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Multi-tasking composites funding for Dayton

1 August 2010

Nano Adaptive Hybrid Fabric (NAHF-X) enables composites to be tailored for such properties as electrical and thermal conductivity, chemical and biological sensing, energy storage and conversion, therm

Methanol-to-olefin unit demonstrates commercial viability

1 August 2010

Honeywell reports success in converting alternative feedstocks into base materials for petrochemicals production.

Ride 'em cowboy

1 August 2010

Rodeo riders in the US are the latest adopters of Deflexion - the newly-branded protection technology from Dow Corning Corporation.

Nano-surfaced fibres with inherent lotus effect

1 August 2010

New soil-repellent textiles employing the 'lotus effect' have been developed in a German joint research project between the Hohenstein Institute in Boennigheim and ITCF Denkendorf.

Digital at higher speed and higher quality

1 August 2010

UK-headquartered Xennia Technology and Italy's Reggiani Macchine have completed a full scale demonstration model of their new diagonal multi pass digital inkjet textile printing system.

Evonik opens new plant for P84 fibres

1 August 2010

After a construction phase of little more than a year, the Evonik Fibres, a subsidiary of the German Evonik Industries Group, opened its new production facility in Schorfling, Austria, in June.

Digitex final conference

1 August 2010

The Digitex consortium, coordinated by TenCate, in collaboration with Italy's Confindustria Bergamo has announced that the final conference for the joint research project Digitex - Digital Programm

Twaron production back up to speed

1 August 2010

Teijin Aramid reports that it is now back to full production of aramid fibres at its plant in Emmen, the Netherlands.

$30 billion boost for Australia

1 July 2010

The Australian Future Fibres Research and Innovation Centre (AFFRIC) in Geelong, Victoria, is to receive government funding of $37 million (US$30 million).

From textiles to paint

1 July 2010

NanoHorizons is extending the use of its SmartSilver nanoscale performance additives for textiles, health care and industrial applications, to paint.

Recognition for CNT development

1 July 2010

Frost & Sullivan has presented SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT) with the Award for Innovation in Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) at its 2010 Excellence in Industrial Technologies Awards.

Kevlar cargo carrier of the future

1 July 2010

E-Green Technologies (EGT), based in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, has successfully completed an inflation test of its Bullet 580 - now the world's largest airship and featuring an outer envelope made fro

Backing for Biomedical Structures

1 July 2010

Biomedical Structures (BMS), based in Warwick, Rhode Island, USA, has received growth capital from Ampersand Ventures to fund its ongoing expansion in the medical device industry.

New technology could make nanotextiles mainstream

1 July 2010

Bioengineers at Harvard University have developed a practical new technology for fabricating tiny nanofibres they describe as a cross between a high-speed centrifuge and a 'candy floss' maker.

Print progress at Xennia

1 July 2010

Xennia Technology is accelerating its ability to supply industrial inkjet inks, offering commercial supply of a range of XenInx specialist inks in production volumes from a brand new, purpose-built fa

Facebook for vital signs

1 July 2010

Zephyr Technology Corporation, which has its US headquarters in Annapolis, Maryland, has introduced the OmniSense Mobile - a development platform and application suite which enables remote vital sign

Deep water steel replacement

1 July 2010

DSM Dyneema's latest development, Dyneema XBO, is intended as a direct replacement for steel in lines used in deep-sea installations.

EPA approval for decontamination nonwoven

1 July 2010

First Line Technology's Fibretect Cotton-Soaking (CS) has proven to be successful in absorbing and adsorbing chemical warfare agents and may now prove useful in recovery efforts in the Gulf of Mexico

Bluetooth's innovation search continues

1 July 2010

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has now opened its database for the Bluetooth Innovation World Cup 2010.

Four million hits for P2i and Hi-Tec

1 July 2010

ion-mask, P2i's liquid repellent nano-coating for footwear and lifestyle products, has taken the web by storm after featuring in 'Liquid Mountaineering' - a video viral that has generated more than fo

Thomas Swan scales up nanotube production

1 July 2010

Thomas Swan has commissioned a new single-wall carbon nanotube plant at its Consett facility in the UK.

Real-time coaching

1 July 2010

The Adidas miCoach Pacer and Zone have been extensively promoted by Adidas since their introduction at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January this year.

Bye-bye to BO with nanotags

1 July 2010

A new underarm clothing tag which employs military-grade nano-porous fibres to harness and store the molecules responsible for body odour is to be launched as an alternative to deodorants to the indus

Nanofibres worth $2.2 billion by 2020, report predicts

1 July 2010

The global market for nanofibre products was worth about $80.7 million in 2009 and is expected to grow to $101.5 million in 2010, according to a new report by BCC Research.

