http://www.azom.com/materials-news.asp?catid=38 The Latest Fibers News from AZoM - The A to Z of Materials en Copyright 2001-2008, AZoM.com Pty Ltd AZoM.com is pleased to announce the launch of the AZoM.com 'App' for the Apple iPhone Available for free download by searching for "AZoM" or "Materials" through the iTunes App Store. The phone and ... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=19727 The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) at Texas Tech University will host the 6th annual international conference on Advances in Textiles, Machinery, Nonwovens and Technical Textiles,... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=19598 MemPro Ceramics Corporation (MemPro) received notice that The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the company a $147,000 grant to continue the development of innovative ceramic nanofiber tec... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=19577 Rice University scientists unveiled a method for the industrial-scale processing of pure carbon-nanotube fibers that could lead to revolutionary advances in materials science, power distribution and n... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=19550 Converting sunlight to electricity might no longer mean large panels of photovoltaic cells atop flat surfaces like roofs. Using zinc oxide nanostructures grown on optical fibers and coated with dy... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=19523 SGL Group (51%) and BMW Group (49%) announced today the foundation of a joint venture to manufacture carbon fibers and fabrics for the automotive industry. Within this joint venture, the construction ... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=19510 Fujikura - world leading optical fibre manufacturer - comes to next month's Compamed exhibition in Düsseldorf, Germany (11 - 18 November) with a mission to find a medical equipment manufacturing partn... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=19480 Empire Investment Holdings ("Empire"), a private investment firm, announced today that its portfolio company, Polyester Fibers, has completed the carve-out process from Leggett Platt ("LP"). Empire a... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=19427 Mother Nature has provided the lizard with a unique ability to regrow body tissue that is damaged or torn ? if its tail is pulled off, it grows right back. She has not been quite so generous with huma... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=19400 It may look like little more than fishing line, but plastic optical fibre or POF promises to revolutionise high-speed last-mile communications networks. Its evolution is being aided by groundbreaking ... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=19361 DuPont Protection Technologies has launched DuPont™ Kevlar® Advanced Performance (AP) fibers – a product that’s 15% stronger yet lighter weight compared to standard Kevlar® fibers. The first offer... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=19305 Rockwool, the world's leading manufacturer of non-combustible stone wool insulation, is launching Hi-Impact soffit slab - a thermal and fire-rated solution for concrete roof soffits. The new product... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=19303 PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) is now offering TUFROV 4575 long-fiber thermoplastic (LFT) fiber glass roving to customers worldwide. TUFROV fiber glass is designed for the automotive industry and other app... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=19276 Flexible plastic solar cells that can be printed like money, carbon fibres so thin they can be spun into yarns and a raft of new biomedical products to combating illness and injury are just some of th... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=19149 Members of the Air Force Uniform Office here attended the American Wool Council's Wool Education Seminar July 20-23 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to learn about and see the latest developments in wool prod... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=18821 Lambda Photometrics, one of the UK's leading distributors of Lasers, Optics, Fibre Optics, Electronic Instrumentation, Surface Metrology and Machine Vision products, introduce the Fibermetric System p... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=18799 Dow Corning Corporation, a leading supplier of innovative silicone solutions for the textile industry, will feature its new multifunctional softener for flame-retardant textiles, new impact protection... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=18785 A Victoria University scientist has won a prestigious innovation award for turning pure New Zealand Merino wool into gold. Professor Jim Johnston was this week awarded one of five 2009 Bayer Innovator... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=18777 PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has introduced HYBON 2026 fiber glass roving for use in wind energy and other global markets. This high-performance fiber glass enables manufacturers to make larger w... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=18701 Mohawk and DuPont are putting SmartStrand with DuPont™ Sorona® to the ultimate challenge. Meet Ricko, a 2,800 lb, 12-year-old black rhino who lives at the Birmingham Zoo in Alabama (U.S.). Ricko r... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=18692