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Smart textiles

e-skin from semiconductor-enriched nanotubes

1 February 2012
Researchers with the US Department of Energy (DOE) Berkeley Lab have developed a promising new inexpensive technique for fabricating large-scale flexible and stretchable backplanes using semiconductor
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PU emulsion from Freudenberg

1 February 2012
The finishing of textiles for sport, leisure and work is a key prerequisite for ensuring clothing has the required functional properties such as weather resistance.
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New patent for nanofibre lighting

1 February 2012
The latest patent covering NLITe nanofibre lighting technology has been secured by Research Triangle Institute.
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Sock can monitor physical activity

1 February 2012
A Portuguese sock manufacturer has developed a product with integrated biometric monitoring.
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Headliner with integrated sound and ambient light

1 January 2012
Johnson Controls - now the leading supplier of automotive fabrics worldwide - has integrated a lightweight audio system into the headliner of its ie:3 demonstrator car, rendering loudspeaker units in
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Wearable Technologies 2012

1 January 2012
The Fifth Wearable Technologies Conference will focus on key areas in which wearable electronics and smart textiles are rapidly emerging, including sports, smartphones and consumer gadgets and therapy
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High protection from Saint-Gobain

1 January 2012
The ONESuit PPS totally encapsulating gas-tight suit has now gained SOLAS Type II-2 certification per the requirements of International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
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Setting smart Standards

1 January 2012
ASTM International will sponsor a workshop on smart textile applications on February 1, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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Fully printed carbon nanotube circuits

1 January 2012
Since the invention of liquid crystal displays in the mid-1960s, display electronics have undergone rapid transformation.
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Engineered Eminus

1 January 2012
Eminus is a high volume web containing continuous polymeric nanofibre manufactured by Milliken & Company in the US.
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Patent on electronic nose secured

1 January 2012
A chemical sensor and a system and method for sensing a chemical species based on nanofibres has been patented by Li Han at the Research Triangle Institute in Apex, North Carolina, USA.
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Record low-density lattice

1 January 2012
A microlattice of hollow tubes of nickel consisting of 99.99% air, developed in California, is believed to be the lowest-density material in existence.
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Low cost medical sensors

1 January 2012
Among the latest product introductions for potential incorporation in medical disposables is the Metria wearable sensor from Avery Dennison.
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Extra-conductive carbon nanofibre has elliptical cross-section

1 January 2012
Teijin and the Tokyo Institute of Technology have co-developed a highly conductive carbon nanofibre (CNF) with the first elliptical cross-section consisting of well-developed graphite layers ordered i
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All-aqueous process for electrospinning silk protein

1 January 2012
Tufts University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have patented an all-aqueous process for the production of silk biomaterials such as fibres, films, foams and mats.
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Versatile nonwoven mats based on chitosan

1 January 2012
Scientists Caroline Schauer and Marjorie Austero of Drexel University in Philadelphia have been electrospinning crosslinked chitosan with carbon black.
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Repeat success with regenerative nanofibre trachea

1 January 2012
A collaboration between Harvard Bioscience and Nanofiber Solutions has resulted in the second successful transplantation of synthetic tissue-engineered windpipes being carried out during 2011.
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Nanoweb patent for membrane filtration

1 January 2012
In its recently secured US patent 8,038,013, DuPont describes a new liquid filter with a composite structure that has a nanoweb adjacent to and optionally bonded to a microporous membrane.
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Nanofibres for safe and low-cost hydrogen storage

1 January 2012
A UK company has developed the technology to nanostructure and encapsulate complex chemical hydride materials to improve their performance, in terms of temperature of operation, adsorption and desorpt
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Solid bond the key to earthquake protector fabric

1 January 2012
Bayer MaterialScience and its partners from industry and academia have developed an efficient and affordable earthquake protection for buildings.
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Hollow fibre membranes for algae harvesting

1 January 2012
In the drive for alternatives to fossil fuels and reducing carbon emissions, the algae biomass industry is striving to develop and commercialise large-scale algae production.
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Nano-machines mimic human muscle

1 January 2012
An assembly of thousands of 'nano-machines' capable of producing a coordinated contraction movement extending up to around ten micrometres - like the movements of muscular fibres - has been synthesize
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New nanotube for printed semiconductors

1 January 2012
SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT), based in Norman, Oklahoma, USA, is introducing a new SWeNT will feature single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT), SG65i, for use in printed semiconductor devices.
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Nissan adds biopolyester to its LEAF

1 January 2012
The 100% electric Nissan LEAF will employ Teijin's Eco Circle Plantfiber bio-polyester in seats and interior trim surfaces marking the debut of this latest eco-material in a mass-produced vehicle.
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Smaller fibre for composites sensors

1 January 2012
The ability to embed sensors within materials such as composites provides engineers with the ability to measure intrinsic strain of components during their production, or use under varying load condit
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UHMWPE tape compares to carbon fibre

