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Toho Tenax develops new FR thermoplastic textile prepreg
March 15th, 2016
Tokyo-based carbon fibers and composites specialists Toho Tenax Co. has announced the development of a flame-retardant, high-modulus, thermoplastic textile prepreg, a carbon-fiber sheet pre-impregnated with matrix resin. Toho Tenax’s new textile version uses Tenax® TPWF (thermoplastic woven fabric) as a base and achieves a high level of impregnation with polyethersulfone resin, resulting in more than […]
New jeans stimulate skin revitalization
March 14th, 2016
The latest products manufactured in partnership by Italian clothier Calzedonia and Emana®, the smart-yarn developed by the global business unit Fibras of the Solvay Group, look like standard jeans, but feature a polyamide yarn incorporated with bioactive minerals that, in contact with the body, facilitate heat exchange which boosts skin microcirculation, thereby improving the skin’s […]
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories signs silk-production agreement with Vietnam
March 11th, 2016
Ann Arbor, Mich.-based spider silk fiber developer Kraig Biocraft Laboratories has announced the signing of a cooperative agreement with a Vietnamese governmental agency to develop and produce the company’s advanced silk technologies. Under the terms of the pact, Kraig Labs has agreed to form a subsidiary company in Vietnam and to open an advanced hybrid […]
Chomarat to introduce innovations at JEC World
March 10th, 2016
Composite-materials and engineered-textiles developer Chomarat will introduce a pair of developments at JEC World, March 8-10 in Paris. Products include the new glass fiber reinforcement ROVICUT™, which stretches to hug the curves of pipes and conduits that need to be rehabilitated, and a new sports and leisure application for its carbon C-PLY™ line. The Chomarat […]
Sympatex launches “Climate Technology Seamless”
March 9th, 2016
Sympatex Technologies, Unterföhring, Germany-based functional-fabric developer, will introduce its “Climate Technology® Seamless” fabric for the occupational-safety sector at the Lineapelle leather fair Feb. 23-25, 2016, in Milan, Italy. Together with its long-term Italian distribution partner PIDIGI S.p.A., the ecological alternative among functional textile specialists will present high-performance technologies as well as the latest laminate developments […]
Student Design Challenge open for 2016 applications
March 4th, 2016
The Advanced Textile Products Student Design Challenge is an annual contest established to encourage college and university students of design, textiles engineering, and allied curricula to solve safety and protection problems using technical textiles and narrow fabrics in functional designs. Students will create an original design and prototype for a safety product that will protect […]
Sciessent launches fluorocarbon-free CURB water repellent
March 4th, 2016
Antimicrobial and antiodor solutions developer Sciessent, based in Wakefield, Mass., has introduced CURB, a fluorocarbon-free durable water-repellent (DWR) fabric finish for outdoor active wear. Offering enhanced, breathable protection from rain and moisture, CURB delivers the same water repellency as existing technologies without the use of harmful fluorocarbons. Similar to other DWR treatments, CURB gives textiles […]
Report: Nanofiber market growth driven by technical textiles
March 4th, 2016
The nanofiber market is expected to show significant growth, says a report by Pune, India-based Sandler Research. Many solution providers are developing improved technology and new techniques, showcasing their capabilities to provide comprehensive nanofiber solutions, analysts say. The analysts forecast that the global nanofiber market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of […]
A PV resurgence?
March 4th, 2016
For a long time, flexible photovoltaics (PV) have struggled to claim their share of the PV market. Rigid substrates have dominated since they first became available, large-scale, in the late 1970s and 1980s. Strangely enough, the technology did not change for a long time, and is not radically different today. Not for rigid. Flexible PV […]
Aluminum fabric skin wraps Malaysian hillside home
March 4th, 2016
A design firm based in Singapore has wrapped a home near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in an aluminum fabric skin with dramatic effect—and addressing practical considerations. The home, a project of OOZN+, is located on a hillside in the exclusive suburb of Lorong Pantai. The flowing, pearlescent aluminum skin creates a cloudlike wrap around the home […]