Poles are changing the bulletproof vest industry
Bulletproof vests made in Poland
In light of the current economic climate there is a great deal of interest in developing new
defence technology – something Polish scientists have greatly contributed towards. The continually changing geopolitical situation forces...
Russian invisible helmets
Russian helmets can make the forces invisible thanks to a new material.The Russian corporation Rostec came up with a new design - a textile material that can successfully mask soldiers and military equipment. Invisible
Sergei...
Safil exhibits its yarn range for functional fabrics at Performance Days
Safil, the Italian spinning company, expands its offer by presenting a range of performing yarns for functional garments, made of innovative blends of natural and technical fibres, at Performance Days, the leading trade fair...
Cooling Vest for Enhanced Firefighting Safety
Tokyo, Japan, 12 October, 2017 --- Teijin Limited announced today that it has developed a cooling vest that protects firefighters with unprecedented heat-resistance, flame-retardance and body-heat reduction, including through the use of small electric fans. Teijin...
FATS bulletproof life vest self-inflates when it hits the water
Bulletproof vests are great if you happen to get shot, but what happens if you get shot on a boat and fall overboard or have to dive into choppy waters to escape a fire?...
Guide – how to choose cover tarpaulin?
Cover tarpaulins are needed if we want to shield our machines, hay, construction equipment or the renovation area against external factors. However, the problem may be choosing the right tarpaulin. It should be considered...
New OLEDs thinner than a human hair
Professor Kyung Cheol Choi from the School of Electrical Engineering and his team succeeded in fabricating highly efficient Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) on an ultra-thin fiber.
The team expects the technology, which produces high-efficiency, long-lasting...
Sandler to commence production in the US
Setting up a production plant in the USA, multi-technological German nonwoven leader Sandler AG creates an active point of entry into the North American market. Opening a plant in Perry, Houston County, Georgia in 2016...
Is spider silk stronger than the Kevlar?
It is generally known to most of the people that silk is collected from silk worms and these worms produce the worlds natural finest and lustrous strands. But silk worms are not the one...
Innovative Materials – Rigid-Inflatable Boats and Life Rafts
ContiTech Presents Innovative Materials
ContiTech will present a new material for rigid-inflatable boats at Techtextil for the first time.
"As a well-known supplier in the field of high-performance materials for recreational and working boats, we want...