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Adding EMS technology to clothing

1 April 2015
The winner of the ISPO Brand New Sportswear Award 2015 was Wearable Life Science (WLS), of Frankfurt, Germany, for the integrated EMS Antelope suit which is to be commercially launched in the first ha
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New range of halogen-free nanocoatings

1 April 2015
Belgium's Europlasma introduced an expanded range of its Nanofics nanocoatings at the recent Filtech exhibition and conference in Cologne (February 24-26).
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Smart tags alert to detergents

1 April 2015

Freshly washed laundry which can lead to itching and redness for those with sensitive skin is often caused by an aggressive detergent that was not completely removed by rinsing.

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Insider secrets

1 April 2015
Teardown, headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, insists manufacturers of the latest electronic devices often appreciate it taking them apart to show exactly how they're put together.
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Heated gloves relieve pain for Raynaud’s sufferers

31 March 2015

Researchers from the UK’s Nottingham Trent University are using innovative textile technology to develop gloves that can help alleviate the pain caused by Raynaud’s phenomenon.

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Tiny portfolio of big ideas

1 March 2015
At the Nano Tech 2015 exhibition and conference at the Tokyo Big Sight in Japan in January, Teijin exhibited what has grown into a significant range of new materials.
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Biosurgery with a dressing

1 March 2015
BioMonde has manufactured and supplied Larval Therapy products in Europe since 1994 and is now introducing its BioBag for patient use in the United States.
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Macronix targets wearables

1 March 2015
Macronix, a Taiwanese provider of non-volatile memory solutions, has launched a new family of wide-voltage, ultra-low-power NOR Flash memory products designed for next-generation wearable devices.
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Next generation fabric sensors

1 March 2015
New Zealand's StretchSense was the winner of the 2015 Wearable Technologies Innovation World Cup in the Sports and Fitness category.
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Wearable tech sheds its baby fat

1 March 2015
Over 500 delegates attended the Wearable Technologies Conference at the ICM Conference Centre of Munich's Messe in Germany on February 2-3 - ahead of the ISPO winter sports show from February 4-8 - an
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Active particle technology on trend

1 March 2015
Cocona, a manufacturer of active particle technologies under the brand name 37.5, based in Boulder, Colarado,had seven fabrics selected for inclusion in the Textrends 2015 forum, part of the ISPO spor
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New system for deepwater operations

1 March 2015
A cooperation between three Dutch companies for developing solutions for deepwater installations has led to the introduction of a new system capable of handling heavy loads at depths of well over thre
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Fabric that kills on contact

1 March 2015
Professors Vijay Mannari and Subhas Ghosh of Eastern Michigan University have received US patent 8,764,851 for a durable, washable, antibacterial fabric created with a grant from the army.
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Bagir offers DeoTag technology

1 March 2015
Odegon DeoTags are now included in the specification options of the Bagir Group, a multi-national group of companies involved in the design, development and manufacture of own brand and private label
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Thermal imaging for wearable augmented reality headsets

1 March 2015
Metaio, a developer of augmented reality (AR) software and solutions, has made public research and development for a never-before-seen user interface that combines thermal imaging with augmented reali
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Potential with high melt viscosity resins

1 March 2015
A series of research projects at Fibre Extrusion Technology (FET) in the UK have resulted in new processing technologies and equipment designs that enable melt spun nonwovens to be successfully produc
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Good vibrations with the new Myovolt

1 March 2015
Hong Kong-based Myovolt's technology is a targeted frequency vibration device worn by athletes to boost their muscle performance and enhance tissue recovery.
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You are what you eat

1 March 2015
BitBite, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, showcased its wearable device designed to help people lose weight and improve their eating habits at Wearable Technologies 2015.
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The force behind flex

1 March 2015
After many years of experience in the US, Flexible Circuit Technologies - the company behind many successful wearable tech products such as the Nike band - has opened its first European Sales office i
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Clothing+ retains mass market lead

1 March 2015
The lion's share of the textile-integrated sensors that are going into the chest straps, vests and bras that are currently available for sports performance monitoring and provided by major brands - in
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No-strap watch maker adds to range

1 March 2015
Munich-headquartered Mio Global, the developer of the world's first heart rate monitor watch to provide continuous, performance-accurate data without a chest strap, introduced two new models at the 20
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Winning medical system in Italy

1 March 2015
Winmedical, founded in Pisa, Italy, in 2009, has already had its WinPack wearable, modular platform for the continuous monitoring of the most important vital signs clinically validated on 4,000 patien
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Kickstarter success for connected cycling

1 March 2015
COBI - billed as the world's smartest connected cycling system - raised just over $400,000 in less than a month on Kickstarter, with almost 1,900 backers from 18 countries.
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Commercial launch of eSkin

1 March 2015
The eSkin Thermometer, developed by VivaLnk of Santa Clara, California, is a simple and effective stick on patch for measuring and remotely monitoring body temperature - specifically of sleeping infan
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From Hollywood to future health

