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The section of "Developments in the Finishing of Cotton and Man Made Fibre Fabrics," focuses on finishes specialized fiber and fabric finishes such as bacteriostatic, fungistatic and flurochemical finishes. According to the article, the biodeterioration of cellulosic textiles by bacteria, actinomycetes, and fungiare the major problems caused by microorganism. It is mentioned that by applying the zirchrome Process microorganism can be destroyed. The procedure involved in the manufacturing of flurochemical and silicone finishes are also reported.

The article reports developments in outer space explorations. A study on how to prevent contamination of the moon and planets by space probes carrying bacteria and viruses from the earth was conducted by the U.S. Army Chemical Corps in conjunction with National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Air Force placed a 5,000-pound satellite in orbit on May 24 as part of its program to use satellites to give warning iof surprise missile attack. After its take-off from earth on October 4, 1959, the Soviet moon satellite disintegrated on May 25, 2006 while re-entering the earth's atmosphere.