bye to BO with nanotags

1 July 2010
A new underarm clothing tag which employs military-grade nano-porous fibres to harness and store the molecules responsible for body odour is to be launched as an alternative to deodorants to the indus
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Nanofibres worth $2.2 billion by 2020, report predicts

1 July 2010
The global market for nanofibre products was worth about $80.7 million in 2009 and is expected to grow to $101.5 million in 2010, according to a new report by BCC Research.
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Alexium plant ready for start-up

1 July 2010
Alexium is currently completing construction of its new facility in Greer, South Carolina, USA, from which it will supply materials treated by its reactive surface technology for additional developmen
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PET first from Federal-Mogul

1 July 2010
Federal-Mogul Corporation, based in Southfield, Michigan, has developed what is believed to be the world's first polyethylene terephthalate yarn to meet both US halogen-free flame-retardant regulation
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Next generation composites with nanocarbon

1 July 2010
Applied NanoStructured Solutions (ANS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation, has signed a joint development agreement with glass-fibre giant Owens Corning to support the commercia
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At the scene of emergencies

1 July 2010
TenCate's new 'RescueProtectionSet' has been specially designed to protect fire fighters and other emergency service workers who have to rescue casualties from vehicles involved in accidents.
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Cleaner air with Desso carpet

1 July 2010
Desso has developed a carpet designed to improve the air quality inside buildings called the AirMaster.
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EPA approval for Arkema CNTs

1 July 2010
Arkema has now received EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) approval for commercial sales of its Graphistrength multiwall carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in the United States.
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PET with nano-additives

1 July 2010
A cheap fibre that can readily absorb and retain heat is the latest invention by Sumitomo Metal Mining.
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