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7th Oct 2019

Scientists from Bangladesh, China and Pakistan at Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China, have used cold plasma to make graphene-based wearable sensors. Nonwoven PP-fabrics are often used in wearable articles. Scientists functionalised melt blown-nonwoven polypropylene (NW-PP) membranes to enhance absorption and adhesion of graphene films on the fibre...

7th Oct 2019

Biaxplen, a subsidiary of Sibur, has taken over 50 per cent stake in the European BOPP film producer Manucor. The two have established a joint venture, and will share their best practices in research and development, sales and marketing, production, and technical support. Manucor's sales team will help give Biaxplen new opportunities in the European...

7th Oct 2019

An Ohio University professor has been awarded $1.5 million by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop engineered composite decking boards from coal. Industry partners are contributing an additional $500,000 in funding for the project. The scientist aims to use coal to manufacture construction composite building materials in collaboration with...

7th Oct 2019

Drexel University has set up a new centre for innovation and discovery in the area of functional textiles. The Centre for Functional Fabrics which includes the Pennsylvania Fabric Discovery Centre, is a joint endeavour funded by federal and state government organisations to support the creation and advanced manufacturing of innovative textile...

7th Oct 2019

Scientists from the Radboud University Medical Centre in The Netherlands have found a smart shirt that measures lung function by sensing movements in the chest and abdomen to be accurate when compared to traditional testing equipment. This opens the way for its testing in patients with lung disease and its use for monitoring such patients in the future.

5th Oct 2019

Peak District-based Avian Hang Gliders, the UK's only manufacturer of the aircraft, has joined hands with the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) to work on the Hang glider design. This may be the first significant step in designing of hang gliders in two decades. The AMRC is helping in developing a 3D model of the...

5th Oct 2019

Rockline Industries' Springdale, Arkansas campus has been awarded by the Arkansas Department of Labour for exceptional safety. Rockline Industries - Northwest Arkansas (NWA) has achieved 11 million safe work hours without a lost time accident (LTA). This milestone has been achieved by only a handful of companies. The Safe Work Programme began in 1976.

5th Oct 2019

Wind Point Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has taken over a controlling interest in U.S. Nonwovens, a company based in Brentwood, New York. USN supplies a broad portfolio of products for personal and home care applications, including disinfectant, cosmetic and personal cleansing wipes, as well as laundry detergent, bleach and fabric...

4th Oct 2019

Svenska Aerogel is working on a project to integrate Quartzene into a variety of woven textiles to produce textile-based thermal insulation materials and fabrics. Svenska Aerogel has developed Quartzene, the next generation aerogel with effective insulating properties as an additive in a product. The project is run as a consortium with several partners.