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Dornbirn 2012 to address the challenges of the next 50 years

1 February 2012
Worldwide the fibre industry continues to grow at about 3-4% a year, even in the context of the challenging macroeconomic climate and associated global volatility, according to the President of the Au
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BMW purchases stake in SGL

1 January 2012
BMW AG of Munich has secured a 15.16% stake in SGL Carbon SE of Wiesbaden, both in Germany.
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Headliner with integrated sound and ambient light

1 January 2012
Johnson Controls - now the leading supplier of automotive fabrics worldwide - has integrated a lightweight audio system into the headliner of its ie:3 demonstrator car, rendering loudspeaker units in
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Wearable Technologies 2012

1 January 2012
The Fifth Wearable Technologies Conference will focus on key areas in which wearable electronics and smart textiles are rapidly emerging, including sports, smartphones and consumer gadgets and therapy
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High protection from Saint-Gobain

1 January 2012
The ONESuit PPS totally encapsulating gas-tight suit has now gained SOLAS Type II-2 certification per the requirements of International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
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Setting smart Standards

1 January 2012
ASTM International will sponsor a workshop on smart textile applications on February 1, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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Fully printed carbon nanotube circuits

1 January 2012
Since the invention of liquid crystal displays in the mid-1960s, display electronics have undergone rapid transformation.
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Engineered Eminus

1 January 2012
Eminus is a high volume web containing continuous polymeric nanofibre manufactured by Milliken & Company in the US.
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Patent on electronic nose secured

1 January 2012
A chemical sensor and a system and method for sensing a chemical species based on nanofibres has been patented by Li Han at the Research Triangle Institute in Apex, North Carolina, USA.
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Record low-density lattice

1 January 2012
A microlattice of hollow tubes of nickel consisting of 99.99% air, developed in California, is believed to be the lowest-density material in existence.
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Low cost medical sensors

1 January 2012
Among the latest product introductions for potential incorporation in medical disposables is the Metria wearable sensor from Avery Dennison.
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Extra-conductive carbon nanofibre has elliptical cross-section

1 January 2012
Teijin and the Tokyo Institute of Technology have co-developed a highly conductive carbon nanofibre (CNF) with the first elliptical cross-section consisting of well-developed graphite layers ordered i
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All-aqueous process for electrospinning silk protein

1 January 2012
Tufts University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have patented an all-aqueous process for the production of silk biomaterials such as fibres, films, foams and mats.
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Versatile nonwoven mats based on chitosan

1 January 2012
Scientists Caroline Schauer and Marjorie Austero of Drexel University in Philadelphia have been electrospinning crosslinked chitosan with carbon black.
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Repeat success with regenerative nanofibre trachea

1 January 2012
A collaboration between Harvard Bioscience and Nanofiber Solutions has resulted in the second successful transplantation of synthetic tissue-engineered windpipes being carried out during 2011.
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Nanoweb patent for membrane filtration

1 January 2012
In its recently secured US patent 8,038,013, DuPont describes a new liquid filter with a composite structure that has a nanoweb adjacent to and optionally bonded to a microporous membrane.
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Nanofibres for safe and low-cost hydrogen storage

1 January 2012
A UK company has developed the technology to nanostructure and encapsulate complex chemical hydride materials to improve their performance, in terms of temperature of operation, adsorption and desorpt
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Solid bond the key to earthquake protector fabric

1 January 2012
Bayer MaterialScience and its partners from industry and academia have developed an efficient and affordable earthquake protection for buildings.
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Hollow fibre membranes for algae harvesting

1 January 2012
In the drive for alternatives to fossil fuels and reducing carbon emissions, the algae biomass industry is striving to develop and commercialise large-scale algae production.
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Nano-machines mimic human muscle

1 January 2012
An assembly of thousands of 'nano-machines' capable of producing a coordinated contraction movement extending up to around ten micrometres - like the movements of muscular fibres - has been synthesize
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