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| Virtual medical system beams Navy into 21st Century |
31 May 2000 - DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Time is the enemy for military medical staff struggling to treat injured personnel. Each second spared enhances a person's chances of surviving. A new virtual medical system under development at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory could save time and potentially lives by helping Navy medical corpsmen treat and transport injured sailors or marines more efficiently. |
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| Steel plate with guaranteed precision
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30 May 2000 - SSAB Oxelosund
The Swedish company SSAB Oxelösund claims to be the first in the world to guarantee the precision of their AccuRollTech rolled steel plate. |
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| Torsten Sandin at SSAB's Shareholders' Meeting
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27 May 2000 - SSAB
In his presentation at the shareholders' meeting in Oxelösund, SSAB's CEO Torsten Sandin illustrated the importance of SSAB's niche orientation from several perspectives.
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| New IrDA-compliant devices enable 4 megabit per second data communication |
26 May 2000 - Vishay Electronic
The industry's first fast infrared IrDA-compliant transceivers to offer aheight profile of just 1.8 mm above the printed circuit board wereannounced today by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. The new Vishay Telefunken TFDS6401 and TFDS6402 are the latestproducts to be offered in the Vishay Telefunken 'Dracula' package, which mounts to the edge of the PCB and thus dramatically reduces the transceiver's height relative to the board. |
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| Industrivärden issues options to SSAB's executive management
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26 May 2000 - SSAB
SSAB's executive management has stated its intention to purchase call options in SSAB over a four-year period. This is the second year that options are being purchased within this program.
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| New nickel coated wire launched
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25 May 2000 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
Sandvik Steel has launched a new nickel coated spring wire, designated gusab Nicoat 'A'.
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| Researchers analyze role of shear in turbine passage |
25 May 2000 - DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Although turbines have generated power at hydroelectric dams for more than 100 years, not much is known about how water flowing through the turbines may harm fish. |
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| Morgan Completes Ivaco's Mill Modernization
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24 May 2000 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan Construction Company has completed a major modernization project at Ivaco Rolling Mills in L'Orignal, Ontario, Canada. The final phase of this three-phase project was recently completed with the successful installation and startup of Morgan’s patented Reducing/Sizing Mill. |
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| Researchers identify key enzyme in aneurysm development finding suggests |
24 May 2000 - Washington University in St Louis
Up to 9 percent of people over age 65 are carrying a time bomb that one day could kill them in minutes: a weak area in the aorta, the main artery coursing from the heart. When the aorta ruptures like an overinflated inner tube, it spills blood into the abdomen, halting circulation. Now, researchers have identified a key enzyme that damages the aorta wall. They also have found that a drug called doxycycline, currently used as an antibiotic, keeps the enzyme in check and helps mice avoid abdominal aortic aneurysms. |
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| New Midwest Regional Center for Excellence in Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research |
22 May 2000 - Washington University in St Louis
The MRCE's mission is to support basic and translational research in critical areas of biodefense and emerging infectious diseases throughout the Midwest, which includes Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas. |
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| Scientists visualize structure of the Photoprotien Aequorin |
17 May 2000 - Boston University
Anyone who's spent time at a Cape Cod beach on a warm August night has seen them: luminescing ctenophores that twinkle like tiny stars in moonlit waters. No one knows exactly why these comb jellies flicker and glow like they do, but Marine Biological Laboratory senior scientist Osamu Shimomura now knows a lot more about the structure of the remarkable protein that is not only responsible for this phenomenon in some organisms, but has proved to be an invaluable tool for researchers studying the role of calcium in disease. |
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| Major chemical companies launch e-marketplace for transactions, logistics& supply chain management |
17 May 2000 - Rohm & Haas Co
ATOFINA, BASF, Bayer, BP Amoco, Dow, DuPont, Mitsui Chemicals, Mitsubishi Chemicals, Rhodia, Rohm and Haas, Sumitomo Chemical and Van Waters & Rogers announced today they have agreed in principle to create a new business-to-business e-commerce company that will operate the premier on-line marketplace for the chemical industry worldwide. |
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| RTP Company introduces thermally conductive compounds |
17 May 2000 - RTP Company
RTP Company's family of Thermally Conductive Compounds offers an excellent balance of cost, performance, and processing ease for applications that require heat transfer or dissipation to protect sensitive electronic components. |
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| Gamma ray hide & seek |
16 May 2000 - Weizmann Institute of Science
Draping the earth and entire universe in a thin, ever-present veil, their origin remains one of the greatest puzzles of cosmology. However, the mystique of gamma rays, particles of light comprising the most energetic and penetrating form of electromagnetic radiation, may soon diminish thanks to research by Dr. Eli Waxman of the Weizmann Institute's Condensed Matter Physics Department together with Prof. Abraham Loeb of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. |
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| Autotype launches unique Materials For Telecom, Electronics, Appliance And Automotive Components |
16 May 2000 - Autotype International
The AUTOFLEX™ range are embossable and formable hardcoat films for manufacture of In-Mold Decoration components.
