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Women in Technology International (WITI) hosted its first annual Sports, Entertainment and Technology Symposium at Jabil’s Blue Sky Centre in San Jose, California, USA, on 31 March 2016, a

Worldwide shipments of wearable devices are expected to reach 110 million by the end of 2016 with 38.2% growth over the previous year, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC), based i

A hybrid woven fabric that is highly permeable – making it suitable for use with resin-transfer moulding (RTM) processes – has been developed by Cytec Industries Inc (now Solvay Cytec Group). 

At a conference to be held in Stockholm on 20–21 April 2016, the aims of the SEK34 million Modulit project will be outlined.

Mogul has introduced meltblown polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) to its nonwovens portfolio for the first time.

US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter today announced that the Advanced Functional Fibers of America (AFFOA) Institute, a non-profit organization, has won the right to run the latest US National Ne

A Houston, Texas, USA-based law firm has petitioned the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to recall Boston Scientific’s surgical mesh products that are allegedly made of defective, counterfeit

The effectiveness of filter media in respirator masks that protect workers in hazardous environments has traditionally been based on their time in service, calculated by a mathematical model.

Custom compression moulder and compounder of sheet-moulding compound (SMC) R3 Composites of Grabill, Indiana, USA, has set up a subsidiary that will supply multi-material nonwoven products to both

Nanofibre nonwoven layers are increasingly being required in the latest diesel engines.

A cheap and efficient method for growing nanostructures that can degrade organic matter when exposed to light on textiles has attracted significant attention.

HMT New Technical Materials, an airbag manufacturer based in Xiamen, China, has invested in a complete new system for the manufacture of one-piece woven (OPW) airbags.

Researchers at the Department of Energy (DoE)’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, USA, claim to have improved acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) by replacing styrene with lignin

Teijin has announced plans to boost production capacity for its para-aramid fibre (Technora).

A production method that could reduce the cost of carbon fibre by as much as 50% – and the energy used in its production by more than 60% – has been developed by researchers at the US Department of

TissueGen, the developer of a bioresorbable fibre (Elute) that can deliver drugs and medicines in a controlled manner after implantation in a patient, says it has won certification to the Internati

At the FIS World Cup alpine skiing tournament in St.

The adoption of health monitoring devices is likely to be swift as new entrants to the market gain US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approval.

Air freight containers are to be made more durable and fire-resistant (FR) under the terms of an agreement between two companies.

Xerium Technologies Inc has introduced a range of fabrics designed for use with through-air-driers in the tissue manufacturing industry.