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Lenzing Plastics buys another manufacturer of speciality fibres

1 February 2008
Lenzing Plastics GmbH, the Lenzing Group's specialist for plastics niche products, has acquired Dolan GmbH, a producer of speciality fibres based in Kelheim, Germany.
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Plasma's potential benefits

1 January 2008
Plasma technology was the hot topic at the recent ACTECO event held at CSMA Ltd's Stoke, UK-based laboratories.
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NanoWave from new technology platform

1 January 2008
Hollingsworth & Vose, based in East Walpole, Massachusetts, has launched its HVision technology platform, a collaborative process designed to enhance the development and commercialisation of new p
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IET Award for digital plaster

1 January 2008
A sensor-containing plaster that can continuously monitor key physiological parameters of the body was one of the winning products at the 2007 IET Innovation in Engineering Awards.
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New transmitter for textile sensors

1 January 2008
Textronics has developed a new transmitter for use with the stretchy fabric electrode sensors that are knitted into the company's NuMetrex brand of heart rate monitor fitness apparel.
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UK to take lead in nanotech standardization

1 January 2008
BSI British Standards is soon to launch a series of standards and guides to underpin the rapidly expanding fields of nanotechnologies and nanosciences.
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Tuning photonic materials

1 January 2008
MIT researchers have created a new structured gel that can rapidly change colour in response to a variety of stimuli, including temperature, pressure, salt concentration and humidity.
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UK process for one-step CNT fibres

1 January 2008
A UK team is claiming to be the first to make fibres from carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in a simple one-step process that could be adapted for commercial production.
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Australian funding for energy harvester

1 January 2008
Targeted for integration into military clothing, CSIRO's Flexible Integrated Energy Device (FIED) is a technology comprsing three components - advanced, conductive fabrics as part of the battery, a vi
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Australian bid to develop CNT yarns

1 January 2008
CSIRO has been granted A$2 million under the Australian Defence Capability and Technology Demonstrator (CTD) Program to demonstrate the capabilities of carbon nanotubes as strong, lightweight anti-bal
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Metal-coated carbon fibres introduced

1 January 2008
Electro Fiber Technologies (EFT) is launching a range of patented, metal-plated carbon fibre products for use in aerospace, defence, automotive, construction, medical and electronics applications.
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Army evaluates reflective fabrics

1 January 2008
A user evaluation of new reflective clothing technologies for physical training exercises is currently being carried out by the US army.
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Nanoparticles attack tumours by remote control

1 January 2008
MIT scientists have devised remotely-controlled nanoparticles that release drugs to attack tumours when pulsed with an electromagnetic field, which could lead to the improved diagnosis and targeted tr
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New patents for NanoInk

1 January 2008
NanoInk, based in Skokie, Illinois, USA, has been awarded three additional patents pertaining to its core patented Dip Pen Nanolithography (DPN) patterning technology for nanoscale manufacturing.
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Teijin looks to the future with concept car

1 January 2008
The centrepiece of the new Mirai Studio, which has just been opened by Teijin to coincide with the company's relocation of its head office to Tokyo, is the PU-PA concept car.
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Joji troupe moves in Lumalive fabrics

1 January 2008
Dance troupe Joji Inc has this month been demonstrating the possibilities of applying Philips Lumalive luminating fabrics into their performance.
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Textile dye could hold key to super processing power

1 January 2008
A technique for controlling the magnetic properties of a commonly used blue dye could revolutionise computer processing power.
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Vital funding for HealthVest

1 January 2008
SmartLife Technology in Manchester, UK, has been awarded an Exceptional Development Grant of GBP500,000 by the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) to develop the 'HealthVest'.
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Good Vibrations...CNT fibre is world's smallest radio

1 January 2008
Harnessing the electrical and mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes, a team of researchers has crafted a working radio from a single fibre of the material.
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Cheaper self-healing materials

1 January 2008
A new catalyst-free, self-healing material system developed by researchers at the University of Illinois offers a far less expensive and far more practical way to repair composite materials used in st
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