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Schoeller Textil AG of Switzerland has received the 2006 Frost and Sullivan Product Innovation of the Year Award.
Intertech-Pira has rescheduled its Smart Fabrics 2007 conference which will now be held on May 7-9, 2007 at the Washington Marriott in Washington DC, USA.
Materials technology and its continued development via nanonottechnology is of decisive importance for Germany's future.
Textronics has named Geoffrey Lapres as chief financial officer (CFO).
FEI Company is expanding its Helios NanoLab family of DualBeams with the introduction of the Helios NanoLab 400 and 400S systems.
Pennsylvania State University researchers are developing a new generation of super-intelligent and inexpensive optical fibres.
The use of polyester as a substrate for wearable technologies is one of the current projects being developed by Professor Arokia Nathan, who has been appointed the first holder of the Sumitomo/STS cha
By coating the wires in a metal rope with a polymer, it is possible to protect them and to improve their aesthetics, according to NV Bekaert SA.
A novel approach to making polymer matrix composites reinforced with ultra-high molecular weight polyolefin fibres is the result of the work of a group of Israeli researchers.
GE Osmonics Inc has developed a three-dimensional nonwoven of meltblown fibres, for use as a filter medium.

Teijin Twaron has introduced a version of its para-aramid fibre specifically developed to meet the demands of higher comfort combined with better cut-resistance in the growing market for protective

The use of arrester cables is essential in high-speed racing cars that otherwise might lose a complete axle in an accident, which unrestrained could be potentially lethal to onlookers.
A new way of making ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibres is the subject of International Patent WO 2005/066397.
Kaneka Corp of Osaka, Japan, says it has found a way to extend the design possibilities for fake fur fabrics, in particular to introduce additional colour effects.
An unusual floorcovering has been developed in the USA by Mohawk Brands Inc of Wilmington, Delaware.
A machine modification that allows for a multiple weft lattice to be constructed is described in International Patent WO 2005/064058.
UK-based commercial linen supplier Linen Connect has announced exclusive distribution rights for healthcare brand Brinmark Healthcare, a supplier of commercial healthcare products.
Jacob Holm Industries' Special and Technical Applications Division (STA) has been renamed Norafin GmbH.
Absorbent articles, such as diapers, adult incontinence garments and feminine hygiene products, with a breathable composite backsheet have been developed by Procter & Gamble.
A wound dressing that includes a novel wound treatment composition is described in US Patent 7 074 981 by Susanna Chalmers of Riebeeck-Kasteel, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
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