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| RTP Company introduces cost-effective compounds containing perfluoroether |
31 January 2000 - RTP Company
Perfluoropolyether synthetic oil has a successful 40-year history as a topical lubricant. Now, RTP Company has perfected a method to disperse this modifier into thermoplastics to produce innovative, cost-effective solutions for wear-resistant applications. |
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| Why muscle strength seeps away: A new cause for muscular dystrophy |
31 January 2000 - Max Planck Society
A research team at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology in Martinsried/Germany has discovered a new genetic cause for muscular dystrophy. The scientists unraveled a destablizing defect in muscle structures that were not previously implicated in muscle diseases. The subtle disturbance of muscle fibre architecture identified in three Brasilian families may play an important role in other patients with similar disorders including age-related deterioration of heart and limb-girdle muscles. Identification of telethonin as a disease-causing gene will help improve diagnosis and therapeutic strategies for degenerative muscle disorders. |
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| New inductors/transformers from Vishay feature noise-minimizing toroidal design |
29 January 2000 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc, today announced the release of three new series of inductors/transformers in surface-mount, toroidal packages. Offering designers a choice of Kool-Mu, powdered iron, or MPP cores, the new Vishay Dale LPT-3535 series minimizes EMI radiation in dc-to-dc converter, common mode choke, and isolation transformer circuits in a broad range of electronic systems. |
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| New Shipley Ronal division will be an exceptional force in the worldwide electronics industry |
28 January 2000 - Rohm & Haas Co
Pierre Brondeau, President of Shipley Company, today said that the new Shipley Ronal division will be an exceptional force in the worldwide electronics industry.
Shipley Ronal was created earlier this week when the former LeaRonal, Inc. was merged with the Printed Wiring Board division of Shipley Company. The transaction immediately increases the estimated annual sales of Shipley Company by more than 50 percent. |
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| Brazilian Steel Mill Orders Upgrade From Morgan
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28 January 2000 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan Construction Company, through its Morgan do Brasil division, Sao Paulo, Brazil, has received a contract from Siderugica Barra Mansa S.A. for a major upgrade to its existing single-strand mill in its headquarters plant in Barra Mansa. |
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| Brazilian Steel Mill Orders Upgrade From Morgan
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28 January 2000 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan Construction Company, through its Morgan do Brasil division, Sao Paulo, Brazil, has received a contract from Siderugica Barra Mansa S.A. for a major upgrade to its existing single-strand mill in its headquarters plant in Barra Mansa. |
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| World's fastest offshore racing boat back in the water with new high-strength stainless propeller shaft |
28 January 2000 - Carpenter Technology Corporation
For seventy-eight year old Howard Arneson, slicing through ocean swells in a powerful racing boat at speeds in excess of 100 mph is a piece of cake. He's most likely spent more time driving at those speeds than anyone in boating history. When he throttles up to 130 mph or more, it's still a ho-hum experience for this living legend in boating. Even at that impressive speed, the man who invented the famous Arneson surface drive propulsion system yearns for more thrust. His wish has been granted. Arneson has now reached 175 mph piloting the fastest offshore racing boat in the world. His own 46-ft. Skater is a new generation catamaran powered by a 4500 hp Lycoming gas turbine similar to that giving flight to a U. S. Army Chinook helicopter. |
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| Their findings may yield future measures for preventing radiation-induced health damages |
27 January 2000 - Weizmann Institute of Science
Weizmann Institute researchers have recently demonstrated this principle's applicability to the art of scientific discovery. A decision on their part to change an experimental focus resulted in their capturing the first ever time-resolved 'movie' demonstrating how molecules break apart when exposed to synchotron radiation. Their findings, published in the January 18th issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA may pave the way to improved techniques for studying biological molecules, as well as to pharmacological measures for preventing high-dose radiation damage, a common cause of cancer and birth defects. |
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| Scientists solve puzzle of how influenza builds its infectious seeds |
27 January 2000 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
By solving a long-standing puzzle about how the influenza virus assembles its genetic contents into infectious particles that enable the virus to spread from cell to cell, scientists have opened a new gateway to a better understanding of one of the world's most virulent diseases. |
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| Yale researchers identify gene & protein that stops spinal cord & brain regrowth after nervous system injury |
26 January 2000 - Yale University
