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.
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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.