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• Creating the future of textiles: Flexible components

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the May 2013 issue
  New technique could enable the creation of fiber-based electronic and photonic devices.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0513_fot_electronic_fabrics.html

• Portable shields, top-level protection

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the May 2013 issue
  New TenCate shield offers full NIJ level IV protection and weighs less than 38 pounds.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0513_sw3_portable_shields.html

• A cut above: Hockey socks

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the May 2013 issue
  Cut-resistant socks from Swiftwick protect hockey players from injury.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0513_sw7_hockey_socks.html

• Owens Corning joins thermoplastic composites alliance

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the May 2013 issue
  Thermoplastic composites alliance consists of Royal TenCate, Almelo and BASF.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0513_sw19_thermoplastic_partnership.html

• TenCate certified for corporate social responsibility

  Specialty Fabrics Review | April 15, 2013
  Certification shows TenCate's committment to sustainable business practices.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/041513_tencate_certified.html

• TenCate acquires Amber Composites

  Specialty Fabrics Review | April 11, 2013
  TenCate acquires Amber Composites in an effort to expand to new markets.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/041113_tencate_acquisition.html

• Seismic "tissue" mutes earthquake impacts

  Specialty Fabrics Review | April 8, 2013
  Glass fiber plastic composite material stabilizes buildings during quakes.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/040813_swatch_seismic.html

• TenCate Protective Fabrics wins orders from Netherlands fire brigades

  Specialty Fabrics Review | April 4, 2013
  The brigades ordered 1,850 uniforms made from TenCate's flame-resistant materials.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/040413_tencate_fabrics.html

• Creating the future of textiles: Acoustic invisibility

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the April 2013 issue
  New cloak provides the best protection yet.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0413_fot_acoustic_invisibility.html

• Manufacturers of aeronautics go above and beyond

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the April 2013 issue
  Manufacturers of aeronautics and aerospace products fill demanding and diverse performance requirements.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0413_f1_aeronautic_products.html

• Teijin to exhibit at Eco-Products International Fair in Singapore

  Specialty Fabrics Review | March 15, 2013
  Teijin’s presentation will have a special focus on clean mobility and effective resource use.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/031513_teijin_international.html

• New Fibertect wipes prove viable at cleaning harmful gas and liquids

  Specialty Fabrics Review | March 14, 2013
  With cotton and carbon, new wipes absorb better than powdered decontaminant. 
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/031413_fibertect_decontamination.html

• Spider silk sings in violin strings

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the March 2013 issue
  Fiber from super-spinning silkworm helps give violins a softer sound.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0313_sw5_silk_violin.html

• Integrating coating technologies

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the February 2013 issue
  The coated textiles industry is currently in a state of flux as new markets are emerging and traditional processes (and partnerships) are being adapted in response.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0213_f2_coating_technologies.html

• Material movement: chairs that hug, walls that talk

  Specialty Fabrics Review | January 2, 2013
  MIT professor Neri Oxman's "Beast" chaise lounge responds to the user's movements.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/010213_material_movement.html

• Growth for carbon fiber composites market

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the January 2013 issue
  A recent study projected the carbon fiber market to grow 17 percent per year until 2020.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0113_sw6_composites_market.html

• Klinedinst joins BondCote

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the January 2013 issue
  Klinedinst will expand development of new chemistries related to high-performance textiles.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0113_sw13_klinedinst_bondcote.html

• OMNOVA Solutions announces new distributor partnership

  Specialty Fabrics Review | December 18, 2012
  Dowd & Guild Inc. will serve as the distributor for OMNOVA's west and southern territories.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/121812_omnova_solutions.html

• Nonwoven Agent-Q traps hydrocarbons without water pressure

  Specialty Fabrics Review | December 17, 2012
  Agent-Q creates no water flow restriction and is not dependent on water pressure.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/121712_nonwoven_agentq.html

• Understanding and working with the Berry Amendment

  Specialty Fabrics Review | December 6, 2012
  Highlights from the educational sessions at IFAI Expo 2012 in Boston.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/120612_berry_amendment.html

• Michael Hoadley joins BondCote

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the December 2012 issue
  BondCote Corp. has announced that Michael Hoadley has been named chemist.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/1212_sw15_hoadley_bondcote.html

• Weather or not—fabric measures up

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the December 2012 issue
  With a great selection of materials available, fabric structures adapt to different climates and project needs.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/1212_f1_fabric_structures.html

• Technical textiles time slip

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the December 2012 issue
  The technical textiles market works its way back to prerecession production.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/1212_wv_technical_textiles.html

• Open in Amsterdam: the largest composite facade for Stedelijk Museum

  Specialty Fabrics Review | November 20, 2012
  The combination of Teijin’s Twaron and Tenax super fibers is an architectural first.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/112012_amsterdam_facade.html

• Teijin's three Thai polyester facilities resume full-scale operation

  Specialty Fabrics Review | November 19, 2012
  After being flooded, Teijin returned to full-scale production on Oct. 31 in Thailand.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/111912_teijin_operation.html