Noted & quoted.

• Position: SOUNDBITES - Brief article

'We import the raw materials, send the products abroad, and keep the waste and pollution ourselves.'

* A PROFESSOR at the Beijing Forestry University on China's environmental problems. (Agence France-Presse)

'The technology ... takes clothing beyond its traditional role of protection and fashion into the realms of entertainment.'

* AN AUSTRALIAN ENGINEER who helped create a "wearable instrument shirt" with built-in sensors that let air guitarists "play" real music as they strum their imaginary guitars. (Reuters)

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