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Improving Li-ion power with CNTs

1 September 2010
SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT) and the University of Oklahoma (OU) have been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST).
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A new sling for electronic arrows

1 September 2010
'The Quiver' is a new fashion/ personal electronics accessory developed by Canadian brand DEW (Digital Equipment Wear) that just might catch on.
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Telehealth alliance between GE and Intel

1 September 2010
GE and Intel Corporation have announced a 50/50 joint venture to create a new healthcare company focused on telehealth and independent living that is likely to build on a number of wearable technology
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Power Plastic parking lot

1 September 2010
SKYShades reports that it has completed its first parking structure integrated with Konarka's Power Plastic at the West Palm Beach office complex of golfer Greg Norman's Great White Shark Enterprises.
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Dyneema for water protection

1 September 2010
Protective suit specialist TST Sweden has signed a licensing agreement with fibre manufacturer DSM Dyneema that will enable it to use the Dutch company's distinctive trademark on its multilayer water-
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Sony approval for Ticona range

1 September 2010
Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, today announced it received Green Partner certification from Sony Corporation at its US production plants in Shelby, North Carolina,
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CNTs add performance to kayaks

1 September 2010
Improved composite kayak prototypes coated with an epoxy gelcoat modified with Baytubes carbon nanotubes have been developed by Norwegian research company Re-Turn AS, based in Gamle Fredrikstad.
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Strong prospects for e-paper

1 September 2010
The e-paper display business has survived a tough year and has emerged as a mainstream display technology with strong prospects going forward, according to a new report from NanoMarkets.
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Yeh Group will claim first for CO2 dyeing

1 September 2010
The Yeh Group has announced it will be the first textile mill to implement the new waterless dyeing process developed by Dutch company DyeCoo Textile Systems.
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Encouraging clinical trial for Vestex fabrics

1 September 2010
Vestagen Technical Textiles has completed the first clinical trial involving its Vestex nanotechnology-based products.
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Industry insight at IFAI conference

1 September 2010
Building on the success of the first two IFAI Advanced Textiles conferences in Berlin and Brussels, IFAI presented a third successful edition in Paris on 16-17 June, in the modern Congress facilities
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Post-graduate Wearable Technologies programme

1 September 2010
The University of Wales, Newport, is launching the first MA (Master of Arts)/MFA (Master in Fine Arts) Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology courses in October.
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Improving Li-ion power with CNTs

1 September 2010
SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT) and the University of Oklahoma (OU) have been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST).
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Electronic textiles as memory triggers

1 September 2010
As part of the 2010 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, two teams of researchers led by Professor Barbara Layne of Concordia University, Montreal, and Professor Janis Jefferies at Goldsmit
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PEEK enhanced with integrated CNTs

1 September 2010
Solvay Advanced Polymers is partnering with the Entegris TEGO Polymers Unit to develop and market advanced carbon nanotube-enhanced PEEK products suitable for a range of emerging applications in the m
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Fashion meets Technology

1 September 2010
Tine Beez, fashion graduate of Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London, has launched her 'Fashion meets Technology' active wear collection featuring technology from Fibretronic.
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Carbon fibre conference programme

1 September 2010
Event organiser Intertechpira has announced the latest programme for its annual conference dedicated to the carbon fibre industry, Global Outlook for Carbon Fibre, now called GOCarbonFibre2010.
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Coating and laminating--vital to the health of the industry

1 September 2010
Conference director Bill Smith has finalized the programme for the latest edition of the long-running International Conference on Textile Coating and Laminating (TCL 2010).
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Sales for carbon fibres increasing, but losses continue for Zoltek Industries

1 September 2010
Carbon fibre specialist Zoltek Companies Inc has reported that net sales for its third quarter, ended 30 June 2010, totalled US$42.4 million, compared with $30.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal
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SCA acquires baby diaper business in Mexico and Central America

1 September 2010
Sweden-based SCA is purchasing the Copamex baby diaper business in Mexico and Central America. The purchase price is understood to be worth around US$50 million on a debt-free basis.
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