08 Apr 2024News
Fibrenamics, the Institute for Innovation in Fibrous and Composite Materials, will be at Techtextil 2024 with a wide range of new products ready to show to all the visitors of stand D56. The international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens will take place from April 23 to 26 in Frankfurt, Germany.
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21 Sep 2022News
From Guimarães to the world, out came another technological innovation of excellence. This one is now positioned in the market as the main alternative for concrete and steel elements. An example of the usage of this technology could be the substitution of the beams used in railroads.
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20 Sep 2022News
Developed by Fibrenamics - the University of Minho, this project aimed to create interlaced composite bars - BCR - for subsequent application in concrete reinforcement (beams, columns, and, in network form, slabs and floors) and soil stabilization (nailing and anchoring).
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12 Sep 2022News
In an interview with Fibrenamics, Cláudia Costa, R&D Manager at Surforma, expresses her opinion on issues such as product biodegradability and circularity of waste in companies.
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06 Sep 2022News
Based on the need to differentiate its product range, as well as to reduce the transparency of its materials and still provide some level of protection to its sports equipment, Playvest, a company with high know-how in the production of seamless clothing, and Fibrenamics - University of Minho joined their knowledge and developed 4 innovative clothing items capable of substantially improving the comfort of its user.
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11 Aug 2022News
In order to reduce waste and increase food quality control and traceability, Fibrenamics - the University of Minho and José Neves, a market leader in the supply of packaging solutions for various industries and sectors, have joined forces and created a smart cardboard package, capable of communicating with the user, informing him whether the food is in good condition for consumption while allowing both the consumer and the producer to monitor the quality of the product and track it from its packaging until it is sold to the public.
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03 Aug 2022News
With the desire to broaden the type of products they commercialize and invest in new market niches, A. Ferreira & Filhos, S.A, a company dedicated to knitting knitwear for children, men, women, and home textiles, sought in Fibrenamics - the University of Minho, the technical and scientific know-how needed to develop an innovative textile product.
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29 Jul 2022News
During the Webinar "Nature: Inspiring Source of Technology", Paula Ferreira, Researcher Coordinator of the CICECO laboratory, at the University of Aveiro, admitted that it is essential to look for alternatives in nature to current solutions, that can allow the maintaining, in some way, of the good operation of society and companies in particular.
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26 Jul 2022News
In conversation with Raul Fangueiro, President of the Fibrenamics Association, António Cunha, President of CCDR-N, glimpsed the future of technology and stressed the importance it will have for the fulfillment of the commitment of the Human Being to the planet.
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