Technical Textiles Executive
Vivometrics Launches The VivoResponder™ System.
Date posted: 19/03/07
"Wearable computer" monitors important data on the condition of first responders and biohazard workers as they train and complete their mission critical work...
Fibretronic Signs Agreement with Apple Computer
Date posted: 05/03/07
Fibretronic has announced the signing of a deal with Apple Computer securing entry into the ‘Made-for-Ipod’ licensing programme. This agreement enables Fibretronic to develop and market ready-to-integ...
Toray to spend $455 m to up carbon fibre output
Date posted: 09/02/07
Toray will expland plants in Japan, the US and France to meet the increasing demand from it's Aerospace companies...
Tenex acquires carbon fibre producers
Date posted: 08/02/07
Russia's state-owned nuclear fuel trader Techsnabexport (Tenex) has acquired two domestic producers of carbon fibre in a move to expand its uranium enrichment program....
Igneous rock from Mount Etna used to produce carbon nanotubes
Date posted: 08/02/07
Researchers from the Fritz Haber Institute in Berlin have used igneous rock from Mount Etna to produce carbon nanotubes and fibers directly by deposition from the gas phase....
EDANA - Nonwovens Research Academy 2007
Date posted: 05/02/07
Programme and Competition for Student Grants Announced...
Hexcel aerospace sales rise
Date posted: 05/02/07
Carbon fibre and structural fabrics maker Hexcel Corporation, USA, has recorded sales and operating income of $1.19 billion for 2006....
Boeing's 787 partners struggle with deadlines
Date posted: 05/02/07
Airline maker Boeing's main Japanese industrial partners on the new 787 Dreamliner are struggling to meet strict production deadlines as they try to cope with the new technologies and materials requir...
Nanocomposite research yields strong and stretchy fibers
Date posted: 28/01/07
Lycra-like materials were inspired by spider silk...
G-Tech Announces US launch of bluetooth enabled Messenger Bags
Date posted: 26/01/07
At the CES - the world's largest consumer electronics show , G-Tech has announced that its new Bluetooth-enabled Messenger Bags are now available at major retailers across the USA...
UK’s smart fabrics lead
Date posted: 23/10/06
Alliances with major brands are resulting in a sudden wave of new commercially-available wearable electronic products....
KEEPING TEXTILES FRESH – BASF & ARCH TEAM UP
Date posted: 29/09/06
BASF's Performance Chemicals for Textiles business unit and Arch Chemicals, Inc. formed a global alliance to market Arch's Reputex(TM) 20 freshness-enhancing finish and its associated Purista(R) brand...
Bespoke treatment
Date posted: 15/06/06
The University of Manchester’s William Lee Innovation Centre (WLIC) has unveiled a new medical system which knits three-dimensional pressure profiles...
GOVERNMENT OFFERS £80m FOR TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS
Date posted: 29/03/06
UK business is to get £80million next month to support technology innovation, Trade and Industry Secretary Alan Johnson announced today....
The Future Materials 100
Date posted: 16/03/06
The FM 100 provides a round-up of the years most exciting developments....
Smart fabrics seek killer application
Date posted: 16/03/06
Textile world on the brink of a big change...
Adding length for wind power
Date posted: 16/03/06
Owens Corning is introducing a new single-end roving and knitted fabric called WindStrand which will allow the wind energy market to take another step forward in competing successfully against other a...
New Degree in Textile Construction
Date posted: 11/01/06
The Hochschule Anhalt in Dessau, Germany, is setting up the world's first master's degree course in the use of textiles in building construction....
Frontline supplies
Date posted: 16/12/05
Following appropriate testing, the UK's police force has ordered consignments of the first "hands-free" CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear) hydration vest....
UK opportunites at Techtextil USA
Date posted: 15/12/05
A strong UK presence is anticipated at the forthcoming Techtextil North America...
Philips unveils photonic textiles
Date posted: 28/09/05
The much-explored concept of turning fabrics into intelligent displays has been pushed a step closer to commercial reality by Philips Research....
Seamless integration for athletes
Date posted: 14/09/05
Adidas products with integrated heart rate and speed and distance monitors to be launched in 2006....
Intelligent Fabrics Market Study
Date posted: 16/05/05
Global turnover of €1B for 'Intelligent Fabrics' by 2007...
Huygens mission lands
Date posted: 25/01/05
Using Heathcoat high performance advanced materials...
Athens Olympics
Date posted: 26/01/05
GEOfabrics materials protected the Olympic track...