Nylstar innovations on show at Techtextil
Nylstar, one of the leading providers of Polyamide 6.6 filaments and yarns, will showcase its latest Meryl and Premium Nylgold fibres at Techtextil for the first time this year, presenting its new slogan: 'Polyamide Feels Better'. Nylstar Polyamides that...
Techtextil: Nanotechnology gains traction in technical textiles
In the run in to Techtextil, the leading trade fair for technical textiles and industrial nonwovens, organisers Messe Frankfurt have published the following article on the spread of nanotechnology in technical textiles. The article shows how nanotechnology is ...
Russia to develop nanotechnology based textiles
The Russian government together with the country's nano giant Rusnano and Swiss Oerlikon, a developer of innovative industrial solutions for food, clothing, transportation and other industries, (owned by the Russian financial conglomerate Renova), are consid...
VIDEO: Carbon nanotube fibre breakthrough
Scientists from Rice University in Texas have unveiled a new carbon nanotube (CNT) fibre that looks and acts like textile thread and conducts electricity and heat like a metal wire. The following article was published on the University's website just a few d...
Researchers eliminate infectious bacteria from medical textiles
The Molecular and Industrial Biotechnology Group (GBMI) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya • BarcelonaTech (UPC) has improved the antimicrobial properties of medical textiles using an enzymatic pre-treatment combined with simultaneous deposition of...
Russia to establish large scale production of innovative fabrics
The Russian government is investing more than USD$20 million in the implementation of a major project, regarding with the design and further launch of production of innovative textile fabrics. According to the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, the proje...
Alexium rolls out flame retardant nylon treatment
Disruptive RST technology company Alexium has begun the commercial roll-out of its flame retardant, oil and water repellent nylon, which it says has met key technical milestones for flame retardancy, water repellency and durability. ...
US Air Force to assess RST technology
5 January 2012, Greer, SC Alexium has signed a new Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Airbase Technologies Division, to further develop and commer...
DSM invests in nanotechnology company
Global life and materials sciences company Royal DSM, owner of the Dyneema UHMWPE fibre brand, has made an investment in NanoHoldings LLC, a Connecticut, USA based company which specializes in breakthrough nanotechnology discoveries in the field of energy. ...
10TH OUTLOOK focuses on global markets
Outlook, the Personal Care Products Conference organised by EDANA, met in Budapest this year from 28-30 September, celebrating its 10th anniversary. With a focus on global markets, more than 360 delegates were presented with information on innovation models a...
Student solutions for manned trip to Mars
What would it take to make a manned mission to Mars a reality? A team of aerospace and textile engineering students from North Carolina State University believe part of the solution may lie in advanced textile materials. The students joined forces to tackle l...
$37 million carbon fibre research centre for Australian university
A new research facility for carbon fibre innovation is to be established at Deakin University's Geelong Campus at Waurn Ponds, Victoria, Australia. The carbon fibre pilot plant will be part of the research facilities to be built at the Campus from a $37 m...
Speakers announced for coating & laminating conference
Organisers of TCL 2010, the International Textiles Coating and Laminating conference to be held in Cannes, France, on 4-5 November 2010, have announced a keynote speech entitled 'Breakthrough Coating Technologies for Advanced Textiles'. Prof. Marc Van P...
NanoHorizons expands SmartSilver business in Turkey
NanoHorizons Inc., a leader in the creation of nanoscale performance additives for textile, health care, and industrial applications, will extend its global antimicrobial business to Turkey through Uniteks of Istanbul, who will act as the SmartSilver distri...
NanoHorizons joins Silver Institute
NanoHorizons Inc., the developer and manufacturer of SmartSilver nanoscale antimicrobial additives for textiles, health care, and industrial applications, has joined with four other companies to create the Silver Nanotechnology Working Group under the spon...
NanoHorizons expands global distribution of SmartSilver
NanoHorizons Inc., a leader in the creation of nanoscale performance additives for textile, health care, and industrial applications, has appointed Toshinobu Hirohata as an authorized sales and technical support agent for the company's antimicrobial nano...