WASHINGTON, April 3 -- ACS Nano, a journal from the American Chemical Society that says it covers nanoscience and nanotechnology at the interfaces of chemistry, biology, materials science, physics and engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2, 2024, edition (Vol. 18, Issue 13): Editorials: * Revitalization of Japanese Industry using Nanotechnology Reviews: * Two-Dimensional Layered Heterojunctions for Photoelectrocatalysis * Status and Prospect of Two  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, April 2 (TNSres) -- The Clemson University's Cooperative Extension issued the following news: * * * Renowned Texas cotton breeder takes lead of Clemson's Florence research station * * * After a national search, Clemson University has announced the hire of a world-renowned scientist as the new director of its Pee Dee Research and Education Center (REC). Jane Dever was a professor, cotton breeder and Regents Service Fellow at Texas A&M AgriLife Research at Lubbock in   more

FLORENCE, South Carolina, April 5 -- The Clemson University's Cooperative Extension issued the following news: After a national search, Clemson University has announced the hire of a world-renowned scientist as the new director of its Pee Dee Research and Education Center (REC). Jane Dever was a professor, cotton breeder and Regents Service Fellow at Texas A&M AgriLife Research at Lubbock in her most recent post prior to coming aboard April 1 at Clemson, where she will lead its research facili  more

BANGKOK, Thailand, April 3 (TNSres) -- The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: A first-ever mapping of waste trafficking trends from Europe to Southeast Asia has been published today. Produced by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the new research sheds light on how criminal actors exploit legal trade and regulatory and enforcement loopholes for financial gain. It also explores the negative i  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 3 -- The History Colorado issued the following news release: Colorado's history is fundamentally intertwined with the landscapes and environments of the Centennial State, and this April History Colorado is highlighting the ways in which visitors can learn more about this connection through its various resources. From exhibitions exploring the traditional ecological knowledge of Indigenous people, to accounts of ecological and environmental disasters, there are opportunit  more

LONDON, England, April 5 (TNSres) -- Imperial College London issued the following news: By Caroline Brogan Researchers at Imperial College London have genetically engineered bacteria to grow animal- and plastic-free leather that dyes itself. In recent years, scientists and companies have started using microbes to grow sustainable textiles or to make dyes for industry - but this is the first time bacteria have been engineered to produce a material and its own pigment simultaneously. Synthetic  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 [Category: Business] -- The National Retail Federation issued the following news release: The following statement is on behalf of the American Apparel & Footwear Association, the National Retail Federation, the Retail Industry Leaders Association, and the United States Fashion Industry Association in response to today's announcement by the Department of Homeland Security regarding new enforcement actions to crack down on allegations of illicit textile trade. "We appreciate   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 6 -- The Retail Industry Leaders Association issued the following joint statement on April 5, 2024, with three organizations: * * * The following statement is on behalf of the American Apparel & Footwear Association, the National Retail Federation, the Retail Industry Leaders Association, and the United States Fashion Industry Association in response to today's announcement by the Department of Homeland Security regarding new enforcement actions to crack down on alle  more

ST. LOUIS PARK, Minnesota, April 3 [Category: Medical] -- Medical Alley posted the following news release: RIVERDALE, MD (April, 3, 2024) - Medcura, Inc., a developer of hemostatic products for use in surgery, today announced that it has closed a private placement with aggregate gross proceeds of US $22.4 million (the "Offering") in Convertible Debt. The Company intends to use the proceeds from this Offering to accelerate the development of its lead surgical product, LifeGel(tm) Absorbable Hemo  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * PhD student Lavender Tessmer applies computation to create textiles that behave in novel ways. * * * By Olivia Young, Office of Graduate Education Encouraged by her family, Lavender Tessmer explored various creative pursuits from a young age, particularly textiles, including knitting and crocheting. When she came to MIT, she figured that working with textiles would rema  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: DHS continues its commitment to facilitate efficient movement of goods by responsible companies The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is outlining an enhanced strategy to combat illicit trade and level the playing field for the American textile industry, which accounts for over 500,000 U.S. jobs and is critical for our national security. Two of DHS's agencies, U.S. Customs and Border Protecti  more

MILTON KEYNES, England, April 4 -- The Airline Passenger Experience Association issued the following news release: The Professional Clothing Industry Association Worldwide (PCIAW(R)) and APEX (Airline Passenger Experience Association are proud to announce its exclusive partnership for professional clothing representation at the APEX / IFSA Global EXPO with Future Travel Experience (FTE) Global, the largest combined exhibition in the Americas for the international airline industry. On 28-30th O  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 26 -- The South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities issued the following statement by President and CEO Jeff Perez: * * * Do you know what lactate dehydrogenase is? Neither do I. Deanjay Knight knows. She's a student at Benedict College. Her project as part of the SCICU Undergraduate/Faculty Research Program was, "Lactate Dehydrogenase as a Biomarker of Poultry Wood Breast Syndrome." This year, thanks to generous donors, SCICU funded Deanjay's and 2  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 4 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Although many visitors to Texas Science & Natural History Museum are familiar with exhibits featuring towering fossils of dinosaurs from millions of years ago, the museum's newest exhibition is all about sustainability for the future. Each year, the fashion industry produces plastics for the manufacture of synthetic materials, using the equivalent of 300 million bathtubs of petroleum in the process. To advance  more