Employees donate mosquito nets for the holidays

January 1, 2010  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

This year, employees of Insect Shield®, makers of insect-repellent clothing, gave a holiday gift that will keep on giving—donations to provide treated bed nets to Venezuelan indigenous people at risk for malaria and other insect-borne diseases. Insect Shield of Seattle, Wash., uses its EPA…
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Student Design Challenge entries due Feb. 26

December 8, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

Sponsored by the Safety and Protective Products Division and the Narrow Fabrics Division of the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), the Safety Products Student Design Challenge is an annual event that encourages college and university students of design, textiles, engineering and al…
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New biosuit acts as ‘second skin’ for astronauts

December 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Projects

[MIT] Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A. Space pioneers may go to Mars wearing skintight space suits developed by Dr. Dava Newman and the Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA) Research team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Mass. With support from the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts…
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Hands-free hydration pack

December 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Projects

In desert heat, on rugged mountain trails, or through sweltering jungles, soldiers depend on drinking water—and many have to carry it on their backs. CamelBak®, Petaluma, Calif., invented a hands-free hydration pack that allows users to drink while in motion or with their hands occupied. E…
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High-tech gear for Everest climb

December 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Projects

Athletes step out in cutting-edge sports apparel, but mountaineer and motivational speaker Jamie Clarke plans to step up in his high-tech gear. He will wear cold-weather Champion and Duofold athletic wear on a spring 2010 attempt to scale Mount Everest, at 29,035 feet the highest peak in the world. …
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Ramkumar wins ‘Scientist of the Year’ award

December 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

The Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation is a national group focused on advancing science in America. It recently awarded Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar, associate professor of nonwoven materials at Texas Tech University, with the “Scientist of the Year” award for his deve…
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Agion customer service recognized

December 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

The Frost & Sullivan 2009 Best Practices Award for Customer Value Leadership goes to Agion Technologies Inc., Wakefield, Mass., for its work with customers of its silver-based antimicrobial solutions. The award is given each year to a company giving its customers the highest ratio of value to co…
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Moving PPE to market

December 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

Two companies, both focused on helping manufacturers of personal protection accelerate the process of getting products to military and first responders, have merged into Protect the Force LLC, Washington, D.C. The Government Sales Group’s experience in the first responder market and Protect th…
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Personal Protective Technology Program

November 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Personal Protective Technology (PPT) Program will host the 3rd Annual Stakeholders’ Meeting on March 2–3, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Airport, Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S.A. This year’s meeting will center on user…
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Air-inflated patient transfer products

November 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Projects

AirPal® PTS Inc., Center Valley, Pa., claims to build a better line of air-inflated products for transferring ill or injured patients—and is willing to back its claims with a limited five-year warranty. “Traditionally manufacturers in this product segment have offered one-year warran…
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