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Article: JAPAN FIRMS TO DEVELOP SPORTSWEAR BASED ON FABRICS FOR SPACE.

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February 18, 2009
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TOKYO, Feb 18 Asia Pulse - Synthetic fiber maker Toray Industries Inc. (TSE:3402) and sportswear wholesaler Goldwin Inc. (TSE:8111) on Tuesday announced that they would collaborate with Professor Yoshiko Taya of Japan Women's University to develop sportswear based on fabric technologies developed for space.

Last year the two companies worked with Professor Taya to develop clothing for space on behalf of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Since spaceships are filled with precision instrumentation, it was important to design a fabric that did not generate static electricity. It also had to be fire-resistant, ...

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