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Sep 14, 2010
Energy Efficiency News - Clean Green Energy, Northern Power Systems and Texas Tech University will work on designs for 200 kW, 450 kW and 500 kW turbines, respectively.
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Sep 14, 2010
Fibre2Fashion - The Texas Tech’s Institute of Environmental and Human Health is into groundbreaking research on finding applications and new uses of cotton nonwovens. This initiative of Dr Ramkumar Seshadri, Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Toxicology at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH), is being supported by funding from the Texas Department of Agriculture and the cotton industry. To know more about the cotton nonwovens project, the funding it receives and the applications of research, Fibre2fashion spoke exclusively with Dr Seshadri. When asked about the cotton nonwoven project he said, “The Nonwovens & Advanced Materials Laboratory at The Institute of Environmental & human Health at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA is focused on finding new and valued added applications for cotton. “We focus on understanding the comfort of cotton at fiber level. We use needlepunching and ancillary nonwoven processes to develop cotton nonwovens that find applications in defense, homeland security, oil spill situations, etc. Recent research has shown that cotton is superior in absorbing oil against commercial spunbond fabrics”. When asked to divulge about the funding received for the project, he informed by saying, “The laboratory receives continuous funding from the US Department of Defense. Many cotton related agencies such as the Texas Department of Agriculture through its Food and Fiber Research Program, Texas State Support Program of Cotton Incorporated, USA, Cotton Foundation, USA, Lubbock based The CH Foundation, TTU's College of Agricultural & Natural Resources, Plains Cotton Growers of Lubbock support the ongoing research by funding projects and providing support”. We next quizzed him about the applications and target consumer segment of the various applications either under research or which have been developed, he said, “Our cotton research program is broad based and aims to develop products that have applications in defense, domestic and industrial markets. The R & D from our laboratory has resulted in technology transfer and a nonwoven wipe with defense applications known as Fibertect is already finding applications in defense and homeland security sectors”, he concluded by saying.
tags: Texas Tech in the News
Sep 14, 2010
Trading Markets - The Isenberg Scholarship was recently created by Eugene Isenberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nabors, who funds the program by donating the entire after-tax proceeds of his salary to benefit the educational pursuits of Nabors employees and their immediate family members, among others. According to the group, these initial Isenberg Scholarship awards will provide 90 percent of the 76 recipients with scholarships in the range of $5,000 - $15,000. This year's recipients will be attending accredited colleges throughout the United States, including: Texas A&M University, University of Houston, University of Virginia, University of Southern Mississippi, Houston Baptist University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, The University of Texas at Austin, University of Arkansas, Stanford University, and Texas Tech University, among others.
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Sep 14, 2010
Brighter Energy - Five wind power projects are to share $5 million in funds from the US Department of Energy, to boost research and development efforts. ... Michigan-based Clean Green Energy, Northern Power Systems and Texas Tech University will split $1.8 million to work on mid-size wind turbine technology.
tags: Texas Tech in the News