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Clothing+ retains mass market lead

1 March 2015
The lion's share of the textile-integrated sensors that are going into the chest straps, vests and bras that are currently available for sports performance monitoring and provided by major brands - in
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No-strap watch maker adds to range

1 March 2015
Munich-headquartered Mio Global, the developer of the world's first heart rate monitor watch to provide continuous, performance-accurate data without a chest strap, introduced two new models at the 20
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Winning medical system in Italy

1 March 2015
Winmedical, founded in Pisa, Italy, in 2009, has already had its WinPack wearable, modular platform for the continuous monitoring of the most important vital signs clinically validated on 4,000 patien
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Kickstarter success for connected cycling

1 March 2015
COBI - billed as the world's smartest connected cycling system - raised just over $400,000 in less than a month on Kickstarter, with almost 1,900 backers from 18 countries.
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Commercial launch of eSkin

1 March 2015
The eSkin Thermometer, developed by VivaLnk of Santa Clara, California, is a simple and effective stick on patch for measuring and remotely monitoring body temperature - specifically of sleeping infan
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From Hollywood to future health

1 March 2015
Nominated as one of 20 finalists for the Wearable Technologies Innovation World Cup, Heddoko is employing the new StretchSense technology in its 3D motion capture sports garment, which was demonstrate
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Next generation transdermals

1 March 2015

The winner of the 2015 Wearable Technologies Innovation World Cup in the Healthcare and Wellness category was Feeligreen, which is developing and commercialising new medical devices in partnership

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App for smart socks

1 March 2015
Sensoria, based in Redmond, Washington, claimed the 2015 Wearable Technologies Innovation Cup in the Clothing category.
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Base layer loaded with sensors from Toray

1 March 2015
At the ISPO sportsgear show in Munich from February 5-8, Japan's Toray exhibited a base layer sports shirt equipped with bioelectric sensors.
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Alpinestars airbag jacket

1 March 2015
The Alpinestars Tech-Air - which claimed the 2015 Wearable Technologies Innovation World Cup in the Safety and Security category - is an electronic airbag system that offers bike riders upper body pro
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Fabric sensors for 2015

1 March 2015
New Zealand's StretchSense was the winner of the 2015 Wearable Technologies Innovation World Cup in the Sports and Fitness category.
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Security and social interaction

1 March 2015
The dual-purpose smart festival wristbands developed by Dutch company Sendrato enable full, wireless connectivity with and between visitors of large events.
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Vital aerospace role for Kevlar nanofibres

1 March 2015
New battery separators based on nanofibres extracted from Kevlar should be able to prevent the kind of fires that were responsible for grounding Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft in 2013.
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Wearable Technology 2015: An industry gathers pace

1 March 2015
"Wearable technology will change your life - like it or not." This was the tagline with which Life magazine introduced this growing industry to a wider audience in the build-up to the much-anticipated
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Processing glass and technical yarns

1 March 2015
At the annual JEC Composites exhibition, Verdol of Valence, France, will show visitors its full range of technologies and machinery for the processing of glass and technical yarns.
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Flax fibres reinforce lightweight composite for cars

1 March 2015
Four french companies will share an award for their development of lightweight composites reinforced with long flax fibres.
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Combined expertise for composites

1 March 2015
Lindauer Dornier GmbH will focus its stand at the JEC Composites exhibition around the recently introduced product line--called Dornier Composite Systems.
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Sandler to create the ideal home with performance nonwovens

1 March 2015

Sandler AG of Schwarzenbach/Saale, Germany, will create a model home as the centrepiece of its exhibit at the forthcoming Techtextil trade fair in Frankfurt (see also, page 9).

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Industrial-scale technology can make three-dimensional reinforcements for composites

1 March 2015

A european project with the aim of developing an industrialscale, affordable manufacturing technology for making three-dimensional (3D) multifunctional composites has won a prize from the JEC Group

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Machine places carbon fibres rapidly

1 March 2015
A machine centre for carbon fibre placement that allows the user to build up stacks for moulding into composites has won one of the Paris, Francebased JEC Group's Innovation Awards in the category of
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