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Don't miss the bus with electronic timetables

1 August 2014
Swiss public transport operator PostBus is currently testing new electronic timetable displays at bus stops.
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PointLEDs save space for e-textiles

1 August 2014
Forster Rohner Textile Innovations in Switzerland is now employing PointLEDs from Osram Opto Semiconductors to make its e-broidery textiles.
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3D printing for new engineered cores

1 August 2014
The blades of today's wind turbines still have a decidedly low-tech material at their core - balsa wood.
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Nano route to advanced MRI

1 August 2014
Submicroscopic particles that contain even smaller particles of iron oxide could make magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) a far more powerful tool to detect and fight disease.
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SPECIAL FEATURE: Screen tests and wrist action

1 August 2014
LEDs, OLEDs and plastic electronics are threatening to change the way we look at the world - and interact with everyday surfaces - writes editor Adrian Wilson.
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Malaysia's NTPM expands personal care products business

1 August 2014
Malaysia-based Nibong Tebal Paper Mill Holdings (NTPM) is investing more than MYR20 million (US$6.2 million) for a new plant to double production of its personal care products business (reports The St
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Absorbent article prevents skin problems and improves comfort

1 August 2014
An improved absorbent article such as a sanitary napkin (1) has been developed by Daio Paper of Ehime, Japan.
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SCA floats joint venture in Australia

1 August 2014
Hygiene and forest products company SCA has floated its Asaleo Care joint venture in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji on the Australian Securities Exchange.
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Support dressing for lower-back problems

1 August 2014
A support dressing that will be particularly useful in preventing or reducing undesired torsion, especially of the lower back, has been developed by Floback of London, UK.
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Dressing for covering penetrating thoracic trauma

1 August 2014
A wound dressing for use when a one-way passage of air and/or fluid is required is described in US Patent 8 710 289 by UK-based companies First Water and Prometheus Medical.
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Scottish Health Secretary requests implant suspension

1 August 2014
Scottish Health Secretary Alex Neil has asked Scotland's acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to write to all health boards to ask them to consider the suspension of the use of polypropylene (PP) mesh m
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Dressing for protecting the skin around objects projecting outwards

1 August 2014
A dressing for protecting the skin around objects projecting out from the skin has been developed by Molnlycke Health Care of Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Compression garments manage lumbopelvic disorders

1 August 2014
Dynamic elastomeric fabric orthoses that could be used in the management of a wide range of lumbopelvic disorders have been developed by DM Orthotics.
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Improved surgical mesh for hernia repair

1 August 2014
A method of laparoscopically repairing a hernia defect is outlined in US Patent 8 663 256 by George Christoudias of Teaneck, New Jersey, USA.
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Promoting the healing of wounds that generate exudate

1 August 2014
Systems and methods for protecting a wound and managing exudate are described in US Patent 8 722 960 by Aalnex.
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Organic zinc salt and acidic fluff pulp suppress ammonia

1 August 2014
An absorbent core of an absorbent article with improved odour control has been developed by SCA Hygiene Products.
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Ahlstrom extends range of sterile barrier systems

1 August 2014
High-performance fibre-based materials supplier Ahlstrom has extended its range of sterile barrier systems (SBSs): the Reliance Tandem range now offers SBSs designed for light-to-heavy medical instrum
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Programme to encourage adoption of waterborne coatings

1 August 2014
A programme to encourage manufacturers of polyurethane (PU)-coated fabrics and their customers to adopt a solvent-free technology has been launched by Bayer MaterialScience of Leverkusen, Germany.
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Electrospun silk for wound healing

1 August 2014
Researchers in the USA have developed a process for preparing mats of natural silk fibroin/polyethylene oxide (PEO) blends, which they claim are suitable for biomedical applications such as wound heal
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Sino-US venture set to be largest maker of automotive interior parts

1 August 2014
A proposed joint venture is set to become the biggest manufacturer of components for automotive interiors in the world.
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