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2011: the year for Lumalive take-off?

1 January 2011
Philips Lumalive, the pioneer in textile-based LED and photonic technology, is preparing for a full market launch of new solutions for the architecture and interior design sectors in early 2011.
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Interactive materials investment in Germany

1 January 2011
Germany's Science Council has recently approved the University of Freiburg's proposal for the Freiburg Centre for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT).
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Touchscreen conductive tips

1 January 2011
While normal gloves keep the hands warm and dry, they act as a barrier to touch on the surfaces of devices such as iPads and touch-screen mobiles.
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Geotube recognition

1 January 2011
TenCate Geosynthetics North America has been awarded the 2010 International Achievement Award (IAA) presented by the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) for design excellence in specia
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Patented odour control for whites

1 January 2011
Agion Technologies has received US Patent 7,754,625 which specifically protects its odour control solution as a breakthrough in treating white and light-coloured materials, ensuring long-term colour s
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Cutting edge protection

1 January 2011
New production technology developed by DSM Dyneema enables the manufacture of yarn that delivers significantly increased cut resistance performance.
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Inkjet addition for Xennia

1 January 2011
Xennia Technology has completed the acquisition of Cametrics - known for its ixPressia digital printing software products.
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Oilguard gains HeiQ Swiss innovation award

1 January 2011
Beyond Surface Technologies and HeiQ Materials have received the Swiss Technology Award for the development with German nonwovens producer of Oilguard - the product designed to protect coastal areas a
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Innovation on cue and hitting the right notes

1 January 2011
Smart textiles have a number of definitions, but by anyone's standards, securing GBP1 million in specialised contracts to be shipped from the UK to China fits the bill.
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Biodegradable hydrogel alliance for medical

1 January 2011
DSM is launching a joint venture with DuPont to manufacture advanced surgical biomedical materials.
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E-textiles at less than a dollar a metre

1 January 2011
Highly conductive microfilaments developed by Ey Technologies are poised to usher in the next generation electronic textiles and wearables.
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India expansion and FDA application for SmartSilver

1 January 2011
NanoHorizons has extended the worldwide distribution of its SmartSilver antimicrobial products to India in partnership with Indorama Polyester (IPI) which will provide sales support in the country.
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CNT inks for new printing

1 January 2011
SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT) is introducing new carbon nanotube (CNT) inks and materials aimed at energy storage and printed electronics applications.
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Five times around the world in a seatbelt

1 January 2011
Enough woven belting to circle the globe five times - over half a billion metres - will soon be manufactured by Autoliv annually.
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Support for exertion from Fila

1 January 2011
New body toning workout apparel featuring Lycra Sport fabric is being intriduced by sportswear giant Fila.
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Energy Star installation in India

1 January 2011
An advanced textile membrane roofing retrofit by Birdair has been carried out at the 60,000-seat Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi, India.
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Carbon fibre fabric for fuel cells

1 January 2011
Toho Tenax has developed a gas diffusion layer (GDL) made of a carbon fibre fabric for use as an electrode component for fuel cells.
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Introducing the Octopus

1 January 2011
Teijin has developed a polyester fibre with a unique, highly modified cross-section with eight projections aligned in a radial pattern around a hollow core.
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Water wicking geotextile secures award

1 January 2011
The Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF) has awarded this year's IFF Innovation Award to TenCate, for its new Mirafi H2Ri water-wicking geotextile.
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Accelerating commercialisation of car composites

1 January 2011
Tokyo-headquartered Teijin is to build a pilot plant for the ultra-rapid and fully integrated mass production of new carbon fibre thermoplastic composites.
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