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Synthetic mineral fibres for lighter parts

1 December 2010
The new Hyperform HPR family of reinforcing additives from Milliken provides processors with a new option for making high performance polypropylene parts with low weight.
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Practical innovation for cotton

1 December 2010
Fibertect, a decontamination technology developed by researchers at Texas Tech University, is one of seven new innovations selected by Cotton Incorporated to demonstrate cotton's versatility.
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Government backing for wearable ink developers

1 December 2010
A new UK start-up, which is commercialising a unique conductive ink created by postgraduates at London's Royal College of Art, has been awarded GBP100,000 from the UK's Technology Strategy Board to de
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Smart Fabrics 2011

1 December 2010
The 7th annual Smart Fabrics conference will take place on 4-6 April 2011 at the Hotel Russell in London, UK.
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New lithium ion separator from Japan Vilene

1 December 2010
Japan Vilene has developed a new highly heat resistant nonwoven separator for lithium ion batteries.
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A new nanofibre force to be reckoned with

1 December 2010
The first results of work at University of Texas-Pan American employing the Forcespinning system to fabricate polymeric nanofibres and metallic nanowires have been published and prove the many advanta
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Smart showcase in Santa Clara

1 December 2010
The Printed Electronics USA (PEUSA) 2010 exhibition featured the latest innovations from textiles companies using printed electronics.
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AmSafe on sixty airlines

1 December 2010
The AmSafe Seatbelt Airbag is now employed on approximately 35,000 seats on planes operated by over 60 airlines worldwide, its manufacturer, based in Phoenix, Arizona, reports.
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Smart fabrics potential outlined at 100th Centenary Textile Institute conference

1 December 2010
Integrated textiles and electronics is an industry already estimated to be worth more than $1 billion annually, Professor Xia-ming Tao, of Hong Kong Polytechnic University, said in her keynote addess
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Teijin targets significant HP-PE share

1 December 2010
Teijin is to enter the high-performance polyethylene (HP-PE) fibres and tapes market and aims to claim a 15-20% share of it by 2015.
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The medium is the electronic message

1 December 2010
Following its role in the provision of New York's first 100% eco-powered billboard in Times Square - scheduled to light up for the first time this month - fabric signage specialist Cooley is forming a
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Rapid growth for robotics in healthcare

1 December 2010
Robot Suit HAL, developed and manufactured by the Japanese company Cyberdyne, was on show at the Bayer MaterialScience stand during the recent K 2010 plastics fair in Dusseldorf.
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New organic polymer solar cells project

1 November 2010
Researchers at the Intelligent Polymer Research Institute (IPRI) have been awarded a new Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Grant of $320,000 over three years to work with Power Plastic develop
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Biomimetics: Fighting mosquitos and imitating spiders

1 November 2010
At the rececent Dornbirn Manmade Fibers conference in Austria, Vincent A.
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High heat barrier for firefighters

1 November 2010
Teijin Techno Products has developed a new firefighting suit said to offer the world's highest levels of heat-barrier performance and comfortable, lightweight design.
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Nanomaterial safety research programme launched

1 November 2010
BASF is taking part in a new research project called NanoGEM - Nanostructured materials: Health, Exposure and Material Properties.
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BASF backs Aspen Aerogels

1 November 2010
BASF Venture Capital has led a $21.5 million round of investment in Aspen Aerogels, based in Northborough, Massachusetts, USA.
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New organic polymer solar cells project

1 November 2010
Researchers at the Intelligent Polymer Research Institute (IPRI) have been awarded a new Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Grant of $320,000 over three years to work with Power Plastic develop
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Graphene discoverers awarded Nobel Prize for physics

1 November 2010
The Nobel Prize for Physics has been awarded to Professor Andre Geim and Professor Konstantin Novoselov of University of Manchester for the discovery of graphene.
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PCU surface-modified implant development

1 November 2010
DSM Biomedical has extended its partnership with Spinelab Ltd, a privately-held company which specialises in developing a dynamic stabilisation system for the spine.
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Cross section on filtration

1 November 2010
During the three days of the Filtech congress which takes place in Wiesbaden, Germany from March 22-24 next year, a total of 180 presentations will offer a representative cross section of current rese
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Partner search for electronic textile projects

1 November 2010
Euratex is seeeking prospective partners in a range of projects - including five targeting textile-based electronics - which are currently vying for funding under the European Textile Technology Platf
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Bayer MaterialScience develops film technologies for printed polymer electronics

1 November 2010
Bayer MaterialScience has developed extensive technology know-how and a wide range of materials for customers who print polycarbonate films with electronic functions and process these into 3D electron
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Ultem sheets offer aerospace advantages

1 November 2010
The use of advanced thermoplastics to replace traditional thermosets in aircraft interiors offers multiple benefits, including both system cost reduction and the potential for recycling.
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DyStar and Coatema Co-operation

1 November 2010
DyStar Colours Deutschland and Coatema Coating Machinery are working together to develop new minimal application technologies for pre-reduced indigo, indigo and vat dyes, in addition to further effect
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Avantium to build pilot plant for YXY

