USATODAY.com - Engineered blankets reach disaster victims: "Engineered blankets reach disaster victims
By Bruce Smith, Associated Press
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — A lightweight, non-woven blanket engineered by a South Carolina company is keeping disaster victims dry and warm from the Gulf Coast to the mountains of Pakistan to the tsunami-ravaged areas of Southeast Asia.
A lightweight non-woven blanket that is being used in the global relief effort of hurricane and tsunami victims. A lightweight non-woven blanket that is being used in the global relief effort of hurricane and tsunami victims.
By Paula Illingworth, AP
The blanket developed by the Polymer Group Inc. is warmer than traditional blankets woven of cotton or wool. One side is soft and provides comfort next to the body; the other has a backing to provide a barrier from moisture, dirt and debris."
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