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Engineered Eminus

1 January 2012
Eminus is a high volume web containing continuous polymeric nanofibre manufactured by Milliken & Company in the US.
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Patent on electronic nose secured

1 January 2012
A chemical sensor and a system and method for sensing a chemical species based on nanofibres has been patented by Li Han at the Research Triangle Institute in Apex, North Carolina, USA.
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Record low-density lattice

1 January 2012
A microlattice of hollow tubes of nickel consisting of 99.99% air, developed in California, is believed to be the lowest-density material in existence.
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Low cost medical sensors

1 January 2012
Among the latest product introductions for potential incorporation in medical disposables is the Metria wearable sensor from Avery Dennison.
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Extra-conductive carbon nanofibre has elliptical cross-section

1 January 2012
Teijin and the Tokyo Institute of Technology have co-developed a highly conductive carbon nanofibre (CNF) with the first elliptical cross-section consisting of well-developed graphite layers ordered i
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All-aqueous process for electrospinning silk protein

1 January 2012
Tufts University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have patented an all-aqueous process for the production of silk biomaterials such as fibres, films, foams and mats.
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Versatile nonwoven mats based on chitosan

1 January 2012
Scientists Caroline Schauer and Marjorie Austero of Drexel University in Philadelphia have been electrospinning crosslinked chitosan with carbon black.
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Repeat success with regenerative nanofibre trachea

1 January 2012
A collaboration between Harvard Bioscience and Nanofiber Solutions has resulted in the second successful transplantation of synthetic tissue-engineered windpipes being carried out during 2011.
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Nanoweb patent for membrane filtration

1 January 2012
In its recently secured US patent 8,038,013, DuPont describes a new liquid filter with a composite structure that has a nanoweb adjacent to and optionally bonded to a microporous membrane.
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Nanofibres for safe and low-cost hydrogen storage

1 January 2012
A UK company has developed the technology to nanostructure and encapsulate complex chemical hydride materials to improve their performance, in terms of temperature of operation, adsorption and desorpt
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Solid bond the key to earthquake protector fabric

1 January 2012
Bayer MaterialScience and its partners from industry and academia have developed an efficient and affordable earthquake protection for buildings.
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Hollow fibre membranes for algae harvesting

1 January 2012
In the drive for alternatives to fossil fuels and reducing carbon emissions, the algae biomass industry is striving to develop and commercialise large-scale algae production.
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Nano-machines mimic human muscle

1 January 2012
An assembly of thousands of 'nano-machines' capable of producing a coordinated contraction movement extending up to around ten micrometres - like the movements of muscular fibres - has been synthesize
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New nanotube for printed semiconductors

1 January 2012
SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT), based in Norman, Oklahoma, USA, is introducing a new SWeNT will feature single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT), SG65i, for use in printed semiconductor devices.
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Nissan adds biopolyester to its LEAF

1 January 2012
The 100% electric Nissan LEAF will employ Teijin's Eco Circle Plantfiber bio-polyester in seats and interior trim surfaces marking the debut of this latest eco-material in a mass-produced vehicle.
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Smaller fibre for composites sensors

1 January 2012
The ability to embed sensors within materials such as composites provides engineers with the ability to measure intrinsic strain of components during their production, or use under varying load condit
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Unique structure of carbon nanofibre gives it novel properties

1 January 2012
Two partners from Japan, have developed a carbon nanofibre that they claim is highly conductive and has an unprecedented structure.
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Ahlstrom targets Indian filter market

1 January 2012
Shorter lead-times for the supply of customers in the rapidly growing Indian market are the goal of the latest investment by Ahlstrom's Filtration Business.
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US demand for filters to show growth

1 January 2012
The value of the US market for filters will reach US$12.6 billion a year by 2015, having grown annually by an average of 7.1% from 2010, according to the latest study.
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Fulgar explores manufacturing and selling Rhodia's bioactive yarn

1 January 2012
Rhodia Fibras of Santo Andre, Brazil, and Fulgar of Castel Goffredo, Italy, say they are talking about ways to manufacture and sell a textile yarn based on polyamide 6.6 (PA6.6) in Europe.
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