Smart textiles

Push for man-made fibre innovation despite troubled times

1 March 2009

The effects of financial and energy crises on the real economy and subsequent costsaving measures being taken must not be allowed to obscure the industry's vision of a positive future, according to th

Freudenberg Nonwovens invests in active carbon finishing plant in UK

1 March 2009

Freudenberg Nonwovens has officially started its latest production facility, one for adsorptive products in Littleborough, UK.

Nanostitching makes stronger, more conductive aerospace composites

1 March 2009

Engineers in the USA are stitching aerospace materials together using carbon, in work that could make airplane skins and other products some 10 times stronger at a nominal increase in cost.

BioBacksheet patent applied for

1 February 2009

California-based BioSolar has filed for worldwide patent protection of its proprietary BioBacksheet - a solar cell backsheet made from renewable plant based materials.

DSM Dyneema patent upheld

1 February 2009

DSM Dyneema has successfully defended a challenge from Teijin Aramid at the European Patent Office Boards of Appeal, in respect of its patent for panels incorporating Dyneema fibre and employed in bul

Oeko-Tex approval for SmartSilver

1 February 2009

Oeko-Tex has approved the antimicrobial silver additives marketed globally under the SmartSilver brand by NanoHorizons.

Coldblack innovation honour

1 February 2009

Coldblack, the latest fabric technology developed by Schoeller, received one of nine awards for innovation presented at the Swiss Innovation Forum held in November in Basel.

Total backs Konarka to tune of $45 million

1 February 2009

Inventor of Power Plastic, Konarka Technologies, has secured $45 million in funding from oil and gas giant Total.

New ten-minute carbon fibre process

1 February 2009

A new carbon fibre-processing method which may pave the way for the mass production of lightweight, fuel-efficient cars has been developed by Toray Industries in Japan.

Kuralon fibre expansion completed

1 February 2009

To meet rising demand - particularly from the construction industry - Japan's Kuraray has completed a Yen2 billion expansion of its Kuralon PVA (polyvinyl alcohol) fibre plant.

Significant Chinese order and South African plant for Nansulate

1 February 2009

Industrial Nanotech has received an order for 12,000 gallons of its patented Nansulate coatings from Golden Horse Real Estate in China. The retail value of the order is $863,400.

Latest launch for getting connected

1 February 2009

The latest addition to Fibretronic's CONNECTED-wear range for wearables and interactive apparel is the BTM Bluetooth Music Phone Controller which allows music from an MP3 music phone to be wirelessly

Wearables event in Munich

1 February 2009

The third Wearable Technologies Conference takes place on 2 February at the Hotel Dorint Novotel Messe Munchen in Munich, Germany, with a strong focus on the topics of monitoring, integrated power sup

VivoMetrics joins alliance for remote patient monitoring

1 February 2009

LifeShirt developer VivoMetrics is joining the Continua Health Alliance - a coalition aiming to create an inter-operable system of personal telehealth solutions to foster independence and empower peop

ANI announces partnerships

1 February 2009

Applied Nanotech (ANI) has announced a number of new partnerships in the development of nanoparticle-based performance materials for both composites and new fields such as printed electronics and sola

NEI secures NASA contract, develops superhydrophobic surface treatment

1 February 2009

Developer and manufacturer of nanomaterials, NEI Corporation, based in Somerset, New Jersey, USA, has been awarded a NASA Research Announcement contract.

More Gecko options from Creation Baumann

1 February 2009

Creation Baumann, based in Langenthal, Switzerland, has recently expanded the range of its innovation award-winning Gecko adhesive textile wallcoverings.

Halloysite nanotubes in clean energy applications

1 February 2009

The US Patent and Trademark Office has issued two patents for the use of naturally occurring nanotubes (HNTTM) to NaturalNano, based in Rochester, New York.

Ultimate in athletic performance protection

1 February 2009

Nike is adding a new padding system to its Nike Pro Combat range designed to provide lighter, stronger and more breathable base layer protection for American Football players than is currently availab

New nanotube route to semiconducting ink

1 February 2009

Scientists at DuPont and Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, have used a simple chemical process to convert mixtures of metallic and semiconducting carbon nanotubes into solely semiconducting carb

Aspen Aerogels teams up with Samsung

1 February 2009

Aspen Aerogels and Samsung America Inc.

Avgol looks to Elmarco for new value-added nonwovens

1 February 2009

Leading spunmelt nonwovens manufacturer Avgol, headquartered in Israel, has announced a new agreement with Elmarco, the Czech-based developer of NanoSpider technology for the production of nanofibres

New PEEK fibre for electronic protection

1 February 2009

Zeus Inc., based in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA, has commercialised the production of PEEK drawn fibre.

Sensors for intelligent wind turbines

1 February 2009

LM Glasfiber - the world's leading independent manufacturer of blades for wind turbines - is embarking on a three-year research project supported by the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation

Metal-based inks for RFID tags

1 February 2009

CypoPrint is the name of a new range of metal-based inks from BASF destined for the production of flexible antennas for RFID tags.

