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3DOM brings PLA filament to 3D printing

1 March 2014
In addition to plastics and nonwovens, Ingeo PLA fibre is rapidly establishing a position as the raw material of choice for 3D printing.
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Cuttlefish route to edible electronics

1 March 2014
Batteries made from pigments found in cuttlefish ink may lead to dissolvable power sources for new kinds of implantable medical devices.
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Nanoparticle route to transparent HUDs

1 March 2014
Transparent displays have a variety of potential applications such as the ability to see navigation or dashboard information while looking through the windshield of a car or plane, or to project video
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Google Glass on prescription

1 March 2014
At the Wearable Technologies Conference in Munich on January 28th, Tim Moore of Rochester Optical introduced the company's Gold lenses for sale on outside frames - including Google's own prescription
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IBM introduces its Ninja polymers

1 March 2014
A potential new solution for fighting infections has emerged from the most unlikely of origins - research in California by computer giant IBM into new ways of etching the silicon wafers employed in it
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Spotlight on research

1 March 2014
The key projects of the European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing (Textile ETP) will be showcased at the ITMA 2015 textile machinery show in Milan.
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Ultrathin prepregs

1 March 2014
A process and machinery for making and handling ultrathin unidirectional (UD) prepregs has won a group of Swiss and French partners one of this year's JEC Innovation Awards for developments related to
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World's thinnest ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene medical-grade fibre

1 March 2014
Dyneema Purity is a 10-dtex medical-grade ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) with the smallest titre of any such fibre, according to its developer, DSM of Exton, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Synthetic skin for surface testing

1 March 2014
A synthetic skin that will allow quantitative assessment of the cleansing performance of cosmetic products is being developed by researchers in Germany.
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Latest Polymer Group investment targets filtration

1 March 2014
Polymer Group Inc (PGI) of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, is to invest about US$8 million in its plant in Waynesboro, Virginia, USA.
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Construction market is driving demand for geosynthetics

1 March 2014
In 2017, global demand for geosynthetics will be 5.2 billion m2, according to the latest market report.
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Formation of reinforcements for wind-turbine blades

1 March 2014
An automated process for laying non-crimp fabric (NCF) together with subsequent forming of the stack to create a reinforcement for the complicated threedimensional (3D) geometry of a wind-turbine blad
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Simulating circular braiding

1 March 2014
A software program capable of simulating circular braiding has won one of this year's JEC Innovation Awards for developments related to composites.
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Ionic solvents used to make cellulose fibres from wood pulp

1 March 2014
Finnish researchers have developed a novel method for converting cellulose into fibres, which they believe could have "global significance".
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Polyester nonwovens price hike

1 March 2014
Unsatisfactory profit margins for polyester (PES) nonwovens for bituminous roofing applications have forced Johns Manville of Denver, Colorado, USA, to increase its prices for these products by 5%.
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Fibre spreader and placement system

1 March 2014
A laser-assisted tape-placement system designed for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and research laboratories has won an award for composites processing.
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Compression technology creates novel wool insulation

1 March 2014
An insulation made using a patent-pending compression technology applied to wool made its debut at the Outdoor Retailer (OR) Winter Market show in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (held on 22-25 January 2014
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Biodegradable and sustainable food packaging from Ahlstrom

1 March 2014
A biodegradable fibre-based food packaging made using only sustainably sourced raw materials has been added to the portfolio of Ahlstrom.
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Sefar acquires Sider Arc to future proof yarn technology

1 March 2014
Sefar of Heiden, Switzerland, has acquired a majority stake in one of its suppliers of fine- and medium-count polyamide (PA) yarns, Sider Arc F&M Srl, which is based in Cornaredo, Italy.
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Freudenberg invests in Brazil

1 March 2014
Freudenberg Group is investing in nonwovens production in Brazil as part of a BRL40-million (Euro13.2 million) package for innovation, capacity expansion and general process optimization.
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