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NanoRidge applies CNTs to body armour

1 October 2010
SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT) is manufacturing speciality multi-wall carbon nanotubes for NanoRidge Materials.
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Wavy surface improves filter bag performance

1 October 2010
HVAC bag filters generally have to fit in 24-inch square ducts - and at the 2010 Techtextil Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia, Dave Healey of Hollingsworth & Vose Company reviewed the problems o
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Cleaning with sunshine and air

1 October 2010
The Kronos Group, a major global manufacturer of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigments for coatings and other products, has introduced KronoClean 7000 - a TiO2-based photocatalyst reported to effectively d
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Stitchbond for composites

1 October 2010
Scott & Fyfe launched a new product in its Polymat range at the Composites Europe exhibition in Essen, Germany from September 14-17.
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New coating for digital printing

1 October 2010
A range of new fabrics which use a novel coating that allows both the dye sublimation and other inkjet printing processes to be used - without impacting negatively on the fabric's feel and allowing co
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Composite nozzle test by Boeing

1 October 2010
Boeing is to flight test a ceramic matrix composite acoustic engine nozzle substrate which offers the potential for lower weight, longer life and greater noise abatement than current metallic engine n
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Building bricks for wearable electronics in design

1 October 2010
At the World Maker Faire in New York on September 25th, Studio 5050 and Blacklabel Development launched Fabrickit - a collection of wearable electronic modules or 'bricks'.
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Nanofibre approach to treating brain tumours

1 October 2010
Nanofibre-based polymer thin films coated with biochemical cues are to be employed in a bid to design a new way to treat invasive brain tumours by capturing the migrating cells that spread them.
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Super-high surface area fibres

1 October 2010
Specialist fibre manufacturer Allasso Industries, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, has used sheath-core bicomponent fibre technology to make multi-limbed fibres with very high surface areas.
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New possibilities with PV at K

1 October 2010
At the forthcoming K Show in Dusseldorf, Germany, from October 27th to November 3rd, Bayer MaterialScience will showcase a variety of materials and solutions it has developed for photovoltaics.
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Electrified nanostructures purify water at low cost

1 October 2010
By dipping plain cotton cloth in a high-tech solution of silver nanowires and carbon nanotubes, Stanford researchers say they have developed a new high-speed, low-cost filter that could easily be impl
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P2i adds nanocoating technologies through acquisition

1 September 2010
P2i, has acquired Surface Innovations, a UK-based technology company with a wide range of functional nanocoating patents for an undisclosed sum.
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Exploiting the body's mysterious energy

1 September 2010
At the July Outdoor show in Friedrichshafen, Germany, Schoeller Textil introduced its new Energear fabric.
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Robots get tactile

1 September 2010
A tactile sensor system consisting of conductive foam, textiles and an intelligent evaluation circuit has been developed for robots by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and
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New Explorer adds high recyclable content

1 September 2010
Launched later this year, the all-new Ford Explorer will set a new benchmark for sustainability in the SUV segment due to an increased use of renewable and recycled content, with bio foam and recycled
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DuPont invests in nanofibres for future energy

1 September 2010
DuPont has introduced the first nanofibre-based polymeric battery separator that boosts the performance and safety of lithium ion batteries.
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VDMA sets up Composite Technology Network

1 September 2010
The VDMA has formed a new network for machinery manufacturers engaged in the development and production of technologies for the manufacture and quality control of composite materials.
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Improving Li-ion power with CNTs

1 September 2010
SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT) and the University of Oklahoma (OU) have been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST).
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A new sling for electronic arrows

1 September 2010
'The Quiver' is a new fashion/ personal electronics accessory developed by Canadian brand DEW (Digital Equipment Wear) that just might catch on.
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Telehealth alliance between GE and Intel

1 September 2010
GE and Intel Corporation have announced a 50/50 joint venture to create a new healthcare company focused on telehealth and independent living that is likely to build on a number of wearable technology
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Power Plastic parking lot

1 September 2010
SKYShades reports that it has completed its first parking structure integrated with Konarka's Power Plastic at the West Palm Beach office complex of golfer Greg Norman's Great White Shark Enterprises.
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Dyneema for water protection

1 September 2010
Protective suit specialist TST Sweden has signed a licensing agreement with fibre manufacturer DSM Dyneema that will enable it to use the Dutch company's distinctive trademark on its multilayer water-
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Sony approval for Ticona range

1 September 2010
Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, today announced it received Green Partner certification from Sony Corporation at its US production plants in Shelby, North Carolina,
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CNTs add performance to kayaks

1 September 2010
Improved composite kayak prototypes coated with an epoxy gelcoat modified with Baytubes carbon nanotubes have been developed by Norwegian research company Re-Turn AS, based in Gamle Fredrikstad.
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Strong prospects for e-paper

1 September 2010
The e-paper display business has survived a tough year and has emerged as a mainstream display technology with strong prospects going forward, according to a new report from NanoMarkets.
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Yeh Group will claim first for CO2 dyeing

