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New 秀色直播Texas Section Gearing Up!
New 秀色直播Texas Section Gearing Up! By: Harrie Schoots Dear Texas Region Members and Friends, As some of you know, we have just recently founded a brand new geographic section of the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) in Texas.聽 My purpose was for the traditional benefits of the individual members to network, […]
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2018 鈥淔ashion for All鈥 Student Design Competition Winners
2018 鈥淔ashion for All鈥 Student Design Competition Winners By: Manisha Patel Meet the Winners of the 2018 鈥淔ashion for All鈥 Student Design Competition 秀色直播is delighted to announce the winners of the 2018 2nd annual 秀色直播and Runway of Dreams Foundation Fashion for All Student Design Competition! This year鈥檚 theme challenged students from colleges and […]
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NED International Textile Conference (NEDITC) 2018
NED International Textile Conference (NEDITC) 2018 By: M. Dawood Husain In today鈥檚 world of technological advancement, innovation, and scientific sharpness, every field and business or industry wants to benefit from the innovative technologies being introduced. Like any other field, the textile sector has also been evolving and incorporating technological advances in its structure. The growing […]
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Don鈥檛 Let AATCC鈥檚 2018 International Conference Pass You By鈥
Don鈥檛 Let AATCC鈥檚 2018 International Conference Pass You By鈥 By: Mike Quante If you missed AATCC鈥檚 International Conference (IC) in April 2017 (read this stellar review), which had the highest attendance in 10 years and featured textile industry leaders in聽keynote and educational track presentations, you鈥檒l have another chance early next year. The聽upcoming 秀色直播IC, held […]
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Meet Datacolor鈥檚 Newest Members
Meet Datacolor鈥檚 Newest Members By: Ken Butts The fact is, businesses succeed or fail based on the strength of their teams. For nearly half a century, Datacolor鈥檚 proven products and team of experts have enabled our partners working with textile supply chains to expedite color development and deliver optimum color quality, adding significant value to […]
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Share Your Passion as a Textile Science/Technology Blogger!
Share Your Passion as a Textile Science/Technology Blogger! By: Mike Quante Lab Work is the First Step鈥 We textile sci-tech folks are a strange lot, seemingly hiding out in our labs. Many of us work in insular environments that foster creativity through logic, experimentation, analysis, and collegial networking. This is great for the work […]
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CSI鈥檚 Color Analysis Magazine for Spring/Summer 2019
CSI鈥檚 Color Analysis Magazine for Spring/Summer 2019 Color Solutions International, a member of the DyStar Group is launching their Color Analysis for Spring/Summer 2019. Color Analysis is CSI鈥檚 trend forecasting magazine that provides high-level global color trend information for color managers, directors and designers to support the color palette development process. It contains a forecast […]
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Hot Tech for Textiles: 2017 NCSU Textile Summit
Hot Tech for Textiles: 2017 NCSU Textile Summit By: Mike Quante Ponder This for a Moment鈥 What do supercapacitors, shape memory, phase change, sensors, supercontraction, piezoelectricity, robotics, nanotechnology, auxetics, and ultrasonics have in common? Well, science and engineering for one thing. How about textiles? Yes, indeed. Applications of these technologies and more were discussed by […]
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Warp Sizing, 2017
Warp Sizing, 2017 By: John C. Lark The development of new chemical products to improve productivity and quality in spun yarn warp sizing has been of low priority for decades.聽 Polyvinyl alcohol, in combination with starch, has been accepted as the ultimate solution in protecting warp yarn from the abrasive effects of the loom.聽 This […]
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A Novice Dyer Tackles Indigo
A Novice Dyer Tackles Indigo By: Mike Quante Dyes are old acquaintances of mine. Trained as a natural products organic chemist, I once spent hours in the lab extracting, modifying, and creating various molecules to get chemicals with just the right properties for the work I was performing. I especially enjoyed dabbling in dye chemistry; […]
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Green Chemistry: Textile Industry Perspective and Future
Green Chemistry: Textile Industry Perspective and Future By: Mike Quante Part 4: Green Chemistry Applied to Textiles As the textile industry moves forward in the 21st century, advancements in green chemistry聽will continue to impact and improve manufacturing practices. The final installment in this series covers a recent conversation with industry leaders on how and where […]
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Green Chemistry Applied to Textiles
Green Chemistry Applied to Textiles By: Mike Quante Part 3: Green Chemistry Applied to Textiles Over the last two decades, the textile industry has been involved in green chemistry research and applications to improve the industry鈥檚 reputation by using materials and processes more conducive to environmental protection and human health. These efforts are balanced by […]
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