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Hybrid yarns for technical end-uses

1 July 2011
At the forthcoming Techtextil trade fair in Frankfurt, fibre manufacturer Trevira will present its extensive range of fibres and filament yarns for use in technical textiles.
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Digital nonwoven concepts for new interiors

1 July 2011
Erfurt has developed an integrated wall design concept for the use of digitally printed wallpapers, paintable nonwoven structures and matching colours.
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21-layer nanofilm pilot plant available

1 July 2011
The Kuraray Research and Technical Centre in Pasadena, Texas, has recently installed a seven-layer coextrusion film and sheet pilot line with nanolayer capability.
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3M invests in GoNano

1 July 2011
Through its New Ventures Business, 3M has invested in GoNano Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of high surface area nanomaterials for pollution control, catalysis, composites and sensory tech
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Freudenberg Nonwovens at Techtextil

1 July 2011
Among products being showcased at the Techtextil show in Frankfurt from May 24-26 by Freudenberg Nonwovens is an extremely thin nonwoven which as a result of its specially-coated surface meets all the
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Wearable technologies showcase at Techtextil

1 July 2011
'Wearables - Implementing Flexible Applications' will be the title of a paper to be presented by Andreas Ropert of Interactive Wear AG at the Avantex Symposium 2011 which takes place at Messe Frankfur
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WHO recommends LifeNet

1 July 2011
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an interim recommendation for Bayer CropScience's new LifeNet mosquito nets for malaria prevention and control.
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New barrier membranes with wide applications

1 July 2011
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics is introducing Coretech barrier membrane technology which enables the engineering of versatile and lightweight chemical and biological-protective composites.
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VAT dye solution for Coldblack laundering

1 July 2011
Despite success in many markets, the Coldblack sun reflection and UV protective finishing technology of Schoeller Technologies has, until now, been unsuitable for industrial laundering.
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Advanced reactive dye inkjet ink

1 July 2011
Xennia Technology's new XenInx Amethyst is a high quality reactive dye ink for textile printing applications, bringing the benefits of colour saturation and wash fastness to the digital textile printi
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Sensors with 100% stretch

1 July 2011
Elastomeric sensors which in extreme cases are capable of expanding to twice their original length are likely to find a number of near-future applications, not least working in tandem with airbags in
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Membrane monitoring with new flexible sensor material

1 July 2011
GO Development of Denmark is developing an underground membrane for storing excess wind energy, based on the pumped storage technique, but not dependent on hills for creating the necessary pressure.
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Xanofi plans nanofibre process upscale

1 July 2011
Xanofi, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, has opened a funding round for $1.5 million to move from a proof-of-concept phase into full commercial production.
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Nanocoatings for easier electronic textiles

1 July 2011
Atomic layer deposition may represent an economical new route to the creation of electronic textiles, believe researchers at North Carolina State University, who are exploring the use of conductive na
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Aerogel for North Sea pipelines

1 July 2011
Cabot Corporation has been selected by global engineering company Technip to provide pipe-in-pipe insulation for four subsea pipeline projects in the North Sea.
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Nanofibre spheres succeed in forming cell tissue

1 July 2011
Star-shaped, biodegradable polymers that can self-assemble into hollow nanofibre spheres have been developed by scientists in the USA.
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Self-healing research for NASA

1 July 2011
A $100,000 contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been secured by ADA Technologies for the development of a non-catalytic, fully passive, self-healing polymer for u
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Three dimensional network of nanoparticles

1 July 2011
Relatively simple and versatile methods are used to form the polymer nanocomposites covered in patent 7,935,745.
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Printing MEMS on fabrics

1 July 2011
MEMS processing capability for the production of flexible smart fabrics based on screen and inkjet printing - with new functional inks compatible with fabrics - is the goal of the Euro7.7 million EU F
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DiscoTex for complex shapes

1 July 2011
A new reinforcing yarn or tow technology allowing much easier, low cost fabrication of complex shaped composite structures has been developed in the USA.
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