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3D printing with wool

1 June 2014
The next generation of Walt Disney toys could contain an entirely new level of intelligence as the result of a new technique for the creation of soft materials in 3D.
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NASA tests full-size composite fuel tank

1 June 2014
For more than 50 years, metal tanks have carried fuel to launch rockets and propel them into space, but now NASA and Boeing's composite cryotank is about to undergo a series of tests to gauge its suit
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Cheaper films for phones and solar cells

1 June 2014
Transparent conductive oxide films are now an integral part of everyday life whether in smartphones, tablets, laptops, flat screens or solar cells, but they're still expensive and complex to manufactu
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MIT.nano a major investment

1 June 2014
Comprehensive facilities for nanoscale research are currently being constructed at the very heart of MIT's Cambridge campus in Massachusettes, for completion in 2018.
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Solvay teams with Plastic Logic

1 June 2014
Plastic Logic, based in Cambridge, UK, is teaming up with Solvay Specialty Polymers, to develop low power flexible electronics suitable for wearable devices.
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Stacked electrodes the key to new solar fabrics

1 June 2014
New highly-efficient solar cells based on stable, flexible textile electrodes that can be integrated into fabrics have been developed in China.
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LifeVest available throughout Japan

1 June 2014
Asahi Kasei Zoll Medical (AZM) has now launched the LifeVest Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator throughout Japan.
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Emana patent secured by Solvay

1 June 2014
Solvay has obtained a European patent protecting the use of its Emana smart fibre.
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Self-expanding implantable patented by TissueGen

1 June 2014
TissueGen, based in Dallas, Texas, has been granted a new patent for a self-expanding medical device capable of drug elusion within the body.
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Instant chill from Adidas

1 June 2014
World Cup veteran David Beckham is promoting the new Climachill range of active cooling apparel launched by Adidas and featuring fabrics incorporating SubZero flat yarns containing titanium and 3D alu
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Working on a miracle

1 June 2014
The first kick of the 2014 World Cup in Sao Paulo could well turn out to be the most significant in any football match ever - if all goes to plan it will be made by a paraplegic teenager with the aid
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SPECIAL FEATURE: Barfeoot in Brazil

1 June 2014
In the build up to the 2014 World Cup which begins in Brazil on June 12th, there's not much to choose between the new technologies being introduced by the two big names in performance sports apparel,
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Micro-massage material

1 June 2014
Puma is supplying the home and away kits for Italy, Switzerland, Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Chile and Uruguay at this year's FIFA World Cup football tournament in Brazil.
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Laundry association highlights hygiene issues with nurses' uniforms

1 June 2014
The Textiles Services Association (TSA) has responded to recent media coverage of a report by Professor Gillian Leng, Deputy Chief Executive of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (N
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Increased efficiency of cotton swab production

1 June 2014
Together with Rosink Systeme, Trutzschler has for many years been selling installations for the production of card slivers that are used for making cotton swabs.
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Braided barbed suture

1 June 2014
A surgical suture assembly having a braided, barbed configuration has been developed by Ethicon.
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Dressing material comprising gel-forming fibres

1 June 2014
An improved material for use as a wound dressing has been developed by ConvaTec Technologies.
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Pampers plants opened in Nigeria and Hungary

1 June 2014
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has recently opened new diaper manufacturing plants in Nigeria and Hungary.
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Ultrathin fluid-absorbent cores

1 June 2014
BASF has developed an ultrathin fluid-absorbent core comprising a substrate layer, multicomponent superabsorbent particles (SAPs) and an adhesive.
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Launch of Poise Microliners with superabsorbent material

1 June 2014
Kimberly-Clark's Poise brand has introduced new products for the feminine light incontinence category.
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