Smart textiles

Music in the air at CSIRO

1 January 2007

The smart fabrics story that has taken the international media by storm recently is CSIRO's 'air guitar' shirt.

Auxetic fibres for bomb-proof curtains

1 January 2007

Engineers from the University of Exeter in the UK are working on a new project to create curtains made from a smart material that could minimise injuries inflicted by a terrorist attack.

NaturalNano runs machine-scale tests

1 January 2007

New York-headquartered NaturalNano has announced the first successful manufacturing-scale-trial of its halloysite clay nanotube technology,

US college invests $190 million in new materials complex

1 January 2007

With a total investment of $190 million, Pennsylvania State University will construct a new 350,000-square-foot materials/life science research facility at its University Park campus.

Nanoledge to be supplied with Arkema CNTs

1 January 2007

Arkema of France is to supply multiwalled carbon nanotubes to Nanoledge for incorporation into nanotube-resin composites.

Nanocoating installation for AP & C

1 January 2007

Advanced Powders and Coatings (AP & C), a subsidiary of Raymor Industries, is currently expanding its thermal spray coating production capacity at its new facility in Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada, t

New luminous knitted fabrics for cars

1 January 2007

Automotive interiors specialist Eybl International reports that it has developed a luminous textile which works in three dimensions.

Innovation award for Schoeller's c_change

1 January 2007

Schoeller Textil AG of Switzerland has received the 2006 Frost and Sullivan Product Innovation of the Year Award.

Smart Fabrics 2007 rescheduled

1 January 2007

Intertech-Pira has rescheduled its Smart Fabrics 2007 conference which will now be held on May 7-9, 2007 at the Washington Marriott in Washington DC, USA.

NanoSolutions and Material Vision to be held in parallel in 2007

1 January 2007

Materials technology and its continued development via nanonottechnology is of decisive importance for Germany's future.

New face at Textronics

1 January 2007

Textronics has named Geoffrey Lapres as chief financial officer (CFO).

New tools for the nanoscale

1 January 2007

FEI Company is expanding its Helios NanoLab family of DualBeams with the introduction of the Helios NanoLab 400 and 400S systems.

Adding intelligence to optical fibres

1 January 2007

Pennsylvania State University researchers are developing a new generation of super-intelligent and inexpensive optical fibres.

The use of polyester as a substrate for wearable technologies is one of the current projects being developed by Professor Arokia Nathan, who has been appointed the first holder of the Sumitomo/STS cha

Advanced protection on the slopes with d3o

1 December 2006

The UK's d3o labs has been working with leading designer brands Spyder, Kjus, Shoeffel, Reusch and Ribcap on new products for skiers to be introduced this winter.

Nano companies take obligations seriously, says US-based alliance

1 December 2006

Gaps in legal authority and insufficient resources are hindering US efforts to better understand and manage the potential risks from hundreds of new products incorporating nanotechnologies.

Nanofibres could aid brain tumour treatment

1 December 2006

Electrospun micro and nanofibres for the implant-sustained delivery of the anti-cancer drug Paclitaxel to C6 gliomas are being developed and tested by scientists in Singapore.

Field tests for embedded fabric displays in 2007

1 December 2006

New displays using electrophoretic inks embedded into fabric and integrated in military uniforms are near to commercialization.

Advanced nanolab for Northern Ireland

1 December 2006

The University of Ulster opened the FEI Centre for Advanced Imaging in Northern Ireland at the end of October.

People

1 December 2006

A collection of stories about people from the December 2006 issue.

Reliable of Milwaukee adds nanosilver

1 December 2006

Leading apparel manufacturer Reliable of Milwaukee will incorporate SmartSilver anti-odour and antimicrobial protection into its hunting, footwear and outdoor product lines.

Eleksen holds smart fabrics seminars

1 December 2006

Eleksen, the inventor and manufacturer of ElekTex smart fabric touchpads for the control of consumer electronics, is holding its first seminars on designing with smart fabrics on 8 November in London,

Nanocomposites market US$857 million by 2011

1 December 2006

The global consumption of nanocomposites was $252 million in 2005 according to a new report.

Benchtop instrument for FMCG research

1 December 2006

Farfield Group has launched what is being hailed as the first commercially packaged, bench-top, nanotechnology instrument, the NanoFlex.

London's new nano-analytical powerhouse

1 December 2006

Imperial College London has unveiled one of the UK's most powerful microscopes, the Titan 80-300 S/TEM from FEI.

