WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- George Washington University issued the following news: The ancient and still vibrant textile patterning technique of ikat is unveiled through more than 70 superlative examples created over a millennium in Japan, Indonesia, India, Uzbekistan, Cote d'Ivoire and Guatemala in "Irresistible: The Global Patterns of Ikat," on view at The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, February 24 through June 1, 2024. "Ikat, which originated independently in commun  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 21 -- The Confederation of European Paper Industries issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: Today 73 industry leaders spanning almost 20 industrial sectors presented 'the Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal' to Belgian Prime Minister, Alexander De Croo and Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen. The declaration underlines the commitment of industry to Europe and its transformation and outlines urgent industry needs to make Europe competiti  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Feb. 21 -- Brooklyn Museum issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: In celebration of its 200th anniversary, the Brooklyn Museum will present The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition, a major group show of work by Brooklyn artists, honoring the wide- ranging creativity of the borough. Opening on October 4, 2024, the sweeping exhibition will fill more than 15,000 square feet of the Museum's Great Hall with artworks in all mediums by hundreds of artists, curated by an Artist  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 20 -- Cellulose, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers the conversion of polymers and resources into manufactured goods, such as pulp, paper, textiles and natural fibers, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2024 edition (Vol. 31, Issue 2): * Transforming post-consumer cotton waste textiles into viscose staple fiber using hydrated zinc chloride * Raman spectral mapping reveal molecular changes in cellulose aging induced by ultraviole  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 20 -- Cellulose, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers the conversion of polymers and resources into manufactured goods, such as pulp, paper, textiles and natural fibers, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2024 edition (Vol. 31, Issue 3): * Understanding the origin of microcompressions in cellulose fibres using 4D X-ray micro-computed tomography * Matrix polysaccharides affect preferred orientation of cellulose crystals in primar  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 24 -- Computer Generated Solutions, a provider of business applications, enterprise learning and outsourcing services, issued the following news on Feb. 23, 2024: CGS, a global provider of software and business applications, enterprise learning, and outsourcing services, today announced CGS BlueCherry and TradeLink Technologies (TradeLink) are kicking off their partnership at Bharat Tex 2024 by unveiling the industry's first end-to-end factory RFID solution. The solution encompas  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 21 -- Circular Economy and Sustainability, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features economy, management, engineering, technology, environment and society, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2023 edition (Vol. 3, Issue 4): * Sustainability Transitions in E-commerce Research--Academic Achievements and Impediments * Governing the Transition to Circularity of Textiles - Finnish Companies' Expectations of Interventions for Change * Sus  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11035) on Feb. 22, 2024, by Andres B. Schwarzenberg, international trade and finance specialist: * * * Managed Trade and Quantitative Restrictions: Issues for Congress Background Congress plays a prominent role in shaping U.S. trade policy, due in part to trade policy's impact on the overall health of the U.S. economy and specific sectors, the success of U.S. businesses and workers, an  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Colin Jay Williams, DLA Historian The Defense Logistics Agency has long provided goods and services to allied nations. From NATO cataloging in the 1960s to today's worldwide crises, the agency has used the Foreign Military Sales program to advance national policy and realize economies of scale. While allies and technology have changed, the procedures by which sales are con  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Earth Day Network issued the following agency statement on Feb. 22, 2024: * * * Amid New York Fashion Week, we are excited to see big designer's new seasonal looks on the runway. In recent years, black fashion designers represented in New York Fashion Weeks have numbered less than 10% as was the case this year where only 6 out of the over 70 designers at New York Fashion's Fall/Winter 2024 appeared on a runway show. In 2020, following the George Floyd murder, the CFDA (  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 20 -- Green Chemistry, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it provides a forum on the development of alternative sustainable technologies, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 21, 2024, edition (Vol. 26, Issue 4): * Basic comprehension and recent trends in photoelectrocatalytic systems * Green synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles: a sustainable approach * Biotransformation of lignin into 4-vinylphenol  more

GOLD COAST, Australia, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- Griffith University issued the following news: Researchers have discovered not only microplastics but also a higher abundance of cellulose-based fibres in the intestine samples of four apex shark species caught off the coast of South East Queensland (SEQ). The finding sheds light on the potential food-chain transfer or direct ingestion of foreign materials by these marine predators. The study, led by PhD candidates Hsuan-Cheng Lu and Julia Smith fro  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 -- The International Interior Design Association issued the following news release: IIDA is pleased to announce the Best of Competition winners for two international design competitions, the 2023 Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards and the 2023 Global Excellence Awards. The 2023 Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards Best of Competition winner is CCD/Cheng Chung Design (HK) Ltd. for MUMIAN Chengdu in Chengdu, China, and the 2023 Global Excellence Awards Best of Competition  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 21 -- The International Interior Design Association issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: With a focus on the "future of experience," IIDA returns to this year's NeoCon with an exciting lineup of keynotes, panels, roundtables, and celebrations to empower its global membership -- and the commercial interior design industry at large -- as we shape the future direction of the built environment. The NeoCon conference is held annually at The Mart (222 W. Merchan  more

HONG KONG, China, Feb. 23 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) will hold the International Summer School 2024 for undergraduate students and the Summer Institute 2024 for high school students from July to August this year. The latter accepts overseas applicants for the first time. Both summer programmes provide students from all over the world with the opportunity to experience PolyU's quality education as a glob  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The White House issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals as members of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations: * Mitchell W. Berger * J. Michael Bowman * Amy Bircher Bruyn * Paige Gebhardt Cognetti * Chris James * Omar Khan * Rob Larew * Nimish Patel * Mark A. Turner Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations The Advisory Committee for Trade P  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 21 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: During the spring 2024 Atrocity Studies Annual Lecture, presented by the School of Education, a panel of experts from the Uyghur Human Rights Project and Uyghur American Association, as well as a survivor of the Chinese Communist Party's concentration camps, will discuss human rights abuses and crimes against humanity perpetrated against China's Uyghur minority population and the pursuit of accountability and justice.  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Adaptive smart glove from MIT CSAIL researchers can send tactile feedback to teach users new skills, guide robots with more precise manipulation, and help train surgeons and pilots. * * * By Alex Shipps, MIT CSAIL You've likely met someone who identifies as a visual or auditory learner, but others absorb knowledge through a different modality: touch. Being able to under  more

LEICESTER, England, Feb. 23 -- De Montfort University issued the following news: Successful figures who have helped bring economic, charitable, artistic and social benefits to Leicester have been recognised by De Montfort University Leicester (DMU). A number of individuals have been invited to become Pro-Chancellors, playing a key role in events like graduation ceremonies and acting as friends and ambassadors to the university. Some have already attended the recent winter graduations, which  more

BANBURY, England, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The Waste and Resources Action Programme issued the following news release: * * * - New data shows that almost a third (30%) of the average rubbish bin in Northern Ireland is still made up of food, most of which could have been eaten (23%). - *80% of people in Northern Ireland recycle their food waste. - Households could save up to pound sterling1,000 a year by using up all the food they buy. * * * A new campaign launching today in Northern Ireland is   more