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Protection for solar panels

1 January 2014
A new solar panel system for defence forces provides ballistic protection and is lighter and more portable than systems currently available.
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Making spinal braces more wearable

1 January 2014
A new T-shirt with textile pressure sensors is being developed by a French-Danish consortium to increase the comfort and effectiveness of spinal braces worn by teenagers suffering from scoliosis.
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High permittivity substrates for circuits and antennae

1 January 2014
Morgan Advanced Materials, based in Windsor, UK, has further developed its method for employing temperature stabilised dielectric materials with high permittivity for advanced substrate applications i
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Energising the intensive care room

1 January 2014
Philips has developed a media-enabled luminous ceiling that can simulate energising daylight to comfort critically ill patients.
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Two-year battery life with Assure

1 January 2014
A smart band, the Assure, designed for remote medical monitoring, was showcased for the first time at the recent Innovate UK 2014 event held in London.
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Architected lattice - the new wonder material

1 January 2014
UCLA and Architected Materials, based in Ventura, California, are working to fully exploit an extraordinary new energy-absorbing material.
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Philips and Desso to introduce light-emitting carpet

1 January 2014
Two Dutch partners have developed a carpet that contains light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and have now signed an exclusive agreement to sell it jointly in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
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Recognition for nanocoatings start-up

1 December 2013
C-Voltaics, the nanotechnology company started by a University of Houston researcher, has received the $50,000 2013 Goradia Innovation Prize.
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New standard and test unit for nanofibres in filters

1 December 2013
At the recent Filtech conference held in Wiesbaden, Germany (October 22-24) Palas, based in Karlsruhe, Germany, introduced the MFP Nano Plus testing unit.
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Nanomaterials focus at Clemson

1 December 2013
The construction of a world-class nanomaterials facility has been completed at Clemson University in South Carolina.
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Insignia Technologies starts trials in the US and Europe

1 December 2013
Smart packaging and pigment company Insignia Technologies has secured an GBP865,000 investment led by Equity Gap along with Highland Venture Capital, the Scottish Investment Bank, the University of St
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Mixing and matching nanoparticles

1 December 2013
Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a general approach for combining different types of nanoparticles to produce large-scale composite materials.
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Cleaning up chromate with polyelectrolytes

1 December 2013
German researchers have developed an easy and inexpensive method of fixing high amounts of polyelectrolytes onto polyester nonwovens that could prove useful in removing chromate from groundwater and s
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European expansion for H&V

1 December 2013

Hollingsworth & Vose is to add NanoWave filtration media production capability at its plant in Hatzfeld, Germany to support the rapid growth in demand for high performance filter media.

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New prepreg stores at room temperature

1 December 2013
Twaron PVB is a new prepreg for composites consisting of Twaron fabric and a specially designed new PVB thermoplastic and offering a number of advantages including longer shelf life and a stable balli
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Alginates on an industrial scale

1 December 2013
BRAIN - the Biotechnology Research and Information Network AG, based in Zwingenberg, Germany - has formed a new research alliance with the Hohenstein Institute, cellulosic fibres specialist Kelheim Fi
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Stopping bullets in style

1 December 2013
Toronto-based luxury tailoring house Garrison Bespoke has launched what it calls "the first fashion-forward bulletproof suit".
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Fluorescent tetrapod nanocrystals for stronger polymer nanocomposites

1 December 2013
An advanced opto-mechanical sensing technique based on tetrapod quantum dots has been developed by researchers with the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
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Implantable sensor paves way to long-term monitoring

1 December 2013
Carbon nanotubes that detect nitric oxide and can be implanted under the skin for more than a year have been developed by researchers at MIT.
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SOFTswitch technology up for sale

1 December 2013
SOFTswitch, the technology named by Time Magazine as one of its Top 10 Coolest Inventions a few years ago, is being put up for sale following an instruction to Metis Partners, the Glasgow-based intell
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Self-assembling peptoid nanosheets act as biosensors

1 December 2013
Taking inspiration from the human immune system, researchers at the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have created a new material that can be programmed to
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From plastic bags to carbon nanotubes

1 December 2013
A process for turning waste plastic bags into carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has been developed in Australia.
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Breathable cushion takes pressure off wheelchair users

1 December 2013
A new smart material product developed at the UK's University of Bolton to support wheelchair users has been successfully commercialized and is about to go into its second phase of research developmen
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Enough nanofibres to cover a building....

