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Versatile nonwoven mats based on chitosan

1 January 2012
Scientists Caroline Schauer and Marjorie Austero of Drexel University in Philadelphia have been electrospinning crosslinked chitosan with carbon black.
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Repeat success with regenerative nanofibre trachea

1 January 2012
A collaboration between Harvard Bioscience and Nanofiber Solutions has resulted in the second successful transplantation of synthetic tissue-engineered windpipes being carried out during 2011.
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Nanoweb patent for membrane filtration

1 January 2012
In its recently secured US patent 8,038,013, DuPont describes a new liquid filter with a composite structure that has a nanoweb adjacent to and optionally bonded to a microporous membrane.
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Nanofibres for safe and low-cost hydrogen storage

1 January 2012
A UK company has developed the technology to nanostructure and encapsulate complex chemical hydride materials to improve their performance, in terms of temperature of operation, adsorption and desorpt
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Solid bond the key to earthquake protector fabric

1 January 2012
Bayer MaterialScience and its partners from industry and academia have developed an efficient and affordable earthquake protection for buildings.
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Hollow fibre membranes for algae harvesting

1 January 2012
In the drive for alternatives to fossil fuels and reducing carbon emissions, the algae biomass industry is striving to develop and commercialise large-scale algae production.
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Nano-machines mimic human muscle

1 January 2012
An assembly of thousands of 'nano-machines' capable of producing a coordinated contraction movement extending up to around ten micrometres - like the movements of muscular fibres - has been synthesize
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New nanotube for printed semiconductors

1 January 2012
SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT), based in Norman, Oklahoma, USA, is introducing a new SWeNT will feature single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT), SG65i, for use in printed semiconductor devices.
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Nissan adds biopolyester to its LEAF

1 January 2012
The 100% electric Nissan LEAF will employ Teijin's Eco Circle Plantfiber bio-polyester in seats and interior trim surfaces marking the debut of this latest eco-material in a mass-produced vehicle.
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Smaller fibre for composites sensors

1 January 2012
The ability to embed sensors within materials such as composites provides engineers with the ability to measure intrinsic strain of components during their production, or use under varying load condit
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Unique structure of carbon nanofibre gives it novel properties

1 January 2012
Two partners from Japan, have developed a carbon nanofibre that they claim is highly conductive and has an unprecedented structure.
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Ahlstrom targets Indian filter market

1 January 2012
Shorter lead-times for the supply of customers in the rapidly growing Indian market are the goal of the latest investment by Ahlstrom's Filtration Business.
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US demand for filters to show growth

1 January 2012
The value of the US market for filters will reach US$12.6 billion a year by 2015, having grown annually by an average of 7.1% from 2010, according to the latest study.
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Fulgar explores manufacturing and selling Rhodia's bioactive yarn

1 January 2012
Rhodia Fibras of Santo Andre, Brazil, and Fulgar of Castel Goffredo, Italy, say they are talking about ways to manufacture and sell a textile yarn based on polyamide 6.6 (PA6.6) in Europe.
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Ahlstrom takes stake in battery separator technology

1 January 2012
Ahlstrom of Helsinki, Finland, has agreed to invest in Porous Power Technologies LLC, a company based in Lafayette, Colorado, USA that develops technology for lithium-ion battery separators.
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Glass-fibre reinforcements from 3B are specially designed for reinforcing wind turbine blades

1 January 2012
The first of a range of glass-fibre reinforcements with sizings that are tailored to work well with specific resins has been introduced by 3B of Battice, Belgium.
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General Motors and Teijin in pact to produce high-volume composite cars

1 January 2012
A pact signed by Teijin Ltd of Osaka, Japan, and General Motors (GM) from Detroit, Michigan, USA, will see the partners co-develop advanced technologies for carbon fibre-based composites that have the
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Hollow polyester with modified cross-section absorbs moisture and provides thermal insulation

1 January 2012
A lightweight polyester fibre with a highly modified cross-section can rapidly absorb moisture, such as sweat, as well as providing bulk, and thermal shielding and insulation, according to its Japanes
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Hohenstein Institute opens laboratory in Hong Kong

1 January 2012
On 9 December 2011, the Hohenstein Institute opened its latest testing laboratory in Hong Kong, a location which the organization says is an important hub for the textile markets in China and south-ea
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Quantitative measurements of the odours caused by perspiration

1 January 2012
Researchers at the Hohenstein Institute in Bonnigheim, Germany, have developed two methods for measuring the number of molecules of perspiration that are trapped in textiles.
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