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Nanofibre smart skin for aircraft

1 May 2012
BAE Systems based at the Farnborough Aerospace Centre in the UK has developed a method for monitoring the structural health of a structure by spraying on a 'smart skin' consisting of a paint formulati
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Smart system saving a life a day

1 May 2012
Zoll Medical - currently in the process of being acquired by Japanese corporation Asahi Kasei - reports that more than 60,000 patients at high risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) have now been prescri
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CuteCircuit LEDs for Laura

1 May 2012
Italian soul singer Laura Pausini has been making the most of the e-textile magic of the UK's CuteCircuit during her current World Tour.
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Cost competitive alternative to carbon nanofibres

1 May 2012
Conductive Composites, based in Heber Cirty, Utah, USA, is commercially launching new nickel chemical vapour deposition (CVD) coated nonwovens following a manufacturing line expansion which has double
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Monitoring the Yellow River

1 May 2012
TenCate Geosynthetics and AGT International are to collaborate on the installation of TenCate GeoDetect technology in a dyke body at the Yellow River in Dayulan (Zhengzhou) in the Henan province in Ch
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Co-mingled carbon yarns for car parts

1 May 2012
UK-based NetComposites displayed new automotive brackets made from recycled carbon fibre at the recent JEC Composites show in Paris.
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Fabrics for composites at new angles

1 May 2012
UK carbon fibre and speciality reinforcements manufacturer Formax announced notable expansion plans at the recent JEC Composites show, including investment in new machinery, an increased commitment to
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Aramid tape for compact, non-crush cables

1 May 2012
Optical fiber cables play an increasingly essential role in today's telecommunications networks, but while they continue to get smaller, their fragile cores still need protection from various hazards
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Low & Bonar invests in green roofing

1 May 2012
A London, UK-based group specializing in performance materials, Low & Bonar has paid Euro5.95 million in cash to buy Xero Flor International GmbH of Ortholz, Germany, from former owner, Wolfgang B
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Wet-lay nonwoven for self supporting pleated media

1 May 2012
A nonwoven made using a mixture of glass, crimped polymer and cellulose fibres creates a pleated filter media with good dust-holding capacity, according to Johns Manville of Littleton, Colorado, USA.
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Textiles that contain high amounts of temperature-regulating materials

1 May 2012
A European research project has led to the development of multicomponent and cellulose fibres that contain large amounts of phase-change materials (PCMs) capable of regulating temperature.
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Anisotropic web gives good compromise between filtration and mechanical properties

1 May 2012
A melt-blown nonwoven web with highly aligned fibres makes a self-supporting pleated structure that resists deformation and is good as a filter element, according to its US developer.
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Expanded range of chopped strand glass for reinforcing thermoplastics

1 May 2012
A specialist manufacturer of reinforcements for thermoset and thermoplastic composites, PPG Industries Fiber Glass Americas of Cheswick, Pennsylvania, USA, has added three more chopped strand glass-fi
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Biocidal treatment with a pleasant odour

1 May 2012
A German company claims to have developed a stable treatment for textiles that kills microorganisms and releases a pleasant fragrance.
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Nonwovens from a cleanroom environment for medical applications

1 May 2012
National Nonwovens of Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA, has invested in a new nonwoven line contained within a cleanroom environment.
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Low & Bonar merges fibres, nonwovens and fabrics businesses

1 May 2012
Effective from the beginning of April 2012, Colbond bv of Arnhem, The Netherlands, and Bonar Technical Fabrics NV of Zele, Belgium, have merged under organizational changes announced by their parent g
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Private equity firm acquires Outlast Technologies

1 May 2012
Outlast Technologies, a specialist in the application of phase-change materials (PCMs) for temperature regulation, which has its headquarters in Boulder, Colorado, USA, has been acquired by a private
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Efficient transport of liquids

1 May 2012
A method for making a nonwoven with a surface shape and fibre structure that encourage the rapid transfer of a predefined liquid has been disclosed by Unicharm of Tokyo, Japan.
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Slash-proof fabric finds many potential applications

1 May 2012
Two UK partners are now working to develop a knifeproof textile to expand its current uses to new applications including protective wear for motorcyclists, butchers, timber merchants and hunters.
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Two-piece bandage system including a cotton swab

1 May 2012
A two-piece bandage system that includes a cotton swab and a cotton product is featured in US Patent 8 137 294 by Robert Baschnagel of Garden City, New York, USA.
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