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A new antimicrobial finishing treatment can kill biofilm-forming bacteria. Madison, Wisconsin-based Imbed Biosciences has come-up with an efficient antibacterial finishing technology that can enable wound dressing and textiles to have enhanced antibacterial efficacy.

Ascend Performance Materials will launch new fibre technologies for textiles, apparel and filtration applications at K 2019. Acteevâ„¢ is a textile resin with a non-silver antimicrobial additive to provide odour-fighting performance for the life of a garment.

Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA)—the apex association of the Indian electrical equipment manufacturing industry—has announced that RK Chugh has taken over the post of President, IEEMA for 2019-20.

Researchers from IIT Kharagpur have developed a unique approach of generating electricity from clothes drying in natural ambience, which is otherwise a part and parcel of daily life, according to the premier institute.