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Anti-ballistic water-repellent fabrics from Teijin Aramid

1 July 2013
A new aramid fabric for anti-ballistic applications and three different water-repellent treatments for aramid fabrics were presented by Teijin Aramid of Arnhem, The Netherlands, for the first time dur
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Textiles continue to show their immense potential and worth

1 July 2013
The need to add one or more functionalities in a cost effective manner and the need to reduce the consumption of expensive raw materials, energy and water (to minimize the impact of a process on the e
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Pegas starts-up Egyptian plant

1 July 2013
Commercial deliveries of fabrics made at a new production facility in Egypt have begun, according to Pegas Nonwovens of Prague, Czech Republic.
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Johns Manville invests in bicomponent spunbond technology for filter media

1 July 2013
An investment of Euro32 million in one of its European plants is the latest response of Johns Manville of Denver, Colorado, USA, to the growing demand for high-quality filter media.
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New smart fibres for medical implantables

1 June 2013
Elute is a new range of biodegradable drug-loaded fibre products being commercialised by TissueGen, based in Dallas, Texas.
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Three industries will be 84% of 3D printing market

1 June 2013
As an enabling platform for applications ranging from personalised medicine to personal drones, 3D printing will grow into an $8.4 billion market in 2025 - up from $777 million in 2012.
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Smart fabric system fights pressure ulcers

1 June 2013
New research shows a significant improvement in the prevention of pressure ulcers for bed-bound patients with the use of the M.A.P - billed as the first-ever continuous bedside pressure mapping system
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Solid sales of Lantal's PCS

1 June 2013
The Pneumatic Comfort System (PCS) business of Switzerland's Lantal Textiles posted significant gains in 2012 due to initial deliveries of the air-cushion product for the Business Class seats of Lufth
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New CNT grades from SWeNT

1 June 2013
SouthWest NanoTechnologies, based in Norman, Oklahoma, is introducing three new research grade carbon nanotube products.
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DSM acquires textured polymer tech for solar panels

1 June 2013
DSM has acquired an innovative light trapping technology that can significantly increase the efficiency of solar panels.
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Trojan Horse partnerships for printed electronics

1 June 2013
The traditional electronics partnership model of suppliers soliciting and meeting specs from brand owners and end, users breaks down in emerging electronics applications like printed, flexible and org
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Ahlstrom's nanoalumina filtration in Dow water products

1 June 2013
Ahlstrom has entered into a collaboration agreement with Dow Water & Process Solutions (DW&PS), a business unit of Dow Chemical, to use Disruptor nanoalumina filtration technology in drinking
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Funding for sensor-enabled Smart Systems

1 June 2013
A long term strategic plan by the European Commission (EC) to rebuild the European economy by investing in the development of new technologies has now reached the stage where it will start to have an
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New standards of flame protection with Pyroshell

1 June 2013
Pyroshell is the latest development from Switzerland's Schoeller - a range of permanently flame retardant fabrics aimed at the protective workwear market combining polyamide and polyester, as well as
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Radiation shielding aramid

1 June 2013
Teijin has developed a new aramid fibre fabric that protects users against X-ray and gamma-ray radiation.
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Advanced polyethylene protection

1 June 2013
DSM Dyneema's BT10 ballistic tape is to be employed in the spall liners of 8x8 PARS amphibious armoured personnel vehicles manfactured by FNSS Savunma Sistemleri in Turkey.
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ILC Dover to make Z-2 for NASA

1 June 2013
ILC Dover has secured an 18-month contract to design, manufacture and test the next generation of NASA's Spacesuits - the Z-2.
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Bayer sees no commercial application for CNTs

1 June 2013
Bayer MaterialScience is to cease all development work on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and now determine how its research results and know-how in respect of their production and application can be best use
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SABIC backs FibeRio

1 June 2013
FibeRio, the developer and manufacturer of Forcespinning nanofibre production systems, has joined forces with SABIC - one of the world's leading petrochemical companies - to jointly promote nanofibre
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FES for walking assistance

1 June 2013
Three US inventors, David Embrey, Jeffrey Stonestreet and Gadi Alon, have secured global patent WO/2013/063200 for their functional electrical stimulation (FES) system to help people with walking diff
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