1 September 2010
The Yeh Group has announced it will be the first textile mill to implement the new waterless dyeing process developed by Dutch company DyeCoo Textile Systems.
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Encouraging clinical trial for Vestex fabrics

1 September 2010
Vestagen Technical Textiles has completed the first clinical trial involving its Vestex nanotechnology-based products.
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Industry insight at IFAI conference

1 September 2010
Building on the success of the first two IFAI Advanced Textiles conferences in Berlin and Brussels, IFAI presented a third successful edition in Paris on 16-17 June, in the modern Congress facilities
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Post-graduate Wearable Technologies programme

1 September 2010
The University of Wales, Newport, is launching the first MA (Master of Arts)/MFA (Master in Fine Arts) Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology courses in October.
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Improving Li-ion power with CNTs

1 September 2010
SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT) and the University of Oklahoma (OU) have been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST).
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Electronic textiles as memory triggers

1 September 2010
As part of the 2010 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, two teams of researchers led by Professor Barbara Layne of Concordia University, Montreal, and Professor Janis Jefferies at Goldsmit
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PEEK enhanced with integrated CNTs

1 September 2010
Solvay Advanced Polymers is partnering with the Entegris TEGO Polymers Unit to develop and market advanced carbon nanotube-enhanced PEEK products suitable for a range of emerging applications in the m
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Fashion meets Technology

1 September 2010
Tine Beez, fashion graduate of Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London, has launched her 'Fashion meets Technology' active wear collection featuring technology from Fibretronic.
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Capacitive fabric sensors for integration in garments

1 September 2010
Capacitive fabric sensors that can monitor structures that expand and/or contract in real time, such as the human torso during respiration, are the goal of research at North Carolina State University
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Carbon nanotubes for body armour

1 September 2010
Carbon nanotubes incorporated in body armour are improving the protection afforded to soldier and law enforcement officers from small arms fire, claims their manufacturer.
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Nanotechnology activity continues its strong surge worldwide

1 September 2010
Smart fabrics with engineered improvements at the nanoscale are having a significant impact across many industrial markets, building on already established applications in filtration and wound care, a
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New films for e-paper

1 August 2010
Teijin Chemicals has begun manufacturing and selling transparent conductive films that are expected to be used in new versions of electronic paper lighter and thinner than conventional products on the
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Stretching against the blast

1 August 2010
A new type of blast-proof curtain that when stretched gets thicker, rather than thinner, is being developed to provide better protection from the effects of bomb explosions.
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Lydall and Shrink team up

1 August 2010
Shrink Nanotechnologies entered into a technology integration and development agreement with Lydall.
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Chisso contracts NEI for self-healing coating project

1 August 2010
NEI Corporation has signed an agreement with Japanese chemicals and fibre manufacturer Chisso Corporation to develop a new class of self-healing coatings for flat panel displays and related markets.
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Tailored range of nanosilver coatings

1 August 2010
Empa researchers have demonstrated how they can adjust process conditions to influence the properties of novel plasma polymer coatings containing silver nanoparticles, allowing tailor-made films to be
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Wearlink+ for Nike applications

1 August 2010
Nike and Polar Electro have introduced the Polar WearLink+ that works with the Nike+ SportBand and the Nike+ iPod Sport Kit, enabling users to run and train with heart rate monitoring.
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Filtration down to 10 nanometres

1 August 2010
Pall Corporation's new Ultipleat SP DR series filter cartridge features a next-generation, highly asymmetric membrane technology for semiconductor fabrication.
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Dyneema slings safeguard wind turbines

1 August 2010
Dyneema ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibre is helping to ensure that a major construction project to bring clean energy to millions of people in the UK moves ahead as efficiently
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Big role for smart fabrics at future festivals

1 August 2010
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the famous Glastonbury UK music festival, mobile phone company Orange commissioned trend forecaster The Future Laboratory to investigate what the future may h
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Defender M for firefighters

1 August 2010
TenCate Defender M fabric which is used for combat uniforms of the United States military is now being evaluated for use in the garment of fire fighters.
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The smell of invisible damage

1 August 2010
A new process developed by research scientists at Germany's Fraunhofer Institute will ensure that cracked crash helmets start to smell distinctively, as a result of odoriferous oils exuding from their
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A twist in the tail for CNTS

1 August 2010
Helical carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are expected to play a pivotal role in the nanoscale engineering of high-performance materials due to their ability to switch between metal and semiconductor behaviour
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Oilguard absorbs oil, repels water

1 August 2010
HeiQ Materials AG, the TWE Group and Beyond Surface Technologies have created an oil-absorbing nonwoven which may be of use in clearing the current oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Zeolite nanofiltration could cut oil sands emissions

1 August 2010
Although the oil sands deposits in Canada contain as much as 173 billion barrels of economically viable oil - topped only by Saudi Arabia's reserves - only about a million barrels are produced each da
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