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Nike pushes the envelope with Flyknit and ColorDry

1 January 2014
Nike continues to introduce fabric innovations to the global sportswear industry, with recent developments including the expansion of its Flyknit technology for seamlessly-knitted shoe uppers and its
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Turning fabrics into PCBs with OLEDs

1 January 2014
Researchers at the Eindhoven-based Holst Centre in The Netherlands says they have taken a big step towards commercial wearable electronics with the development of the world's first durable, textile-in
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Driving away from conventional batteries at Volvo

1 January 2014
Volvo has developed a new concept for lightweight structural energy storage components that could improve the energy usage of future electric vehicles.
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Growing market for smart transdermal patches

1 January 2014
The 2012 market for commercial transdermal patches has been valued at approximately US$7.4 billion, according to a market study by New York-based Kalorama Information.
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Kodak and PurThread team up for new antimicrobial fibres

1 January 2014
The globally exclusive rights to embedding Eastman Kodak's antimicrobial agent into fibres has been obtained by PurThread Technologies, based in Durham, North Carolina.
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New textile fibres from old bottles

1 January 2014
Polyethylene furanoate (PEF) has been successfully turned into textile fibres by Avantium, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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FX improves FibeRio reach

1 January 2014
FibeRio's core Forcespinning nanofibre technology has become synonymous with high output melt and solution nanofibre production, and the company says the introduction of its new Fiber Engine FX Series
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Wearable provides biometric identity

1 January 2014
A wrist-mounted device that creates a unique authentication based on a wearer's heartbeat has attracted $14 million in an investment drive towards commercialisation.
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Encapsulated IR fibre from Kelheim

1 January 2014
Kelheim Fibres, based in Kelheim, Germany, has developed a viscose fibre that reflects infrared (IR) radiation.
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New funding for 3Nano

1 January 2014
3Nano, based in Hayward, California, has raised $12 million in Series C funding led by Nagase America Corporation and a yet to be disclosed large-cap global industrial company.
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Protection for solar panels

1 January 2014
A new solar panel system for defence forces provides ballistic protection and is lighter and more portable than systems currently available.
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Making spinal braces more wearable

1 January 2014
A new T-shirt with textile pressure sensors is being developed by a French-Danish consortium to increase the comfort and effectiveness of spinal braces worn by teenagers suffering from scoliosis.
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High permittivity substrates for circuits and antennae

1 January 2014
Morgan Advanced Materials, based in Windsor, UK, has further developed its method for employing temperature stabilised dielectric materials with high permittivity for advanced substrate applications i
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Energising the intensive care room

1 January 2014
Philips has developed a media-enabled luminous ceiling that can simulate energising daylight to comfort critically ill patients.
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Two-year battery life with Assure

1 January 2014
A smart band, the Assure, designed for remote medical monitoring, was showcased for the first time at the recent Innovate UK 2014 event held in London.
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Architected lattice - the new wonder material

1 January 2014
UCLA and Architected Materials, based in Ventura, California, are working to fully exploit an extraordinary new energy-absorbing material.
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Ahlstrom restructure targets medical and food-packaging markets

1 January 2014
Effective from 1 January 2014, Ahlstrom has created separate business divisions that will focus on medical and food applications.
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Philips and Desso to introduce light-emitting carpet

1 January 2014
Two Dutch partners have developed a carpet that contains light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and have now signed an exclusive agreement to sell it jointly in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
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High-productivity electrospinning with scale-up potential

1 January 2014
Researchers in China are investigating the use of a needleless electrospinning method to make nanofibres of polyethylene oxide (PEO), and claim that the rate of productivity and the quality of the fib
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Medical workwear is certified as safe for disposal by composting

1 January 2014
A range of clothing for healthcare workers that is suitable for industrial laundering and is biodegradable upon disposal is the result of collaboration between three European organizations.
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