1 November 2010
Avantium has started construction of a pilot plant at its Chemelot site in Geleen, the Netherlands to produce YXY-branded building blocks for making green materials and fuels.
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New cleanroom for advanced medical materials

1 November 2010
Biomedical Structures - a provider of biomedical textiles for medical devices and other advanced clinical applications, based in Warwick, Rhode Island, USA - has expanded its textile engineering capab
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Let there be light

1 November 2010
LED-embedded yarns and light emitting fabrics developed at the Taiwan Textile Research Institute are now being actively promoted by a number of Taiwanese companies across Asia.
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Transparent and soft new elastomer

1 November 2010
Kurarity has been decided as the name for Kuraray's new acrylic thermoplastic elastomer.
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Ultra Barrier expansion

1 November 2010
3M is expanding its Ultra Barrier solar film manufacturing capacity to support the growing demand for high efficiency flexible PV modules.
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Opportunities for new PV substrates

1 November 2010
While glass will continue to dominate substrate and encapsulation materials used for thin-film photovoltaics (TFPV), new materials including composites, metal foils, plastics and ceramics will grow ra
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Progress with TencelWeb

1 November 2010
Following Lenzing's recent announcement that it will double the capacity of Tencel fibre at its plant in the UK and significantly expand the Austrian site at Heiligenkreuz, it is setting great store b
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Major award for dye-sensitized solar cell inventor

1 October 2010

The 2010 Millennium Technology Prize has been won by Professor Michael Gratzel, Director of the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), for his de

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Dow invests in Bladeskyn manufacturer

1 October 2010
Dow Chemical Company has made a minority equity investment in Blade Dynamics, a designer and manufacturer of advanced wind turbine blades based on proprietary materials and structural technologies.
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Biomimetic nanofibres for bone regeneration

1 October 2010
A Stevens Institute of Technology scientist aims to establish a family of biomimetic nanofibres containing collagen and calcium phosphate, to support the phenotype of boneforming cells.
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Phase II SBIR contract for Nanocomp

1 October 2010
Nanocomp Technologies, the developer of energy saving performance materials and component products from carbon nanotubes (CNTs), has been awarded a multi-million dollar Phase II contract by the US Air
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Green power for green production

1 October 2010
A 120-metre high Ecotricity windmill from will be powering operations at Cardiff-based G24 Innovations by the end of 2010.
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Extrusion options from Hills

1 October 2010
The best route to nanofibres now involves processing a one denier 300 'islands in a sea' bicomponent spunbonds, rather than employing meltblown technology.
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Breaking down the language barrier with photovoltaics

1 October 2010
Photovoltaic applications could extend far beyond traditional solar modules and something currently being talked about at Bayer MaterialScience is a 'translator shirt'.
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Energy harvesting clothing and carpets project

1 October 2010
Dr Steve Beeby and a team of researchers at Southampton University's School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) aim to generate energy through human movement - eliminating the need to change bat
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Smart Fabrics 2011

1 October 2010
The 7th annual Smart Fabrics conference will take place on 4-6 April 2011 at the Hotel Russell in London, UK.
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High surface energy benefit of backsheet

1 October 2010
BioSolar, the California-based developer of new technology to produce bio-based materials from renewable plant sources to reduce the cost of photovoltaic (PV) solar modules, has reported another benef
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Assistance with growing old

1 October 2010
At the Advanced Technologies for an Ageing Population conference to be held in Glasgow, Scotland, next March, the focus will be on how modern enabling technologies can help to provide improved treatme
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Low cost conductive nonwovens

1 October 2010
Building on its 135 years of experience in papermaking, Kimberly-Clark has developed a new material in response to the need for low cost conductors in consumer products.
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Powering China with Dyneema

1 October 2010
Power lines connecting the large Chinese island of Zhoushan to the mainland across an important shipping lane are being constructed quickly and safely as a result of pulling lines made from lightweigh
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Walking works of art

1 October 2010
In a neat reversal of e-textiles which are employed to power and operate mobile phones, the Vanilla Series is a range of illuminating jackets which can be dynamically controlled by a new iPhone app.
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New nanocoating product turns up the heat

1 October 2010
At the recent Composites Europe show in Essen, Germany, FutureCarbon GmbH introduced CarboImpreg - a new product based on carbon nanomaterials.
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Titanium coating for Canada Place

1 October 2010
Around 27,800 metres of new TiO2-coated PTFE fibreglass fabric membrane will be supplied by New York headquartered Birdair for the new roofing system of the landmark Canada Place in Vancouver, British
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Anti-stink Agion is triclosan free

1 October 2010
More than 65,000 consumers from 130 countries have signed up to participate in an experiment to test the effectiveness of clothing manufactured with Agion Active odour-elimination finish.
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Losing the Velcro effect

1 October 2010

Nagendra Anantharamaiah, of the Nonwovens Institute at North Carolina State University, is developing nonwovens for performance apparel.

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