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Performance benefits with flax

1 December 2009
Flax fibre, in combination with carbon, has added a real performance benefit to the latest 800P-Lin tennis racket of Artengo, the French sports brand formerly known as Decathlon.
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New laminated solar backsheet

1 December 2009
Bekaert Specialty Films has introduced a new range of laminate backsheets for photovoltaic (PV) modules.
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Military driving US market

1 December 2009
Driven by the military need for ballistic restraint materials and medical products, the US market for smart fabrics grew by 27% in 2008 to reach a value of US$193 million, according to the Industrial
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Thin Films and nanotechnology for power

1 December 2009
Printed electronics and electrics will be a $335 billion business in twenty years, just for devices primarily made by printing with electronic ink, predicts Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman of IDTechEx.
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Car seat know-how exploited for heatable clothing

1 December 2009
Bekintex, part of the Belgian Bekaert group, is actively promoting its Bekinox conductive fibre and yarn products for use in heated pads.
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Water-absorbing filters for hydrocarbon fuels

1 December 2009
The racor division of Parker Hannifin Corp has launched the latest versions of its FW Series filters for removing free water from hydrocarbon fuels.
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Intelligent sock designed to give astronauts a lift

1 December 2009
In a bid to scientifically evaluate the efficacy of various training aids and astronaut workout methods, the European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a contract to a Danish company with the goal of dev
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DuPont improves performance of its aramid fibres

1 December 2009
DuPont says its para-aramid Kevlar Advanced Performance (AP) fibres are based on a new technology that improves their properties compared with standard Kevlar fibres.
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TenCate launches latest Defender M products at Milipol

1 December 2009
TenCate protective fabrics launched the latest fabrics in its TenCate Defender M collection at the Milipol 2009 exhibition in Paris, France.
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More funding for ceramic nanofibres

1 December 2009
MemPro Ceramics Corp based in Akron, Ohio, USA, has won a further grant of $147 000 from the US National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue the development of ceramic nanofibre technology.
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NanoHorizons expands facilities

1 December 2009
NanoHorizons Inc has consolidated its corporate offices, manufacturing operations, and laboratories in a new facility in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Oerlikon divests Enka Tecnica to management buyout

1 December 2009
Oerlikon Textile has sold Oerlikon Enka Tecnica to Uwe Gaedike Beteiligung GmbH of Bonn, Germany.
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Teijin to move production of diaper fibre to Thailand

1 December 2009
Teijin plans to shift the production of polyester staple fibre used to make diapers and sanitary products from Japan to Thailand.
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Making lightweight nonwovens wider than 5 m at high throughputs

1 December 2009
Lightweight, dry processed nonwovens having widths greater than 5 m can be manufactured at throughputs of more than 200 kg h-1.m-1 on a machine developed by Rieter Perfojet.
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Development of PVDF fibres for textile implants

1 December 2009
The interaction between a textile implant and the surrounding tissue is extremely complex: the textile structure as well as the fibre structure has an influence on the implant ingrowth.
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Boeing succeeds in recycling carbon fibre from fuselage for re-use in interior parts

1 December 2009
Boeing and its partners have made a proof-of-concept armrest manufactured with carbon fibre-reinforced composites using fibres recycled from the first 787 preproduction fuselage.
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Elastic knee joint bandage

1 December 2009
An elastic knee joint bandage has been developed by Bauerfeind of Zeulenroda-Triebes, Germany.
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KCI announces final approval to enter Japanese market

1 December 2009
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has granted final regulatory approval for Kinetic Concepts (KCI) to market and sell its VAC Therapy System in the country.
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SCA hygiene acquisition in Argentina

1 December 2009
SCA has acquired Algodonera Aconcagua--one of the largest players in feminine care in Argentina.
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Therapeutic stocking avoids wrinkling over the ankle arch

1 December 2009
In US Patent 7 562 541, Albahealth, part of Encompass Medical, describes a therapeutic compression stocking.
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