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HIPS can really take the heat

1 September 2009
Tough new fire-resistant coating materials called HIPS -hybrid inorganic polymer systems - are being developed by CSIRO researchers in Melbourne.
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Speedo regrets "rash decision" in performance swimsuits ban

1 September 2009
Swimming's controlling body FINA has said that from 2010 bodysuits will be banned from competitions and that it will be imposing strict textile restrictions.
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New partner for covert marker maker

1 September 2009
ARmark Authentication Technologies has announced a partnership with Smiths Detection to launch IntelliMark, a complete system for verifying genuine brand and product authentication for consumer goods,
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Armed nanotubes reveal the enemy

1 September 2009
Bacterial diseases are usually detected by first enriching samples, then separating, identifying and counting the bacteria.
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Nanocoating centre established

1 September 2009
SWeNT (SouthWest NanoTechnologies) has teamed up with Chasm Technologies to establish a carbon nanotube coatings application development centre at Chasm's facility located in the Boston area.
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SuperFabric with d3o for bikers

1 September 2009
Manufacturer of intelligent shock-absorbing material D3o Lab has teamed up with Higher Dimension Materials (HDM) Inc and its SuperFabric(r) brand to produce multi-function motorcycle protectors that a
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Organic electronics progress in Germany

1 September 2009
Organic electronic products such as photovoltaic films and bendable light-emitting diodes are among the initial results of the Forum Organic Electronics.
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SmartRoll for continuous pressure sensing

1 September 2009
Xerium Technologies, a leading global manufacturer of industrial textiles and rolls employed primarily in the paper production process, has announced full commercial availability of its SmartRoll - a
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Cooler on the beat with silver

1 September 2009

Police forces across the UK have been equipping their officers with new, high performance, antibacterial Coolskyn Plus clothing manufactured by Plymouth-based RTG.

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Smart Textiles Salon

1 September 2009

The latest demonstrator and prototype developments in the field of smart textiles and intelligent wearable systems will be presented at the Smart Textiles Salon, a workshop and exhibition which tak

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Nanotechnology - the key for fuel cells

1 September 2009
More than 3,870 organizations are involved in fuel cells, hydrogen energy and related nanotechnology and spent an estimated $8.4 billion in 2008, according to a new report from iRAP.
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Nano in environmental applications - 61.8% annual growth

1 September 2009
The global market for nanotechnology in environmental applications was worth $1.1 billion in 2008 and an estimated $2 billion in 2009, according to a new report from BCC Research.
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New LifeShirt to address data and usability gaps in remote patient monitoring market

1 August 2009
VivoMetrics has completed a prototype of the next generation LifeShirt for the remote monitoring of patient vital signs by healthcare professionals.
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Ten kilometres of CNT yarn delivered

1 August 2009
Nanocomp Technologies has now produced and delivered 10 kilometres of its Ctex carbon nanotube (CNT) to a Fortune 100 aerospace customer.
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Compressed air powers smart seat belt

1 August 2009
The latest seatbelt innovation from Sweden-headquartered Autoliv is a high performance reversible pre-pretensioner system that resets itself automatically after triggering.
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Nanotechnologies will spur fuel cell growth

1 August 2009
The global market for fuel cells, hydrogen energy and related nanotechnology will reach $14 billion by 2014, according to a new report.
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Elmarco and Hemcon go exclusive

1 August 2009
Elmarco and HemCon Medical Technologies have announced an exclusive partnership to develop and commercialise products for the wound care market manufactured with Nanospider technology.
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Hypoallergenic test method developed

1 August 2009
New textile testing methods developed by scientists at Hohenstein's Institute for Hygiene and Biotechnology now enable textile products to be certified as hypoallergenic.
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Spotting the difference

1 August 2009
At the recent Techtextil trade fair in Frankfurt, Schoeller Technologies AG presented its new DNAtex technology for rapidly detecting counterfeit branded clothing.
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Auxetics workshop in UK

1 August 2009
The 6th International Workshop on Auxetics and Related Systems, including the 6th Annual AuxetNet Young Researchers Forum, takes place from September 14-17 2009at The Mercure Last Drop Village Hotel a
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Zetasizer Nano enables structural research

1 August 2009
Researchers from Abo Akademi University and the University of Turku in Finland have discovered that the stability of functionalised nanoparticles is crucially dependent on all functional groups presen
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Printed batteries need products

1 August 2009
By 2015, sales of products employing printed batteries will total $1.5 billion, with the value of the batteries themselves amounting to more than $200 million, according to a new report.
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New focus group for Nano-enabled coatings

1 August 2009
The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN), one of the UK's primary knowledge-based networks for micro and nanotechnologies, has announced the launch of the Nano-enabled Coatings focus gr
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Innovation award for thermoformable yarn

1 August 2009
A new thermoformable yarn received the Techtextil 2009 Innovation Prize for New Materials Jointly developed by Massebeuf Textiles of France and Luxilon Industries of Belgium, the yarn, which can be us
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Flu strain detection in seconds