1 March 2015
Nominated as one of 20 finalists for the Wearable Technologies Innovation World Cup, Heddoko is employing the new StretchSense technology in its 3D motion capture sports garment, which was demonstrate
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Next generation transdermals

1 March 2015

The winner of the 2015 Wearable Technologies Innovation World Cup in the Healthcare and Wellness category was Feeligreen, which is developing and commercialising new medical devices in partnership

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App for smart socks

1 March 2015
Sensoria, based in Redmond, Washington, claimed the 2015 Wearable Technologies Innovation Cup in the Clothing category.
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Base layer loaded with sensors from Toray

1 March 2015
At the ISPO sportsgear show in Munich from February 5-8, Japan's Toray exhibited a base layer sports shirt equipped with bioelectric sensors.
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Alpinestars airbag jacket

1 March 2015
The Alpinestars Tech-Air - which claimed the 2015 Wearable Technologies Innovation World Cup in the Safety and Security category - is an electronic airbag system that offers bike riders upper body pro
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Fabric sensors for 2015

1 March 2015
New Zealand's StretchSense was the winner of the 2015 Wearable Technologies Innovation World Cup in the Sports and Fitness category.
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Security and social interaction

1 March 2015
The dual-purpose smart festival wristbands developed by Dutch company Sendrato enable full, wireless connectivity with and between visitors of large events.
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Vital aerospace role for Kevlar nanofibres

1 March 2015
New battery separators based on nanofibres extracted from Kevlar should be able to prevent the kind of fires that were responsible for grounding Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft in 2013.
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Wearable Technology 2015: An industry gathers pace

1 March 2015
"Wearable technology will change your life - like it or not." This was the tagline with which Life magazine introduced this growing industry to a wider audience in the build-up to the much-anticipated
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Processing glass and technical yarns

1 March 2015
At the annual JEC Composites exhibition, Verdol of Valence, France, will show visitors its full range of technologies and machinery for the processing of glass and technical yarns.
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Flax fibres reinforce lightweight composite for cars

1 March 2015
Four french companies will share an award for their development of lightweight composites reinforced with long flax fibres.
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Combined expertise for composites

1 March 2015
Lindauer Dornier GmbH will focus its stand at the JEC Composites exhibition around the recently introduced product line--called Dornier Composite Systems.
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Industrial-scale technology can make three-dimensional reinforcements for composites

1 March 2015

A european project with the aim of developing an industrialscale, affordable manufacturing technology for making three-dimensional (3D) multifunctional composites has won a prize from the JEC Group

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Machine places carbon fibres rapidly

1 March 2015
A machine centre for carbon fibre placement that allows the user to build up stacks for moulding into composites has won one of the Paris, Francebased JEC Group's Innovation Awards in the category of
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Weaving high-performance fibres as composite reinforcements

1 March 2015
Karl Mayer of Obertshausen, Germany, is to exhibit at the annual JEC Composites exhibition for the first time on its own stand.
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Weaving advanced reinforcements

1 March 2015
For the weaving of advanced reinforcement fabrics, Staubli Textile of Sargans, Switzerland (see also, outside back cover), offers double-rapier weaving systems, weaving preparation systems, frame weav
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Compression garments having stretchable and conductive ink

1 March 2015
Compression garments having stretchable conductive ink patterns are disclosed by Life Corp, which could find application in the growing field of wearable electronics.
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Award winning Gecko at Heimtextil

1 February 2015
A range of new 'Gecko' adhesive textile wallcoverings were on display at the Heimtextil home furnishings show held in Frankfurt from January 9-12.
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Protection for mobile phones with Aridion

1 February 2015

New research commissioned by nanocoating specialist P2i shows that 43% of people in the US would be put off buying an expensive cell phone for fear of accidentally damaging it.

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Nanofibre media from PGI

1 February 2015

Polymer Group (PGI) introduced its new Everist brand filtration media at the INDA Filtration 2014 International Conference and Exposition in Baltimore.

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Stretch electronic inks from DuPont

1 February 2015
DuPont Microcircuit Materials has introduced a range of stretchable electronic ink materials for use in smart clothing applications and other wearable electronics.
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Wearable navigator from BMW

1 February 2015
The remote parking of a BMW i3 research vehicle via a smart watch is among the innovations which will be demonstrated at the forthcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to be held from January 6-9 in
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Cardiac repair patch project

1 February 2015
Osaka Medical College, Fukui Warp Knitting and Teijin have embarked on a joint project to develop a long-lasting regenerative patch for cardiac-repair applications.
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Elicarb graphene expansion at Thomas Swan

1 February 2015
The UK's Thomas Swan has started up a new integrated pilot line for the manufacture of Elicarb graphene products.
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Ten sensors per fibre with XelfleX

1 February 2015
XelfleX, developed by the UK's Cambridge Consultants, is a new smart textile that turns garments into active motion sensors.
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Lung monitoring with smart fabrics

1 February 2015
Freudenberg and Swisstom AG have developed a system which combines electrical impedance tomography (EIT) with an electrode belt, for the real-time monitoring of the human lungs.
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