Reversing brain and spinal cord injuries may soon be possible with the discovery of a gene and protein responsible for stopping axon regrowth, Yale researchers say. |
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| Functional MRI will enable non-invasive visualization of brain cortical columns |
25 January 2000 - Weizmann Institute of Science
The accomplishment by Minnesota scientists, based on information gathered through optical imaging techniques innovated by Weizmann Institute scientists, should bridge the gap between neurophysiology and psychology by providing detailed insight into sensory perception and higher cognitive functions. |
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| New alloy bridges hardness gap between powder high speed steel and carbide |
25 January 2000 - Carpenter Technology Corporation
Micro-Melt Maxametalloy, a premium high speed steel made by powder metallurgy, is the first in a new series of PM steels from Carpenter Technology Corp., Reading, PA, designed to bridge the hardness gap between high speed steel and cemented carbide. The new alloy offers higher wear resistance and hot hardness than current high speed steels, along with substantially greater toughness and better machinability than carbide. |
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| Alcan and Ford Sign Multi-Year Supply Agreement for Automotive Aluminum — Strategic Partnership Supports the Development of More Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
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24 January 2000 - Alcan Automotive
Alcan Aluminium Limited and Ford Motor Company jointly announced today that they have signed a significant multi-year aluminum supply agreement that will support the expanded use of aluminum in the production of safe, more fuel-efficient cars and trucks.
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| Weizmann Institute Scientists discover: Amoebas use Midwives to reproduce |
23 January 2000 - Weizmann Institute of Science
Giving birth has never been easy. Nature seems to have decided that whoever wants to procreate should put in an effort. Sometimes the process of birth, the physical separation from offspring, is so difficult that a mother needs a helping hand. And humans are not alone in this trait. An interdisciplinary research team at the Weizmann Institute has discovered that 'midwives' also play a role in the microscopic world of amoebas. It is this collaborative birth process, reported in the March 21, 2001 issue of Nature, that has given amoebas an evolutionary edge. |
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| Researchers have found that treating depression & social isolation in heart attack patients does not reduce the risk of death |
23 January 2000 - Washington University in St Louis
Social isolation and depression are important risk factors for heart attack and death. About 25 percent of heart attack patients have one of these conditions, contributing to a three- to four-fold increase in their risk of death. The ENRICHD study hoped to change those odds by offering treatment to heart attack patients with depression or low social support. |
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| New alloy for surgical implant and fracture fixation devices |
20 January 2000 - Carpenter Technology Corporation
A new specialty alloy candidate for fracture fixation devices and implanted orthopedic devices for hips, knees and other joints has been developed by Carpenter Technology Corp., Reading, PA, for consideration by medical and surgical users in Europe. |
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| New market launch of Factor IX treatment for Haemophilia B |
20 January 2000 - BTG
BeneFIX, the first recombinant Factor IX therapy for the treatment of haemophilia B, has been launched in the UK and the majority of Europe by Baxter Hyland Immuno. BeneFIX was developed by BTG's licensee Genetics Institute, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Home Products Corporation. Baxter Healthcare has acquired exclusive distribution rights from GI for BeneFIX in Europe. |
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| The first-ever Genetic Toggle Switch, designed to control the activity of genes, was recently engineered |
19 January 2000 - Boston University
The first-ever 'genetic toggle switch,' designed to control the activity of genes, was recently engineered by scientists at Boston University's Center for BioDynamics and Department of Biomedical Engineering. Working with the bacteria Escherichia coli, the researchers were able to successfully switch the expression of genes between stable on and off states by applying a brief chemical or temperature stimulus. The work is reported in the January 20 issue of Nature. |
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| New clues to genes tied to polycystic kidney disease |
19 January 2000 - Yale University
Absence of a gene linked to a potentially fatal kidney disease causes the kidney, pancreas and heart to develop abnormally, Yale researchers say. The significance of these findings, as well as related discoveries in the same report, said Stefan Somlo, M.D., of the Yale School of Medicine, is that researchers now have more essential information about a gene known to be critical in development of polycystic kidney disease. The study was published this month in Nature Genetics. |
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| Yale researchers find wide gap in satisfaction between sick & healthy patients under managed care |
18 January 2000 - Yale University
Managed care patients with chronic illnesses are twice as likely to report dissatisfaction with their care than healthier patients, while both types of patients are equally satisfied with fee-for-service plans, Yale researchers say. |
