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Protection for emergency workers to drive global body-armour market

1 September 2014
The global body-armour market is just beginning to experience increased demand owing to the trend towards protecting emergency workers (first responders), according to the latest report from Vector St
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Polymer Group installs a second hydroentanglement line in Benson

1 September 2014
At its facility in Benson, North Carolina, USA, Polymer Group Inc (PGI) is installing a second nonwovens line capable of producing hydroentangled fabrics made with its Spinlace technology, and bearing
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Implants based on alginate for use in woundcare

1 September 2014
An alginate implant colonized with stem cells for use in autologous soft-tissue replacement has won the recognition of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Wundheilung und Wundbehandlung eV (DGfW; German Wou
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Lenzing's biggest lyocell line operational

1 September 2014

The first lyocell (Tencel) fibres for commercial sale have been produced on a large, new production line in Lenzing, Austria.

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Hemp nanosheets developed for supercapacitors

1 September 2014
Having passed the "proof-of-principle stage" for a fully functional supercapacitor, the researchers behind a process for creating such devices from hemp are now developing small-scale manufacturing te
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Tex Tech Industries acquires Universal Carbon Fibres

1 September 2014
Tex Tech Industries Inc of Portland, Maine, USA, a developer and manufacturer of engineered, highperformance materials, has announced the acquisition of Universal Carbon Fibres (UCF) Ltd, based in Bra
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Advanced sublimation inks for digital printing of polyester fabric

1 September 2014

A range of sublimation inks for digital printing of polyester (PES) fabrics has been launched by Xennia Technology of Letchworth, UK.

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Low-grade cotton mat can hold 50 times its own weight in oil

1 September 2014
Low-grade nonwoven cotton could become the material of choice for mopping-up oil spills, according to scientists at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA, who claim to have made a mat that can co
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Industrial protective clothing market to reach US$4.06 billion by 2020

1 September 2014
The global market for industrial protective clothing is expected to reach US$4.06 billion by 2020, according to the latest study by Grand View Research Inc.
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Heatable textiles for plant cultivation

1 September 2014
Heatable textiles that are placed around the roots of plants to supply them with targeted warmth are being co-developed by three German partners: the Hohenstein Institute in Bonnigheim; Balingen-based
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Report predicts rapid, significant growth for nanofiltration membranes

1 September 2014
The global market for nanofiltration membranes will be worth US$445.1 million a year by 2019, according to the latest report.
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Coated net for the protection of timber and living trees

1 September 2014
A high-performance net that is coated so as to control the release of a pesticide is now available for the protection of harvested timber.
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Wearable airbag to protect hips

1 September 2014
Wearable airbag technology that prevents hard-to-heal hip fractures in elderly patients will be presented at the TEDMED conference, to be held in Washington, DC, USA, on 10-12 September 2014.
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Ambiotex launch planned for October

1 August 2014
Representing the state-of-the-art in wearable fitness monitoring, the ambiotex t-shirt developed by match2blue GmbH of Mainz, Germany, was showcased at this year's Wearable Technologies Conference in
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Nanotech companies to merge

1 August 2014
OCSiAl has acquired carbon nanotube (CNT) functionalisation specialist Zyvex Technologies, based in Columbus, Ohio, making the combined venture the largest nanotechnology company in the world.
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Nanocellulose to compete with carbon?

1 August 2014
Japan is now taking nanocellulose extremely seriously, with around 100 companies actively involved in working together to develop it as a next generation material.
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3D-printed assembly support at BMW

1 August 2014
New ergonomic tools are being 3D printed by BMW.
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Smart sensor system in composites

1 August 2014
Nanoelectronics research centre Imec, Ghent University and their partners in the Smartfiber European FP7 project have demonstrated a miniaturised fibre optical sensor system that can be embedded in a
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Multiple screens on bendable phone

1 August 2014
Paperfold is an experimental bendable smartphone which has three different displays which can fold over one another and are responsive to where they are relative to each other.
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Ceiling of light

1 August 2014
Global lighting leader Philips recently launched a luminous panel that can cover an entire ceiling with homogenous white light.
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