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Austrian technology group Electrovac AG has founded a new division - Electrovac Nanofibers(ENF) for the production and processing of carbon nanofibres (CNF).
Nanosolar, the company with proprietary nanoparticle ink and fast roll-printing technology designed to make solar electricity fundamentally less expensive, has secured manufacturing sites in San Frans
Elmarco of the Czech Republic has launched a new material for the elimination of mechanical or biological air impurities called AntimicrobeWeb, as well as developing the technology for its production.
Singular ID's enxure is a new enterprise brand security system consisting of tags, containing unique random arrangements of nanosized magnetic features which provide a fingerprint or signature that is
d3o lab, the materials technology company behind the smart material of the same name, recently closed a multi-million pound round of fund raising from private investors to fuel international growth an
Eleksen Group launched its Wearable Display Module (WDM) for Microsoft Windows SideShow at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Las Vegas from January 8-11 2007.
A printing technique able to combine layers of dissimilar semiconductors on a range of substrates has been developed at the University of Illinois.
Cambridge University spin-off raises $100 million for first display modules factory in Germany.
Fujifilm Dimatix has been presented with the first-ever Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal Emerging Technology Award.
A consortium backed by the UK's Department of Trade and Industry is aiming to develop new bioactive glass nanofibre-based textiles for medical applications.
The seventh annual Nanocomposites 2007 and Nanotubes 2007 event takes place at the Crown Plaza Europa in Brussels, Belgium from March 14-16 and features many of the leading companies pioneering polyme
Shock Doctor is to incorporate SmartSilver anti-odour and antimicrobial technology into its sporting goods lines.
3M has launched a new format of its Confirm authentication products with floating image technology.
P2i Ltd, based in Oxford, UK, has received its first order to supply equipment to a major international company to manufacture bio consumable devices under licence in the customer's own factory.
Elmarco owner Ladislav Mares has left his position as the company's CEO to devote himself fully to the development of new products from nanofibres.
Easy-to-make, inexpensive nanowires have been demonstrated to harvest mechanical energy by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, USA.
Stealing a lead on the much-publicised photonic textiles of Philips Electronics, a consortium of companies specialising in electroluminescence (EL) have brought the first 'talking t-shirt' to the comm
Danish nonwovens manufacturer Fibertex is currently exploring the potential of nanocoatings for hygiene applications.
3M has launched a new format of its Confirm authentication products with floating image technology.
At the 2007 SHOT show held in Orlando, Florida, USA from January 11-14, Milliken & Company introduced its new VisaEndurance Scent Control System for hunting apparel.
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