In research that gives literal meaning to the term "power suit," University of California, Berkeley, engineers have created energy-scavenging nanofibers that could one day be woven into clothing and textiles.
Ground-breaking trials by Axion Consulting have shown waste polypropylene carpets can be recycled into good quality polymer pellet for re-use in new applications, such as injection-moulded products.
The findings coul...
Royal DSM N.V. and the Royal Dutch Skating Association (KNSB) are introducing an innovative skinsuit for the Dutch Olympic short-track team. The new suit will be unveiled at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. In coll...
Woven textile structure: theory and applications from Woodhead Publishing provides comprehensive coverage of the structure, behaviour, modelling and design of woven fabrics and their relevance to the textile industry.
DuPont Protection Technologies launched a new DuPont™ Nomex® KD nonwoven filter material at a recent Bag Filter Exhibition in Shanghai, China. Especially beneficial for hot gas industries, the new filter material is based on innovative technology that blends DuPont™ Nomex® and Kevlar® fibers.
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has announced the certification of HYBON fiber glass roving products for wind turbine blades by Germanischer Lloyd (GL), a leading international certification body in the wind energy industry.
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Smart textile coatings and laminates from Woodhead Publishing provides a stimulus for developing new and improved textile products. This important discussion opens with an overview of industry basics and current applications and progresses to consider likely future trends. The concept of interactions and heat and mass transfer are reviewed in the context of testing with attention also given to methods of characterisation.
Speed, efficiency and strength will be in the driver's seat of a special session that focuses on new materials for the legendary Lamborghini sports car at The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) 2010 Annua...
Modelling and predicting textile behaviour from Woodhead Publishing provides an overview of the different types of models and methods that can be used successfully within the textile industry. An overview of the structural hierarchy in textile materials forms the basis of the introduction with a proceeding chapter accessing fundamental modelling of textile fibrous structures.
UPM is to invest GBP 17 million in a materials recovery facility at its UPM Shotton paper mill in North Wales. The investment will further strengthen the mill's integrated operations and create up to 160 jobs at the ...
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