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Bayer MaterialScience AG and Pearl Insulation Materials Industries LLC based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, are establishing a polyurethane systems house joint venture in Dubai. Both companies believe this step will enable them to play a significant role in the future growth in the Middle East. |
25 August 2007 |
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Alcan helped launch the first-ever global map on energy and climate today, along with its project partners, the energy company Centrica and corporate responsibility specialist Maplecroft. |
02 August 2007 |
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ESI Group announces the launch of the European Marine, Aero, Rail and Industrial structures Consortium. Participants of the MARI Consortium include renowned industry leaders such as Alstom, BAE Systems, Bombardier Transportation, QinetiQ, Volvo Group and VTT. |
26 July 2007 |
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A single protein in brain cells may act as a linchpin in the body’s weight-regulating system, playing a key role in the flurry of signals that govern fat storage, sugar use, energy balance and weight, University of Michigan Medical School researchers report. |
12 April 2007 |
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A research collaboration between the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the Kurt J. Lesker Company will study the durability of nearly frictionless carbon surface coatings in high-performance, vacuum environments. |
01 April 2007 |
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Spinal cord injury affects approximately 40,000 people in the UK. A diagnosis can be devastating, the sudden presence of disability can be frightening, frustrating and confusing to those affected. |
23 March 2007 |
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Miniature medical machines that can bring sight to the blind and computers that work at the speed of light are no longer the stuff of futuristic novels. Argonne National Laboratory researchers are creating nanomaterials and nanotechnology to make these and other innovations possible, and collaborating with industry to bring new technologies to the marketplace. |
11 March 2007 |
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A new version of the free and popular Access Grid Toolkit developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, is now available for download. The Access Grid Toolkit is software that uses audio, video, data and text to enable distributed researchers to work together as if they were at the same location. |
20 February 2007 |
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A dart-like molecule that adheres to proteins in the eye is the key that turns on the uncontrolled growth of blood vessels, according to researchers at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute. Uncontrolled blood vessel growth is a major contributor to the development of age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness among people over 65 in the United States. |
16 January 2007 |
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Lynx, a new fine resolution, real time synthetic-aperture radar system, was unveiled here by the Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories and General Atomics of San Diego. |
31 December 2006 |
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The annual awards recognize successful efforts by federal laboratory employees to transfer government-developed technology to commercial industry. A panel of experts from industry, state and local government, academia, and the federal laboratory system judge the nominations. |
19 December 2006 |
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Dieter Fuchs, head of International Business Development at the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in Munich, has been elected President of the World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations WAITRO. It is the first time in the association’s history that this honorary post has been awarded to a German. |
11 December 2006 |
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Over the next few weeks researchers at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Sandia National Laboratories will begin testing innovative ways to treat arsenic-contaminated water in an effort to reduce costs to municipalities of meeting the new arsenic standard issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. |
11 December 2006 |
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Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed an inexpensive, reliable and easy-to-manufacture class of dielectric films that have the capability of enabling programmable antifuses on integrated circuits at less cost and using easier-to-manufacture methods. |
02 December 2006 |
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E M Optomechanical, Inc. of Albuquerque recently obtained a license from Sandia National Laboratories to produce products based on a Labs-developed technology, a new configuration for interference microscopy. |
29 November 2006 |
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The technology used in space suits to protect astronauts carrying out space walks in direct sunlight is now being used to develop protective clothing to safeguard firefighters and steel workers who often work in extremely hot and dangerous conditions. |
08 November 2006 |
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In response to concerns from hospitals to prepare for eventual pandemic flu outbreaks, the French company AirInSpace, with support from ESA's Technology Transfer Programme, has successfully adapted technology developed to protect astronauts for use in critical care centres to protect immune-deficient patients against airborne pathogens such as the avian flu virus. |
02 November 2006 |
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BTG, the global technology commercialisation company, today announced that it has signed a strategic alliance agreement with INO, Canada’s largest optics and photonics expertise centre, that will provide the opportunity to co-invest in the development of forward-looking uses for photonics. |
08 October 2006 |
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BTG plc, the global technology commercialisation company, today announced an investment in Senexis Limited, a new biotechnology company focusing on the development of pharmaceuticals for the diagnosis and treatment of ageing-related diseases caused by a common pathogenic process called amyloidosis. Senexis Limited has raised £1.4 million of start-up financing from BTG and Catalyst BioMedica Limited, and will be based at The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. |
07 October 2006 |
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BTG, the global technology commercialisation company, today announced an investment in Iclectus Limited, a new biotechnology company that will focus on developing intrabody and masked antisense molecules as therapies for the treatment of cancer, and as tools for validating new drug targets produced, for example, by the sequencing of the human genome. |
02 October 2006 |
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BTG, the intellectual property and technology commercialisation company, announced that it has concluded a licence and research collaboration agreement with Cancer Research Technology Limited, the technology transfer company of the charity Cancer Research UK, and The Institute of Cancer Research, for a new class of cancer drug. |
28 September 2006 |
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BTG, the intellectual property and technology commercialisation company, announced that it has concluded a licence and research collaboration agreement with Cancer Research Technology Limited, the technology transfer company of the charity Cancer Research UK, and The Institute of Cancer Research, for a new class of cancer drug. |
28 September 2006 |
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A group of Carnegie Mellon University researchers are part of an eight-institution team that will work on cybersecurity and trustworthy computing issues within a new National Science Foundation-funded Science and Technology Center led by the University of California at Berkeley. |
19 August 2006 |
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Leaders of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University and the University of Colorado welcomed Governor Owens' signature on House Bill 1322, legislation that provides funding to a new Colorado renewable energy research collaboration. |
08 June 2006 |
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Space has come down to Earth for this week's legendary Fastnet regatta. Competitor Marc Thiercelin's 20-metre Pro-Form yacht boasts lighter batteries, more efficient solar cells and advanced energy management systems - all spin-offs from Europe's space programmes. |
10 August 2005 |
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An artificial eye developed for Earth observation is now being
employed to recognise colour variations in dyed fabrics: a
critical element of textile production. This could significantly
reduce the 160 million metres of dyed fabrics discarded annually
in Europe with high environmental costs. |
16 February 2005 |
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A $10 million joint project between the Canadian International Development Agency and the Chinese Ministry of Commerce to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has successfully completed stage one testing in China. The project, led in part by the Alberta Research Council, has successfully demonstrated the viability of storing carbon dioxide in deep, unmineable coalbeds, and of enhancing coalbed methane recovery by CO2 injection. |
10 January 2005 |
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The New Jersey Center for Biomaterials has generated what it hopes to be the beginning of a technology transfer success story that originated through the work of Rutgers University Professor Joachim Kohn in his search for improved biomaterials. |
23 November 2004 |
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When the non-profit organisation IdéeVerte Compétition decided to create a 'green' racing car, they turned to space technology to make it safer. |
15 November 2004 |
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Innovative uses for plastics, rubber and their derivatives will be on display next week in Düsseldorf, at the world's leading trade fair for plastics and rubber, K2004. A team from ESA will be present to show visitors how these commonplace materials can be used in space – and how this can lead to new technology for use on Earth.