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| Steel tackles world’s toughest auto safety standards |
18 January 2000 - Corus Automotive
International consortium pursues advanced steel technologies to meet world’s toughest vehicle crash safety standards ULSAB-AVC project aimed at developing holistic ‘whole vehicle’ solutions for Europe’s most popular mid-size family cars C-class vehicle concept will match kerb weight of current (smaller) B-class cars. |
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| New project 7000 stainless type 416 offers significant machinability improvements |
18 January 2000 - Carpenter Technology Corporation
A lot of conscientious listening led Carpenter to development of Project 7000 stainless Type 416, the newest alloy in the Project 7000 series introduced to the global metalworking industry in late 1995. Also critical to the process was exhaustive testing both here at Carpenter and in the field to make sure we had created the alloy desired. Project 7000 stainless Type 416 is a hardenable, straight-chrome alloy that meets all the specifications for stainless Type 416... but , in the annealed condition, machines similarly to Carpenter stainless No. 5F. Stainless No. 5F is a variation of Type 416 stainless that is essentially non-hardenable. |
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| 11TH Morgan Wire Rod Mill being Built in China
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18 January 2000 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan Construction Company has received a major contract from Anyang Iron & Steel Company, of Anyang City in Henan Province, in the People's Republic of China, to design and build that company's first high-speed wire rod mill. |
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| New diet book helps to lower blood pressure without the use of medication |
16 January 2000 - Boston University
A new diet book authored by a researcher at Boston University Medical Center helps to lower blood pressure without the use of medication. 'The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Diet for Hypertension' teaches individuals with hypertension how to use a nutritious medication-free eating plan to reduce elevations in blood pressure as effectively as most hypertension medications. |
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| Pioneering study examines aging of Happy Days cohort |
15 January 2000 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
They say money can't buy love, but could it change the structure of your brain? When the going gets tough, do the tough live longer? And if an apple a day keeps the doctor away, what can hard apple cider do? |
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| Project 7000 stainless steels win National New Product Recognition |
15 January 2000 - Carpenter Technology Corporation
When we announced our new Project 7000 series of stainless steels, we wanted the metalworking world to know that this represented the most significant improvement in the machinability of stainless steels in the last 30 years. |
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| New Project 7000 stainless steels can be run at machining speed increases |
13 January 2000 - Carpenter Technology Corporation
Carpenter's new series of Project 7000 stainless steels has created much excitement in the metalworking industry. It should, because these alloys provide the most significant improvement in the machinability of stainless steels in the last 30 years. |
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| New understanding of a key control mechanism in the brain |
13 January 2000 - Weizmann Institute of Science
Weizmann Institute findings could provide new insights into a wide range of neurological disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, autism, and epilepsy.
Despite more than a century of research on inhibitory neurons, very little is known on how this small population (10-20% of brain neurons) exerts its controlling effect on the brain. Pivotal for normal brain development, learning, and memory, it is not surprising that inhibitory neurons are involved in most neurological disorders. A recent study at the Weizmann Institute, published in the January 2000 issue of Science, reveals key principles underlying the design and function of this inhibitory system. |
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| Diabetes researchers testing inhaled form of insulin |
12 January 2000 - Washington University in St Louis
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine are studying an investigational treatment for diabetes using insulin that is inhaled rather than injected. The researchers are testing inhaled insulin therapy in three groups of patients. One study will involve people with Type I, or insulin-dependent diabetes. |
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| Sandvik special steel resists 25 years of corrosion
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12 January 2000 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
Stainless steel tubes from Sandvik Steel, specially developed by Sandvik's R & D department for use in critical process areas in the manufacture of urea, are still in operation after 25 years at the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative Limited (IFFCO) fertiliser manufacturing plant at Kalol in the state of Gujarat.
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| Morgan Completes Sicartsa Mill Upgrade
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12 January 2000 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan Construction Company has completed the modernization of Sicartsa's existing four-strand rod mill located at its Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico, headquarters.
