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Atlanta, GA – June 10, 2021 – The 2021 edition of Techtextil North America has released the schedule for the highly acclaimed Sympos

June 10, 2021 ATLANTA, GA — June 10, 2021— The 2021 edition of Techtextil North America has released the schedule for the highly acclaimed Symposium, taking place alongside the Techtextil North America tradeshow, August 23 – 25, 2021 at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Techtextil North America Symposium is dedicated to showcasing advancements in research and technology for the textile industry, highlighting the latest trends and innovations, with a focus on su...

April 15, 2021 The increasing availability of alternative plant-based fibers offers sustainable options for textile products. By Dr. Andre West, Technical Editor Sustainability can be defined as how natural systems function, remain diverse and produce everything necessary for them to remain in balance with nature. In textile science, natural plant fibers are sustainable raw materials. For humankind to exist sustainably means maintaining productivity in agriculture and ecology despite obstacles....

Its very scary: Childhood leukemia cluster frightens neighborhood in Houstons Fifth Ward FacebookTwitterEmail 1of12 Rosa Maciel, center, and her son and grandchildren pose for a photograph on her front porch Jan. 21, 2021, in Houston. Maciel lives with her son and three grandchildren in Kashmere Gardens, which along with Fifth Ward, has been identified by a state investigation in a newly released report as a place where children contracted leukemia at nearly five times the expected rate of the ...

A new cancer cluster identified in Houstons Kashmere Gardens neighborhood FacebookTwitterEmail Nearly 13 months after a cancer cluster was detected right in northeast Houston, a new cancer cluster has emerged in Houstons historically black Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens neighborhoods. Featured image: Sandra Edwards stands in front of her Fifth Ward home.Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Nearly 13 months after a cancer cluster was detected in northeast Houston, a new cancer c...