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A thin, stretchable electronic material for the production of biomedical and wearable technologies has the added benefit of being breathable.

Orders for textile machinery taken by Italian companies dropped sharply in the first quarter of 2020 owing to the outbreak of the human coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the Association of Italia

Researchers at the US Department of Energy (DoE)’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) and Carbon Fiber Technology Facility (CFTF) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are using their exp

BMW Group has awarded its compatriot SGL Carbon a multi-year contract for the production of a glass fibre-reinforced plastic (GFRP)-based cover plate for the battery enclosures the carmaker will us

Working with the European Space Agency (ESA), Bcomp of Fribourg, Switzerland, has developed what it claims to be the first panel for satellites reinforced with natural fibres.

Greensboro, North Carolina, USA-based Burlington Barrier Fabrics has increased production of its Maxima Medical Barrier fabrics in response to the human coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Technology that enables adhesive bonds between composite structures to be broken quickly and cheaply using a simple heat source has been developed by the National Composites Centre (NCC) in Bristol

StretchSense of Auckland, New Zealand, which claims to be the creator of the world’s first motion-capture glove based on stretchable sensors, has acquired animation company MocapNow of Seattle, Was

The need to support those undertaking physical tasks is driving the adoption of exoskeleton technology across multiple sectors, according to a new report by Omdia of London, UK.

The developer of an antimicrobial textile treatment shown to be effective against one of the seven known human coronaviruses has given free licences for the formulation to three of its competitors.

A German company is now selling re-useable face masks, as well as plastic films and sheets for making face protectors from a website under the brand name Bieglosan.

A German company claims just one of its textile machines will now be able to produce 240 000 complete face masks a month thanks to an innovative design that allows the product to be made in a singl

A joint venture that will manufacture and sell face masks in Europe has been established by Austrian companies Lenzing and Palmers Textil.

During April 2020, Nufabrx of Conover, North Carolina, worked with two other small US companies to develop and launch re-usable face masks that exploit the antimicrobial benefits of copper.

NatureWorks has donated enough of its biopolymer (Ingeo) as is needed to produce ten million re-usable face masks.

A nanomaterial-based coating that could be used to add functionality to normal cotton fabrics cheaply and effectively has been developed by researchers at Monash University in Melbourne, Victoria,

A low-temperature-curing carbon fibre-reinforced epoxy prepreg (HexPly M79) from Hexcel is to be used by Flight Design for the manufacture of a variety of parts for lightweight aircraft.

Johns Manville (JM)’s plant in Richland, Mississippi, USA, has started to produce nonwoven filtration media that will be used for the face masks necessary to help stop the spread of human coronavir

Precision formatter of composites Web Industries Inc has installed a high-volume composite slitting and spooling line at its Omega Systèmes plant in Nantes, France.

In response to the human coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, ITMA Asia + CITME 2020 has been rescheduled.