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Coated fabrics for desert water collection

1 April 2013
A research team from the Technical University of Eindhoven and Hong Kong Polytechnic University have discovered that coating the cotton fabrics with temperature responsive PNIPAAm (Poly(N-isopropylacr
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Micro-massage performance wear

1 April 2013
Puma's new ACTV and RCVR training tights, shorts and tops are the first products to employ both athletic taping and enhanced compression and received a Gold Award at the recent Ispo sports exhibition
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Fast and effective water-based bonding

1 April 2013
While many adhesive users have been underwhelmed by water based products in the past, new 1000NF fast tack adhesive will change perceptions, according to its maker 3M.
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Enhanced Runalyzer heart strap

1 April 2013
Runware, a designer of devices for smartphones based in Sainte-Clotilde, France, is launching the Runalyzer blue chest strap for iPhone 5 for measuring and improving sports activity.
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Improved new battery separators

1 April 2013
Porous Power Technologies, in which nonwovens major Ahlstrom acquired a 59% stake at the end of 2011, has launched a new range of ceramic-filled battery separators designed to significantly improve th
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Fighting fatal fatigue with smart fabrics

1 April 2013
The three year Euro1.3 million Harken EU7 project, which began during 2012, is aiming to combat road accidents and casualties caused by fatigue with a non-intrusive sensing system of a driver's heart
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Ascalon FR commercial launch

1 April 2013
Alexium's nylon flame retardant (FR) products trademarked Ascalon will be introduced over the coming months and the company expects revenues to grow rapidly in mid-2013 from its exclusive commercial a
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Texan trials of WASP firefighting system

1 April 2013
In December 2012, the Product Development Center at the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) executed a test-bed agreement with firefighting gear manufacturer Globe Manufacturing, based
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Hexcel's carbon fibre Airbus achievements

1 April 2013
At the JEC Composites show in Paris from March 12-14, Hexcel has been providing details of its work on the Airbus A350 XWB, which takes carbon composites to a new level and represents the largest cont
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New carbon reinforced graphite material

1 April 2013
Germany's SGL Group has developed a new type of carbon fibre reinforced graphite material designed for industrial heat treatment applications.
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Glatfelter backing for Dreamweaver separators

1 April 2013

DreamWeaver International has announced a new partnership with wetlaid and airlaid nonwovens major Glatfelter, to develop and manufacture the next generation of high performance and affordable sepa

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Textile strain gauge sensor in new medical stockings

1 April 2013
Heart failure patients and pregnant women at risk from pre-eclampsia could soon benefit from a new electronic stocking for monitoring fluid retention in the legs.
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Mineral performance fibres adopted by Puma

1 April 2013
The Puma men's athletic apparel line inspired by world record sprinter Usain Bolt now incorporates patented Celliant mineral fibre technology developed by Hollogenix LLC, of Santa Monica, California.
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Award for aerogel containing composites

1 April 2013
Composites containing aerogels for building insulation applications received the Award for Product Innovation at the recent BAU 2013 trade fair for architecture, materials and systems held in Munich.
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Non-adherent dressing with improved absorbability

1 April 2013
An improved wound dressing that exhibits absorbability, but does not adhere to the wound has been developed by inventors from Tokyo, Japan.
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Platform for implantable devices based on biodegradable fibres

1 April 2013
TissueGen is partnering with Biomedical Structures (BMS) to develop a finished textile platform for drugeluting medical device applications, such as smalldiameter vascular grafts and stents, tissue an
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Coats introduces anti-bedbug sewing thread and zips

1 April 2013
Coats of Uxbridge, UK, has launched Coats Insectiban anti-bed-bug sewing thread and zips.
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"Smart" disposable diapers to be launched this year

1 April 2013
"Smart" disposable diapers being developed by Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute are likely to be launched later this year.
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Kimberly-Clark innovations win 2013 Product of the Year

1 April 2013
Kimberly-Clark's GoodNites and Poise brands have been honoured as 2013 Product of the Year in their respective Children's Care and Feminine Wellness categories, it is reported.
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Texsus to invest Euro25 million in European plant expansion

1 April 2013
Italy-based hygiene nonwovens producer Texsus is to invest Euro25 million at its plant in Pistoia, Italy, as part of a strategic plan to expand European production.
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