NeuroMetrix, IDEO design wearable pain reliever

January 4, 2016  |  What's New?

NeuroMetrix, a Waltham, Mass.-based healthcare company, has teamed with industrial-design specialist IDEO to develop Quell, a wearable treatment for such chronic ailments as nerve, arthritic, back, leg and foot pain. Using intensive nerve stimulation, the wearable device triggers relief and, in a cl…
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Coolcore wins patent, innovation award

December 30, 2015  |  What's New?

Portsmouth, N.H.-based specialty fabrics developer Coolcore has been awarded a U.S. patent for its invention that includes wetting an item, wringing out excess liquid, and snapping or waving the fabric to activate the moisture control through the fabric. The invention is for a fabric that becomes co…
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Bluestar Silicones to launch new skin adhesives

December 29, 2015  |  What's New?

Bluestar Silicones, based in East Brunswick, N.J., will launch its newly expanded line of Silbione® soft silicone adhesives for skin applications, including wound and scar care, transdermal patches and wearable devices, at the Medical Design & Manufacturing West Conference in February. Bluestar…
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Rooftop pool built with ACH Foam Technologies’ geofoam

December 23, 2015  |  What's New?

Designing a pool on top of a pre-existing building isn’t a walk in the park; it can be more like jumping off the deep end. Dan Ball, principal of Genco Pools, Greenville, S.C., was commissioned to install a rooftop pool and hot tub on top of a parking ramp at The Hub, an upscale apartment ……
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ARC’TERYX will offer a new, high-tech avalanche airbag

December 18, 2015  |  What's New?

Statistics show that skiers and snowboarders caught in an avalanche have a better chance of survival with an airbag backpack. The relatively new outdoor gear has become the new cornerstone of the back-country snow safety kit. ARC’TERYX has developed its Voltair avalanche airbag, which it calls…
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Ohmatex offers USB 2.0 textile “ribbon”

December 18, 2015  |  What's New?

Danish company Ohmatex ApS has a new USB 2.0 cable on the market that cuts the weight, bulk and relative inflexibility of current, popular USB cable, and offers added benefits: washable connectors and a ribbon-like cable that’s soft, thin, flat and tangle free. According to the company, the cable …
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TEXbase releases Material Connect software

December 17, 2015  |  What's New?

TEXbase, Bozeman, Mont.-based provider of cloud-based software for the apparel and textile industries, has released Material Connect, an advanced supplier collaboration solution for brands, retailers and consumer product companies. Material Connect eliminates the need to send email attachments to su…
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Chomarat launches roofing reinforcement Rotaflam Neo

December 10, 2015  |  What's New?

Paris-based roofing products developer Chomarat has launched Rotaflam™ Neo, which the company calls a new generation of reinforcements for roofing felt. The product was developed in collaboration with hydroentanglement non-woven specialists Norafin, based in Bonn, Germany. Unique in its market, th…
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Reebok introduces ZigKick footwear

December 9, 2015  |  What's New?

Warson Brands has introduced the Reebok ZigKick Tactical line of 8-inch and 6-inch boots and Reebok ZigKick Work line of 6-inch and oxford safety-toe footwear for men and women. Built to meet the demands of law-enforcement professionals, the Tactical line is engineered for performance, comfort and d…
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Jabil and Clothing+ introduce smart garment system

December 4, 2015  |  What's New?

Jabil Circuit Inc., an electronic product solutions company, and Clothing+, acquired by Jabil in June 2015, have introduced Peak+, an innovative smart garment reference design for building an integrated textile, heart-rate monitoring (HRM) system. Jabil and Clothing+ partnered with Suunto, a manufac…
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