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Two Taiwanese textile firms have set their sights on the Muslim world, which accounts for about a fifth of the global population (between 12 bn to 1.6 bn), by introducing new technology and innovative designs to appeal to the demographic.

In July, two Texas Tech researchers released their paper on the study of low-grade cotton and its ability to absorb oil. Seshadri Ramkumar, professor in the Department of Environmental Toxicology, and Vinitkumar Singh, a doctoral candidate in the same department, led the research project, which started in the summer of 2010 after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Ramkumar said.