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Graphene-coated fabrics that can detect dangerous gases present in the air and alert their wearer by turning on a light-emitting diode (LED) have been developed by scientists in South Korea.

Casual wear designer, manufacturer and retailer Uniqlo of Tokyo, Japan, is adding brain computer interfacing to its retail apparel marketing strategy.

New Zealand-based start-up StrechSense has applied for a Patent to protect an energy-harvesting fabric sensor.

SCA has launched a new diaper called Libero Touch, which involved hundreds of children and their parents in the development and testing, after two years of product research at its innovation centre

Dublin, Ohio, USA-based Cardinal Health, which provides medical products and services to medical institutions, has launched the Hospital Quality at Home brand, a new range of hospital-quality produ

A major chemical manufacturer has announced it is to stop making and selling flame-retardant (FR)-based agents based on hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD).

The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) of Redcar, UK, and PolyPhotonix based in nearby Durham have developed a wearable electronic blanket that uses printed lighting to administer phototherapy.

Solvay of Lyon, France, reports that its Move4earth project for the recycling of technical textile waste from post-industrial sources is progressing well.

A Swedish biomaterials company says it can now genetically engineer bacteria in order to produce large quantities of the proteins found in a spider’s dragline silk and then use these to make a vari

Gentherm, a manufacturer of thermal management technologies – based in Northville, Michigan, USA – has launched its Atmos mattress via Mattress Firm, a speciality bedding retailer, in select US mar

Daniela Ryf won the women’s Kona Ironman World Championship held in Hawaii on 10–12 October 2015.

A wall prosthesis that can be implanted in the centre of a wound to reinforce abdominal wall closure has been developed by Juan Manuel Bellon Caneiro, Pedro Lopez Hervas and Julia Bujan Varela of M

Scientists in Egypt have developed antibacterial nanofibres of cellulose acetate loaded with silver that could be used in a new type of dressing to promote tissue repair.

Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and DuPont have signed licence and collaboration agreements to commercialize a garment to help protect those working in regions where there are outbreaks of infectiou

A mesh patch for use in laparoscopic hernia surgery is described in US Patent 9 113 993.

A nonwoven fabric for use in absorbent articles, such as disposable diapers, has been developed by Unicharm  of Tokyo, Japan.

Messe Frankfurt France held Avantex 2015 at Paris Le Bourget in France on 14–17 September 2015.

A compression sleeve that can be wrapped around a leg of a wearer is disclosed by Covidien in US Patent 9 107 793.

The organizer of the International Conference on Textile Coating and Laminating has revealed the preliminary programme for the latest edition of the event.

A superabsorbent honey-impregnated foam/fibre composite dressing has been developed by Links Medical Products.