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Additive manufacturing first on Obama list

1 October 2012
A billion-dollar initiative by the US Obama administration - the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) - will see the foundation of a dedicated additive manufacturing institute as the f
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Anti-theft electronic textiles

1 October 2012
A new kind of anti-theft system based on a woven fabric that triggers an alarm when penetrated by intruders has been developed by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microinteg
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Thinfilm printed memory on sensors for medical devices

1 October 2012
The award-winning Addressable Memory developed by Thin Film Electronics ASA, of Oslo, Norway, has been chosen by a new FlexTech Alliance-funded project as a key component in a printed sensor platform
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Sulzer technology boost for NatureWorks

1 October 2012
PLA fibres with reduced shrinkage and improved dimensional stability will result from the proprietary production equipment that is currently being shipped from Sulzer Chemtech in Switzerland to the Na
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TshirtOS for wearable social messaging

1 October 2012
In a collaboration with Ballantine's, UK smart fabrics designer CuteCircuit has developed Tshirt OS - billed as the world's first wearable, shareable, programmable t-shirt.
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New standards for integrated sensors

1 October 2012
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has finalised standards aimed at accelerating the proliferation of Bluetooth wireless technology sensors for measuring speed and cadence in running and cycli
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Advanced polypropylene finishing

1 October 2012
Alexium has successfully demonstrated its Reactive Surface Technology (RST) treatments for functionalising temperature-sensitive polyolefins.
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P2i award for electronics transfer

1 October 2012
P2i's Aridion liquid repellent nanocoating technology for high volume electronics manufacturing was judged 'Outstanding New Product/Service' at the Global Business Excellence (GBE) Awards.
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3D printed racer with sharksin style

1 October 2012
An electric drive frame, a seat made from flax-based composites and a 'sharkskin' nose add distinctive style to the first racing car with a body which has been entirely 3D printed.
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Sensors add to brand competition

1 October 2012
In a year of several key sporting events - most notably the London 2012 Olympic Games - the major brands in the summer sportswear industry are battling for market share.
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New route for creating nanofibrillar cellulose fibres

1 October 2012
UPM-Kymmene Corporation, headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, has developed a new method for fabricating fibre and film products and composites by introducing an aqueous gel of nanofibrillar cellulose
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Para-aramids in black

1 October 2012
At September's China Composites Expo 2012 in Shanghai, Toho Tenax introduced two filament yarns - Twaron Black and Technora Black - both deep-black versions of high-modulus para-aramid fibres that wer
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Smart Ready hubs from Bluetooth and Apple

1 October 2012
In reponse to consumer demand, Apple has added the Bluetooth v4.0 ecosystem to the iPhone5, iPod Nano and iPod Touch.
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DIY Filtrete for water filtration

1 October 2012
3M is introducing a new line of do-it-yourself, plumbed-in Filtrete water filtration products.
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Nike innovations for a summer of sport

1 October 2012
Nike, headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, USA, has just secured four new global patents relating to the integration of sensors into its footwear.
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Effective coating of catalytically active Ti02 onto textiles

1 October 2012
Clariant, headquartered in Muttenz, Switzerland, has just secured a world patent in respect of photocatalytically active textiles for the removal and decomposition of organic and inorganic pollutants
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Sulzer technology boost for NatureWorks

1 October 2012
Proprietary production equipment that is currently being shipped from Sulzer Chemtech in Switzerland to the NatureWorks Ingeo plant in Blair, Nebraska, USA, will allow the production of new PLA fibres
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Kolon to appeal Kevlar ruling

1 October 2012
Kolon Industries is to appeal against the civil lawsuit for $919.9 million awarded to DuPont against it in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia during 2011.
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Emergency helmet trauma bandage

1 October 2012
An improved emergency helmet trauma bandage has been developed by California, USA-based inventors.
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Dermagraft approved in Canada for treatment of diabetic foot ulcers

1 October 2012
Dermagraft, a human fibroblast-derived dermal substitute, has received regulatory approval from Health Canada as a class IV medical device for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), a complicat
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