High performers with SmartSilver

1 January 2009

NanoHorizons and Philadelphia-based commission dye house GJ Littlewood & Son have developed a new process for integrating SmartSilver certified antimicrobial performance into technical fibres such

BASF invests in silver inks start-up

1 January 2009

BASF Venture Capital has invested $1.5 million in the US company NanoMas Technologies which develops inks containing silver nanoparticles that can be easily processed into electrical circuits for prin

BioHarness for data acquisition

1 January 2009

Zephyr Technology has entered into an agreement to supply ADInstruments with its BioHarness wireless physiological monitoring device.

PHI technology aids wound healing

1 January 2009

3M Health Care's new Tegaderm Matrix Dressing is the first wound dressing to employ PHI technology for use with chronic, non-infected wounds, including diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers (stages II-IV)

Nanotech centre in Washington

1 January 2009

George Washington University in Washington DC has announced the establishment of the GW Institute for Nanotechnology which will draw on the expertise of the university's faculty members across a range

Para-aramids in demand

1 January 2009

Teijin plans to build a production facility for its Technora ultra-fine para-aramid powder with an annual capacity of 100 tons, by Spring 2009.

New US army wipe combats toxic chemicals

1 January 2009

A newly-developed decontamination wipe designed by researchers at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) at Texas Tech University has proven itself the best for cleaning up chemical w

New weapons against MRSA

1 January 2009

HemCon Medical Technologies has announced new antibacterial indications cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including a barrier against MRSA, for its HemCon bandages, ChitoFlex dress

LifeShirt in long-term study of heart disease

1 January 2009

The VivoMetrics LifeShirt is being used by Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, to learn more about lifestyle factors that may put children at risk of developing cardiovascular diseases as they g

Wearable Technologies 2010

1 January 2009

The 2nd Wearable Technologies Conference takes place on Feburary 8, 2010 at the Hotel Novotel Munich Messe in Munich, Germany, in parallel to the ISPO sportswear and equipment trade show.

Baytubes as heavy duty marine coatings

1 January 2009

The Norwegian company Advanced Marine Coatings, based in Gamle Fredrikstad, specialises in the development of environmentally compatible, heavy-duty anti-corrosion coatings for sea-going vessels.

New printed electronics spin-off

1 January 2009

The IMEC nanoelectronics research centre, Hasselt University and screen printing company Artist Screen, all based in Belgium, have announced a new spin-off called Lumoza to commercialise large area sc

Wall Street Journal award for carbon nanotube yarns

1 December 2008

Nanocomp Technologies has received the 2008 Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award for materials and base technologies.

US Department of Energy backs Oak Ridge

1 December 2008

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, has secured $8.4 million in funding from the US Department of Energy to further develop a number of nanomanufacturing technologies.

Advanced Textiles '09 - a US-European networking event

1 December 2008

Building on the success of the first Advanced Textiles conference in June 2008, Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) has announced a second conference to be held from 2-3 April 2009 in

Infineon powers latest Autoliv seatbelts

1 December 2008

Autoliv has selected Germany's Infineon as the sole supplier of power semiconductors for its next-generation seatbelt pretension systems, called Active Seatbelts.

Intimate apparel additive for 'structural moisturisation'

1 December 2008

DermalRx HydroSeal, a proprietary ingredient of Applied DNA Sciences (APDN), headquartered in New York, has been incorporated into the fabric of a new range currently being test marketed by a global m

Plastic Logic device gains award

1 December 2008

Plastic Logic has been recognised by the Plastic Electronics Foundation with one of its first awards for innovation.

IsoNanotubes samples available

1 December 2008

Nanomaterials start-up company NanoIntegris, based in Smokie, Illinois, USA, has begun selling samples of its metallic and semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), which the company has

Robotic muscle principle added to seating

1 December 2008

Oki Electric Industry has applied its advanced robotic technologies to a seating application and together with fellow Japanese company Okamura Corporation, a leading manufacturer of office furniture,

Organics centre opens in Dresden

1 December 2008

COMMEDD - the Centre for Organic Materials and Electronic Devices Dresden - has just opened in Germany as part of the Frauenhofer Institutes, with the target of developing new processes for organic se

Solar plan for Orlando's airport

1 December 2008

SKYShades is currently negotiating a project with Park Bark & Fly, an off-site parking lot near Orlando International Airport in Florida, USA, to cover 1,000 parking spaces with shade panels equip

Disruptor PAC up for award

1 December 2008

Ahlstrom's Disruptor PAC nonwoven technology for the filtration of water has been nominated as one of the five finalists for INDA's 2009 Visionary Award, which is given annually to a new consumer prod

EnOcean Alliance for intelligent green buildings

1 December 2008

Powered by tiny amounts of energy drawn from light, movement or changes in temperature in their surrounding environment, EnOcean sensors are able to transmit reliable wireless signals over 30 metres i

OCZ unleashes the 'brainmouse'

1 December 2008

During 2008, OCZ Technology Group has started mass-production of the NIA - Neural Impulse Actuator - a new product aimed at the PC gaming market which allows players to translate the body's electrical

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