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Self-replicating 3D printers

1 April 2014
At Airwolf 3D's headquarters in Costa Mesa, California, the company's 3D printers for rapid prototyping within cutting-edge robotics, automation and assembly technologies, are now replicating themselv
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Gesture controller for home appliances

1 April 2014
Playtabase, based in Minneapolis, Minesota, has developed a new home automation technology called Reemo - a wrist-worn wearable mouse which exploits camera-less gesture control as an intuitive way of
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Independent travellers in biological waters

1 April 2014
A class of bio-hybrid machines, or 'bio-bots' that swim like flagella - single-celled creatures with long tails such as sperm - have been developed by engineers at the University of Illinois Gutgsell.
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C-ply fabrics for wingless wonder

1 April 2014
The wings of the VX-1 KittyHawk aircraft designed by VX Aerospace based in Morganton, North Carolina, are combined with the fuselage in what is described as a 'lifting body' or 'blended wing' design t
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Airbrush employed for medical nanofibres

1 April 2014
To supplement or even replace sutures, some researchers have proposed applying sticky, biodegradable mats of polymer nanofibres onto surgical incisions to seal them and promote healing.
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A century in silver

1 April 2014
Kodak held a dominant position in the photographic film business for most of the 20th Century - back in 1976, for example, it had an 89% market share of the total US market.
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Insulation for space and the lightest carbon fabric

1 April 2014

Technical Fibre Products (TFP), based in Cumbria, UK, has recently supplied specialised nonwovens for the solar shield of the European Space Agency's GAIA satellite.

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Your personal black box recorder - wearable, disposable and very smart

1 April 2014
The meMINI is a remarkably simple idea that could well be the first big hit in wearable technologies - a video camera that's always filming while worn.
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Sold out situation for 3D printing filament

1 April 2014
Based in Emmen, the small Dutch company Applied Polymer Innovations BV (API) brings together some of the key specialists who have previously worked at now-vanished major European fibre producers inclu
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New nanocellular structures

1 April 2014
A range of engineered Ingeo PLA composites with unique nanocellular structures for high performance spunbond nonwovens has been developed by Kimberly-Clark, headquartered in Irving, Texas.
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From mattresses to car seats to running shoes

1 April 2014
A major European brand and retailer is planning to introduce running shoes incorporating Harrison Spinks mattress pocket spring technology across 7,000 European outlets this summer.
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Vestagen obtains worldwide rights to Schoeller technologies

1 April 2014
Vestagen Technical Technologies has obtained worldwide rights from Schoeller Technologies to certain technologies that are integral to the properties of Vestex, a range of active barrier protective fa
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Paramount Surgimed launches premium adult diapers range

1 April 2014
Paramount Surgimed has launched its disposable adult diapers on the Indian market.
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Smart nanofibres to treat kidney failure

1 April 2014
A new technique for purifying blood using an electrospun nanofibre mesh could prove useful as a cheap, wearable alternative to kidney dialysis.
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Call for research on soft surface bacterial management

1 April 2014
Noble Biomaterials, the manufacturer of X-Static antimicrobial technology, has called for research to generate evidence supporting the need for soft-surface bacterial management in healthcare settings
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Tegaderm IV Advanced Securement Dressings enhanced

1 April 2014
3M Critical & Chronic Care Solutions has announced enhancements to its 3M Tegaderm IV Advanced Securement Dressings aimed at improving securement, wear time and proper application.
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Wound healing device comprising sutures or knitted mesh

1 April 2014
A novel wound healing device is described in US Patent 8 647 663 by Stemnion.
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Artificial muscles made using fishing line and sewing thread

1 April 2014
An international team led by the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas), Texas, USA, has developed inexpensive, powerful synthetic muscles using fishing line and sewing thread.
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Collaboration on antimicrobial surface solutions

1 April 2014
Eastman Kodak and PurThread Technologies have entered a joint development agreement (JDA) to increase antimicrobial surface options for healthcare and military environments.
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Undergarment for hernia relief

1 April 2014
A brief-style elastic undergarment designed for the needs of a portly person having an enlarged abdomen is disclosed in US Patent 8 615 815 by Daryl Dahlquist of Kent, Washington, USA.
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