IFF announces Innovation Award

April 7, 2010  |  News

The Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF) announced the development of the Innovation Award, a new award program created to inspire imagination and innovation within the specialty fabrics industry. Any company that has developed and manufactured an innovative product related to the industry is eligibl…
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Strong as silk: Using a bio-enabled approach to produce nanoparticle composites

April 1, 2010  |  Features, News

By John Toon Using thin films of silk as templates, researchers have incorporated inorganic nanoparticles that join with the silk to form strong and flexible composite structures that have unusual optical and mechanical properties. This bio-enabled, surface-mediated approach mimics the growth and as…
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Residents want geotextile tubes for beach protection

April 1, 2010  |  News

Compiled and edited by Ron Bygness Australian residents near the New South Wales mid-north coast area of Taree have very personal and vested interests in the Old Bar erosion issue. Many say they intend to retire there on the beachfront location midway between Sydney and Brisbane. That is, if the res…
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Delaware students win 2010 GeoChallenge

April 1, 2010  |  News

Compiled and edited by Ron Bygness The team of civil engineering students from the University of Delaware emerged from a strong field to win the 5th annual GeoChallenge Student Competition Feb. 23, 2010. The event was conducted during the American Society of Civil Engineers’ annual GeoCongress…
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L.A. may require stormwater capture

April 1, 2010  |  News

A proposed city ordinance would require residential and commercial developments in Los Angeles to capture and reuse runoff generated in rainstorms. The proposal was originally approved in January by the city’s Department of Public Works. It would require such projects to capture and reuse 100%…
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Announcing Geo-Frontiers 2011

April 1, 2010  |  News

The Geo-Institute of ASCE, the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) and the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA), the North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS) join forces to present Geo-Frontiers 2011 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel. The conference is conducted under the auspices …
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Report from GMA’s Lobby Days

April 1, 2010  |  News

By Andrew Aho GMA members were in Washington, D.C., March 1-3 for the association’s semiannual Lobby Days. GMA has consistent representation in Washington through our contracted firms, Kemp Partners/Whitmer & Worrall. But to reinforce GMA’s message on Capitol Hill, twice a year GMA-m…
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23rd annual workshop’s focus: ‘Geosynthetic materials durability’

April 1, 2010  |  News

Recap of ASTM/GRI-23. By Bob Koerner A workshop on field and laboratory experiences of geosynthetic materials durability was held in conjunction with ASTM’s Committee D35 meeting in San Antonio, Texas on Jan. 29, 2010. This one-day event was organized by Sam Allen of TRI Environmental and Geor…
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ECEB hires John Ravert

March 25, 2010  |  News

East Coast Erosion Blankets has named John Ravert, a technical expert in the erosion and sediment control field, as its Director of Technical Services, according to a press release from the company. Ravert previously was an erosion and sediment pollution control technician with the Berks (Pa.) Count…
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Expo Asia to offer Technical Symposiums

March 19, 2010  |  News

In addition to four-day trade show, IFAI Expo Asia 2011 will feature a series of valuable symposiums. Conference delegates will learn about the latest technologies, market trends, engineering construction, product designs and fabrication strategies for improving sales, market share, and profitabilit…
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