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Aerogels of carbon nanotubes

1 April 2013
Chinese researchers have succeeded in making highly porous solids consisting of a three-dimensional (3D) network of carbon nanotubes (CNTs).
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Mitsubishi Rayon consolidates US carbon fibre business

1 April 2013
Mitsubishi Rayon of Tokyo, Japan, has merged two of its subsidiaries in the USA - Grafil of Sacramento and Newport Adhesives and Composites of Irvine, both in California - to form Mitsubishi Rayon Car
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Owens Corning joins BASF and TenCate partnership to develop thermoplastic composites

1 April 2013
Owens Corning of Toledo, Ohio, USA, will join the partnership set up by BASF of Ludwigshafen, Germany, and TenCate Advanced Composites of Nijverdal, The Netherlands, to develop thermoplastic composite
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Glatfelter and Dreamweaver to develop nonwoven battery separators

1 April 2013
Two US companies have formed a partnership to develop and manufacture the next generation of highperformance separators for energy-storage devices, such as lithium-ion batteries and ultracapacitors (s
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Jute fibres competitive with glass

1 April 2013
A range of cheap reinforcements made from jute fibre was launched by Composites Evolution during the JEC Composites exhibition, held in Paris, France, 12-14 March 2013.
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Textile strain-gauge sensor integrated in medical stockings

1 April 2013
A stocking with integrated sensors that monitor the retention of fluid in the legs could help patients at risk from heart failure and pregnant women prone to preeclampsia, according to the Danish comp
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Ultrafine glass yarns for printed-circuit boards

1 April 2013
AGY of Aiken, South Carolina, USA, has introduced two ultra-fine glass yarns, called BC2250 and BC3000, in response to demand from the manufacturers of substrates for printed-circuit boards (PCBs).
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Textiles to harvest and store energy

1 April 2013
A European project called Powerweave has begun its quest to develop fibres and fabrics for harvesting and storing energy.
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Automotive fabrics help to fight potentially fatal fatigue

1 April 2013
A European project aims to develop a non-intrusive sensing system embedded in the seat cover and the safety belt of a car to monitor a driver's heart and respiration rhythms in order to warn of growin
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Hollow piezoelectric fibres generate electrical energy from movement

1 April 2013
Fabrics that can convert movement into electrical energy are a step closer to reality thanks to the work of scientists in the USA.
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AGY expands range of sizings for glass

1 April 2013
AGY of Aiken, South Carolina, USA, has expanded its range of sizing systems in order to enable its glass fibres and yarns to be used with a wider variety of polymers.
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Coats joins Fulcrum to develop nanotube-enhanced yarns and fabrics

1 April 2013
Textile products that are enhanced by carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are the goal of a two-year agreement between an Israel-based specialist in nanotechnology, Fulcrum SP Materials Ltd of Rehovot, and a UK c
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Breaking the three minute cycle

1 March 2013
Roctool has demonstrated how it is now possible to develop an ultra-thin carbon fibre composite part in just two minutes and 30 seconds with its 3iTech technology.
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Filament yarns with integrated self cleaning

1 March 2013
Working with the Institute for Textile Technology and Process Engineering (ITV) and the Institute of Textile Chemistry and Chemical Fibers (ITCF), both in Denkendorf, Germany, TWD Fibres GmbH has deve
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Losing the loops in polymer chains

1 March 2013
As long chains of repeating molecules, networks of polymers - both synthetics as natural products such as rubber and cellulose - all contain structural flaws at the molecular level.
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Combined airbag and seatbelt from Autoliv

1 March 2013
The Bag-in-belt is a combined seatbelt and airbag designed to further reduce the load on a car rear-seat occupant's ribcage in the event of a frontal collision.
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Energy storage textiles showcased at Techtextil 2013

1 March 2013
Intelligent or smart textiles are increasingly incorporating additional energy and heat functions to improve the sustainability of products, says Messe Frankfurt, organiser of the Techtextil trade sho
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Multi-purpose prevention with nanofibre webs

1 March 2013
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a University of Washington research team almost US$1 million to further develop the technology for employing nanofibre nonwovens to simultaneously bot
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Filament yarns with integrated self cleaning

1 March 2013
Working with the Institute for Textile Technology and Process Engineering (ITV) and the Institute of Textile Chemistry and Chemical Fibers (ITCF), both in Denkendorf, Germany, TWD Fibres GmbH has deve
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Silica for super-composites

1 March 2013
Research into developing the strongest silica nanofibres in the world is being pioneered at the University of Southampton's Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) in the UK, with plans for their use in
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