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AQUAPAK seeks solution to recycling complex polymer packaging
October 16th, 2023
Aquapak Polymers Ltd, which specializes in polymer-based material technologies that can deliver both performance and environmental responsibility at scale, has announced its Newcastle University Chemistry Undergraduate award-winning Stage 3 Industry Challenge, which sets students the task of identifying new ways of recycling complex polymer packaging structures. The students then have around eight weeks to investigate […]
Everest Textile Co. Ltd. receives Circular Economy Leadership Award
October 13th, 2023
The Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA) 2023 is pleased to honor 30 outstanding business leaders and enterprises for championing sustainable and responsible business practices. Presented by leading regional NGO Enterprise Asia, the AREA is the most reputable award recognition program recognizing organizational efforts in creating a culture of compassion, integrity and being socially responsible corporate citizens. […]
Import cargo, spending growth slowing
October 11th, 2023
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports has already hit its expected peak for the year and should gradually slow headed into the holiday season, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “Cargo volumes will still be strong the rest of the year, […]
Think small
October 9th, 2023
My dad had a fascination with things that are small: a compass the size of your thumbnail, six doors opening into one tiny hallway in his house—anything that could be made smaller and still be functional delighted him. Maybe that’s why a story I read recently caught my attention, and I had to track it […]
Scientists develop a less invasive brain-computer interface
October 9th, 2023
Serving multiple useful purposes, brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) usually incorporate scalp-applied or even brain-implanted electrodes. A new, less-invasive BCI, however, can simply be placed in the patient's ear canal. The SpiralE uncurls to provide a custom fit inside a transparent ear canal model. Photo: Nature Communications (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39814. Developed by a team of scientists from China's Tsinghua University, the […]
AFFOA launches a “product accelerator” program
October 9th, 2023
The Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) has introduced its Product Accelerator for Functional Fabrics (PAFF) program, available to AFFOA’s Fabric Innovation Network Members. The program is designed to help U.S. companies close the gap(s) in their advanced functional fabric product and technology development. To improve the time to market of these products, industry will be […]
Bionic silkworms produce full-length fibers
October 9th, 2023
Transgenic silkworms have produced fibers that have both high strength and toughness. Photo: Junpeng Mi. For the first time, scientists have successfully produced full-length spider silk fibers using genetically modified silkworms. Newatlas.com reports that this silk has the potential to provide a scalable, sustainable and better-quality alternative to current synthetic fibers like nylon. “Silkworm silk […]
Small solutions – big impact
October 9th, 2023
Researchers have developed small, robotic, solar-powered devices that can change how they move through the air by “snapping” into a folded position during their descent. Shown here is a “microflier” in the unfolded state. Photo: Mark Stone/University of Washington. Editor's note: In a Q & A format, researcher Vikram Iyer, Ph.D., University of Washington, shares […]
ATA announces VISTA online sourcing directory
October 9th, 2023
Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) announces an exciting new platform specifically designed to provide information on sourcing products in the textile industry year-round. VISTA by ATA is a groundbreaking online sourcing directory platform that promises to revolutionize how professionals in the textile sector source products, services and suppliers. “Sourcing is an important benefit for our membership […]
Cotton Egypt Association, Better Cotton inaugurate renewed strategic partnership
October 6th, 2023
Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, and Cotton Egypt Association (CEA), the organisation responsible for promoting and protecting Egyptian cotton worldwide, inaugurated the launch of their renewed strategic partnership at a multi-stakeholder event in Cairo on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Uniting key stakeholders from across the cotton sector in Egypt and beyond, the […]