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Cutting edge smart fabrics

1 May 2011
A sensor system for cut-protection clothing that will make working with power saws safer and more comfortable has been developed by a team of researchers at the Hohenstein Institute and the University
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Super tyre with Twaron

1 May 2011
Michelin has developed a new ultra high performance tyre for the super sport car segment using Teijin Aramid's Twaron as a reinforcement material.
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PACE Award for Janesville fibre panel

1 May 2011
Janesville Acoustics, based, in Southfield, Michigan, has received a 2011 PACE (Automotive News Premier Automotive Suppliers' Contributions to Excellence) Award for its development of a moulded fibre
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Blowing across Australia

1 May 2011
German extreme sports enthusiasts Dirk Gion and Stefan Simmerer made a 17-day journey across Australia earlier this year in the Wind Explorer electric vehicle, which has bodywork consisting of mainly
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New nano technique to combat MRSA

1 May 2011
New nano-treated extiles which will kill the MRSA superbug have been developed by the BioElectricSurface research team, led from the Materials and Surface Science Institute (MSSI) at the University of
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Bluetooth Innovation Cup 2011 announced

1 May 2011
The Bluetooth SIG has announced that Texas Instruments (TI) is the new sponsor for the 2011 Innovation World Cup as the global competition enters its third year.
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Thomas Swan accredited to AssuredNano

1 May 2011
AssuredNano, the Safety Health and Environment (SHE) accreditation scheme for organisations involved with nanotechnology has announced that carbon nanotube manufacturer Thomas Swan has become the firs
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Integrated nanofibre meltblown process

1 May 2011
Irema, based in Postbauer-Pavelsbach, Germany, has developed and patented a single-step process for producing meltblown nonwoven webs with fully integrated nanofibres.
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Funding for spider silk biopolymer development

1 May 2011
AMSilk, a German manufacturer of high performance materials, has secured Euro5 million of new funding to commercialise its first spider silk-modelled products.
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Improved method of creating and arranging carbon nanofibres

1 May 2011
Carbon nanofibres hold promise for technologies ranging from medical imaging devices to precise scientific measurement tools, but the time and expense associated with uniformly creating nanofibres of
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Advanced line for UK medical innovator

1 May 2011
Advanced Medical Solutions Group (AMS) has recently installed a new nonwoven manufacturing line at its plant in Winsford, Cheshire, UK.
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Sensor fabrics for improved hospital stays

1 May 2011
Stryker Medical - the world's largest hospital bed manufacturer - is planning to introduce smart pressure sensing beds in 2011.
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Trade fair and symposium for technical textiles and composites in transportation

1 April 2011
Germany's Textile Industry continues to play a leading role in the world market. Moreover, approximately 40% of textiles manufactured in the country are technical textiles.
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Rieter to split

1 April 2011
Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of Rieter Holding Ltd, held on 13 April 2011, have approved all the proposals by the Board of Directors, including a split of the Rieter Group into separate
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High tensile strength and high opacity polypropylene nonwovens

1 April 2011
Staple Polypropylene (PP) fibres that have a trilobal crosssection and bond when heated are now available to the manufacturers of fabrics for hygiene applications.
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Greenfields selects Unisport as its partner for the Scandanavian market

1 April 2011
With the aim of supplying its synthetic turf systems to the Scandinavian market, GreenFields bv of Genemuiden, The Netherlands, has chosen Unisport Scandinavia AB of Landskrona, Sweden, as its partner
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Softer polypropylene nonwovens

1 April 2011
Dow Chemical Co of Midland, Michigan, USA, has added a family of polypropylene (PP) resins (called Dow Soft Touch) to its portfolio that the company says it has developed for the production of single-
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Production of carbon fibre precursor for SGL and BMW starts on time

1 April 2011
MRC SGL Precursor Co Ltd - a joint venture between Mitsubishi Rayon Co Ltd and SGL Group - says it has successfully started production of precursor materials for carbon fibres at a new plant in Otake,
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Spunbond price hike

1 April 2011
Johns Manville Europe says it has been forced to increase prices for its polyester spunbond nonwovens. Prices will increase from 1 June 2011.
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Dressings comprise oxidized cellulose and human recombinant collagen

1 April 2011
A wound dressing composition comprising a human recombinant collagen and an oxidized cellulose has been developed by Ethicon.
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