News tagged with textile mill
Mass. schools team up for supercomputer center
(AP) -- At a gritty industrial site occupied a century ago by a textile mill, five universities are collaborating to install supercomputers that will recreate the start of the universe and perform other research.
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Oct 09, 2011 |
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Less trouble at mill, thanks to earthworms
Waste from the textiles industry could with the assistance of earthworms and some animal manure become a rich compost for agriculture, according to a report in the International Journal of Environment and Pollution.
Jul 16, 2009 |
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Rage against the machine
April 2012 marks the bicentenary of the high-water mark of the Luddite rebellion – but new research suggests that the movement may be celebrated for the wrong reasons.
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Protein behavior might hold the key to synthetic silk
The world may just have moved a step closer to the reality of comic books.
Mar 06, 2012 |
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Pure luxury - thanks to Empa technology
True luxury has only one color – gold. A nanometer-thin layer of pure gold now lends ties and pocket handkerchiefs that authentic gold sheen, thanks to a new Empa-developed process. The yarn, which is ...
Nov 01, 2011 |
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'Walking chair' could be step-up for disabled access
A student inspired by moving sculptures has designed a prototype 'walking chair' that he hopes could go on to give people with mobility problems greater freedom.
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Texas Tech researchers gauge new Chinese cotton policy shift
China’s textile mill demand for cotton played a critical role in driving cotton prices to a record $2.27 last month, up 175 percent over the year before. But now cotton producers are wary of lower cotton prices in the ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Apr 27, 2011 |
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Looking for wireless? Try a local farm
Wireless. For most, the word conjures images quaint coffee shops or busy airport lobbies – places where people drop in to check on business or check in with other people.
Nov 10, 2010 |
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High levels of mercury found in Cataraqui River: Queen's study
The Inner Harbour on the Cataraqui River in Kingston, Ont., has mercury levels in sediment more than two times the Canadian government's most severe effect limits, according to a Queen's University study.
Mar 17, 2010 |
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New fibre testing device gives cotton an edge
(PhysOrg.com) -- A 'fibre maturity' testing device designed to improve the quality of fibre produced by Australian cotton growers and yarn quality in overseas spinning mills has been licensed to new-start ...
Mar 09, 2010 |
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New study examines effects of Graniteville, S.C., chlorine gas disaster
A new study examining the aftereffects of a chlorine gas disaster in a South Carolina town gives larger metropolitan areas important insight into what to expect and how to prepare emergency response systems for an accidental ...
Dec 29, 2008 |
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From Green Luddite to Techspressive: The ideology of consumer technology
When people line up to buy a new iPhone, what is it that they are really buying? A fascinating new paper in the April issue of the Journal of Consumer Research outlines the four main ideologies governing our consumption of tec ...
Mar 17, 2008 |
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