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Carbon monoxide sensing clothing

1 July 2014
A range of clothing with the potential to warn the wearer of a number of environmental issues has been designed by a self-styled 'textile alchemist'.
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Wearable technology for behaviour control already widespread

1 July 2014
Northamptonshire Police has become the first force in the UK to pilot the use of alcohol-detecting ankle tags.
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Major military work for Intelligent Textiles

1 July 2014
UK company Intelligent Textiles (ITL), based in based in Laleham, Surrey, has just signed a major contract worth several million pounds with the US Department of Defence, as part of a joint project wi
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Top cleantech honour goes to Avantium

1 July 2014
Avantium, the Dutch developer of biofibres and bioplastics has been named the European Cleantech Company of the Decade by Cleantech Group (CTG).
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Self-cleaning roof for Brazil 2014

1 July 2014
A TiO2 self-cleaning coating protects the new tensile roofing system of the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, which recently reopened after a three-year modernisation project to prepare for
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New process for 100% textile sensors

1 July 2014
Auckland, New Zealand-based Footfalls & Heartbeats - the company founded by award-winning chemist Simon McMaster - has developed a proprietary process for manufacturing smart fabrics.
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New low cost nanotubes make wide adoption possible

1 July 2014
Luxembourg-headquartered OCSiAl is claiming a significant breakthrough in producing its Tuball single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) in bigger, better quality and much cheaper batches than has been pr
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Coating and laminating programme attracts senior, global industry figures

1 June 2014
The co-organisers of the International Conference on Textile Coating and Laminating (TCL 2014), which will take place in Cannes, France, on 4-5 November 2014, have confirmed the names of the principal
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German project aims to marry capabilities of humans and robots

1 June 2014
Johnson Controls of Plymouth, Michigan, USA, has announced it is working with adidas Group of Herzogenaurach, Germany, in an attempt to redefine the way that textiles are manufactured.
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Coating to make furniture reflect energy back to the body

1 June 2014
A coating to reflect far infra-red radiation (FIR) back to the body of the human being emitting it is now being applied to upholstery fabrics.
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Fespa Digital hosts an end-to-end production workflow for sportswear

1 June 2014
A European project that aims to create a complete production workflow for sportswear - including design, pattern editing, three-dimensional (3D) modelling, proofing, dye sublimation printing and const
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Waterborne polyurethane coatings launched at Techtextil North America

1 June 2014

A range of waterborne polyurethane (PU) coatings for textiles has been developed by Bayer MaterialScience of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Nonwovens for cosmetic products

1 June 2014
A range of nonwovens (Biolace Skin) for use in cosmetic products - such as facial sheet masks, cosmetic pads and exfoliation sheets - is now available from Suominen of Helsinki, Finland.
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Project takes textile testing to space

1 June 2014
The first experiments concerning clothing physiology to be conducted in the weightlessness of space will shed new light on the interaction between the body, clothing and climate, as well as providing
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Thin, flexible pipe insulation

1 June 2014
A blanket made of fumed silica is being promoted as a thin, flexible, hydrophobic, microporous insulation for pipes and other equipment used in hightemperature environments.
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Wallpaper with integrated adhesive

1 June 2014
Decorators need no longer wish for a day when they can simply spray a clean surface with tap water and apply strips of wallpaper containing integrated adhesive.Ahlstrom of Helsinki, Finland, says its
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Sider Arc--clarification

1 June 2014
Sider Arc SpA of Cornaredo, Italy, has asked us to clarify the details of an acquisition referred to in the May 2014 issue of Technical Textiles International (page 8).
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Digital printing directly on polyester

1 June 2014
Inks developed for digital printing directly on polyester (PES) fabric were introduced at the Fespa Digital exhibition held in Munich, Germany, on 20-23 May 2014.
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World's biggest carbon fibre plant

1 June 2014
At a groundbreaking ceremony on 9 May 2014, SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers announced it is to invest US$200 million in order to triple capacity at its site in Moses Lake, Washington, USA, and make it th
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Self-expanding device that anchors itself and releases drugs

1 June 2014
A US company has revealed details of a selfexpanding medical device that is also capable of drug elution within the body.
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