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Carbon nanosphere the key to lithium anode

1 October 2014

A big step towards cheaper and more efficient rechargeable batteries for everything from electric vehicles to wearable electronics has been announced with the development of a pure lithium anode.

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Cytec to evaluate biomass carbon

1 October 2014
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is to provide the Southern Research Institute in Birmingham, Alabama, with funding of up to $5.9 million to work on the production of high performance, low cost carbo
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Gel fibre blend with silver benefits

1 October 2014
Durafiber Ag is the latest addition to the range of nonwoven gelling fibre dressings from Smith & Nephew which benefit from silver's antimicrobial action.
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A small golden cosmos

1 October 2014
Nanoparticles surrounded by a group of smaller nanoparticles like a planet orbited by satellites have been developed by researchers in Germany.
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Metamaterials for invisibility cloaking

1 October 2014
A new technique for constructing materials with building blocks a few billionths of a metre across can be used to control the way that light flies through them and could potentially move forward the c
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Success with high temp inflatable at NASA

1 October 2014
ILC Dover recently celebrated the successful high altitude test of the NASA Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD).
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New York Fashion Week sees the future again

1 October 2014
Wearable technologies have been generating unprecedented attention in the global media around New York Fashion Week at the start of September and fashion gurus queued up to declare them now officially
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P2i recognised for fourth time

1 October 2014
P2i has been awarded the Gold Stevie 2014 Award in the 'Most Innovative Company in Europe' category by the International Business Awards (IBAs) - the first ever company to win in the category for four
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The cost of cleaner air

1 October 2014
A new study has found that using a high-efficiency air filters with a MERV rating of 12 or higher can effectively reduce indoor levels of common airborne asthma and allergy triggers.
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The future belongs to flexible displays, says BASF

1 October 2014

BASF Venture Capital has invested Euro1 million in the technology company SmartKem, based in St. Asaph, Wales, as part of a total financing round of Euro3 million.

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Footballers move onto the hard shoulder

1 October 2014
Sportswear manufacturer Russell Brands is planning to incorporate excess carbon fibre from Boeing's 787 Dreamliner plane composites production into its protective athletic gear.
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Nanoparticle holograms for energy storage

1 October 2014

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a new method for making multi-coloured holograms from a thin film of silver nanoparticles, which could greatly increase the storage capabil

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Nanofibre focus at RISE 15

1 October 2014
INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, has announced that its three-day RISE (Research, Innovation & Science for Engineered Fabrics Conference) will include the one-day Nanofibres
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Ellsworth cycles to feature nanocarbon composites

1 October 2014
BST Nano Carbon - a company which claims the experience and know-how of carbon nanotubes, graphene and nanocarbon needed to translate these materials into groundbreaking new products - has acquired El
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New Balance working with soft exosuit team

1 October 2014
The Biodesign Lab at Harvard University is teaming up with sportswear leader New Balance to explore the potential of its latest 'soft exosuit' - an ekoskeleton with a number of significant advantages.
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Apple Watch: This time it's personal

1 October 2014
In a major endorsement of the latest wave of wearable technology being wrist worn, Apple unveiled its highly-anticipated Apple Watch on September 9th, declaring the device its most personal ever.
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Thin Film and Flextronics team up

1 October 2014
Printed electronics specialist Thin Film Electronics, headquartered in Oslo, Norway is partnering with Flextronics, a leading global supply-chain solutions company.
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Major expansion at TFP

1 October 2014
Technical Fibre Products (TFP) has announced plans to double its current production capacity through the installation of a third manufacturing line.
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Medical dressing comprising an antimicrobial silver compound

1 October 2014
A medical dressing comprising a complex of silver and being capable of controlled release of antimicrobial silver ion activity to a wound bed has been developed by Coloplast.
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Israeli company turns jellyfish into superabsorbent polymer

1 October 2014
As part of the race to produce the first mainstream fully biodegradable diaper, Israel-based technology company Cine'al has developed a novel superabsorbent polymer (SAP) made from jellyfish.
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