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NWI Celebrates New Investment

Advanced spunbond line opening attracts hundreds of industry members

Online Exclusives05.25.17

Associations | North America | R&D/Basic Research | Shows/Events

INDA's RISE Conference Focuses on Durables

Event will be held in Denver next week.

Online Exclusives09.26.13

Fibers | North America | R&D/Basic Research | Wipes

Researchers Seek New Opportunities for Cotton in Wipes

Formulation change can open up doors in hard surface applications

Online Exclusives Karen McIntyre, senior editor 09.18.13

Composite | Education | Filtration | Nanotechnology | R&D/Basic Research

UConn Engineering Researcher Among Handful Selected as DuPont Young Professor

Lab specializes in making nanofiber nonwovens through electrospinning process.

Online Exclusives Nan R. Cooper, UConn School of Engineering 08.15.13

Medical | R&D/Basic Research

Hospital laundering practices linked to HAI's

A new study results published online in the American Journal of Infection Control found that 93% of tested laundered towels used to clean hospital rooms contained bacteria that could result in healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The study found…

Online Exclusives Karen McIntyre, Senior Editor 05.30.13

Nonwovens Institute Steers Innovation

New meltblown pilot line opens doors to filtration, medical, hygiene and specialty markets.

Online Exclusives Sean Moloughney, Managing Editor 05.31.12

Fibers | Nanotechnology | R&D/Basic Research

Nonwovens Technology Brightens Lives Without Upping Energy Output

NC researchers use nanofiber-based technology to increase lighting efficiency.

Online Exclusives Karen Bitz McIntyre, Editor 05.09.12

Education | Electronics | R&D/Basic Research

NC State leads research into conductive nonwovens

Smart nonwovens offer many advantages in applications ranging from textiles to packaging.

Online Exclusives David Savastano, Contributor 09.15.11

USDA-Agricultural Research Service Makes Initiatives in Nonwovens

New Orleans testing lab studies, advances cotton's role

Online Exclusives07.14.11

Next Generation Counterterrorism and Military Wipe Developed

Lawrence Livermore National Lab Study Finds Texas Tech Fibertect� Wipe Best for Decontamination of Chemical Warfare Agents, Toxic Chemicals

Online Exclusives Seshadri Ramkumar 12.18.08

R&D/Basic Research

Prof. Dr. Roshan Shishoo F.T.I.(Hon) discusses his latest research with NWI

NWI: Roshan, your background in fiber technology has taken you a long way to become a pioneer in technical textiles. How did this happen? R. Shishoo: The Textile Research Institute, TEFO, at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, was one of th…

Online Exclusives07.20.07

Fibers | Nanotechnology | Product Improvement/Innovation | R&D/Basic Research

Nonwovens add brightness without upping energy output

Nonwovens add brightness without upping energy output NC researchers use nanofiber-based technology to increase lighting efficiency By Karen Bitz McIntyre Editor Researchers at RTI International are developing a nonwovens-based tec…

Online Exclusives Karen Bitz McIntyre, editor 11.30.-1

Adult Incontinence | Electronics | R&D/Basic Research