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SPEAKING on January 26 on the textile industry in the course of lectures on industrial affairs which are being given to the students of the Imperial College of Science and Technology, Dr. Kenneth Lee expressed his belief that the rapid development of scientific research will prove the best investment the textile industry can make. The British Cotton Industry Research Association has undoubtedly the best equipped textile research institute in the world, but although about eighty per cent of those engaged in production contributed to it, in relation to the magnitude of the industry the amount subscribed is negligible. Dr. Kenneth Lee believes that if the necessary financial support is forthcoming, we could dominate to a large extent the cotton textile field in the production of new inventions during the next few years. In addition to utilising science, the cotton industry must also employ men in its mills who can understand the work that science is doing. Dr. Kenneth Lee referred in particular to the way in which science, by introducing means of artificial humidification and ventilation, has not only discounted what was once supposed to be a great advantage of the Lancashire industry—its damp climate—but has made it possible to obtain uniform conditions throughout the year with higher output and more efficient use of automatic machinery.
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Science and the Textile Industry. Nature 131, 162 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/131162b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/131162b0