Since its launch in 1913 by the Society of Beaux Arts Architects as “the most artistic entertainment of the kind ever given in New York,” the Beaux Arts Ball in New York City has provided unique themed environments not to be missed by the beau monde. This year’s theme was “tender” and two businesses took [...]

Hair loss, a common side effect of cancer chemotherapy and radiation treatment, adds insult to injury, affecting a woman’s privacy, comfort and self-esteem. Researchers at Heriot-Watt University’s School of Textiles and Design worked with textile company Murray Hogarth Co. Ltd., Selkirk, Scotland, to develop smart textile scarves that assist cancer patients by concealing hair loss [...]

Substances that act to reduce or eliminate bacteria, viruses or mold—and products treated with such biocides—will be subject to a new European Union (EU) regulation (528/2012) that takes effect on Sept. 1, 2013. The new regulation focuses on improving the safety of consumer products by controlling biocide marketing and use. The three main requirements for [...]

The recession forced many leading technical textile companies to shed non-core businesses, such as nonwoven consumer hygiene products, to focus on industrial markets, according to a new report by textiles journalist Adrian Wilson. “Strategies of Leading International Technical Textiles Companies, 3rd Edition” cites the separation of nonwoven fabric businesses as one example of the worldwide [...]

U.S. Department of Agriculture undersecretary Harris Sherman helped launch a $1.7 million production facility for renewable, forest-based nanomaterials in August. The U.S. Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory will produce nanocellulose made from wood fiber, a material with high strength and low weight that has potential applications in the personal protection, automotive, aerospace and other industries. [...]

Dr. Peter Dinsdale, a retired specialist in the fiber, textile and garment industries, will lead The Textile Institute, Manchester, U.K., an international network of professionals in the fiber, fabric, garment, footwear, interior textile and technical textile industries. Dinsdale recently retired as principal textile industry specialist at the World Bank/International Finance Corp., where he continues in [...]

Individuals and businesses in 22 Louisiana parishes and 10 Mississippi counties are eligible for disaster assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu (D-LA), chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, has issued comprehensive guidance on how to access the assistance, which includes low-interest loans, up to [...]

CrossTexNet draws together 17 research-funding agencies to cooperate on “making more and smarter funding available to European textile research, on a permanent basis.” Partners in regional and national funding agencies in Belgium, France, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Italy and Turkey invite companies and research groups to apply for funding for innovative textile research projects that [...]

Nominations opened in October for the IDEA13 Achievement Awards, organized by INDA, the Association of the Nonwovens Fabric Industry, and Nonwovens Industry magazine. Every three years, INDA presents awards in five categories at the IDEA International Engineering Fabrics Exposition and Conference (this year on April 23-25, 2013, at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Florida). [...]

The Ohio Chapter of The International Entrepreneur (TiE) has announced that Scott Miller of Miller Weldmaster, Navarre, Ohio, has received the 2012 TiE International Entrepreneur award, which was created to recognize the achievements of entrepreneurs who started businesses in Ohio and built them into global companies. Award criteria considered in selecting the finalists include business [...]