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Cambridge technology start-up Inkski has appointed Bryan Palphreyman as director of business development to drive its inkjet technology to market.
US companies Air Products and Konarka have been selected by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to conduct research and development on transparent, flexible solar modules for win
John Dorr has joined Nanocomp Technologies as vice-president of business development to help with management, marketing and strategic planning for the commercialisation of the company's carbon nanotub
The US market for smart textiles was worth an estimated $70.9 million in 2006 and is expected to reach $78.6 million in 2007, according to a new report by BCC Research.
DuPont has formed an alliance with the companies Morph Technologies, Integran Technologies and PowerMetal Technologies to develop and commercialise a nanocrystalline metal/polymer hybrid technology.
A new report from NanoMarkets says that silicon nanocrystals and printed forms of silicon will transform electronics over the next decade with new memory, logic, photovoltaic and optoelectronic produc
Researchers at The University of Manchester have developed high-tech battery-powered textile yarns that can be used to make clothing glow in the dark.
NanoDynamics has formed a joint venture with Shell Technology Ventures Fund to develop new nano-enabled materials and products company expected to improve exploration and production efforts in the int
Konarka Technologies, the developer of Power Plastic, has expanded its licence agreement with DuPont Displays to advance the polymer work of Nobel Laureate Dr Alan Heeger, chief scientist, co-founder
The convergence of textiles, chemical engineering, materials and electronics is likely to lead to the evolution of the next generation of smart fibres and fabrics that can genuinely act in an intellig
Industrial Nanotech's Turkish distributor Kolorgen has signed a contract with Denizli Basma ve Boya Sanayii (DEBA), one of the region's largest dyeing and printing and garment manufacturing operations
Quiksilver and Roxy are using Fibretronic's iPod control systems in their Autumn/Winter 07/08 ranges of snowboarding jackets.
Stevens Institute of Technology Professor Xiaojun Yu has received an Early Career Translational Research Award in Biomedical Engineering from the Wallace H.
Mussels stick to virtually all inorganic and organic surfaces, and with amazing tenacity. In the US, Northwestern University biomedical engineer Phillip B.
Lenzing's supervisory board has given the go-ahead for the expansion of the company's fibre production plant in Heiligenkreuz, Austria.
Fifteen of Europe's leading producers of synthetic turf have officially launched a new industry organization, to promote the benefits of the industry's products, and to encourage further market growth
Composix Co, a leading US manufacturer of vehicle armour, has selected Dyneema(r) HB26 composite to fulfil an order from a major US Department of Defense contractor for a high-end armour system for co
Korea's Hyosung, currently the second largest elastane producer in the world behind USA based Invista, will invest $100 million in a new cost-competitive elastane facility in Vietnam.
The US market for smart textiles will be worth was worth $391.7 million in 2012, according to the latest study.
Chicopee inc, a division of Polymer Group Inc (PGI) has introduced heavy-duty industrial cleaning wipes that are designed for extended periods of use.
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