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As global automotive manufacturers intensify efforts to reduce lifecycle emissions and source sustainable materials, European ...

MINSK, 31 January (BelTA) - Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko recalled his instructions in flax industry as he talked to scientists following the ceremony to award Doctor of Science diplomas ...

A metal comb is one tool used to break flax down for processing into linen. Off a side road in Durham, a barn that belongs to the University of New Hampshire houses some unique devices from days gone ...

The book, Flax-linen, the fibre of civilisation(s), tells us the story of flax-linen. From agronomy to economics and technology, the story takes us on a journey through time from Neolithic times to ...

"If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?" - Thomas Huxley It was so pleasing to receive a knowledgeable response in the mail from an agronomist ...

The cooperative of farmers and textile producers wants to jump-start flax production to provide more linen clothing as an alternative to fossil fuel-based synthetic fibers. This story is part of the ...