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Lanxess has started up a second production line for high-performance plastics compounding at its facility in Gastonia, North Carolina, USA. 

Sensoria, based in Redmond, Washington, USA, was awarded the Best New Wearable Technology Device prize at the 2015 IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA show held on 18–19 November in

A mass-producible carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) leaf spring for railroad trucks is being developed by Toho Tenax Co Ltd and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. 

Huntsman Advanced Materials of Basel, Switzerland, will be showcasing a dynamic fluid compression moulding (DFCM) process at JEC World 2016 in Paris, France, on 8–10 March. 

Ahlstrom has further simplified its business structure. 

Freudenberg Performance Materials is extending the range of its Evolon microfilament textiles for protective packaging with a wider range of weights, mechanical properties and special finishes.

Hexcel Corp of Stamford, Connecticut, USA, has acquired full ownership of Formax UK Ltd of Narborough. 

Fossil Group of Richardson, Texas, is acquiring Misfit, a developer of wearable technology and connected devices based in Burlingame, California, both in the USA.

DIAB has signed a partnership agreement with Nexam Chemical to develop a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) foam that incorporates the latter’s NEXAMITE technology. 

A re-usable, washable cloth diaper of singular construction has been developed by Jenny Catoe of Elgin, South Carolina, USA.

The mechanical strength of the interface between boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) and epoxies and other polymers in nanocomposites has been determined for first time.

A mass-producible carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) leaf spring for railroad trucks is being developed by Toho Tenax Co Ltd and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. 

At the Compamed trade fair held in November 2015 in Düsseldorf, Germany, Freudenberg Performance Materials presented solutions made from antimicrobial polyurethane (PU) foam and a new chit

November is not the best time to visit Helsinki, but the gloom that envelops the Finnish capital every Autumn did not stop some 15 000 visitors from descending on Slush—one of the world’s

The US Department of Commerce is partnering with the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) to host the first-ever Smart Fabrics Summit on 11 April 2016 in Washington DC. 

Disposable absorbent articles, such as sanitary napkins, panty liners, baby diapers, adult incontinence articles and sweat pads, that can absorb liquids with high colour intensity, such as menstrua

A medical suture having “micro-cogs” or barbs on the surface is disclosed by HansBiomed in US Patent 9 186 135.

Puridify, the London, UK-based developer of nanofibre-based bioprocessing purification technologies for industrial biomolecule manufacture, has closed a £2.2-million Series A funding round. 

Olea Sensor Networks based in Reno, Nevada, USA, has introduced a seat belt vital sign monitor for automotive safety applications.

The latest knitting technology for producing compression stockings was displayed by Merz at ITMA 2015 held in November 2015 in Milan, Italy.