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Polymer Group to close Arkansas plant

1 July 2009
Nonwovens manufacturer Polymer Group Inc (PGI) is to close its plant in North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, and to consolidate manufacturing operations at the facility with those at its operation in Ben
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Auxetics and related systems workshop

1 July 2009
The 6th International Workshop on Auxetics and Related Systems, including the 6th Annual AuxetNet Young Researchers Forum takes place from 14-17 September 2009 at The Mercure Last Drop Village Hotel a
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Nano level mixing without bubbles

1 June 2009
In the arena of high technology and high performance materials, the uniform dispersal of nano-sized particles in substrates such as resin is extremely difficult.
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Project to extend life of photovoltaic devices

1 June 2009
US speciality chemicals and materials manufacturer Cytec Industries is joining forces with IMEC, independent nanoelectronics research institute based in Leuven, Belgium, in a bid to develop a commerci
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Organic PV growth forecast

1 June 2009
Sales of materials for both 'pure' organic solar cells (OPV) and hybrid organic/inorganic dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC), are expected to reach almost US$600 million by 2016, according to a new repo
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Bioplastic bones

1 June 2009
California's Cereplast is to supply Absorbent Specialty Products with bioplastic resin for its new 'Bio-Bones' bone replacement prosthetics.
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SmartSilver representation in Asia

1 June 2009
Having just completed a $3.5 million second phase funding round, NanoHorizons has appointed Toshinobu Hirohata as an authorised sales and technical support agent for the company's SmartSilver antimicr
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Nansulate for solar efficiency

1 June 2009
Industrial Nanotech has announced that its patented Nansulate protective thermal insulation coatings are now being incorporated into solar hot water heater and solar panel systems.
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Rapid sub-micron fibre imaging

1 June 2009
FEI is launching the Fibermetric system powered by the Phenom personal electron microscope designed to discover and quantify the properties of woven and nonwoven fibre samples in minutes.
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Added extras for tennis

1 June 2009
D3o impact adapting material and Teflon friction reducing polymer grommets are employed in the latest Speed series of tennis racquets from Austrian-headquartered sports company Head.
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VivoMetrics LifeShirts in threat detection order

1 June 2009
California-headquartered RAE Systems has delivered ten custom-configured AreaRAE wireless gas-detection rapid deployment kits with wireless LifeShirt personnel management systems to the Kuwait governm
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Nanotubes boost structural integrity of composites

1 June 2009
A new research discovery at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the US could lead to tougher, more durable composite frames for aircraft, boats and cars.
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New remote patient monitoring LifeShirt system to be developed

1 June 2009
VivoMetrics, the California-based developer of the LifeShirt system, has partnered with OBS Medical, a manufacturer of automated early warning technology to create a new decision-assisting software pl
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Aramid holds on to the deepest diver

1 June 2009
High-performance Technora para-aramid fibre is being employed by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) for the 160-metre secondary cable of a deep-sea probe called ABISMO
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Nanocomp secures two new US Air Force grants

1 June 2009
Nanocomp Technologies has been awarded two new contracts by the United States Air Force under the Department of Defense's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programme.
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Smart implant lowers risk in heart operations

1 June 2009
Boston-based NMT Medical has received pre-market approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowing it to commercially market its STARFlex cardiac septal repair implant.
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Clean air environments with Trevira

1 June 2009
Airtex GmbH of Germany - a specialist in HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) products - manufactures customised textile ventilation systems for spaces with particularly high requirements
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Wearable alternative to MRI scans

1 June 2009
Magnetic resonance scans may be safer for children and other patients needing anaesthesia in the future, if new kinds of optical sensors developed by a team of European researchers find acceptance in
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Nano-boost for Coats Bursa

1 June 2009
Industrial Nanotech has secured a contract with UK-headquartered Coats Plc, to coat the machinery in the company's yarn dyehouse facility located in Bursa, Turkey, with the thermal insulation and corr
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Decontamination wipes patent

1 June 2009
Texas Tech University has secured a US patent for the process used to create nonwoven toxic chemical decontamination wipes, such as its recently-introduced Fibertect.
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