DEFLEXION™ Technology Recognized for Innovation
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Dow Corning has been recognized for its achievements in the
performance textiles marketplace around the globe, including:
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Design News: DEFLEXION™ technology was named as a finalist for
Design News’ annual Golden Mousetrap Awards. The Golden Mousetrap
Awards, sponsored by Newark, recognize engineering innovation and
creativity in product design. (2011)
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Future Materials FM 100: DEFLEXION™ technology was selected as one
of the most innovative fabrics of 2010 by Future Materials Magazine in
their annual “FM 100” listing, which ranks the year’s most innovative
materials. Future Materials is a leading publication dedicated to the
technical textile industry and is widely recognized as an authority on design,
innovation and end-user applications for technical textiles and advanced
materials. (2010)
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Engineering Materials Achievement Award: DEFLEXION™ technology will
accept this year's award for "Development and Commercialization of the, a
"Smart" Impact Protection Textile with Superior Defense and
Comfort." Established in 1969, this award recognizes an outstanding
achievement in materials or materials systems relating to the application of
knowledge of materials to an engineering structure or to the design and
manufacture of a product.
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International Design Awards: The Cascade Janus kayaking helmet
featuring DEFLEXION™ technology won first place in the Industrial and Life
Science Design Award - Safety Design’s student division (2008)
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Techtextil Innovation Award: Leading textiles experts named
DEFLEXION™ technology an award winner in the “new applications” category as a
high performance fabric (2007)
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Royal Society of Chemistry, Teamwork in Innovation Award (2007)
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R&D 100: Named one of the 100 most technologically significant
products (2006)
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