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Seismic “tissue” mutes earthquake impacts
April 8th, 2013
During the final week of February 2013, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed 214 earthquakes worldwide, from Russia to the Dominican Republic to the Philippines. Earthquakes are everyday occurrences in areas where major geologic masses collide, and building collapses and falling debris cause the most injuries. The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), a public corporation in […]
Tips on using social media for disaster recovery
April 5th, 2013
Get tips on best practices for creating a crisis communications plan using social media during the April 9 webinar hosted by Agility Recovery Solutions and the U.S. Small Business Administration. As Hurricane Sandy battered the Northeast, emergency managers, utility companies and the public relied on social media to share updates on the path of the […]
TenCate Protective Fabrics wins orders from Netherlands fire brigades
April 4th, 2013
The IJsselland and northeast Gelderland fire brigades in the Netherlands have chosen the superior protection of inherently heat and flame-resistant materials from TenCate Protective Fabrics. The orders, totaling 1,850 uniforms, are from two European contracts. TenCate has developed new protective fabrics that provide permanent protection as well as a high degree of wearing comfort and […]
CORDURA fabrics accepted into Material ConneXion’s Library of Innovative Materials
April 3rd, 2013
INVISTA’S CORDURA® Denim, Duck and Naturalle™ fabrics were voted into the world’s largest innovative materials library, Material ConneXion. Through a majority vote by a creative and materials professional panel, CORDURA® fabric was awarded three Certificates of Materials Excellence. “The Material ConneXion library contains some of the most advanced and innovative materials in the world,” said […]
Former association president and Olney Medal winner named AATCC treasurer
April 2nd, 2013
Warren S. Perkins, former president of AATCC and textile industry chemist and professor, has been elected by the association’s board of directors to serve as AATCC treasurer. John Y. “Jack” Daniels, executive vice president of AATCC, stated that he and the other officers and board of directors are pleased that Perkins has agreed to accept […]
The next generation of nanotubes
April 1st, 2013
It looks like black cotton thread, but it conducts electricity and heat like a metal wire and is as strong as carbon fibers. This next-generation nanotechnology has emerged from the intertwined efforts of top-tier researchers from Rice University, Houston, Texas; Teijin Aramid, Amhem, The Netherlands; the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; and the Air […]
Rubber Duck floats into Sydney’s Darling Harbor
April 1st, 2013
An iconic bath pal of children everywhere, the rubber duck, floated into Sydney’s Darling Harbor to oversee the Australian city’s annual art festival in January 2013. This Rubber Duck, designed by artist Florentijn Hofman of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, stirred responses from awe to hilarity; it is as tall as a five-story building and dwarfs boats […]
Wine rack crafted from awning fabric
April 1st, 2013
Artist Aaron Hunzinger, who is making a name for himself as a designer of custom lamps fabricated with Glen Raven Inc. Sunbrella® awning fabric scraps, recently introduced his newest piece: Il Vino Cremagliera (the wine rack). The CFL-illuminated creation holds five bottles and wine glasses, while providing a warm golden glow through and around integrated […]
Plugging into the future: PowerParking
April 1st, 2013
Parking lots of concrete or asphalt are a customer necessity, but do very little to add revenue to a business—unless the business adopts the concept of PowerParking. The Solar Cloth Company Ltd., Cambridge, U.K., will use its expertise with flexible solar technology to develop a parking lot that shades vehicles, generates electricity, runs everything from […]
Miller Weldmaster goes Dutch
April 1st, 2013
To strengthen its relationship with European distributors, Miller Weldmaster, Navarre, Ohio, manufacturer of industrial fabric welding solutions, has opened a new facility near Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The new operations facility will allow Miller Weldmaster to provide distributors of their equipment enhanced, quick-response technical assistance, greater inventory of stock replacement parts, and an inventory of standard […]