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Simple—or not
March 10th, 2025
Among songwriters in Nashville, they used to say, “Keep it simple, stupid.” Writing a really good country song may appear to be simple, but sometimes the simpler the idea, the more difficult it is to say something fresh and new, and solving that is … well, simply in the details. It may be a stretch […]
Solar film can generate energy almost anywhere
March 10th, 2025
A 4-square-inch sample of Power Roll’s film, showing how energy-absorbing perovskite is coated on the plastic substrate. Photo: Power Roll. U.K.-based Power Roll has been working on a way to print low-cost solar film to generate clean energy from sunlight. It's now one crucial step closer to manufacturing its lightweight, apply-anywhere film, with a new […]
eVent announces new high-performance weather protection
March 10th, 2025
eVent® Fabrics, Leawood, Kansas, a provider of waterproof, breathable and windproof fabric laminates, introduces its newest high-performance laminate, stormburstLT. An ultralight and ultra-breathable product, it’s designed for extreme applications: stormST for outdoor and lifestyle applications; and windstormST for breathable windproof and softshell applications. This completes eVent’s collection of laminates, providing brand partners with custom solutions […]
Making wearable tech a reality
March 10th, 2025
This image demonstrates cap touch using conductive yarns that are knit as part of the garment. It highlights a potential integration of hard goods and electronics with soft goods and wearables. The prototype features a small circuit board attached to a section of knit fabric with conductive yarns. Photo: Priority Designs. We are in the […]
NCTO commends President Trump’s pause on Mexico, Canada tariffs
March 10th, 2025
Image: NCTO The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), issued the following statement March 7 from NCTO president and CEO Kim Glas regarding President Donald Trump’s one-month suspension of tariffs for qualifying imports under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). “We sincerely thank President Trump for pausing the 25% penalty tariffs on qualifying imports from Mexico and […]
Mexico and Canada tariffs paused until April 2
March 6th, 2025
President Donald Trump announced March 6 that he would pause the 25% tariffs on U.S. imports from Mexico and Canada covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) until April 2. The president initially announced a delay in tariffs on imports from Mexico in a social media post after a conversation with President Claudia Sheinbaum March […]
Lars Börger appointed as nova-Institute co-CEO
March 6th, 2025
Image: nova-Institute Lars Börger, Ph.D., has been appointed the new co-CEO of nova-Institute. Börger will serve as co-CEO alongside nova-Institute's current CEO, Michael Carus. He officially started his role on March 1. nova-Institute has been driving the transition away from fossil resources in the chemicals, plastics and other materials industries for 30 years. Through research […]
As tariffs begin, auto industry given one-month exemption
March 5th, 2025
Imports from Canada and Mexico to U.S. automakers were given a one-month exemption to new tariffs on goods from these two countries, which began March 4. This decision by President Donald Trump comes after a March 5 conversation with three leading U.S. auto manufacturers: Ford, General Motors and Stellantis. The administration indicated this would be […]
Jennie Hermans joins Herculite’s accounting team
March 5th, 2025
Image: Herculite Herculite Products Inc., Emigsville, Pa., announced that Jennie Hermans has been hired as an assistant controller within the company's accounting group. Hermans will oversee key financial functions in this role, including budgeting, financial reporting, audit and tax compliance, and internal controls. Her experience in accounting leadership roles will be instrumental in strengthening the […]
MycoWorks releases new performance data for Reishi biomaterial, launches e-commerce site
March 4th, 2025
Image: MycoWorks MycoWorks, a biotechnology company based in Emeryville, Calif., has released the latest performance data for its mycelium-based biomaterial, Reishi™. The material has also launched commercially on its e-commerce site HERE. Through a collaborative effort between MycoWorks' San Francisco, Calif.-based Innovation Center, and MycoWorks' tannery experts in Igualada, Spain, the company has rolled out Rei-Tanning™ technology. […]