Why Pollute?. Live & Let Dye
Pollution is the discharge of harmful or poisonous substances into the environment. Most often, this is the byproduct of inefficient - technological o [...]
Crisis—>Innovation—>Automation—>Ethics—>Profit
The World Bank has warned that there could be a more severe global crisis than that of 2008 due to a a very likely slump in global economic growth and [...]
Cellulose Converting Solutions S.p.A., Italy : A Profile
Leader in the production of machines for baby diapers, incontinence products, lady sanitary napkins, bed underpads, fluid absorbing pads, and bibs for [...]
Scientists Develop a Powerful New Adhesive Inspired by Gecko’s Feet
Scientists invent ‘Geckskin’, a device capable of holding 700 pounds on a smooth wall
For years, biologists have been amazed by the power of gecko [...]
Biomedical Textiles : Biofelt Absorbable Scaffold for Implant Devices
Biomedical textiles developer and manufacturer Biomedical Structures (BMS), has launched Biofelt an absorbable nonwovens based scaffold for implant de [...]
Qmilch : A Fiber from Disposable Milk
German designer Anke Domaske has developed a fiber from disposable milk: Her chemistry-free fiber she names “Qmilch” has been developed from casein ca [...]
Water Quality Instrumentation in Textile Manufacturing
The textile manufacturing industry encompasses many and diverse processes that rely heavily on the use of water, energy, chemicals, and other resource [...]
Disposable Nonwoven products : Environmental considerations including flushability concerns
Generally, nonwovens for medical and hygiene products are mainly produced to be disposable. However, in the last few years, environmental responsibili [...]
Social Lifecycle Assessment (S-LCA)
It used to be that when consumers had to choose between two similar products, it was a pretty easy decision to make: just weigh the benefits of cost a [...]
Promotion of social environmental, and production standards in the readymade garment industry of Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s readymade garment industry, which today exports over USD 10 billion worth of garments, has radically changed the lives of millions of Ban [...]