world fashion designers news

10th Jul 2020

Scientists at Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have developed a flame-retardant carbon-fibre-reinforced composite material using plant-originated tannic acid. The team has also come out with a process for eco-friendly recycling of the material, which is widely used in aerospace, automotive, shipbuilding, and sports equipment industries.

10th Jul 2020

Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering, Graduate School of Information Sciences, and NEC Corporation are developing a materials integration system utilising NEC's vector supercomputer SX-Aurora Tsubasa to speed up the production of carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) for aircraft. The R and D is taking place under a Japanese government...

9th Jul 2020

Specialty chemicals company Lanxess aims to increase use of recycled raw materials in producing its thermoplastic compounds and composites. It has introduced three new polyamide 6 compounds utilising recycled fibres manufactured from waste glass. Recycled fibres make up 30 per cent, 35 per cent and 60 per cent by weight of these new compounds.

9th Jul 2020

Saertex is supporting the BMWi-funded research project HyFiVE - Hybrid joining technologies for connections in maritime use - in which five companies and three scientific institutions have come together to develop new technologies for maritime use. These will evaluate new and efficient adhesive-free joining technologies for applications in shipbuilding.

9th Jul 2020

Scientists at the North Carolina State University have found that film made of tiny carbon nanotubes (CNT) has a combination of thermal, electrical and physical properties because of which it may be used in next-generation smart fabrics. This film may turn out to be a key material in developing clothing that can heat or cool the wearer on demand.

9th Jul 2020

PFNonwovens has appointed Cedric Ballay as the PFN group's new chief executive officer. The appointment is the result of a long-planned succession process at the helm of the Prague-headquartered group. PFNonwovens is the global producer of polypropylene and polyethylene-based nonwovens textiles used for personal hygiene and medical purposes.

8th Jul 2020

Haydale, the advanced materials group, is working with IRPC Public Company (IRPC) to further develop functionalised graphene coated fabric, that Haydale has produced, for medical and related applications. The fabric has been shown to have antibacterial properties and under the deal signed between the two, it will be further tested for antiviral...

8th Jul 2020

Nanomaterials manufacturer Promethean Particles is now part of a consortium that is developing new safe and sustainable water repellent fabrics. The company is developing functionalised silica nanoparticles that can be incorporated into a water-based ink for digitally printing on to textiles. These nanoparticles help impart hydrophobic properties.

8th Jul 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is transforming the global market for a number of non-wovens-based personal protective equipment products, according to a new study. As their demand continues to soar, producers are investing in new machinery and expanding capacity to avoid supply shortfalls seen at the pandemic's onset and allow the market to renormalise, it...