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ONE of the warmest fibres used in knitwear across the world is also – unsurprisingly – one of the rarest and most expensive, making the manufacturing of ‘qiviuk’ garments from musk ox wool a true art. Harvested from the soft underfur of this High Arctic musk ox, qiviuk fibre is long, does not shrink when washed and lacks the scales that makes sheep wool itchy.…

THREE dimensional (3D) technology – while well established in many other industrial sectors like aerospace, architecture and industrial design – is still relatively new to the fashion industry. Analysts are describing it as ‘disruptive’ technology, capable of transforming the way apparel companies do business, from prototyping and pattern making using 3D models to the creation of 3D digital catalogues and a range of customer centric services based on 3D body scanning and sizing.…

LONG-TERM support for the wave and tidal energy industries has been announced by the European Commission, which this spring said it intended to support “the rapid development of key ocean energy technologies at the European level”.

European Union (EU) energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger said: “Ocean energy has a significant potential to enhance the security of supply”, adding that “a wide portfolio of renewable energy sources -including ocean energy” was necessary if non fossil fuels were to become “mainstream and integrated into the European energy system.”…

The European Union (EU) has ended nearly four years of speculation and uncertainty for auditors by agreeing a package of audit reforms that reflects major signs of compromise but which nevertheless will bring about big changes in the profession. The clear hope is that the changes will lead to a more competitive and effective audit profession, thereby helping prevent a repeat of the financial crisis of the last few years.…

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The location of ECC Austria in central Vienna means many consumers drop by to receive advice or lodge complaints in person with the ECC’s five staff members. A top priority in 2013 was increasing public awareness about e-commerce fraud; a brochure aimed at combatting the problem was published and more than 600,000 were distributed throughout Austria.…

WHILE the debate over British airport capacity and expansion has focused on the comparatively rich and crowded south-east England, regional airports across the UK have been increasing passenger numbers and footprint substantially. In each case, airport management has had to negotiate long-term expansion plans against the vagaries of the economic climate.…

INFORMATION services company Experian has concluded that British urban centre residents are being increasingly targeted by identity thieves and fraudsters. In its fifth annual Fraudscape report, written with UK fraud prevention service CIFAS, Experian said fraudsters had moved away from a strong 2009 focus on affluent UK households, especially in the suburbs or semi-rural locations.…

The corporate logo of a white cross on a red shield is instantly and unmistakably the mark of every adventurous schoolboy’s favourite gadget. But while Victorinox is renowned for its Swiss Army Knives, it is now bringing the same commitment of quality to ranges of functional and fashionable clothing that make the most of innovative materials.…

GREATER international and government-industry collaboration is taking the fight to cyber criminals who exploit security weaknesses in IT systems. Just as well: cyber security has rocketed up the league table of chief executive officers’ concerns as lurid examples of cybercrime become almost a weekly media event.…

IT is a curious irony that for an industry as technical as cogeneration that maybe the biggest handicap to its sustained growth in Europe is actually emotional. Both commercial markets and governments are swayed by sentiment as well as hard cash – and currently both influences are failing to pull in co-gen’s favour.…