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A device for treating pain in an injured body part has been developed by Dr Morton Hyson of Las Vegas, Nevada,USA.
As expected,Kimberly-Clark recently announced plans to phase out half the remaining production at its Lakeview diaper plant in Menasaha,Wisconsin,USA, by the end of August 2007.
Rec'Repair from CRG Industries, based in Dayton, Ohio, USA, is a shape memory composite material with a high performance, pressure-sensitive adhesive on one side.
Nanocomp Technologies is presenting two technical papers at the NSTI Nanotech 2007 Conference & Trade Show in Santa Clara, California, USA, this week (May 21-23).
Following the successful launch of the license partner network for the 3XDRY technology, Schoeller Technologies AG is further expanding the availability of its self-cleaning NanoSphere technology.
Surrey NanoSystems is making its commercial debut at Nanotech 2007 taking place in Santa Clara, California this week (May 21-23), offering what it believes is the most versatile growth tool for carbon
A range of Australian nanotech successes were on show at the special Australia Pavilion at the recent NSTI Nanotech Conference and Trade Show 2007, held in Santa Clara, California, from May 20-24.
Hygienic disposables manufacturer Consolidated Ecoprogress reports that its has been granted patent number 2212445 relating to a flushable water absorbent composite Canada employing new nanomaterials.
A men's outdoor jacket with integrated solar cells to power electronic devices will be presented by Germany's Hohenstein Institutes at the forthcoming Avantex /Techtextil trade fair from 10 to 12 June
Having introduced dirt repellent, self-cleaning wall paints to the market a decade ago, BASF is now introducing Mincor TX TT for the coating of technical textiles such as awnings, sunshades, sails and
An international symposium taking place on 9-10 June 2008 in Liverpool - the European Capital of Culture 2008 - will be the first International conference organised by the SMART.mat node of the Materi
The market for silver conductive inks is expected to reach US$1.2 billion by 2014, compared with $176 million in 2007 according to a new report.
Experts at the Hohenstein Institutes in Germany have developed an analytical method which can be used to characterise odour molecules in qualitative terms.
Bio-terrorism has changed the way people look at filtration, according to a new report by Research and Markets.
Researchers in Israel and France have devised a technique to make molecularly-imprinted polymers using a nanofountain pen.
P2i, based in Oxford, UK, has achieved BS EN ISO 9001:2000 accreditation for the design and manufacture of plasma polymerised coatings. I

Belgian carbon nanotubes manufacturer Nanocyl and specialised raw materials distribution and sales company Velox have signed an agreement for the distribution of Nanocyl's carbon nanotubes-based pr

Powdermet celebrated ten years of business at an opening celebration of its newly-renovated Nanomaterials Research and Manufacturing Center in Euclid, Ohio, USA, on 1 June.
The extent to which electronic sensors and controls have now been successfully integrated into commercially available products was apparent in a special display at Avantex, which ran parallel with the
In co-operation with a number of partners including Silvertex GmbH and the Technical University of Dresden, Cerex, based in Chemnitz, Germany, has developed a range of spacer fabrics for water purific
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