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P2i has this year been working with leading clothing companies and brands to put its cold plasma ion-mask coating onto items ranging from ties and handbags to suits and uniforms.
At the recent IFA electronic products show in Berlin, Philips Research demonstrated jackets and furniture featuring its new Lumalive technology.
A self-assembling peptide solution that creates a nanofibre barrier is able to stop bleeding from wounds within 15 s, according to scientists in the US and Hong Kong.
The Spring 2007 Kenpo Jacket for iPod collection was unveiled at the MAGIC show in Las Vegas in August this year.
UK smart fabrics specialist Fibretronic is supplying Levi Strauss with the iPod control system for its new RedWire DLX jeans.
United Colors of Benetton is reported to have signed a cooperation agreement with Singular ID Italia, formed in May this year to commercialize magnetic tags for the protection of luxury clothing brand
Textronics has recently expanded into the sports and consumer retail markets in the UK with its NuMetrex brand of body-monitoring clothing.
Zyvex, of Richardson, Texas, is to establish a nanomaterials prototyping facility at the Polymer Processing Center within the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
A team of scientists from CSIRO and the NanoTech Institute of the University of Texas (UTD) has won the 2006 NanoVic Prize for Innovation in Nanotechnology for work on the development of carbon nanotu
Electrospinning is being employed for the fast and low-cost fabrication of nanoscale resonators.
The new StormRider heated vest launched by Scottish company EXO features a climate control system.
A handheld electrospinning machine developed at Marburg University in Germany could prove an invaluable tool in future wound healing and tissue regeneration.
International Fashion Machines Inc has created three interactive textile/light works which are currently being exhibited at The Ontario Science Center.
A collection of brief news items from the November 2006 issue.
A collection of news items about key people from the November 2006 issue.
A bandage disclosed by Beverly Cea of Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, is used to cover, protect and promote the healing of wounds and lacerations on the skin of a person that is allergic or sensitive
3M has announced the US introduction of the 3M Ioban 2 antimicrobial incise drape 6661EZ.
A light compression bandage for treating venous leg ulcers, lymphoedema or muscle strain or sprain has been developed by BSN Medical of Charlotte,North Carolina, USA.
A first aid adhesive plaster is disclosed in US Patent 7 067 709 by inventors from Kumamoto-ken, Japan.
Textronics is expanding its range of NuMetrex monitoring clothing to include a heart rate sensing sports shirt for men, which is due to be introduced in the fourth quarter of 2006.
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