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Improved barrier fabric for CBRN shelters

1 August 2011
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics based at Kilrush in Ireland has launched Coretech ShelterGuard - a versatile barrier fabric for manufacturers of protective shelters for military, defence and homelan
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In-car heart sensor technology

1 August 2011
A car seat that can monitor a driver's heartbeat and could potentially safve lives has been developed at Ford's European Research and Innovation Centre in Aachen, Germany.
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Nanostructured nonwovens with embedded matrices

1 August 2011
SNS Nano Fiber Technology, formed from a partnership of Struktol Company of America and the University of Akron, has started production of Nanosan, a nanostructured nonwoven.
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Fluorocarbon-free Aquapel

1 August 2011
Nano-Tex, the Californian company dedicated to providing nanotechnology-based textile enhancements, says it has developed a major breakthrough in water repellency it has branded Aquapel.
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Recon display technologies to be evaluated by NASA for spacesuit applications

1 August 2011
Spacewalking astronauts require access to a wide range of detailed information. Despite this, all spacesuits to date have been limited to a paper checklist worn on the arm.
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Fabric sensing skin for infrastructure

1 August 2011
Civil engineers at MIT working with physicists at the University of Potsdam in Germany have proposed a new method for the electronic, continual monitoring of structures.
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G24i teams up with Texas Instruments

1 August 2011
G24 Innovations (G24i), the pioneer of dye sensitized solar cell technology (DSSC0, has signed a strategic development agreement with Texas Instruments to create a joint technology platform.
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Nanofil casts off with Dyneema

1 August 2011
Hundreds of stronger-than-steel filaments of Dyneema ensure the best-in-class performance of the new NanoFil fishing line which is being launched by Berkley, a brand of Pure Fishing.
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Bare at 100% Design

1 August 2011
Smart materials will be a key theme at the forthcoming 100% Materials exhibition which takes place at Earl's Court in London from September 22-25.
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Wearable safety and security

1 August 2011
A Wearable Technologies show will be held within the forthcoming A+A safety and security trade fair which takes place in Dusseldorf, Germany, from October 18-21 this year.
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Techtextil award for Fly-Bag

1 August 2011
Italian research organisation D'Apollonia and its parners in the EU Fly-Bag project received a Techtextil 2011 Innovation Award for their development of an explosion-resistant cargo container for narr
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Integrated sensors in Smart Wrap

1 August 2011
Smart Wrap, developed by Bekaert Textiles, is a ready-made mattress cover with built-in sensors which monitor breathing.
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R&D award for centrifugal nanofibre unit

1 August 2011
Texas-based FibeRio Technology Corporation has been selected by R&D Magazine as a winner of the 49th Annual R&D 100 Awards.
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Patent flurry for Adidas/Textronics

1 August 2011
Textronics, the developer of wearable technologies which was purchased by Adidas at the end of 2008 and is now called Adidas Wearable Sports Electronics, continues to be granted a range of US patents
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Top award for photovoltaic and piezo electric hybrid fibre

1 August 2011
The University of Bolton's Institute for Materials Research and Innovation (IMRI) has won the University Spin Out prize at this year's Energy Innovation Awards (EIA), for the development of its hybrid
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Straight-up fibres - the V-Lap advantage

1 August 2011
Leading car manufacturers including Ford, General Motors, Mitsubishi and Toyota are now exploiting the properties of vertically lapped nonwoven fabrics - and the benefits are not just confined to the
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Derma Sciences raises US$29 million in private placement financing

1 August 2011
USA-based medical device and pharmaceutical supplier Derma Sciences has entered into definitive agreements with institutional investors to raise gross proceeds of around US$29 million.
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SCA to acquire 50% of Turkish hygiene products supplier

1 August 2011
SCA of Stockholm, Sweden, is acquiring 50% of Turkish hygiene products supplier Komili from Yildiz Holding, the largest food group in Turkey.
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Smart bandage warns of infection by changing colour

1 August 2011
A smart bandage that changes colour as a wound worsens or improves is being developed by Australian scientists.
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The future of medical textiles

1 August 2011
Organized by the UK's Medilink North West and the Materials Knowledge Transfer Network, a conference entitled "The Future of Medical Textiles" will be held at the Manchester Conference Centre and Hote
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