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| Exceptional Pigmented Ink Displays with new Autotype SIGMAGraF Plus |
16 May 2000 - Autotype International
Autotype International Ltd has introduced new pigmented versions of its proven display graphic solutions, SIGMA and SIGMAGraF. The new ‘Plus’ substrates have been developed to increase the options for display graphics production as the new films are specially designed for use with pigmented inks. |
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| Low-cost color/monochrome frame grabber with integrated display now available for AGP or PCI |
16 May 2000 - Matrox VITE
Today's introduction of a PCI version of Matrox Imaging's latest frame grabber, Matrox Orion, meets a significant demand from users of industrial and previous generation PCs which do not have an AGP interface. Matrox Orion for PCI allows these users to take advantage of the cost-effective and feature-rich frame grabber which supports standard color/monochrome video capture and provides leading-edge graphics performance using the award-winning MGA G400 graphics controller. |
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| Napier University researchers discover ground-breaking cancer treatments |
15 May 2000 - BTG
A research group led by an Edinburgh scientist has discovered potential new treatments for certain types of cancer both significantly more effective than current chemotherapeutic treatments and with fewer side effects. |
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| Sandvik SAF 2507 solves problems
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15 May 2000 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
In the last few years, super duplex stainless steel grade Sandvik SAF 2507 from Sandvik Steel has gained considerable market share and found increasing use in shell-and-tube heat exchangers in the refining, petrochemical and chemical process industries.
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| Drug protects brain development in premature babies |
15 May 2000 - Yale University
The non-steroidal drug, indomethacin, was randomly administered to the premature infants, who then were tested from infancy until they reached the age of eight. The hope was that the drug would prevent neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage, or bleeding into the germinal matrix tissues of the developing brain, which is one of several conditions associated with future developmental problems. |
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| New microprocessor crystals from Vishay feature low height profile, 10-MHz to 64-MHz frequency range |
12 May 2000 - Vishay Electronic
A new family of microprocessor crystals that will save space in a wide range of portable computing, communications, and instrumentation applications was announced today by Vishay Intertechnology. The new XT36C series features a frequency range of 10 MHz to 64 MHz and a slim-line, low-profile surface-mount packaging. |
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| Healthcare providers soon will have a new tool for monitoring vital signs |
12 May 2000 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Healthcare providers soon will have a new tool for monitoring vital signs, thanks to a licensing agreement between the Georgia Tech Research Corporation and SensaTex Inc., a start-up company funded by New York-based Seed One Ventures, LLC. SensaTex will work with Georgia Tech researchers to further develop, manufacture and market the 'Smart Shirt,' a T-shirt that functions like a computer, with optical and conductive fibers integrated into the garment. |
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| New drug used to treat bone loss associated with diseases such as osteoporosis |
12 May 2000 - Washington University in St Louis
New drug used to treat bone loss associated with diseases such as osteoporosis has caused a child to develop an unhealthy, dense skeleton characteristic of a condition called osteopetrosis, or marble bone disease. |
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| Study contradicts assumption that ulcer bug has always plagued humans |
12 May 2000 - Washington University in St Louis
The bacterium that causes stomach ulcers might not have been with humans forever, a new study suggests, contradicting a long-held assumption. Comparing pieces of DNA from Helicobacter pylori, scientists discovered that strains from Peru resemble those from Spain and not those from eastern Asia. |
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| Radar camera aims high for the Air Force |
12 May 2000 - DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Now, researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a prototype engineering tool to help ease the minds of fighter pilots and their ground crews. The Holographic 3-Dimensional Radar Camera is a hand-held, zone-imaging device that can assist ground crews in verifying the condition of an aircraft's stealth characteristics. The system can be easily deployed worldwide. |
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| BU Historian finds that successful companies follow the consumer’s lead |
11 May 2000 - Boston University
Are consumers manipulated into buying things they don’t want through skillful advertising? Not so, argues History Professor Regina Lee Blaszczyk in her new book Imagining Consumers: Design and Innovation from Wedgwood to Corning. |
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| Mechanism involved in causing colon cancer discovered at the Weizmann Institute |
