Bayer donates medicines for Ebola victims

December 1, 2014  |  Industry News

Bayer MaterialScience AG, the global health care, agriculture and high-tech polymer material company headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany, is making $3.2 million worth of medications available to U.S. aid organization Direct Relief to treat Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria. Bayer …
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On the road again …

December 1, 2014  |  Projects

When you think about motorcycles and the culture that surrounds them, an image of freewheeling bikers dressed in leathers, much like Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda in the film Easy Rider, may come to mind. But as the years have gone by, the world of motorcycling has gotten more sophisticated. That&rs…
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All under one roof

December 1, 2014  |  Projects

Kansas City, Mo., needed a building to store 8,000 tons of salt and sand used for winter road maintenance. The city worked with the Midwest office of general contracting firm McTech Corp., also in Kansas City, to build the South Satellite Service Center. The design called for a tension fabric roof, …
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Louvers create stunning architectural detail

December 1, 2014  |  Projects

For its new headquarters, built outside of Bern, Switzerland, SBB Railway wanted to create a unique facade. The company also wanted to save energy and provide its employees with a superior working environment. All goals were achieved by installing moveable glass louvers, with metallic fabric laminat…
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Tentacles, wheels and a room with a view

December 1, 2014  |  Projects

In digital printing capabilities, the possibilities are endlessly creative. To demonstrate that point, Roland DGA Corp., a wide-format digital printer based in Irvine, Calif., held a competition to showcase the diverse and original projects produced by Roland users. The company received entries from…
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California revises flammability standards

December 1, 2014  |  Industry News

In an effort to limit unnecessary exposure to flame retardants, California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law a bill that requires manufacturers of upholstered furniture to indicate if the product contains added flame-retardant chemicals. The new standard will become law on Jan. 1—the sa…
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Canada sets collapsible fuel tank standard

December 1, 2014  |  Industry News

The world’s first collapsible fabric storage tank standard was released by the Canadian Standards Association in July 2014. There was previously no credible reference document detailing the minimum requirements for the use of collapsible bladder fuel storage tanks or pillow tanks. This new sta…
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Car seats could save energy

December 1, 2014  |  Industry News

The range of electric vehicles needs improvement, with “energy guzzlers” such as air conditioning and interior heating systems operating from the power supply. Scientists at the Hohenstein Institute in Germany are studying heat transfer in car seats to create a model of the processes inv…
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Textiles alliance formed in Germany

December 1, 2014  |  Industry News

The German Development Ministry has launched the Textiles Alliance, a coalition of companies and organizations dedicated to improving social and environmental standards in the textiles and garment industry. Spearheaded by Gerd Müller, German development minister, in concert with a working group…
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Solar investing fund launched

December 1, 2014  |  Industry News

According to an announcement in Energy Harvesting Journal, the U.S. solar market has grown by more than 10 times in the past four years. Wunder, a Boulder, Colo., Techstars company, has launched a first-of-its-kind solar fund that makes investing in solar projects easy, provides a 7 percent annual r…
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