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AGING GRID HOBBLES US RENEWABLE ENERGY GOALS



An aging electricity transmission grid, hobbled by a complex planning and regulatory system, threatens the expansion of renewable energy in the US. To unlock the full emissions reduction potential of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a Princeton University’s Zero-Carbon Energy Systems Research and Optimization Laboratory (ZERO Lab) report finds that “the pace of transmission expansion must more than double the rate over the last decade.”…

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PROS AND CONS OF HAVING BLOCKCHAIN IN THE TEXTILE SUPPLY CHAIN



Can blockchain technologies help the textile industry resolve past transparency weaknesses in the supply chain, as well as inefficient inventory management, by facilitating fundamental changes to existing supply-chains and processes. Blockchain technologies’ decentralised storage of immutable records of physical asset transactions within digital ledgers, say some experts, can help transform the textile industry throughout the supply chain, from source (raw material point of origin) to shopfloor (brands and retailers).…

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RESEARCHERS CONTINUE TO OUSH FOR COMMERCIAL INTEGRATION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY WITH NONWOVENS



INNOVATIONS related to nonwovens nanofibres are developing fast amidst ongoing research into properties and potential uses resulting products.

Belgium-based international nonwovens industry association EDANA’s scientific and technical affairs director Marines Lagemaat, told Nonwovens Report International said the technology is very “promising when it comes to filtration applications”.…

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WORLD’S GROWING NUMBER OF FREE TRADE ZONES ABUSED BY MONEY LAUNDERERS



With the world’s illicit economy making up between 7% and 15% of global GDP according to the International Coalition Against Illicit Economies (ICAIE) (1), a national security NGO based in Washington DC, the need for robust law enforcement, including AML controls is clear.…

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HIGHER EDUCATION SHOULD EMBRACE NEW AI TECH, INNOVATION CONFERENCE TOLD



Higher education should embrace rather than shun artificial intelligence and related modern technologies, such as the increasingly ubiquitous AI apps ChatGPT and GPT-4, this year’s ASU+GSV Summit, staged in San Diego, heard yesterday. (Monday, April 17).

Assessing the fast-changing technological landscape and its impact on higher education, Dan Schwartz, dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Education, in the USA, commented: “We need to be able to navigate the future and future is changing.”…

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HUNGRY SUB-SAHARAN STUDENTS IN TUNISIA DENIED ACCESS TO MONEY BY BANKS AND POST OFFICES



Students from sub-Saharan African countries in Tunisia say that they are being discriminated against in the country’s banks and post offices, preventing them from receiving international money transfers to pay for essentials, including food.

They and executives of the Association for African Students and Stagiaires in Tunisia (AESAT – Association des Étudiants et Stagiaires Africains en Tunisie) told UWN that many banks and branches of La Poste Tunisienne are refusing to hand over the money sent by their parents and blocking them from opening personal bank accounts if they lack a full residency permit – a ‘carte de séjour définitif’.…

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PROS AND CONS OF HAVING BLOCKCHAIN IN THE TEXTILE SUPPLY CHAIN



Can blockchain technologies help the textile industry resolve past transparency weaknesses in the supply chain, as well as inefficient inventory management, by facilitating fundamental changes to existing supply-chains and processes. Blockchain technologies’ decentralised storage of immutable records of physical asset transactions within digital ledgers, say some experts, can help transform the textile industry throughout the supply chain, from source (raw material point of origin) to shopfloor (brands and retailers).…

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PUBLIC SPENDING ON AML GROWS, BUT IS IT SPENT WISELY?



The fact that AML/CFT is expensive is widely appreciated by governments and international organisations, but they still support policies and programmes that cost a considerable proportion of the USD274.1 billion that LexisNexis Risk Solutions says is lavished on financial crime compliance (1).…

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U.S. AUTOMAKERS COULD MISS OUT ON EU’S 2035 ZEV ONLY MARKET



US automakers finally have more certainty about the technical rules within the European Union (EU) designed to ensure its 27 member states only allow sales of zero emission vehicles (ZEV) from 2035, but – say American auto industry experts, Chinese competition could be strong.…

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SOUTHERN EUROPE IS HEART OF EUROPEAN DIGITIAL TEXTILE PRINTING EXPANSION



Southern Europe has always been a key region for creative textile and clothing development and so it is no surprise that local companies have been enthusiastic adopters of digital textile printing, given the flexibility, speed and sustainability that these systems offer.…

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