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GVW Raumdekor of Germany is introducing a new kind of Trevira CS fabric for trade fair construction.
A new anti-sliding adhesive developed by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, may be the closest man-made material yet to mimic the gecko toe hairs that allow the tiny lizard to scampe
The Tribunal de grande instance of Paris, France, has ruled in favour of DSM Dyneema, the inventor and manufacturer of the ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibre Dyneema(r), in a paten
A Consortium backed by the UK Government's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is aiming to develop bioactive glass nanofibre-based textiles for medical applications.
Demand for geosynthetics in the USA will increase by 4.4% each year up to 2010, when it will reach 727 million square metres (870 million square yards), according to the latest study.
Stealing a lead on the muchpublicized photonic textiles of Philips Electronics, a consortium of companies specializing in electro luminescence (EL) has brought the first so-called "talking t-shirt" to
Ahlstrom Corp has signed an agreement to acquire Fabriano Filter Media SpA, based in Sassoferrato, Italy.
Huntsman corp will significantly expand its Textile Effects operations in Asia, while consolidating them in the Americas and Europe.
Ahlstrom corp will invest Euro5 million in a new drylaid nonwoven line to serve the North American air filtration market.
Polymer Group Inc has announced it will invest in technology to introduce what the USbased nonwovens manufacturer describes as "an entirely new category of high-performance, costeffective engineered m
Eleksen group launched its Wearable Display Module (WDM) for Microsoft Windows SideShow at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, from 8-11 January 2007.
Poland's market for personal protective equipment (PPE) is growing at a rapid rate, boosted by a buoyant economy and increased employment levels are helping generate greater demand, according to the l
Starting from November 2006, International Newsletters, publisher of TechnicalTextiles International, has launched an online and print news service for the textiles industry: subscribers to Smart Text
A combination of woven and nonwoven layers forms a dense, highly stable anti-ballistic material, according to its developer, Tex Tech Industries Inc, North Monmouth, Maine, USA.
Silk combined with cellulosic fibres forms the basis for a novel type of tissue invented in the USA by The Procter and Gamble Co, Cincinnati, Ohio.
A system for imparting controlled stretch to fabrics, usually in the form of strips, has been discovered by Pro-Fit International Ltd of Bradford, UK.
A new kind of roller covering for use in drafting systems has been developed by a research team at the Denkendorf Institute in Germany.
Albany International Corp claims to have developed a durable and highly electrically conductive fabric.
An Italian machinery builder says it has found a way to make chenille yarn without one of the traditional drawbacks of the process: systematic defective yarn production can usually only be detected du
Milliken and Co of Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, has patented a technique for reinforcing cementitious articles with fabrics.
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