Ultra-thin, pressure-sensitive switches with smart textiles potential

1 December 2006

A team of Austrian physicists has recently developed ultra-thin pressure sensors that can also be processed into sensitive textiles.

EL textile panels developed for US army shelters at Natick

1 December 2006

The Natick Soldier Center (NSC) is working with the private company Crosslink to develop electroluminescent (EL) textile panels for shelters.

Gold nanoparticles with Merino wool for added value

1 December 2006

Gold could add greater value to high quality garments. In nanoparticle form it is being developed as a new method of adding colour to Merino wool in New Zealand.

Nanostructured polymers aid NASA

1 December 2006

A heatshield repair material using Starfire Systems' pre-ceramic polymers was tested on the Space Shuttle Discovery during space walk earlier this year.

Luminescent textiles for new effects in home furnishings

1 December 2006

German research institite STFI has been working on a number of projects for integrating optical fibres into fabrics.

VivoMetrics first response partnership with RAE

1 December 2006

VivoMetrics has partnered with California-based RAE Systems to integrate the LifeShirt 300 with AreaRAE wireless networks.

Aerogels market estimated at US$951 million by 2011

1 December 2006

The global market for aerogels will be worth $62 million in 2006, according to a new report by BCC Research.

Carbon nanotubes in composite resins

1 December 2006

New York-headquartered Nanoledge has launched the sale of its Nano In Res Master Series range of products.

Ink-jet system paves way for more intelligent substrates

1 December 2006

Fujifilm Dimatix based in Santa Clara, California, has used its ink jet technology to print silver fluid with features of less than 20 microns.

Nanotreated Dimensions line

1 December 2006

CMI Enterprises, a supplier of soft-trim textiles and fabrication solutions to the healthcare, contract furniture and transportation industries, has announced the development and market availability o

NEST for Nordic smart textiles

1 December 2006

The Nordic Centre of Excellence for Smart Textiles and Wearable Technologies (NEST) is a new Centre of Excellence, which includes all the main research institutes in the Nordic countries and Lithuania

Belkin using Eleksen touchpads

1 December 2006

Belkin is employing textile touchpads supplied by Eleksen to enable its new SportCommand for iPod products.

Getting over 'stiction'

1 December 2006

One of the key challenges for scientists trying to manipulate matter at the nanoscale is overcoming the static friction - so-called "stiction" - and adhesion forces that effectively 'glue' small objec

Ethanol advance in organic nanotube production

1 December 2006

Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), has developed a new method for the mass-production of organic nanotubes.

Wireless system in ski gloves

1 December 2006

Reusch International has launched the 'Sonic Control' iPod-enabled glove for Autumn/Winter 2006/2007.

In brief

1 December 2006

A collection of brief news items from the December 2006 issue.

Turkish dyehouses take to Nansulate

1 December 2006

Industrial Nanotech's agent Kolorgen has reached an agreement with one of the largest dyehouses in Turkey for the application of the Nansulate coatings on all extreme temperature equipment.

Australia's nano needs nurture

1 December 2006

Australia's nanotechnology research strengths need nurturing to give the country a competitive edge, according to a new report.

Electrospinning PU nanofibres

1 December 2006

Texas Tech University researchers have developed a new polyurethane nanofibre manufacturing technique.

The race is on for true production-scale nanofibres

1 December 2006

In the market for filtration media, the many advantages of nanofibres have been well proven, and products coated with them have been introduced by all of the leading manufacturers in this field, inclu

eMagin displays for French Army

1 December 2006

Sagem Defense Securite has entered into a multi-year contract with eMagin Corp to provide the microdisplays for Felin, the French Army's integrated soldier system.

Belgian start-up with new track etched technology

1 December 2006

it4ip is a new start-up company based in Seneffe in Belgium specializing in track etching technology.

NC State patents new nanocoating

1 December 2006

A new and permanent nanocoating has been shown in laboratory tests to kill 99.9% of influenza viruses and 99.99% of vaccinia virus, which causes rash, fever, head and body aches.

A mouse in the hand

1 December 2006

A Canadian company, Mikamed Health Technologies Inc of Ontario, has combined a glove with the mouse used with a computer.

Nanotechnologies and smart textiles for industry and fashion

1 December 2006

Nanotechnologies and Smart Textiles for Industry and Fashion was title of a conference was organized by the Institute of Nanotechnology and held at the Royal Society, London, UK.Ian Holme summarizes s

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