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Enough nanofibres to cover a building....

1 November 2013
Airbrushing techniques to grow vertically aligned carbon nanofibres on several different metal substrates have been developed at North Carolina State University.
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Optimised acoustics

1 November 2013
Autyl is a new automotive damping product being introduced by Swiss-headquartered Autoneum, which can be employed in various vehicle body areas to noticeably increase acoustic comfort.
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Growing grey zone between health and fitness at Medica

1 November 2013
The Wearable Technologies show will return to Medica - taking place in for Dusseldorf, Germany from November 20-23 - for the fourth time, and with more companies than ever before.
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Collaboration will be key for 3D advances

1 November 2013
Manufacturing using 3D printing technologies holds significant promise in strengthening US manufacturing competitiveness but industry, government and academia must collaborate in key areas says Strata
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Universal plasma goal of new blood filter

1 November 2013
The aim of the Sanguis project, which is being partially-funded by the UK's Technology Strategy Board, is to develop a new filtration technology which can successfully remove antibodies from donated b
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Combined Techtextil and JEC in the US

1 November 2013
Even though its government is currently shut down and analysts are considering the global implications of the country defaulting on its debts, the USA is still seen as a strong growth market for techn
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Nerve regeneration material from Toyobo

1 November 2013
As the progress of implantable textiles continues, Japan's Toyobo has developed a new medical device it calls Nerbridge - a conduit for peripheral nerve regeneration that promotes the regeneration of
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Ion exchange textiles for water purification

1 November 2013
New ion exchange fibres are being produced by introducing a reactive polymer into Kanecaron acrylic during fibre spinning by Osaka-headquartered Kaneka Corporation.
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Intelligent 'parquet'

1 November 2013
'Carbon parquet' is a new smart material developed by researchers at RWTH Aachen University in Germany, with an enhanced wood-like appearance and the potential to be equipped with heating, lighting an
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Return of polyketone as a nanofibre membrane

1 November 2013
A new polyketone nanoporous membrane aimed at the liquid filtration market is being introduced by Japan's Asahi Kasei.
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Paving the way for nanoimprinting

1 November 2013
Singapore nanotechnology suppliers and manufacturers are coming together to speed up the commercialisation of nanoimprinting - a technology for providing ordinary surfaces with unique properties with
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New skin cell carrier with textile drape

1 November 2013
Swiss company Nolax, working with research organisation EMPA, has developed a new synthetic cell carrier which starts to dissolve even as it's being populated by new skin cells.
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Next dimension for textiles and composites

1 November 2013
US researchers are proposing to advance 3D printing a dimension further with an $855,000 grant from the US Army Research Office.
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Volvo charging on display

1 November 2013
The PURE Tension Volvo Pavilion is a lightweight, rapidly deployable, free-standing tensioned membrane structure and solar charging station.
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Nano-control of superhydrophobicity

1 November 2013
Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have determined that when it comes to designing extremely water-repellent surfaces, size and shape matter.
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An antimicrobial 'Trojan Horse' for wound care

1 November 2013
The recovery chances of burns sufferers - and especially children - could be drastically increased as a result of new materials being developed by major nonwovens companies and research institutes in
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Bio-based reinforced thermoplastics for automobile components

1 November 2013
DSM Engineering Plastics of Sittard, The Netherlands, and PlastiComp from Winona, Minnesota, USA, have signed a partnership agreement with the aim of developing long fibre-reinforced thermoplastics (L
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Speciality viscose fibres developed for a variety of applications

1 November 2013
Kelheim Fibres GmbH of Kelheim, Germany, has been addressing how to improve and control precisely the properties of filters by the addition of speciality viscose fibres.
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Apparel applications for bio-based polytrimethylene terephthalate

1 November 2013
DuPont Industrial Biosciences of Wilmington, Delaware, USA, says it has developed new apparel applications for its partially bio-based polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) fibre called Sorona.
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Nano-scale coatings for hydrophobic, oleophobic and hydrophilic fabrics

1 November 2013
Functional nano-scale coatings to make fabrics either hydrophobic or hydrophilic formed the focus of the stand of Europlasma of Oudenaarde, Belgium, at the Techtextil India exhibition held in Mumbai (
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