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| Study shows quality ulcer care improving in nursing homes |
12 January 2000 - Boston University
In a recent study released in the January issue of the Journal of the American Geriatric Society, Boston University School of Medicine and School of Public Health researchers, in conjunction with the Veteran's Health Administration, have shown a significant improvement in the prevention of pressure ulcers in nursing home patients. |
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| Alcan's Aluminum Solutions Help the GM Precept Achieve Outstanding Goals
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11 January 2000 - Alcan Automotive
Aluminum solutions from Alcan Global Automotive Products are helping General Motors progress down the pathway to high fuel efficiency. The GM Precept technology demonstration vehicle makes extensive use of aluminum in an advanced lightweight design that delivers outstanding performance.
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| Alcan Partners with Ford to Support a New Generation of Vehicles
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10 January 2000 - Alcan Automotive
Alcan Global Automotive Products' aluminum engineering — 'alumineering' — solutions have assisted Ford in the creation of a fuel-efficient, family-sized concept car that achieves more than 70 miles per gallon.
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| Younger people are when they start drinking alcohol, more likely they are to drive after excessive drinking |
09 January 2000 - Boston University
The younger people are when they start drinking alcohol, the more likely they are to drive after excessive drinking and get into alcohol-related car crashes over the course of their adult lives, according to a new study conducted at Boston University's School of Public Health. |
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| Improved machinability offered by New Project 7000 Stainless Type 203 |
08 January 2000 - Carpenter Technology Corporation
Superior machinability is offered by a new stainless steel from Carpenter Technology Corp., Reading, PA, known as Project 7000 stainless Type 203. The new alloy is expected to provide productivity gains of 30% to 50% over generic stainless Type 203, and substantially better machinability than that possible with Project 70 stainless Type 203, which has been well known for its free-machining characteristics. |
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| First static-dissipative, high-strength plastic |
08 January 2000 - Quadrant EPP
A new electrostatic dissipative plastic from DSM Engineering Plastic Products has a unique combination of properties: static dissipation, low coefficient of expansion, high strength, high heat resistance and non-sloughing. Semitron ESd 520HR has a surface resistivity of 1010 to 1012 ohms/square, a tensile modulus of 800,000 psi and a heat deflection temperature (at 264 psi) of 520°F. |
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| Morgan to Build Hangzhou's First Wire Rod Mill
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06 January 2000 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan Construction Company has received a major contract from Hangzhou Iron & Steel Group Co., Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, to design and build that company's first high-speed wire rod mill. |
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| New research into early embryonic pancreatic tissue into the abdomens of adult rats with type I diabetes |
03 January 2000 - Washington University in St Louis
The investigators’ work is directed toward developing a new treatment for type 1 diabetes mellitus, also known as juvenile diabetes. The findings are published in the September-October issue of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs Journal. |
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| New Vectan Lenticular Sheet |
02 January 2000 - Quinn Plastics
Manufactured on a special new line with unique tooling, the BARLO VECTAN lenticular sheet, made from raw materials produced by Eastman Chemical, can be supplied in thicknesses from 0.4 to 0.6mm, in sheet sizes up to 720mm wide and is being increasingly used in the promotional, incentives, packaging and point of purchase display industries. |
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| New 32 mm Barlo SPC for better thermal insulation |
02 January 2000 - Quinn Plastics
BARLO SPC multi-wall polycarbonate sheet products from Barlo Plastics now include a range of 32 mm sheet products that offer better thermal insulation whilst providing excellent light transmission for applications in building and roofs. BARLO SPC 32 mm is available in 4 separate sheet sizes and 3 standard colours offering a range of light transmission levels. The structure of each sheet contains 5 walls and has a U value of 1.4, with a weight of 3.9 kg/m2. |
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| Great Lakes delivers solutions and real cost savings with lines of polymer additives blends |
01 January 2000 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation offers a safer and more cost-effective alternative to powder and liquid polymer additives through their patented custom, pre-mixed blends. |
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| New Medical Devices Can Cause New Immune Problems |
01 January 2000 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Medical devices are traditionally thought of as fairly simple implants such as stents and hip replacements – pieces of plastic or metal that are placed in the body to handle a very specific function. But biomedical devices now on the drawing board are considerably more sophisticated and represent an unprecedented melding of man and machine. |
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