Alexium plant ready for start-up

1 July 2010

Alexium is currently completing construction of its new facility in Greer, South Carolina, USA, from which it will supply materials treated by its reactive surface technology for additional developmen

PET first from Federal-Mogul

1 July 2010

Federal-Mogul Corporation, based in Southfield, Michigan, has developed what is believed to be the world's first polyethylene terephthalate yarn to meet both US halogen-free flame-retardant regulation

Next generation composites with nanocarbon

1 July 2010

Applied NanoStructured Solutions (ANS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation, has signed a joint development agreement with glass-fibre giant Owens Corning to support the commercia

At the scene of emergencies

1 July 2010

TenCate's new 'RescueProtectionSet' has been specially designed to protect fire fighters and other emergency service workers who have to rescue casualties from vehicles involved in accidents.

Cleaner air with Desso carpet

1 July 2010

Desso has developed a carpet designed to improve the air quality inside buildings called the AirMaster.

EPA approval for Arkema CNTs

1 July 2010

Arkema has now received EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) approval for commercial sales of its Graphistrength multiwall carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in the United States.

PET with nano-additives

1 July 2010

A cheap fibre that can readily absorb and retain heat is the latest invention by Sumitomo Metal Mining.

'Living lab' for smart homes

1 July 2010

Sensors will soon be able to 'read' the health and well-being of those who live in a house and upload the information to a secure website for a relative or carer living remotely - even hundreds of mil

Progress for Ingeo

1 July 2010

At the recent international biopolymers conference, Innovation Takes Root 2010, held in Dallas, Texas, NatureWorks confirmed US Pacific Nonwovens as the exclusive agent for Ingeo spunmelt (both spunbo

Far Infrared for Formula 1

1 July 2010

The Fir-Vest, invented by Cyprus-based company Fir-Tex Ltd, is said to provide improved muscle strength, balance and circulation as a result of the incorporation of FIR - far infrared rays.

Radar absorbing electronic fabrics

1 June 2010

Eeonyx Corporation, based in Pinole, California, has announced the development and availability of special engineered electrically conductive fabrics with radar absorbing properties for use in the adv

High melting point biomass resin

1 June 2010

Japan's Toyobo is embarking on a business alliance with Arkema of France for the production and sale of a new polyamide resin which has a high melting point and is manufactured using biomass materials

Intrinsiq secures nanoparticle technology

1 June 2010

Intrinsiq Materials (IML) has secured exclusive, worldwide rights on a novel, low temperature route to making nanoparticles.

Covesion 85% growth with NanoKTN support

1 June 2010

The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN) has helped UK company Covesion secure funding and partnerships, enabling it to achieve growth exceeding 85% between 2009 and 2010.

Bio-PDO expansion

1 June 2010

DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products is to increase production of bio-based 1,3 propanediol (Bio-PDO) by 35% with an expansion of its plant in Loudon, Tennessee.

US licence for Zetix fabrics

1 June 2010

UK company Auxetix has licensed the commercial rights to its Zetix technologies in the blast-mitigation and ballistic-protection markets in North America to Advanced Fabric Technologies of Houston, Te

Call for nude-colored hospital gowns

1 June 2010

Changing the hue of hospital gowns and bed sheets to match a patient's skin colour could greatly enhance a physician's ability to detect cyanosis and other health-related skin colour changes, accordin

New electret media efficiency

1 June 2010

Hollingsworth & Vose has introduced a new version of its Technostat electret media which exhibits exceptionally low resistance at any given efficiency.

PBT nanofibres in new filter media

1 June 2010

Hollingsworth & Vose is introducing a version of its Nanoweb media for the automotive air filtration with a high heat resistant version incorporating PBT nanofibres amd with the following benefits

Artificial leather with stretch

1 June 2010

Japan's KB Seiren has developed a new artificial leather called Glacem ES, which is characterised by advanced stretch properties.

Improved insulation wrap

1 June 2010

US company Micrex has developed microcreped paper for more effective electrical insulation wrap.

3D flexible core

1 June 2010

Lantor has launched a new nonwoven-based product for the composites sector called Lancore.

Silk eases electrode brain implant

1 June 2010

Scientists have developed a brain implant partially made from silk that essentially melts into place, fitting snugly to the brain's surface.

CNT and glass partnership

1 June 2010

3B-Fibreglass has signed a joint development agreement with Nanocyl to develop reinforcement solutions combining glass fibre with sizing based on carbon nanotubes (CNTs), enabling a breakthrough in th

Carbon-based protection

1 June 2010

Pavenex stitchbonded nonwoven performance fabric manufactured by US company Waubridge Specialty Fabrics provides direct contact protection from spark, weld spatter, arc flash and extreme heat and flam

NanoShrink for solar progress

1 June 2010

California's Shrink Nanotechnologies has filed new patent applications in respect of its solar concentrator technology.

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