BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 21 -- The European Commission issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * EU boosts innovation with new European partnerships in advanced materials, textiles and photovoltaics The Commission has taken a key step in advancing Europe's technological leadership and sustainability goals by creating three new European Partnerships on advanced materials, textiles, and photovoltaics. Established under Horizon Europe, these partnerships will drive growth, sust  more

FALMOUTH, England, March 18 -- Falmouth University issued the following news: * * * From the Royal Opera House to Broadway: an interview with textile designer Sara Lowes From creating headdresses for the costume archive of London's Royal Opera House, to designing mouse and bird headdresses for the Britney Spears musical Once Upon a One More Time on Broadway, Sara's sustainable company Animalesque creates bespoke items from waste fabrics. Perfect for festivals, weddings, and theatre producti  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 22 -- The Alliance for the Great Lakes issued the following news release: * * * Great Lakes Scientists Support Illinois Bill to Protect Drinking Water from Plastic Microfibers More than 30 Great Lakes scientists have called on Illinois legislators to establish a science-based standard for capturing plastic microfibers released from washing machines. By setting a standard, not a specific technology, and phasing it in over five years, a bill currently under consideratio  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 22 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Scientists Witness Plant Cells Generate Cellulose and Form Cell Walls for First Time By Kitta MacPherson In a discovery with potential practical applications, a team of Rutgers biophysicists, bioengineers and plant biologists capture first live images In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose - a major constituent of all plant cell walls - a team of Rutgers University-New Brunswick resea  more

MENLO PARK, California, March 18 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * A Goldilocks promoter for a silver catalyst Nickel dopants could improve sustainable production of ethylene oxide, a chemical widely used in industrial manufacturing. Plastics, textiles, detergents, adhesives and antifreeze all have something in common: They were made using ethylene oxide. This colorless gas, a chemical building block in the industrial production of many mate  more

LONDON, England, March 20 -- SOAS, University of London issued the following news: * * * Study Fine Arts Boosted Gift Khalili Collections Books SOAS has welcomed the addition of 38 new volumes from Professor Sir Nasser David Khalili to the library, continuing the university's long-standing patronage by the scholar and philanthropist. The books, each cataloguing a portion of Khalili's vast private art collection, will act as an invaluable resource for SOAS teaching and study. Professor Sir Na  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, March 19 -- Sun Chemical, a member of DIC Group, issued the following news release: * * * Sun Chemical to Showcase Solutions to Transform Print Businesses at FESPA 2025 SOUTH NORMANTON, UK - March 18, 2025 - Sun Chemical will present its comprehensive portfolio of solutions for graphics, textiles, and industrial print applications, under the theme of 'Experience. Transformation.' on stand D40, Hall 1.2 at FESPA 2025, taking place from 6-9 May 2025 at Messe Berlin, Germ  more

NEW YORK, March 20 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * World Should 'Commit to Ensure Fashion Sense Makes Good Sense for People, Planet', Says Secretary-General, in Message for International Day of Zero Waste Following is UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' message for the International Day of Zero Waste, observed on 30 March: This year's International Day of Zero Waste puts the focus on fashion and textiles. And rightly so. Earth is a fashion victim. Textile  more