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Coldblack innovation honour

1 February 2009
Coldblack, the latest fabric technology developed by Schoeller, received one of nine awards for innovation presented at the Swiss Innovation Forum held in November in Basel.
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Total backs Konarka to tune of $45 million

1 February 2009
Inventor of Power Plastic, Konarka Technologies, has secured $45 million in funding from oil and gas giant Total.
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New ten-minute carbon fibre process

1 February 2009
A new carbon fibre-processing method which may pave the way for the mass production of lightweight, fuel-efficient cars has been developed by Toray Industries in Japan.
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Kuralon fibre expansion completed

1 February 2009
To meet rising demand - particularly from the construction industry - Japan's Kuraray has completed a Yen2 billion expansion of its Kuralon PVA (polyvinyl alcohol) fibre plant.
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Significant Chinese order and South African plant for Nansulate

1 February 2009
Industrial Nanotech has received an order for 12,000 gallons of its patented Nansulate coatings from Golden Horse Real Estate in China. The retail value of the order is $863,400.
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Latest launch for getting connected

1 February 2009
The latest addition to Fibretronic's CONNECTED-wear range for wearables and interactive apparel is the BTM Bluetooth Music Phone Controller which allows music from an MP3 music phone to be wirelessly
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Wearables event in Munich

1 February 2009
The third Wearable Technologies Conference takes place on 2 February at the Hotel Dorint Novotel Messe Munchen in Munich, Germany, with a strong focus on the topics of monitoring, integrated power sup
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VivoMetrics joins alliance for remote patient monitoring

1 February 2009
LifeShirt developer VivoMetrics is joining the Continua Health Alliance - a coalition aiming to create an inter-operable system of personal telehealth solutions to foster independence and empower peop
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ANI announces partnerships

1 February 2009
Applied Nanotech (ANI) has announced a number of new partnerships in the development of nanoparticle-based performance materials for both composites and new fields such as printed electronics and sola
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NEI secures NASA contract, develops superhydrophobic surface treatment

1 February 2009
Developer and manufacturer of nanomaterials, NEI Corporation, based in Somerset, New Jersey, USA, has been awarded a NASA Research Announcement contract.
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More Gecko options from Creation Baumann

1 February 2009
Creation Baumann, based in Langenthal, Switzerland, has recently expanded the range of its innovation award-winning Gecko adhesive textile wallcoverings.
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Halloysite nanotubes in clean energy applications

1 February 2009
The US Patent and Trademark Office has issued two patents for the use of naturally occurring nanotubes (HNTTM) to NaturalNano, based in Rochester, New York.
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Ultimate in athletic performance protection

1 February 2009
Nike is adding a new padding system to its Nike Pro Combat range designed to provide lighter, stronger and more breathable base layer protection for American Football players than is currently availab
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New nanotube route to semiconducting ink

1 February 2009
Scientists at DuPont and Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, have used a simple chemical process to convert mixtures of metallic and semiconducting carbon nanotubes into solely semiconducting carb
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Aspen Aerogels teams up with Samsung

1 February 2009
Aspen Aerogels and Samsung America Inc.
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Avgol looks to Elmarco for new value-added nonwovens

1 February 2009
Leading spunmelt nonwovens manufacturer Avgol, headquartered in Israel, has announced a new agreement with Elmarco, the Czech-based developer of NanoSpider technology for the production of nanofibres
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New PEEK fibre for electronic protection

1 February 2009
Zeus Inc., based in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA, has commercialised the production of PEEK drawn fibre.
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Collaboration to develop colour-changing fabrics

1 February 2009
Two UK-based partners have formed an alliance to explore the possibility of creating colour-changing fabrics.
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Dressing for an open chest wound

1 February 2009
An adhesively attachable bandage (10) for treating an open chest wound is disclosed in US Patent 7 429 687 by Seaberg of Newport, Oregon, USA.
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Automotive Textiles in India reflects an optimistic outlook in emerging world

1 February 2009
In spite of the present, severe global economic problems, emerging countries such as India are actually acting longer term--investing in upgrades of technology, according to the discussions held at a
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