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Top of the world with Dyneema

1 July 2013
The recent addition of the 408-foot silver spire to New York's new Freedom Tower, the One World Trade Center, brought it to its full height of 1,776 feet, making it the tallest building in the Western
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Simple solution to credit card skimming

1 July 2013
A very thin, pressure-sensitive switch that is robust enough to be laminated into credit cards could solve the problem of data theft.
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Heatable range from Future Carbon

1 July 2013
At this year's TechTextil exhibition in Frankfurt (June 11-13) FutureCarbon showcased a range of articles that are electrically conductive and electrically heatable as a result of its special coatings
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Lighting up Techtextil

1 July 2013
A range of commercial launches are scheduled for Autumn 2013 which exploit the E-broidery technology developed by Forster Rohner Textile Innovations in St Gallen, Switzerland.
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Connection will become a new reality, says OMsignal

1 July 2013
OMsignal, based in Montreal, Canada, is the latest entrant to the smart fabrics field and has raised of $1 million in initial seed funding from venture capital funds Real Ventures, Golden Venture Part
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Integrated knitted sensors

1 July 2013
A prototype of a special suit for electrical muscular stimulation was showcased by Germany's WarmX at the recent Techtextil 2013 in Frankfurt.
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Moisture for smarter monitoring

1 July 2013
The ECG belt which has been developed at Swiss research institute Empa in St.
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The future of charging at festivals

1 July 2013
For summer festivals, Vodafone UK has been promoting its Power Pocket in shorts and sleeping bags in a bid to harvest body heat and movement to boost the battery life of mobile devices.
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SmartTex Network at Techtextil

1 July 2013
There are currently 30 members of the SmartTex network based in the Thuringian region of Germany, from companies operating in the textiles industry, energy technology, plastic technology and research
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Activity monitors from Fraunhofer

1 July 2013
The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS introduced the FitnessSHIRT and the Fitness Assistant at Techtextil 2013 in Frankfurt from June 11-13, as part of the special display area for func
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Microsoft builds in 3D printing support

1 July 2013
Microsoft's new Windows 8.1 system has built-in support for 3D printing and San Fransisco-based MakerBot has developed a 3D printing driver to go with it, promising plug-n-play and seamless end-to-end
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NanoSynth Project to produce graphene-reinforced epoxy resins

1 July 2013
NetComposites is leading a new collaborative R&D project aimed at developing a synthesis platform to deliver industrial quantities of graphene-filled epoxy resins for advanced composite applicatio
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Piezo-resistive fibres correct blood pressure measurement in wristband

1 July 2013
STBL Medical Research AG (STBL), of Freinbach, Switzerland, has developed a device that can be worn comfortably on the wrist and records the blood pressure continuously - with no pressure cuff or inva
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PFOA and PFOS-free nanocoatings

1 July 2013
Europlasma, based in Oudenarde, Belgium, has launched a new range of nanocoatings under the Nanofics 110 brand name which are highly water and oil repellent and deposited by low pressure plasma techno
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Shoes of the future

1 July 2013
Stratasys, the manufacturer of 3D printers and production systems for prototyping and manufacturing, unveiled 12 pairs of 3D printed shoes on the catwalks of Paris Fashion Week at Iris van Herpen's Co
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Pure filament pressure sensing

1 July 2013
Alphafit, based in Waldbuttelbrunn, Germany, has developed functional intelligent textiles for pressure measuring, with applications as diagnostic systems in sports, orthopaedics, medicine and technol
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Multifilament barbed suture

1 July 2013
A multifilament barbed surgical suture (100) used to close wounds and incisions is described by Covidien of Mansfield, Massachusetts, USA, in US Patent 8 414 612.
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Single-use nonwoven surgical drapes and gowns in Europe

1 July 2013
INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, has published a new report entitled Insights on Single-Use Nonwoven Surgical Drapes and Gowns in Europe.
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Activated carbon cloth helps treat non-healing chronic wounds

1 July 2013
Non-healing chronic wounds began to heal after Zorflex activated carbon cloth dressings were applied directly to them in separate clinical evaluations conducted in the UK and the USA.
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Medeco makes presentation to French Belgian nursing association

1 July 2013
Medeco, the medical devices committee of EDANA, the international association serving the nonwovens and related industries, made a presentation during a recent congress organized by AFISO, the French
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