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Safety and protection

Protective gloves

1 February 2006
Wells Lamont Industry Group of Niles, Illinois, USA, has recently developed a new cut-resistant fabric, particularly for protective gloves.
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Blanket for accident victims

1 November 2005
A foldable safety blanket for a car accident victim has been developed by Jerome McIntee of West Seneca,New York,USA,and Jon Kemp of Williamsville,New York,USA.
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Titanium dioxide coating provides protection from Sun

1 October 2005
German researchers have developed a method for coating fibres with nanoparticles of titanium dioxide and zinc oxide.
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Body armour made safer

1 October 2005
Protection offered by flexible body armour can be improved by as much as 30% by using p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoaxole (PBO) fibre (Zylon) from Toyobo Co of Japan.However, according to a Canadian manufa
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Comfort management and performance for safety clothing

1 September 2005
Survival 2005,a one-day conference held in Leeds,UK,focused on novel ideas to improve both comfort and safety,the understanding of comfort,and the need to consider complete clothing systems,reports Ia
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Absorbing impact

1 September 2005
USA's Auburn University reports a further refinement in the construction of impact-absorbing materials.
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Multilayer ballistic protection is flexible too for comfort

1 September 2005
A flexible composite offering ballistic protection is the subject of US Patent 6 861 971.
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Elastomeric thimble

1 June 2005
A US-based inventor claims to have used elastomeric materials to develop a device for protecting fingers. Dennis J.
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Anti-ballistic material

1 June 2005
M Cubed Technologies Inc has developed a form of silicon-infiltrated ceramic based on a reaction-bonded silicon carbide body for use as an anti-ballistic material.
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Emergency illumination

1 May 2005
High-visibility reflective wear is becoming common among people working in hazardous conditions and now a US inventor proposes a novel type of reversible reflective sleeve.
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Antimicrobial and cut-resistant yarn for butcher's gloves

1 March 2005
World Fibers Inc of Concord, North Carolina, USA, has developed an antimicrobial and cut-resistant yarn specifically for safety gloves.
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Fire protection

1 February 2005
A textile designed for use as the outer shell of a firefighter's garment is the focus of International Patent WO 03/016604.
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Flame-resistant upholstery

1 August 2004
A flame-resistant fabric made with acrylic-based chenille yarns is the subject of European Patent EP 1 369 509.
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Protective and therapeutic fabric

1 June 2004
A fabric containing copper, zinc and silicon threads can protect the wearer from magnetic and electromagnetic fields, as well as providing metallotherapy effects, according to its Italian inventor.
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Protective underwear

1 June 2004
A US inventor has designed underwear to protect wearers from the detrimental effects of electrostatic fields.
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Resistant to penetration by knives

1 May 2004
DuPont has devised a layered composite claiming the material has improved resistance to penetration by knives and blades.
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Survival in the cold

1 April 2004
Multifabs Survival Ltd of Aberdeen, UK, has designed a protective garment to be worn beneath conventional clothing.
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Metallized insulation

1 February 2004
UK-based Therma-Float has added to its range of performance materials with the launch of Therm-Alweb.
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Resisting burn-through

1 February 2004
USA's Johns Manville International Inc claims a nonwoven it has invented resists burn-through.
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Stab-resistant material

1 December 2003
US Patent 6 586 351 describes the latest refinement in stab-resistant materialsSone that includes a carrier coated with solid particles.
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Life-saving helmet

1 October 2003
A new reinforced plastic helmet that simulates the action of the human scalp on the skull in deflecting tan- gential force has been developed in the UK.
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Safer from cuts

1 April 2003
An economical cut-resistant yarn for knitting into safety gloves is the subject of US Patent 6 467 251.
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High visibility clothing

1 January 2003
As a result of advances in dye formulation and dyeing technologies, Klopman has developed a range of specially formulated dark colours that can be combined with its range of high-visibility fabrics ca
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