NASA awards students’ trial balloons

November 1, 2010  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

Most high-school students don’t get to send their class experiments into outer space, but the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) sent four projects into the stratosphere on weather balloons to test theories. The winning project in the Balloonsat High Altitude Flight Competiti…
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Relieving the small business credit crunch

November 1, 2010  |  Industry News

The U.S. Congress passed a $30 billion Small Business Jobs Bill in September to provide credit to small businesses and offer incentives that expand and hire new workers. The legislation establishes the fund to open up lending for credit-starved small businesses, cut small business taxes and boost Sm…
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Carbon nanotubes showing muscle

November 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Ounce-for-ounce, carbon nanotubes are 117 times stronger than steel and 30 times stronger than Kevlar®, according to assistant professor Stephen Cronin at the University of California. Cronin tested carbon nanotubes of various lengths and widths, discovering that they could be stretched twice as…
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Food-grade microorganisms vs. fabric dyeing waste?

November 1, 2010  |  Industry News

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (ARS) discovered that Lactobacilli that spoil dill pickles may also break down azo dyes (some of which are mutagenic) in wastewater. Microbiologist Ilenys Pérez-Diaz was looking for the culprit responsible for causing dill pickl…
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First winner of the IFF Innovation Award: Chameleon International

November 1, 2010  |  Industry News

By Lynn Keillor Many people talk about a dream business or a dream career. Debra Aperfine can honestly say that her business and product lines are the direct result of a dream. One morning in 2001, Aperfine’s young daughter recounted a vivid dream about a magical raincoat that changed colors a…
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Stephen R. Combes new president for Cematex

October 29, 2010  |  Industry News

Cematex, The European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers based in Zurich, Switzerland, appointed Stephen R. Combes as its new president at its recent General Assembly meeting held in Germany. Combes takes over the presidency from Albert Edward Roberts, who retires from the position after s…
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Camira Fabrics re-enters North American marketplace

October 26, 2010  |  Industry News

Signaling its long-term commitment to the North American interiors marketplace, textile innovator Camira Fabrics has announced that it has joined the professional trade body ACT (Association of Contract Textiles). Camira is a leading European manufacturer of textiles for commercial interiors, and ha…
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Leigh Fibers launches carpet and plastics recycling company

October 25, 2010  |  Industry News

Leigh Fibers has established a dedicated business unit to divert discarded carpet and plastic from landfills and turn it into fibers and densified product used by plastics molders. Current and near-term equipment installations will give Leigh Carpet & Plastics Recycling LLC the capacity to keep …
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Joy Jordan to present “Sustainability Initiatives at Kimberly-Clark”

October 22, 2010  |  Industry News

Joy Jordan, global strategy program leader at Kimberly-Clark Corp., will present “Sustainability Initiatives at Kimberly-Clark” at this year’s NETInc Conference. The presentation is the lead-in to the conference’s “Session 12: Sustainability and Environment,” to b…
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Obama to tour American Cord & Webbing Co.

October 22, 2010  |  Industry News

President Obama will add a visit with American Cord & Webbing Co. factory workers in Woonsocket to his brief tour of Rhode Island on Monday, according to the White House. The White House announced earlier that the trip promotes two fundraisers to benefit Democratic congressional candidate David …
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