Congressional leaders released a letter backed by the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) signed by 167 members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The letter calls for ...
Tags: textile rules, Yarn Forward
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) submitted a proposal for a two-part regulation governing formaldehyde emissions from particleboard, MDF/HDF and hardwood plywood which is to apply in future across the whole of the USA. This ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
The 52nd DORNBIRN-MFC continues to be geared towards the European/American lead event in the field of man-made fibers. The capability of the man-made fibers world to manage the future challenges is underlined by topics like sustainability, ...
Tags: Textile, man-made fibers, fibers
Several influential environmental groups are gearing up to sue the Obama administration for refusing to regulate US coal mines as major emitters of methane, a greenhouse gas that many scientists say is fueling climate change. Ashley ...
You probably wouldn't expect the topic of human growth hormone (hGH) to cause an uproar at one of the most prestigious cosmetic dermatology conferences in the world. But at the International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology's 9th World ...
ITM Texpo Eurasia 2013 took place in Istanbul, Turkey, at the Tüyap Fair, Convention and Congress Center from May 29 to June 1, 2013. According to the organizers, the exhibition center was occupied by some 100 exhibitors and more than ...
Tags: Textile
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today announced a communications campaign urging its membership to enter the "Rebuild by Design" multi-stage regional design competition announced by Department of Housing and Urban Development ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
TelefA3nica will be the first to offer a commercial smartphone based on Firefox OS. The Spanish operator will start selling the ZTE Open on Tuesday for a!69 (US$90) with a prepaid subscription. Firefox OS is built around applications ...
Tags: OS Phone, Computer Products
Frost & Sullivan's Electronics & Security Practice has announced that it will hold the 3rd Annual Executive Congress on the Indian LED Lighting Market, titled 'Towards a Brighter, Greener India' on July 9th, 2013 in New Delhi. The event ...
Tags: LED Lighting Market, Lighting
Making RFID tags affordable is one of the key drivers in the rapid development of Printed Electronics (PE). With traditional RFID tags being considered expensive, fragile and open to questions about security and performance, the concept ...
Tags: Printed Electronics, RFID tags, Packaging, Printing
The recently revealed mass collection of phone records and other communications by the U.S.National Security Agency may not be effective in preventing terrorism,according to some critics. The data collection programs,as revealed by former ...
Tags: NSA, Data Collection, terrorism, phone records
The popular notion that media causes people to kill is based on flawed research,and those who support it ignore ample evidence to the contrary,according to a report issued this week by Media Coalition,Inc.and distributed today to key ...
Tags: video games, Media Coalition, Gun Violence, Crime
The organiser of the JNA Awards, the most prestigious awards event to recognise and honour excellence and achievement in the jewellery and gemstone trade, is delighted to announce the addition of two industry veterans to the judging panel ...
Spanish operator Telefonica is worried about the Android-iOS smartphone duopoly, and has joined with Microsoft in a marketing blitz that it hopes will convince consumers to pick up smartphones based on Windows Phone. For one year, ...
Tags: Telefonica, Windows Phone, iOS, Android, Smartphone
A government rule that would require a backup camera to be standard on all new cars has been delayed a fourth time,now pushed to 2015. The announcement came from Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in a letter to Senate Commerce Committee ...
Tags: Backup Camera, rule, NHTSA, NCAP, rear-view camera