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The UK's d3o labs has been working with leading designer brands Spyder, Kjus, Shoeffel, Reusch and Ribcap on new products for skiers to be introduced this winter.
Gaps in legal authority and insufficient resources are hindering US efforts to better understand and manage the potential risks from hundreds of new products incorporating nanotechnologies.
Electrospun micro and nanofibres for the implant-sustained delivery of the anti-cancer drug Paclitaxel to C6 gliomas are being developed and tested by scientists in Singapore.
New displays using electrophoretic inks embedded into fabric and integrated in military uniforms are near to commercialization.
The University of Ulster opened the FEI Centre for Advanced Imaging in Northern Ireland at the end of October.
A collection of stories about people from the December 2006 issue.
Leading apparel manufacturer Reliable of Milwaukee will incorporate SmartSilver anti-odour and antimicrobial protection into its hunting, footwear and outdoor product lines.
Eleksen, the inventor and manufacturer of ElekTex smart fabric touchpads for the control of consumer electronics, is holding its first seminars on designing with smart fabrics on 8 November in London,
The global consumption of nanocomposites was $252 million in 2005 according to a new report.
Farfield Group has launched what is being hailed as the first commercially packaged, bench-top, nanotechnology instrument, the NanoFlex.
Imperial College London has unveiled one of the UK's most powerful microscopes, the Titan 80-300 S/TEM from FEI.
A team of Austrian physicists has recently developed ultra-thin pressure sensors that can also be processed into sensitive textiles.
The Natick Soldier Center (NSC) is working with the private company Crosslink to develop electroluminescent (EL) textile panels for shelters.
Gold could add greater value to high quality garments. In nanoparticle form it is being developed as a new method of adding colour to Merino wool in New Zealand.
A heatshield repair material using Starfire Systems' pre-ceramic polymers was tested on the Space Shuttle Discovery during space walk earlier this year.
German research institite STFI has been working on a number of projects for integrating optical fibres into fabrics.
VivoMetrics has partnered with California-based RAE Systems to integrate the LifeShirt 300 with AreaRAE wireless networks.
The global market for aerogels will be worth $62 million in 2006, according to a new report by BCC Research.
New York-headquartered Nanoledge has launched the sale of its Nano In Res Master Series range of products.
Fujifilm Dimatix based in Santa Clara, California, has used its ink jet technology to print silver fluid with features of less than 20 microns.
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