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Bio-PDO expansion

1 June 2010
DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products is to increase production of bio-based 1,3 propanediol (Bio-PDO) by 35% with an expansion of its plant in Loudon, Tennessee.
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US licence for Zetix fabrics

1 June 2010
UK company Auxetix has licensed the commercial rights to its Zetix technologies in the blast-mitigation and ballistic-protection markets in North America to Advanced Fabric Technologies of Houston, Te
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Call for nude-colored hospital gowns

1 June 2010
Changing the hue of hospital gowns and bed sheets to match a patient's skin colour could greatly enhance a physician's ability to detect cyanosis and other health-related skin colour changes, accordin
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New electret media efficiency

1 June 2010
Hollingsworth & Vose has introduced a new version of its Technostat electret media which exhibits exceptionally low resistance at any given efficiency.
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PBT nanofibres in new filter media

1 June 2010
Hollingsworth & Vose is introducing a version of its Nanoweb media for the automotive air filtration with a high heat resistant version incorporating PBT nanofibres amd with the following benefits
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Artificial leather with stretch

1 June 2010
Japan's KB Seiren has developed a new artificial leather called Glacem ES, which is characterised by advanced stretch properties.
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Improved insulation wrap

1 June 2010
US company Micrex has developed microcreped paper for more effective electrical insulation wrap.
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3D flexible core

1 June 2010
Lantor has launched a new nonwoven-based product for the composites sector called Lancore.
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Silk eases electrode brain implant

1 June 2010
Scientists have developed a brain implant partially made from silk that essentially melts into place, fitting snugly to the brain's surface.
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CNT and glass partnership

1 June 2010
3B-Fibreglass has signed a joint development agreement with Nanocyl to develop reinforcement solutions combining glass fibre with sizing based on carbon nanotubes (CNTs), enabling a breakthrough in th
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Carbon-based protection

1 June 2010
Pavenex stitchbonded nonwoven performance fabric manufactured by US company Waubridge Specialty Fabrics provides direct contact protection from spark, weld spatter, arc flash and extreme heat and flam
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NanoShrink for solar progress

1 June 2010
California's Shrink Nanotechnologies has filed new patent applications in respect of its solar concentrator technology.
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Graphene the nanomaterial of choice for composites

1 June 2010
New studies from researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute suggest that graphene should be the nanomaterial of choice to strengthen composite materials used in everything from wind turbines to a
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Starring role planned for Lumalive fabrics

1 June 2010
A ground-breaking costume that would light up when Michael Jackson performed his hit 'Billie Jean' was planned for his O2 Arena tour, which tragically never happened due to the singer's untimely death
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Launch of SPARK Awards in nanotechnology

1 June 2010
SPARK Award projects, funded by the University of Glasgow, have been launched in collaboration with the Materials KTN to support the nanotechnology community by giving UK-based companies help to impro
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The TiO2 route

1 June 2010
Elmarco's Nanospider technology allows ceramic electrospun nanofibres composed of a wide range of metal oxides to be produced.
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Dyneema in Germany

1 June 2010
DSM Dyneema has introduced new innovations in personal protection, developed by established suppliers to the German law enforcement market and certified to strict German requirements.
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Nanofibre solar panels up to 80% more efficient

1 June 2010
Czech Republic energy group CEZ and Elmarco have completed the first part of their joint test project to compare the output of dye-sensitized solar panels (DSSCs) employing nanofibres with the propert
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Laminates for emergency shelters

1 June 2010
Protective shelters can be made from a lightweight, strong flexible and durably waterproof laminate developed by W.L. Gore & Associates of Elkton, Maryland, USA.
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Inorganic-organic melt-extruded hybrid yarns and fibrous composites

1 June 2010
Composite fibrous structures made of combinations of inorganic-organic hybrid monofilament or multifilament yarns have been developed by Poly-Med.
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