News Briefs – Page 344
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Researchers at the RMIT University in Australia are working on...
Researchers at the RMIT University in Australia are working on the development of self-cleaning fabrics based on the combined use of nanostructures and light. The idea is to grow nanostructures on textiles which release a burst of energy that degrades organic matter, when exposed to light. With such textiles, sunshine ...
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Black Diamond is recalling 16 models of climbing carabiners with...
Black Diamond is recalling 16 models of climbing carabiners with manufacturing date codes between 4350 and 6018 because they can unexpectedly open. An estimated 1.24 million defective carabiners were sold at specialty outdoor stores in the U.S. and Canada between December 2014 and January 2016.
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Vibram, in collaboration with InStep NanoPower, Instituto Italiano di Tecnologia...
Vibram, in collaboration with InStep NanoPower, Instituto Italiano di Tecnologia and the University of Wisconsin, has developed an inexpensive prototype that is capable of converting kinetic energy into electrical energy, which can in turn be used to power smartphones or other electrical devices. Termed the Hero (for “Harvesting of Energy ...
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IMG Worldwide has named Hoka One One the official sponsor...
IMG Worldwide has named Hoka One One the official sponsor of the 36th edition of the annual Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon, which will be staged up and down the hills of San Francisco on June 12. Hoka will also be the official running shoe for the Ironman U.S. series this ...
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Garmin recently announced its collaboration with La Sportiva in Spain....
Garmin recently announced its collaboration with La Sportiva in Spain. The “La Sportiva Mountain Running” team, consisting of Spanish athletes like Miguel Caballero, Maite Maiora, David Lopez Castan, Alfredo Gil, Cristobal Adell, Pere Rullan and Nil Cardona, will use a Garmin GPS watch, Fenix 3 Sapphire, for training purposes and ...
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The Windsor Running Festival will have Hoka One One as...
The Windsor Running Festival will have Hoka One One as its official sportswear partner for 2016. The festival, currently in its 34th year, is one of the oldest running events in the U.K. and comprises the Windsor Half Marathon and the Running4Women Windsor 10K. Through the partnership, the French running ...
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New changes are taking place in the layout of the...
New changes are taking place in the layout of the OutDoor show, in order to offer optimized walking distances and more compact areas. At its next session, scheduled for July 13-16, the stands in Hall A6, which were occupied by shoe brands for the most part, are being relocated to ...
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The organizers of the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen have established...
The organizers of the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen have established a new two-stage assessment procedure to select the winners of its OutDoor Industry Awards. They have also created a new category for start-ups, similar to the long-standing BrandNew Awards at Ispo Munich. Those who submit applications for the Start-Up Award ...
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As of March 18, a total of 410 exhibitors had...
As of March 18, a total of 410 exhibitors had signed up for the 11th Asia Outdoor Trade Show, up 13 percent from the same application period last year. Supported by the Chinese Outdoor Association (COA) and leading Chinese outdoor brands, the trade show will take place in Nanjing, China ...
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The 32nd Destinations Nature (“Nature Destinations”) and the 41st Mondial...
The 32nd Destinations Nature (“Nature Destinations”) and the 41st Mondial du Tourisme (“World of Tourism”) trade fairs, which jointly took place on March 17-20 in Paris, saw a 61 percent increase in group visitors comprising corporate clubs and associations, and a 37 percent increase in students and teachers as compared ...
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The next edition of Përformance Days, the activewear fabrics show...
The next edition of Përformance Days, the activewear fabrics show taking place in Munich on April 20-21, will focus on recycled fibers and fabrics. Sympatex Technologies will take the opportunity to present laminates whose yarns are made by Italy's Sinterama out of recycled PET bottles. There will several conferences and ...
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The Financial Times reports that IMG is taking Tough Mudder,...
The Financial Times reports that IMG is taking Tough Mudder, the extreme obstacle course race born in the U.S. six years ago, to China, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates this year before its further expansion to Japan, South Korea and Singapore in 2017. There will be a total of ...
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The Petzl Technical Institute (PTI) in Salt Lake City, Utah...
The Petzl Technical Institute (PTI) in Salt Lake City, Utah will host the third edition of the Petzl RopeTrip, the international competition for climbers from around the world, on April 1-4. Teams composed of three members each will showcase their skills to secure a place on the podium. In addition, ...
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Patagonia is launching the Euro Worn Wear Tour, a journey across...
Patagonia is launching the Euro Worn Wear Tour, a journey across five European countries to encourage customers to extend the life of their garments, regardless of the brand. The tour will kick off on April 15 in the U.K. and Germany, simultaneously, and will end in France, Italy and the Netherlands. ...
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Patagonia has announced a new partnership with Kina'ole Capital Partners...
Patagonia has announced a new partnership with Kina'ole Capital Partners to create a $35 million tax equity fund that will bring rooftop solar power to 1,500 households in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York. The fund uses state and federal tax credits to direct Patagonia's ...
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Timberland, Impact Farming and Haiti-based Smallholder Farmers Alliance (SFA) have...
Timberland, Impact Farming and Haiti-based Smallholder Farmers Alliance (SFA) have launched a new study looking into the possibility of reintroducing cotton as an export crop for Haitian smallholders. Cotton used to be a valuable agricultural export for Haiti but stopped being a viable crop due to decades of natural disasters, ...
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Royal Robbins has signed up as a Bluesign system partner....
Royal Robbins has signed up as a Bluesign system partner. It was a logical move for this American company, founded by Royal Robbins and his wife Liz. In the first climb of its kind in the U.S., back in 1967, they made the first ascent with removable nuts in the ...
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Trees for Life's “Rewilding the Highlands” initiative has won the...
Trees for Life's “Rewilding the Highlands” initiative has won the 2016 European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) Conservation Vote in the Alpine category. The project secured more than 7,000 votes out of 18,000 in an international online vote that was held on March 8-22. Trees for Life was Scotland's only finalist ...
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Pertex, the specialist in lightweight technical fabrics for the outdoor...
Pertex, the specialist in lightweight technical fabrics for the outdoor industry, has announced it is expanding its PFC-free offering. Following significant research, the brand is now offering an extensive range of non-PFC durable water repellent (DWR) fabrics with performance features which are said to be similar to conventional DWR finished ...
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GoPro has completed the acquisition of Replay and Slice, two...
GoPro has completed the acquisition of Replay and Slice, two mobile video editing apps. Merging Replay and Splice into GoPro's mobile strategy will allow GoPro to deliver improved mobile editing solutions. Splice, developed by Vemory in Austin, Texas, is a mobile editor that allows users to create customized edits with ...