1 August 2009
Envision ALR, an emerging technology investment & operating company announced today that it is commercialising a new form of nanotechnology-based infectious disease detection system with the capab
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Textile membranes in contexT

1 August 2009
Promising results have been achieved within the contex-T Euro3.6 million EU-funded research project, which is working to develop improved lightweight, fire-safe and eco-friendly textile materials for
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CNTs will reinforce composite vehicle

1 August 2009
Los Angeles-based Velozzi plans to build an environmentally friendly new crossover vehicle employing new lightweight composite materials reinforced by carbon nanotubes (CNTs).
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Sustainable self-cleaning finish

1 August 2009
Barrier by HeiQ is a new particle-based water and oil repellency system for protection against the elements and stains.
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New washable APS systems

1 August 2009
Dow Corning has introduced two new versions of its Active Protection System - the S-Range, based on three dimensional spacer fabrics, and the TP-Range of thermoplastic silicone materials.
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Therapy glove for apoplexia patients

1 August 2009
New universal textile electrode systems were presented at Techtextil 2009 in Frankfurt by TITV Greiz (the Textile Research Institute of Thuringia-Vogtland).
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New carbon fabric for fuel cells

1 August 2009
Zorflex FC is a range of new products being developed specifically for the fuel cell market by Chemviron Carbon Cloth Division.
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Label for smart textiles

1 August 2009
TITV Greiz (the Textile Research Institute of Thuringia-Vogtland) has developed quality standards and a reliable product label for smart textiles
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Smart coatings from Nano-X

1 August 2009
The impregnation materials for synthetic fibres and leather in the Nano-X x-clean EC5000 series are based on transparent inorganic-organic composites with hydrophobic sidechains in nanometre dimension
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Toxic buildings solution

1 August 2009
Permasorb is a breathable, adsorptive wallcovering composite aimed at eliminating contamination in building interiors.
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Smart textiles focus at coating congress

1 August 2009
Chromic sensors and coatings for the development of thinking textiles and self cleaning nanostructured surfaces are among the subjects to be covered at the 5th European Coating Congress, which takes p
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Flexible camera replaces lens with fibre web

1 August 2009
MIT researchers have developed light-detecting fibres that, when woven into a web, act as a flexible camera.
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$3 million new funding for SWeNT

1 August 2009
SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT), a US developer and manufacturer of single-wall carbon nanotubes and speciality multiwall nanotubes will receive an equity infusion an up to a $3 million from Insigh
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Aiming for the one cent battery

1 August 2009
A printable battery that can be produced cost-effectively on a large scale has been developed by a research team at the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Electronic Nano Systems (ENAS) together with
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Driving critical decisions

1 August 2009
3D printing and scanning technologies from Z Corporation were employed to design Infinium - a space-age solar panel on wheels and the University of Michigan's ultra-sleek contender for the upcoming Wo
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Aerospace contract for Nanocomp

1 July 2009
Nanocomp Technologies has been awarded a US Government research contract to further develop nanotechnology-based products for use in aerospace applications.
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STFI applies for photochromic nonwovens patent

1 July 2009
Spunbonded nonwovens with photochromic properties have been developed at the Saxon Textile Research Institute (STFI) in Germany.
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Counting the calories at Outlast

1 July 2009
Outlast Europe has opened a new phase-change materials laboratory at its European head office in Heidenheim, Germany.
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Nano Terra teams up with Bayer

1 July 2009
Bayer MaterialScience has announced an alliance with Nano Terra - a leading surface engineering and nanotechnology co-development company which will apply its unique surface engineering and nanotechno
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Surf's up with nanotubes

1 July 2009
Entropy Surfboards and Bayer MaterialScience have teamed up to deliver a new line of custom-made surfboards incorporating carbon nanotubes.
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Raheama offers high thermal conductivity

1 July 2009
Japan's Teijin has developed a new thermal-management material called Raheama - a carbon fibre filler which conducts heat better than metals such as silver or copper.
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Atomic-layer reinforcements for spider silk

1 July 2009
Adding titanium, aluminium and zinc metals to spider silk can make it up to ten times stronger with greater extensibility.
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Protection for Victorian heritage site

1 July 2009
More than 2,000 square metres of a new all-in-one breathable multi-foil roofing membrane have been installed during the renovation of three large roofs at Crossness - a group of London listed building
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Ford's focus on green developments

1 July 2009
The use of nano-filler materials in metal and plastic composites to reduce weight and increase the strength of vehicles is just one of the areas currently being explored by Ford.
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More solar textiles for US military

1 July 2009
Solar Integrated Technologies, the manufacturer of laminates of thin-film, amorphous silicon photovoltaic cells and heavy-duty fabrics, has recently secured two new contracts with the US military.
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Active cooling for military hot-spots

1 July 2009
Following extensive military field tests, WL Gore reports the first major order for its new Active Cooling System from the UK's Ministry of Defence (MOD).
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