Since the Deepwater Horizon oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists seeking solutions to the oil-water separation so crucial to cleanup are bringing forward ideas. Di Gao, assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, Pittsburgh, Pa., used his expertise in nanotechnology to develop a polymer coating that allows water to [...]

The Oeko-Tex Standard 1000 is the world’s most well-known certification for textiles that have been tested for harmful substances, and Raimar Freitag, the secretary general of the International Oeko-Tex Association, Zurich, Switzerland, has stepped down after 17 years of work to build the standard. More than 9,500 companies in 90 countries participate in the Oeko-Tex [...]

The Warrior Protection and Readiness Coalition (WPRC) educates military and government officials on ways that advanced technology and innovative products can protect soldiers and achieve operational readiness. In July, three textile industries joined the coalition: DuPont, creator of Kevlar® ballistic protection and Nomex® fibers; the International Textile Group (ITG), producer of technical textiles for firefighters [...]

By Roy Chism The mission of the Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF) is to engage in research; educate the public and provide information regarding specialty fabrics; and to engage in other charitable educational activities as approved by the board of directors. Most recently, the IFF board launched the Innovation Award to inspire specialty fabrics companies from [...]

On Sept. 14, 2010, at 2:00 pm EDT, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) and U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service will host a webinar on export market opportunities in selected markets in Canada and Mexico for U.S. apparel and textile firms. The focus will be on small and medium sized [...]

AATCC is co-sponsoring the 2010 NET INC. (Nonwovens Engineers and Technologists Innovative Nonwovens Conference) offered by TAPPI and the Nonwovens Institute from Nov. 10-12 in Raleigh, N.C., U.S.A. The sponsorship is part of a commitment to the nonwovens professionals recently included as a subgroup of the association’s materials interest group. The conference coincides with the [...]

Gerber Technology, a business unit of Gerber Scientific Inc., will hold its newly rebranded annual software conference, ideation2010, Oct. 21-22 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New Orleans, La. ideation2010 will now be a two-day event featuring panel discussions, informative breakout sessions, hands-on workshops, demonstrations, strategic executive sessions and case studies from leading industry professionals. Attendees [...]

United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., Chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, hosted a roundtable in August entitled “Entrepreneurship for the Next Generation: Harnessing the Power of Young Entrepreneurs in a Changing Economic Landscape.” “With a lower average net worth and arguably less real-world experience, young entrepreneurs can easily be [...]