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Heading for Jupiter with Emshield CNT nonwoven protection

1 September 2011

Emshield, the nanotube-based sheet material developed by Nanocomp Technologies, based in Concord, New Hampshire, USA, has been incorporated into the Juno spacecraft launched on August 5th.

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Nanofibre coatings prove improved flame retardants

1 September 2011
New carbon nanofibre-filled coatings developed by researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Texas A&M University have been shown to outperform conventional fla
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Basalt advantages in composites

1 September 2011
Basalt - as opposed to glass or carbon - will be the fibre component of the LFT-D (long fibre thermoplastic direct injected) composites which will make up the entire car body of the yo-mobil - the hyb
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Nanolatex with potential textile applications

1 September 2011
In research at the University of Sheffield in the UK, Professor Steven Armes and his team in the Department of Chemistry are using a Zetasizer Nano from Malvern Instruments to monitor the rapid and ef
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G24i teams up with Texas Instruments

1 September 2011
G24 Innovations (G24i), the pioneer of dye sensitized solar cell technology (DSSC) has signed a strategic development agreement with Texas Instruments to create a joint technology platform.
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Hanesbrands follows Coats with Nansulate

1 September 2011
Industrial Nanotech reports that additional textile mills are incorporating the company's patented line of energy saving protective coatings into their sustainability initiatives worldwide.
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Lightweight sound swallowers

1 September 2011
Textile designer Annette Douglas and Swiss weaver Weisbrod-Zurrer AG have developed light and translucent fabrics that are at the same time excellent at absorbing sound - a combination that has been l
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Albany needlefelts in space

1 September 2011
With the USA's NASA space exploration programme now facing an uncertain future, the Atlantis Space Shuttle orbiter completed what may yet be the last ever such flight on July 21, 2011.
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Breakthrough polyester from Teijin

1 September 2011
Teijin in Japan has developed a new stain-resistant polyester fabric that offers both water absorption and oil repellency together for the first time.
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New efficiencies with NanoWave filter media

1 September 2011
A global manufacturer of business and civilian jets is achieving considerable energy savings as a result of the use of the nanofibre-layered NanoWave nonwoven filter media manufactured by Hollingswort
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DuPont nanowebs for battery separators based on aromatic polyimide

1 September 2011
DuPont has recently secured significant patents relating to lithium (Li) and lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for electronic vehicles.
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BMW's carbon fibre vehicles unveiled

1 September 2011
BMW carbon fibre-based composite i3 and i8 electrically powered production cars have been unveiled in prototype at a special showcase in Frankfurt.
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Restoring blood flow with nanofibres

1 September 2011
Tissue deprived of oxygen (ischemia) is a serious health condition that can lead to damaged heart tissue following a heart attack - and in the case of peripheral arterial disease in limbs amputation,
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Biscrolled fibres from carbon nanotubes

1 September 2011
The University of Texas at Dallas has secured patent WO2011005375 in respect of its development of a fabrication method for a biscrolled fibre from carbon nanotubes in work funded by the US Airforce.
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Lenzing starts new viscose production line in China

1 September 2011
Lenzing Nanjing Fibers, the Chinese subsidiary of Austriabased Lenzing AG, has successfully started up a new production line for viscose fibres that has a capacity of 60 kt a year.
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Cotton shortages prompt TenCate's boost of production for flame-retardant fabrics

1 September 2011
TenCate Protective Fabrics Americas of Union City, Georgia, USA, says it has overcome problems with the proprietary manufacturing process for its Tecasafe Plus fabrics in order to increase production
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50 years of the Man-made Fibers Congress

1 September 2011
The 50TH man-made fibers congress will take place in Dornbirn, Austria, on 14-16 September, taking its theme as Manmade Fibers the Next 50 Years.
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Practical advice for traditional companies

1 September 2011
The symposium at Techtextil India 2011 has been designed to offer practical advice to companies wanting to become involved or to increase their involvement in technical textile markets.
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AATCC provides new test methods for wicking and management of moisture

1 September 2011
AATCC of Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA, has developed and published three new test methods for performance fabrics.
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Oerlikon Neumag sells carding business to Chinese Government-owned company

1 September 2011
Oerlikon Neumag, based in Remscheid, Germany, has sold its carding business to Zhengzhou Hi-Tech Non-woven Technology Co Ltd, a subsidiary of the Chinese Hi-Tech Group Corp, itself a wholly state-owne
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