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Aichi Prefecture announced a trial at Kariya Memorial Hospital on October 29, 2025. Sahashi Special Steel and Shikibo planned to test a friction-grinding and drying process for used…
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Shizuoka Prefecture announced an agreement with Fukuroi City on October 9, 2025 to jointly run a used-diaper resource-recovery trial. Collection was planned from hospitals, care facilities and nurseries,…
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Unicharm’s October 3, 2025 release describes stretch nonwoven fabric around the abdomen and a stretch design at the crotch in Lifree Premium adult pants, scheduled for Japanese release…
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Unicharm announced Lifree thin adult pants with an Organic Cotton Touch design on October 3, 2025, for nationwide Japanese release in early October. The release describes a mesh…
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Unicharm’s October 1, 2025 release describes a thin Lifree insert pad for use with adult pants, scheduled for Japanese release in early October.
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Kao announced on October 1, 2025 that it was starting a used-diaper carbonization trial with Kamikatsu Town in Tokushima, Japan. The town’s Zero Waste Center WHY was the…
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The experiment explores greening applications for used-diaper material; adult-specific feedstock and commercial treatment outcomes are unconfirmed.
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Shenzhen University reported on September 3, 2025 that a team working with Xidian University had combined one-way liquid transport with electrochemical sensing in a smart-diaper prototype. A Janus…
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FAJ announced its Omutsu Monitor excretion-sensing products in a Japanese release dated August 21, 2025. The company describes combining odour, humidity and temperature sensing, with notifications through smartphones,…
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Australia’s National Ageing Research Institute reported on August 13, 2025 on a community-care pilot with Community Vision and Essity Australasia, funded by ARIIA. It explored the feasibility and…
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Khoo Teck Puat Hospital’s official news record, dated July 11, 2025, identifies a trial of smart diapers for adult patients. The stated aim is to help prevent skin…
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Yuhan-Kimberly’s May 9, 2025 announcement introduces replacement pads for Depend adult underwear. It describes a cotton-like feel, a three-layer absorption design and three fixing tabs.
