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The wearable device market is facing a compliance dilemma in trying to apply current test standards and methodologies to its rapidly evolving technology, leaving manufacturers, retailers and end-us

DuPont is planning to close its US$500-million para-aramid (Kevlar) plant at Cooper River, South Carolina, USA, less than six years after its opening.

Biodegradable polymer-coated surgical meshes formed into pouches have been developed by Tyrx for use with cardiac rhythm management (CRM) devices and other implantable medical devices (IMDs).

DSM Dyneema says its latest victory in the patent courts demonstrates its determination to defend its intellectua

A single fibre has been employed to successfully deliver a combination of optical, electrical, and chemical signals back and forth into the brain.

GE Aviation reports that the amount of ceramic matrix composite (CMC) raw material it will use in 2017 will be approximately 20 times greater than it used in 2007.

A UK-based developer specializing in nonwovens as reinforcements for composites will exhibit several new materials at

The Board of Directors of Tokyo, Japan-based Toho Tenax Co Ltd has elected one of its members, Shukei Inui, to be its President effective from 1 April 2017. 

Carbon fibre is being produced from scratch in Australia for the first time. 

Fire-retardant (FR) fabrics for resin-transfer moulding (RTM) processes and a range of 'webbed' carbon fibre reinforcements will be showcased by Metyx Composites at JEC World in Paris, Fra

Revolution Fibres of Auckland, New Zealand, is increasing production of its Xantu.Layr nanofibre veil to meet growing worldwide demand from producers of composites.

Graphene manufacturer Directa Plus of Lomazzo, Italy, is leading a €1-million research project set-up to develop graphene membranes for enhancing the thermal and electrical performance of textiles

The Automotive Division of Quickstep Holdings has secured an Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) grant of Aus$250 000 to develop a low-cost carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) bumper for

Researchers at Linköping University and the University of Borås in Sweden have developed a technology for making “textile muscles” that could, for example, be incorporated into clothing, making it

A nonwoven with good characteristics for filtration and the barrier properties of a meltblown combined with the strength of a spunbond is now available, according to Mogul of Gaziantep, Turkey.

Fitesa, a manufacturer of spunmelt and spunbond nonwovens for hygiene applications with sites in such countries as Brazil, the USA, Italy, Sweden and China, has purchased Pantex International, a ma

A new nanofibre matrix could provide a better way to culture large quantities of human stem cells for disease treatment and regenerative therapies.

On the 9 February 2017, the European Union (EU) introduced its restricti

A UK company is now offering its patented laundry process for the commercial cleaning of personal protective equipment (PPE) worn by US firefighters.

Kansai University and Tokyo-headquartered Teijin have developed wearable sensors in the shapes of traditional Japanese braided cords, known as kumihimo, using polylactic-acid (PLA) piezoelectric fi