1 December 2011
Teijin Aramid has opened a new plant in Emmen, The Netherlands, for the production of Endumax - the world's strongest tape.
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US commercialisation for the Sensium

1 December 2011
The UK's Toumaz has established a joint venture with California Capital Equity to expand the commercialisation and distribution of the Sensium digital plaster.
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PV textiles on show at ITMA

1 December 2011
At September's ITMA textile machinery exhibition, held in Barcelona, Spain, the work of the international Dephotex project was showcased, with products featured including car dashboards, pillows and j
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Strong results for Zelrix transdermal migraine patch

1 December 2011
NuPathe, based in Conshohocken, Philadelphia, has announced positive top-line results from NP101-009, its second 12-month, repeat use safety trial for its Zelrix migraine patch.
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Eden starts up nano-carbon/hydrogen pyrolysis reactor

1 December 2011
Eden Energy reports the production of the first carbon nanotubes at its nano-carbon/hydrogen pyrolysis project in Denver, Colorado, USA.
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Simple solution for wet or steamed up windows

1 December 2011
As part of a joint project by the Hohenstein Institute and Gebruder Jaeger GmbH in Wuppertal, a new window strip has been developed which absorbs and stores condensation.
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New process for conductive polyaniline nanofibres

1 December 2011
Scientists at the Ohio State University have secured US patent 8,038,907 for their process for forming aligned nanofibres of polyaniline.
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Nature shows the way for self-healing membranes

1 December 2011
Self-repairing layers of porous material could ensure that the membranes of inflatable objects are not only water and airtight but also that they can plug up any holes on their own - at least temporar
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Microfibrillated bacteria cellulose to replace glass displays

1 December 2011
Composite materials employing microfibrillated fibres of bacteria cellulose as a substitute for glass plate substrates for displays such as liquid crystal or organic light-emitting diode are the subje
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Pockets of air for building protection

1 December 2011
Sometimes called 'frozen smoke', aerogel is the lightest and best insulating solid in the world.
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Swiss Technology Award for iLoad

1 December 2011
iLoad, the latest development from Schoeller Textil AG, has received the Swiss Technology Award in the 'Maturity Stage' category at the Innovation Forum, held recently at the Novartis Campus in Basel.
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Zetasizer Nano attracts users at Georgia Tech

1 December 2011
Particle characterization using the Zetasizer Nano is one of an arsenal of research methods available for use at the Nanotechnology Research Centre (NRC) at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the
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Twaron in black

1 December 2011
Teijin Aramid has started the production of Twaron Black - the first all-black aramid fibre.
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Done deal for DSM

1 December 2011
DSM Dyneema has completed the purchase of IP rights related to the manufacture of light weight air cargo pallet nets made with Dyneema, from Hoffman ACE, based in Friedberg, Germany.
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New cellulose options at Dornbirn

1 December 2011
Among new cellulosic fibre variants promoted at the recent Dornbirn Manmade Fibre Conference in Austria was Verdi, the new flame retardant from Kelheim Fibres.
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Decade of textiles and electronics R&D

1 December 2011
Mass production in textile integration and the encapsulation of electronic components will provide robust and flexible solutions in many segments, according to Andreas Ropert of Interactive Wear AG, b
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Range of Coretech protective materials

1 December 2011
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has announced the launch of its Coretech barrier membrane technology platform, which enables the engineering of versatile and lightweight chemical and biological-prot
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Cleaning up the Gulf

1 December 2011
The ultrasonic bonding technology of Sonobond was central in the production of many of the nonwoven oil-absorbing booms successfully used to clean up the 2010 Gulf oil spill.
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New materials from nanocellulose

1 December 2011
Empa researchers in Switzerland have developed a manufacturing process for nanocellulose powder as a raw material for creating polymer composites.
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Cotton base for nano-transistors

1 December 2011
An international team of scientists has developed transistors from natural cotton fibres, gold nanoparticles and polymers.
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Scientists warn of detected harm to algae

1 December 2011
If and how nanoparticles such as carbon nanotubes (CNT) affect aquatic ecosystems are questions still unanswered.
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Nano-pigments for pre-coloured microfibres

1 December 2011
Nano-pigments which allow microfibres to be coloured prior to their extrusion, for savings in raw materials and improved spinning, are now being mass produced in China.
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Bioresorbable electrospun fibres for medical scaffolds

1 December 2011
Regenerative medicine company Neotherix has just taken part in a UK Trade and Investment Health and Ageing Mission to the US, making presentations at conferences in Boston and San Fransisco.
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Smart textiles for firefighters

1 December 2011
The Profitex system, developed as part of the ongoing EU project of te same name, comprises two main components - a firefighting jacket with integrated sensors and electronics and a braided data and s
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New materials from a silk-like protein tangle

1 November 2011
Amyloids - the dense protein masses first discovered in the brains of Alzheimer's disease sufferers - might point the way to a whole new category of biologically-inspired synthetic materials.
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