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Protection for solar panels

1 January 2014
A new solar panel system for defence forces provides ballistic protection and is lighter and more portable than systems currently available.
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New funding for 3Nano

1 January 2014
3Nano, based in Hayward, California, has raised $12 million in Series C funding led by Nagase America Corporation and a yet to be disclosed large-cap global industrial company.
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Encapsulated IR fibre from Kelheim

1 January 2014
Kelheim Fibres, based in Kelheim, Germany, has developed a viscose fibre that reflects infrared (IR) radiation.
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Wearable provides biometric identity

1 January 2014
A wrist-mounted device that creates a unique authentication based on a wearer's heartbeat has attracted $14 million in an investment drive towards commercialisation.
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FX improves FibeRio reach

1 January 2014
FibeRio's core Forcespinning nanofibre technology has become synonymous with high output melt and solution nanofibre production, and the company says the introduction of its new Fiber Engine FX Series
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New textile fibres from old bottles

1 January 2014
Polyethylene furanoate (PEF) has been successfully turned into textile fibres by Avantium, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Kodak and PurThread team up for new antimicrobial fibres

1 January 2014
The globally exclusive rights to embedding Eastman Kodak's antimicrobial agent into fibres has been obtained by PurThread Technologies, based in Durham, North Carolina.
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Growing market for smart transdermal patches

1 January 2014
The 2012 market for commercial transdermal patches has been valued at approximately US$7.4 billion, according to a market study by New York-based Kalorama Information.
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Driving away from conventional batteries at Volvo

1 January 2014
Volvo has developed a new concept for lightweight structural energy storage components that could improve the energy usage of future electric vehicles.
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Turning fabrics into PCBs with OLEDs

1 January 2014
Researchers at the Eindhoven-based Holst Centre in The Netherlands says they have taken a big step towards commercial wearable electronics with the development of the world's first durable, textile-in
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Nike pushes the envelope with Flyknit and ColorDry

1 January 2014
Nike continues to introduce fabric innovations to the global sportswear industry, with recent developments including the expansion of its Flyknit technology for seamlessly-knitted shoe uppers and its
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Patent milestone for textile sensors

1 January 2014
New electromagnetic wave sensors that can be woven into any fabric and incorporated into any garment are the subject of the 2.5 millionth patent application to be made to the UK Intellectual Property
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Self-healing matrix developed at NASA

1 January 2014
NASA has secured a world patent on a new carbon-reinforced composite with a self-healing polymer matrix and the process for making it.
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Carbon nanotube nonwovens as battery elements

1 January 2014
Nanocomp Technologies, based in Concord, New Hampshire, USA, has just secured world patent WO2013158174 in respect of its method for making composite batteries from carbon nanotube nonwovens, followin
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Instant inkjet circuits

1 January 2014
For about $300 in equipment costs, researchers have developed a method for anyone to produce working electrical circuits in the 60 seconds it takes to print them.
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Exanding the range of nanofibre filters

1 January 2014
FibeRio Technology has introduced MERV 15 and HEPA grade nanofibre filtration media made from Forcespinning technology.
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London wearables event launch

1 January 2014
The UK's first event for wearable technology is to be held from March 18-19 at the Olympia Conference Centre in London.
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Core-sheath nanofibres at high speed

1 January 2014
Arsenal Medical, based in Watertown, Massachusetts, reports dramatic progress in the development of high-throughput electrospinning technology.
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India seeks to consolidate signifcant changes of the past decade

1 December 2013
India's technical textiles industry has come a long way in the last few years.
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From the air to the land--textile innovations that save lives

1 December 2013
From the most sophisticated ejection seats for modern aircraft to flexible dams to store water for India's farmers, Ian Holme reports from a conference in Manchester, UK, on how textile innovations ar
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