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16th Oct 2019

The North American smart clothing market is estimated to exceed $3 billion by 2024, says a forecast report which took into account parameters like product, application, industry analysis, regional outlook, growth potential, price trends, competitive market share & forecast, between the period 2017 to 2024, while coming up with the results.

16th Oct 2019

The Technical University of Munich (TUM), Oerlikon, GE Additive and Linde have joined hands to create an additive manufacturing cluster, a grouping of companies and organisations to conduct research on additive manufacturing technology, in Bavaria. This will help integrate AM into the manufacturing process and enable companies to use the technology.

16th Oct 2019

Scientists at Drexel University have developed a method to coat cellulose yarn with flakes of a type of conductive, two-dimensional material, called MXene, to impart it the conductivity and durability it needs to be knit into functional fabrics. With this, scientists are one step closer to producing wearable devices that are both functional and...

16th Oct 2019

Quickstep Holding, an aerospace composites manufacturer in Australia, has unveiled its new flare housing manufacturing facility at its Bankstown site. The facility is meant to manufacture composite housings for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft's countermeasure flares, which form an essential part of the aircraft’s defensive...

16th Oct 2019

Cobra International is collaborating with Obodroid, a Thai robotics provider, to bring its new building security robot concept to life. With the robotic systems already in place, Cobra will deliver a set of 8 composite parts that form the lightweight body shell cladding of the 1.35m high robot. Cobra will start production of the first batch of robots...

15th Oct 2019

Boeing and the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) have unveiled a two-year programme to help startups in the UK aerospace industry. The first round of the programme will be three months long and involve world-class startups creating Industry 4.0 and sustainability enabling technologies with the potential to bolster the growth of the UK aerospace...

15th Oct 2019

Scientists at the University of Boras, Sweden, have developed a new method for printing on textiles which cuts short the resource intensive production process. What is currently printed with screen or inkjet technology can now be done by printing directly on textiles with a 3D printer. This is important in producing smart and functional textiles.

15th Oct 2019

Scientists at Tufts University School of Engineering have made silk materials that can wrinkle into different patterns like words, textures and images as intricate as a QR code or a fingerprint. The patterns take about one second to form, are stable, but can be erased by flooding the surface of the silk with vapour, allowing one to restart the process.

15th Oct 2019

Henkel, a global provider of high-impact solutions based on adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, and Carbon Revolution, the Australian manufacturer of one-piece automotive carbon composite wheels, are working together to speed up development of OEM automotive one-piece carbon fibre wheels. These wheels can give up to 40 - 50 per cent weight...