Archive: November 2024
‘Pill-on-a-thread’ cancer screening trial welcomes first participants
A pivotal clinical trial of a “pill-on-a-thread” test, which will decide if it becomes a new screening programme for oesophageal cancer, has welcomed its first…
Health sensors headed to the Moon
The Canadian Space Agency has awarded Hexoskin a contract to develop and adapt the Astroskin Bio-Monitor crew physiological monitoring system for Gateway, the upcoming space…
Safety system solutions for the global automotive market
The importance of adaptive restraint systems will continue to grow with global automotive trends such as automated driving and the resulting interior concepts of the…
Foot Locker to open first stores in Bulgaria
US sporting goods manufacturer Foot Locker plans to open its first stores in Bulgaria in December.
Starch-based ‘nanopasta’ for medical applications
Claimed to be the world’s thinnest “spaghetti”, nanofibres made from starch, about 200 times thinner than a human hair, have been created by a research…
Knitted ‘blanket’ of sophisticated radio-frequency antennas
A team from the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University have used their expertise in metasurfaces – ultra-thin optical components that can…
Integrating high-power LEDs in textiles
Weartronic, the French start-up specialising in the development of smart clothing, has finalised a second patent concerning the integration of high-power light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in…
Autoneum makes strategic acquisition in Chinese automotive supplier
Switzerland-based automotive components producer Autoneum is to acquire 70% of Jiangsu Huanyu Group, a supplier for vehicle acoustic and thermal management in China.
Essity expands athletics tape production in France
Sweden-based hygiene and health company Essity is expanding production capacity of athletics tape by investing in a new production line for Leukotape K to meet…
John Hogg acquires Avocet Dye & Chemical
UK speciality chemicals manufacturer John Hogg Technical Solutions has acquired Avocet Dye & Chemical, a manufacturer of textile flame retardants, dyes and high-performance auxiliaries for…
Seatbelt-integrated biosensor could track alertness and stress of drivers
Researchers at the National University of Singapore and China’s Tsinghua University have developed a new sensor that can pick up and track biological signals, such…
Passive sensing and battery-less devices
In a presentation on his research given at the UK’s Loughborough University in November, Professor Terry Tao Ye, IAS Visiting Fellow, demonstrated the potential of…
Innovative e-textiles at automotive interiors show
German research institute TITV’s centrepiece at November’s Automotive Interiors Expo Europe in Stuttgart, Germany, was an interior car door panel featuring advanced e-textile functionalities in…
Complaints filed against brands over labour rights violations in Myanmar
IndustriALL Global Union, together with banned Myanmar unions CTUM and IWFM, has filed complaints against three major garment brands – Next, New Yorker and LPP…
Nanofibre patch for treatment of psoriasis
A patch for easier and more effective treatment of psoriasis could also be used in the treatment of other inflammatory skin diseases, say Danish researchers.
Low-profile stent-graft with improved flexibility
A low-profile stent-graft with improved flexibility, in particular for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms, has been developed by TriVascular Technologies.