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13 October 2004 |
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Ashland Specialty Polymers and Adhesives (SP&A), a business group within Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc., announced today that Dr. Frederick J. Good has been promoted to global technology director for the SP&A business group. In his new role, Good will be responsible for global research, product development and technical service for all SP&A product lines, from concept to commercialization.
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27 September 2004 |
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The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer has recognized the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory with three regional awards for technology transfer activities. |
19 August 2004 |
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Derived in part from green tea, a new biodegradable machining compound for computer hard drive manufacturing is three to four times more effective than toxic counterparts. In an industry where more than 161 million hard drives leave assembly lines each year, the new compound could significantly improve manufacturing efficiency and minimize environmental risks. |
19 April 2004 |
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Weizmann Institute scientists have created a new type of nanotube built of gold, silver and other nanoparticles. The tubes exhibit unique electrical, optical and other properties, depending on their components, and as such, may form the basis for future nanosensors, catalysts and chemistry-on-a-chip systems. |
26 January 2004 |
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Australia's breakthrough low-cost, thin magnesium sheet technology will be made fully production-ready during the next twelve months. This follows the successful development by Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation of an industrial-scale pilot plant now producing near-net-shape, or close to production thickness, low-cost magnesium sheet. |
25 November 2003 |
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Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Consortium, part of the Robotics Institute in the School of Computer Science, has been selected to be part of a team formed by General Dynamics Robotics Systems to negotiate toward a contract to develop an Autonomous Navigation System for unmanned and manned ground vehicles. |
28 October 2003 |
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'Henri Pescarolo demonstrated once again last week-end that innovative
technologies we originally developed for our spacecraft can be put to work in
automobiles improving both performance and safety,' says Pierre Brisson, Head of
ESA's Technology Transfer and Promotion Office. |
25 September 2003 |
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Biomedical engineers and physicians at CWRU and University Hospitals of Cleveland have created an innovative drug delivery device, a biodegradable polymer rod smaller than the tip of a lead pencil, to help treat liver cancer. |
21 July 2003 |
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Bayer Corporation has been named a Contributing Member of the Wood-Based Composites Center (WBC).
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27 August 2002 |
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Ngee Ann Polytechnic (Ngee Ann) today signed a memorandum-of-understanding (MOU) with Belgium based pre-processing software leader, Materialise N.V. |
12 January 2001 |
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New genetic research technologies, such as DNA chips, enable scientists to evaluate tissue samples from several patients simultaneously, expressing thousands of genes. However, deciphering the vast amount of information derived, consisting of anything from 100,000 to 1,000,000 genetic 'figures,' requires highly sophisticated data processing tools. |
16 October 2000 |
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Weizmann Institute researchers have discovered a molecular mechanism that may be involved in causing colon cancer, according to a study reported in the May 11 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This research may one day contribute to the development of potential therapies for this type of malignancy and possibly for other types of cancer as well. The discovery of the new mechanism has solved two seemingly unrelated molecular mysteries. |
11 May 2000 |
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A new test to diagnose active H. pylori infection, the leading cause of peptic ulcer disease, recently received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration. Developed by Boston University's Stable Isotope Laboratory, the technology was exclusively licensed by the Boston University Technology Fund to Metabolic Solutions, Inc. of Nashua, N.H. who will market the test under the name Ez-HBTTM. |
29 March 2000 |
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Autoimmunity, in which the body attacks its own tissues, has traditionally been viewed as spelling nothing but trouble. But now Weizmann Institute scientists have shown that it's possible to 'enlist' an autoimmune mechanism for a beneficial cause, fighting outside intruders such as bacteria. This new approach may lead to the development of improved vaccines for preventing various infectious diseases and possibly for treating cancerous tumors. |
01 March 2000 |
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Whether it's one pill several times a day or a self-administered injection, taking medicine frequently can be a major nuisance. Now Weizmann Institute scientists have developed a new approach that may prolong the action of many drugs, making it possible to administer them at much greater intervals without jeopardizing their effectiveness. |
01 March 2000 |
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In bone marrow transplantation, a patient receives a transfusion of stem cells, which migrate to the patient's bone marrow and start producing new, healthy blood. But many transplants fail because, usually, very few stem cells make their way from the blood circulation into the recipient's marrow. |
05 February 2000 |
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