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Self-cleaning coating commercialized

1 November 2014
The Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) of Natick, Massachusetts, USA, has provided technical guidance to an industrial partner, Luna Innovations of Roanoke, Virginia,
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Researchers demonstrate the worth of fabric circuit boards

1 November 2014
A digital knitting machine has been used by two researchers at Hong Kong Polytechnic University's Institute of Textiles and Clothing to make fabric circuit boards (FCBs).
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Hexcel to increase carbon fibre capacity in Europe

1 November 2014

Hexcel Corp is to spend US$250 million on new precursor and carbon fibre lines at a production plant in Roussillon, France.

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Sigmatex to invest US$12 million in second US facility

1 November 2014
Carbon fibre textiles specialist Sigmatex will spend US$12 million to build a facility in the John W. Matthews Industrial Park in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA.
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Widespread changes made to Executive Management Team at Ahlstrom -- company to stop investments in technology for lithium-ion battery separators

1 November 2014
Ahlstrom has decided to stop investing in Porous Power Technologies, a subsidiary located in Lafayette, Colorado, USA, that develops technology for lithiumion battery separators.
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Funding boost in search for biobased precursors for carbon fibre

1 November 2014
A project that aims to develop ways to convert biomass into precursors for the production of carbon fibre has won a grant worth up to US$5.9 million.
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Ahlstrom introduces nonwoven for single-use surgical garments

1 November 2014
A spunbund-meltblown-spunbond (SMS) fabric treated with a proprietary technology (Adaptive) has been developed by Helsinki, Finland-based Ahlstrom (see also, facing page) for conversion into single-us
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Astronauts put woollen shirts to the test aboard Space Station

1 November 2014
Astronauts from the Washington, DC, USA-based National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are currently conducting trials aboard the International Space Station of next-to-the-skin protective
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Oracle Team USA receives carbon fibre recycling award

1 October 2014
America's Cup winner Oracle Team USA has received a ReXC award from applied research organisation SCRA in recognition of its re-use of recycled carbon fibre composite materials.
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Polo Tech debut at the US Open

1 October 2014
The worlds of tennis and wearable technology have come together rather unexpectedly recently, with Wimbledon tournament winner Andy Murray declaring his interest in the potential of smart fabrics and
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Perfect blush for apples

1 October 2014
Perhaps as an effect of climate change, European orchards are increasingly being damaged by hailstorms, which can wipe out entire yields.
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Carbon nanosphere the key to lithium anode

1 October 2014

A big step towards cheaper and more efficient rechargeable batteries for everything from electric vehicles to wearable electronics has been announced with the development of a pure lithium anode.

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Cytec to evaluate biomass carbon

1 October 2014
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is to provide the Southern Research Institute in Birmingham, Alabama, with funding of up to $5.9 million to work on the production of high performance, low cost carbo
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Gel fibre blend with silver benefits

1 October 2014
Durafiber Ag is the latest addition to the range of nonwoven gelling fibre dressings from Smith & Nephew which benefit from silver's antimicrobial action.
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A small golden cosmos

1 October 2014
Nanoparticles surrounded by a group of smaller nanoparticles like a planet orbited by satellites have been developed by researchers in Germany.
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Metamaterials for invisibility cloaking

1 October 2014
A new technique for constructing materials with building blocks a few billionths of a metre across can be used to control the way that light flies through them and could potentially move forward the c
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Success with high temp inflatable at NASA

1 October 2014
ILC Dover recently celebrated the successful high altitude test of the NASA Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD).
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New York Fashion Week sees the future again

1 October 2014
Wearable technologies have been generating unprecedented attention in the global media around New York Fashion Week at the start of September and fashion gurus queued up to declare them now officially
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P2i recognised for fourth time

1 October 2014
P2i has been awarded the Gold Stevie 2014 Award in the 'Most Innovative Company in Europe' category by the International Business Awards (IBAs) - the first ever company to win in the category for four
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The cost of cleaner air

1 October 2014
A new study has found that using a high-efficiency air filters with a MERV rating of 12 or higher can effectively reduce indoor levels of common airborne asthma and allergy triggers.
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