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Insightfree11 Jan 2019

Boeing engineers develop a self-cleaning space suit

Engineers at The Boeing Company have created a self-cleaning spacesuit using carbon nanotube technology to protect astronauts from lunar dust

ProtectiveFibresResearch & Development

Newsfree10 Jan 2019

Hero Wipes announces additional lab test results

Hero Wipes, a leader in protective wipes for first responders, has recently announced the results from additional lab testing of the Hero Wipes product.

Nonwovens

Newsfree10 Jan 2019

Rockline Industries releases 10th Annual Sustainability Report

Rockline Industries, a leading manufacturer in coffee filters and wet wipes, has published its 10th Annual Sustainability Report.

NonwovensSustainability

Insightfree9 Jan 2019

US performance fabric company to debut at Heimtextil

Crypton, a leading provider of performance fabric technologies in the contract design and residential home furnishings markets, has announced that it is entering the European market

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Insightfree9 Jan 2019

Reusable textiles are key for green operating theatres

A new study commissioned by the European Chainge Consortium has found that reusable surgical drapes and tapes are key for sustainability

MedicalMedicalSustainability

Insightfree9 Jan 2019

Engineers create delicate heart cell sensor

Engineers from the University of Tokyo, Tokyo Women’s Medical University and RIKEN in Japan have created a sensor to monitor heart cells with minimal disruption

MedicalMedicalResearch & Development

Newsfree8 Jan 2019

AnalySwift launches Academic Partner Programme for composites

AnalySwift, a provider of modelling software for composites and other advanced materials, has launched its Academic Partner Programme for composite simulation tools SwiftComp and VABS.

Nonwovens

Insight8 Jan 2019

New technique to measure insecticide on mosquito nets

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention have developed a technique to measure insecticide on mosquito nets

ProtectiveFabricsResearch & Development

Newsfree8 Jan 2019

PPG to acquire automotive coatings manufacturer Hemmelrath

PPG Industries has recently announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire automotive coatings manufacturer Hemmelrath

Effects

Insightfree8 Jan 2019

Nanoglue can make composites several times tougher

Material scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, US, have discovered how nanoglue can make composites much stronger during dynamic loading

FibresYarnsResearch & Development

Insight7 Jan 2019

Polartec introduces fibre shedding technology

Doug Kelliher and Michael Cattanach from Polartec discuss the company’s latest Power Air technology and sustainability with Jessica Owen

FibresYarnsSustainability

Insight7 Jan 2019

Pireta technology makes the fabric itself conductive

Ian Russell, chief commercial officer at Pireta, speaks to Jessica Owen about enabling smart textiles by adding conductivity to fabrics

SportswearIndustry 4.0

Newsfree4 Jan 2019

Avgol to exhibit nonwovens technology at IDEA 2019

Avgol, a global leader in the manufacture of high-performance nonwoven fabric solutions, is to showcase its Forward Innovative Thinking (FIT) family of nonwoven technologies at IDEA 2019.

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Newsfree4 Jan 2019

Hellas Construction unveils new baseball turf system

Hellas Construction, a manufacturer of sport complexes, fields and stadiums, unveils a new Major Play baseball turf system with a custom designed synthetic turf

FibresTechnical Textiles

Newsfree4 Jan 2019

Kraig Biocraft Labs completes final facilities in Vietnam

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc, a leading developer of spider silk based fibres, completes final facilities review for production in Vietnam

Technical Textiles

Insightfree3 Jan 2019

The Grabher Group wins two awards for textile innovation

The Grabher Group, a partner of the Smart Embroideries Platform Austria, has won two awards

Technical Textiles

Insight3 Jan 2019

Lenzing and Hyosung collaborate on sustainable fabric collection

Lenzing and Hyosung have joined forces to create a new sustainable fabric collection which will be launched at ISPO 2019

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Insightfree2 Jan 2019

University engineers develop high-tech personal heating patches

Engineers at Rutgers University and Oregon State University, US, have developed high-tech heating patches that can be sewn onto clothes.

Technical Textiles

Newsfree2 Jan 2019

Eccrine Systems Inc issued with key device patent

Eccrine Systems Inc, an advanced sweat sensor company, has recently announced that a key patent (US10136831) has been issued to its co-founder, Dr Jason Heikenfeld

Insightfree21 Dec 2018

Smart Fabrik develops heat reducing umbrella

New company, Smart Fabrik, has developed an umbrella that can significantly reduce temperature. Suruchi Wadhwa, head of marketing and communications, explains more to Jessica Owen.

Technical Textiles

Insightfree21 Dec 2018

Mayer & Cie enters new line of business

The German circular knitting machine company Mayer & Cie, will start manufacturing braiding machines from January 2019.

FabricsManufacturing Technology

Insightfree20 Dec 2018

HRH The Duke of York opens graphene centre

HRH The Duke of York has officially opened the £60m Masdar Building which houses the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) at The University of Manchester

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Insightfree20 Dec 2018

Lubrizol announces strategic alliance with Vidalia Denim

The Lubrizol Corporation, a leader in speciality chemicals, has announced an alliance between its Engineered Polymers business and Vidalia Denim for sustainably-produced denim

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Insightfree20 Dec 2018

Lithuanian scientists have developed a smart life collar

Start-up company Smartmedic and a team of researchers from Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania, have developed a smart life collar

Technical TextilesResearch & Development

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