1 November 2013
Airbrushing techniques to grow vertically aligned carbon nanofibres on several different metal substrates have been developed at North Carolina State University.
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Optimised acoustics

1 November 2013
Autyl is a new automotive damping product being introduced by Swiss-headquartered Autoneum, which can be employed in various vehicle body areas to noticeably increase acoustic comfort.
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Growing grey zone between health and fitness at Medica

1 November 2013
The Wearable Technologies show will return to Medica - taking place in for Dusseldorf, Germany from November 20-23 - for the fourth time, and with more companies than ever before.
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Collaboration will be key for 3D advances

1 November 2013
Manufacturing using 3D printing technologies holds significant promise in strengthening US manufacturing competitiveness but industry, government and academia must collaborate in key areas says Strata
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Universal plasma goal of new blood filter

1 November 2013
The aim of the Sanguis project, which is being partially-funded by the UK's Technology Strategy Board, is to develop a new filtration technology which can successfully remove antibodies from donated b
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Combined Techtextil and JEC in the US

1 November 2013
Even though its government is currently shut down and analysts are considering the global implications of the country defaulting on its debts, the USA is still seen as a strong growth market for techn
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Nerve regeneration material from Toyobo

1 November 2013
As the progress of implantable textiles continues, Japan's Toyobo has developed a new medical device it calls Nerbridge - a conduit for peripheral nerve regeneration that promotes the regeneration of
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Ion exchange textiles for water purification

1 November 2013
New ion exchange fibres are being produced by introducing a reactive polymer into Kanecaron acrylic during fibre spinning by Osaka-headquartered Kaneka Corporation.
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Intelligent 'parquet'

1 November 2013
'Carbon parquet' is a new smart material developed by researchers at RWTH Aachen University in Germany, with an enhanced wood-like appearance and the potential to be equipped with heating, lighting an
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Return of polyketone as a nanofibre membrane

1 November 2013
A new polyketone nanoporous membrane aimed at the liquid filtration market is being introduced by Japan's Asahi Kasei.
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Paving the way for nanoimprinting

1 November 2013
Singapore nanotechnology suppliers and manufacturers are coming together to speed up the commercialisation of nanoimprinting - a technology for providing ordinary surfaces with unique properties with
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New skin cell carrier with textile drape

1 November 2013
Swiss company Nolax, working with research organisation EMPA, has developed a new synthetic cell carrier which starts to dissolve even as it's being populated by new skin cells.
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Next dimension for textiles and composites

1 November 2013
US researchers are proposing to advance 3D printing a dimension further with an $855,000 grant from the US Army Research Office.
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Volvo charging on display

1 November 2013
The PURE Tension Volvo Pavilion is a lightweight, rapidly deployable, free-standing tensioned membrane structure and solar charging station.
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Nano-control of superhydrophobicity

1 November 2013
Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have determined that when it comes to designing extremely water-repellent surfaces, size and shape matter.
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An antimicrobial 'Trojan Horse' for wound care

1 November 2013
The recovery chances of burns sufferers - and especially children - could be drastically increased as a result of new materials being developed by major nonwovens companies and research institutes in
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Wearable Technologies goes East

1 October 2013
The first Wearable Technologies Conference in Asia will be held from October 8-11 during the Taiwan International Cloud Technology and Internet of Things Show in Taipei.
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First quality label for cooling effect fibres

1 October 2013
The temperature-regulating fibres made by Coolcore, based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA, are the first worldwide to be awarded the Hohenstein 'Innovative Technology - Cooling Power' quality label.
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3D self-assembly in space

1 October 2013
NASA has awarded Tethers Unlimited, Inc.
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New Nike patent on sensor-containing footwear

1 October 2013
Following the global success of its Nike+ system, sportswear giant Nike has recently secured a new patent in respect of sensor-containing training shoes.
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New light for smart fabrics

1 October 2013
The patented electroluminescent (EL) technology of Oryon Technologies, based in Dallas, Texas, USA, features an advanced elastomeric lighting material that among other unique properties is flexible, c
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Zegna returns to wearable tech

1 October 2013
Leading Italian fashion brand Ermenegildo Zegna has returned to the wearable technologies field with the new Icon jacket, which it describes as "a first step towards truly interactive sportswear."
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Sinking to new depths with carbon fibre

1 October 2013
A carbon fibre composite hull for the latest manned submersible - the Cyclops - has been developed by OceanGate, based in Seattle, Washington, with Boeing and the University of Washington.
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ExtraTrick for sports performance

1 October 2013
The Trick is a new sports fabric technology developed by Swiss-headquartered X-Bionic that is said to regulate the body's temperature during athletic performance by tricking its heat receptors.
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Arrays of carbon nanotubes can detect flaws in drugs

1 October 2013
Arrays of billions of nanoscale sensors have unique properties that could help pharmaceutical companies produce drugs - especially those based on antibodies - more safely and efficiently.
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Shuttlecock inspiration for the Virgin Galactic's re-entry

1 October 2013
On September 6th Virgin Galactic successfully completed the second rocket-powered, supersonic flight of its SpaceShipTwo (SS2) developed by Mojave, California-based Scaled Composites.
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Nanoparticle inks for new solar cells

1 October 2013
University of Alberta researchers have found that abundant materials in the Earth's crust can be used to make inexpensive and easily manufactured nanoparticle-based solar cells.
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