It's not easy being green. Did you know that more than 20 eco-unfriendly processing steps go into a traditional pair of pre-washed jeans? During the last decade, many denim manufacturers have begun changing the environmental hazards of their processing by recycling their wastes and greening their production steps. With STN®, we will investigate some of the new green trends in denim manufacturing.
Trend Barometer
New inventions in current research fields in 2011 (worldwide)
Last update: 16 January 2012
Source: STN databases
CAplus(SM), DWPI(SM) and INPAFAMDB
FIZ News
December 2011
Wechsel an der Spitze – Professor Gert-Martin Greuel zum neuen Chefredakteur des Zentralblatts für Mathematik ernannt
Meet us at
PIUG Biotechnology Meeting,
Boston, Feb 07
46. GDM - Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Mathematik,
Weingarten, Mar 05-09
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