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Europe’s universities have been told how they need to be flexible when developing models to generate innovation with real value to society, ensuring this work meshes effectively with business partners.

The message came at the European University Association’s (EUA) annual conference, in Paris, on April 11-12.…

With a growing population of guanacos, a llama-like animal that runs wild in Patagonia, the Argentine government is analysing how best to produce and export the natural fibre it yields, at prices like those commanded by vicuña wool. But hurdles stand in the way of getting it right and there are concerns that the approach could backfire if sustainable practices are not

 in place. …

THE EUROPEAN Parliament has approved a new European Union (EU) directive drafted to extend EU gas market competition rules to pipelines that enter the EU from non-member states. The legislation may impose conditions on the operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany, and should the UK quit the EU as it currently plans, the law would apply to pipelines linking Britain with the remainder of the EU.…

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has accepted a proposal that industrial mineral producers and processors should be allocated free carbon allowances under the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) until 2030. The decision, backing a proposal from the European Commission, has been made because of concern that mineral production could move outside the EU if the industry was forced to buy such allocations, which is what is generally required.…

THE INTERNATIONAL clothing industry needs to take a holistic and assertive approach to fighting intellectual property theft and counterfeiting, which while can be easier to detect today, because of advances in data analysis, still poses a significant threat, an expert USA seminar was told.…

THE EUROPEAN Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has asked a group of experts to draft a “road map” to establish safety controls for groundhandling services across the European Union (EU). This follows the entering into force of changes to EASA’s founding regulation last September (2018), which authorised the agency to create rules and guidance ensuring that groundhandling operations operate safely, which EASA would oversee.…

THE EUROPEAN Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has asked a group of experts to draft a “road map” to establish safety controls for groundhandling services across the European Union (EU). This follows the entering into force of changes to EASA’s founding regulation last September (2018), which authorised the agency to create rules and guidance ensuring that groundhandling operations operate safely, which EASA would oversee.…

INTERNATIONAL efforts are under way to improve how airports can serve as effective humanitarian logistics hubs, reducing the risk that they become bottlenecks in disaster relief efforts. These moves follow research and a growing consensus in the air and aid sectors that while airports are undoubtedly a lifeline during crises, they can also hamper the efficient delivery of aid to victims.…

German prosecutors have charged the former CEO of car giant, Volkswagen, and four other unnamed executives with fraud, unfair competition and breach of trust over their role in the dieselgate scandal that broke in September 2015. It involved European auto makers being caught out deliberately cheating polluting emissions tests.…

Coated, laminated and padded textiles play key roles in a vast range of emerging products, with experts explaining at a Berlin conference how the technical textile sector has been continuously developing cutting edge technology to make such materials.

The International Conference on Textile Coating and Laminating (TCL2019), held in mid-March in Berlin, Germany, had a special focus on bedding developments.…