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Yorkshire Company Xeros has developed a new way to clean clothes using hardly any
water – a “game-
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The Nonwovens Research Group is currently in the process of installing a new meltblown line at its facilities at the University of Leeds. Contact Prof. Stephen Russell for more details.
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Dr Richard Blackburn and Professor Chris Rayner have analysed 10 species of Shetland seaweed and extracted the compounds that hoping to replacing many of the synthetic chemicals in hair dyes. View the article published in The Observer for further details.
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Work has recently completed on the brand new, comprehensively equipped CTT testing laboratory. The new laboratory has a number of new additions and now includes three Instron tensile testers, a spray rater, numerous pilling testers,air permeability testing, a hydrostatic head, conductivity meter, honestometer, extension meter, compression meters, bending meter, wrinkle recovery testing, a bagging tester, rub fastness testing, dimensional change measurement, a Kawabata tester and more. Please contact Dr. Ningtao Mao for further details.
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2008's RITE Group conference on sustainable textiles and clothing took place on Tuesday
October 7th, at Central Hall Westminster, London. The RITE Group is an industry association
dedicated to Reducing the Impact of Textiles on the Environment, co-
Tesco, one of the UK's leading clothing retailers, and the political journalist and broadcaster Matthew Parris, once a Conservative member of Parliament both addressed delegates at the conference.
The RITE Group was formed in early 2007 in the aftermath of a landmark sustainable textiles conference organised by Dr Richard Blackburn and Dr Anna Harvey of the University of Leeds.
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Researchers at the University of Leeds have developed a new way of cleaning clothes
using less than 2% of the water and energy of a conventional washing machine. The
revolutionary technology will provide alternatives to both domestic washing and dry
cleaning, heralding the world’s first “virtually waterless” washing system. Xeros,
a University of Leeds spin-
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CTT’s Dave Brook was interviewed by presenter Adam Henson on BBC One’s Countryfile on Sunday 10th February. Dave discussed how the performance of outdoor clothing has progressed.
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CTT students Barnaby Caven & Katy Stevens were awarded prizes in a national competition to find the three young people in Britain with the best work in the field of Technical Textiles. The students were guests of the Drapers’ Livery Company and the Industrial Trust at a prestigious event at Drapers’ Hall in the City of London where an audience of over 250 invited guests saw the winners presented with their prizes by HRH the Duke of York.
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The new RITE Group (Reducing the Impact of Textiles on the Environment), has been
formed by Marks & Spencer, the University of Leeds and Ecotextile News magazine in
response to the changing requirements of the textile industry. The Group plans to
provide advice and fact-
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New Clothworkers' Innovation fund established at Leeds to promote research innovation and commercialisation projects.
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Clothworkers’ funding could lead to technology breakthroughs in everything from lighter aircraft to more effective beauty products. The first two grants have supported two such projects, one of which is the development of a yarn tension sensor invented by Dr Palitha Bandara.
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Almost 400 professionals from industry and academia heard more than 70 technical papers during INTC 2006, held last September in Houston. The overall winner of the INTC 2006 Best Paper is Professor Stephen J. Russell, University of Leeds (UK), for his paper “Structure and Properties of Hydroentangled Spacer Fabric Delivery Systems.” He received a $1000 award for this recognition.