11 May 2000 - Weizmann Institute of Science
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. |
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| Blocking autoimmunity naturally |
11 May 2000 - Weizmann Institute of Science
Rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile diabetes and psoriasis are all examples of autoimmunity, a condition in which the body attacks its own tissues. One
way to treat such conditions is to use drugs that suppress the immune system across the board, but this is a drastic and potentially dangerous measure. Therefore, researchers are searching for selective autoimmunity drugs, which can bring the immune system under control by targeting specific mechanisms. |
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| Lighting right? Study will illuminate productivity, lighting link |
10 May 2000 - DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
A consortium of lighting, building and energy organizations is launching a program this spring to determine which comes first - worker productivity or a well-lit workplace? |
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| Scientists goal, To control dealy mosquito-borne diseases |
10 May 2000 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist Bruce Christensen pops open the door of a sealed research room about the size of a walk-in freezer. Except this room radiates with dank, tropical heat, and is full of cloth-covered containers crawling with armies of hungry mosquitoes. |
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| Ultrasensitive method for the diagnosis of prion diseases |
09 May 2000 - Max Planck Society
German scientists have developed a novel, highly sensitive technique for the detection of prions, the infectious agents of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and BSE. By this method, single prion particles can be identified in body fluids. For the first time, prions could be detected in the cerebrospinal fluid of CJD patients. Currently, a clinical test to be used on a routine basis is being developed. (J. Bieschke, A. Giese, W. Schulz-Schaeffer, I. Zerr, S. Poser, M. Eigen, H. Kretzschmar: 'Ultra-sensitive detection of pathological prion protein aggregates by dual-color scanning for intensely fluorescent targets' Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (2000) 97:5468-5473). |
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| Fluent launches Airpak 1.0 Ventilation Modeling Software |
08 May 2000 - Fluent
Fluent Inc., introduces Airpak 1.0, its CFD-based heating, ventilation and air conditioning system design software. Airpak is an accurate, quick and easy-to-use tool, which simplifies the design and analysis of ventilation systems. Airpak's capabilities are unique in the HVAC industry, because it combines some of the most advanced features available in CFD software, such as highly accurate unstructured meshing and a powerful solver engine in a remarkably easy-to-use package. Using drag and drop selection of solid models in Airpak, a ventilation system designer quickly builds a virtual prototype of his design. Then, Airpak simulates the airflow through the design and provides visual results that the designer uses to pinpoint problem areas and optimize the design. |
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| Vertical structures are disrupted in brains of people affected by Alzheimer’s |
08 May 2000 - Boston University
Vertical structures, called microcolumns, found in the cerebral cortex of normal brains, are disrupted in the brains of people affected by Alzheimer’s disease, report Boston University scientists in the cover story of the May 9th issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. |
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| Clean power from waste coal |
05 May 2000 - CSIRO
A new process using methane gas and waste coal could significantly reduce Australia's greenhouse gas emissions. 'This new technology being developed in Queensland has the potential to reduce the nation's greenhouse emissions by more than three per cent,' says State Premier, Mr Peter Beattie. |
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| New kit brings the Nanowrld within everyone’s reach |
05 May 2000 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
In the rarefied world of high-end physics and chemistry, homing in on and manipulating individual atoms like Legos, stacking, sorting, arranging, is no big deal. |
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| Vaccine booster to improve livestock protection |
02 May 2000 - CSIRO
A new vaccine component patented by CSIRO could be used to replace current formulations in livestock vaccines to improve their protectiveness.
CSIRO Animal Health's Dr John Edgar explains that a new vaccine additive has been discovered that rallies the immune system to mount a strong protective response. |
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| Does shortening of stay reduce or shift costs? |
02 May 2000 - Boston University
Hospitals may be saving money because coronary artery bypass surgery patients are being discharged sooner, but surgeons from Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center have shown that costs are actually being shifted to other health care providers. |
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| Female sexual dysfunction and treatment options were the subject of three new studies |
02 May 2000 - Boston University
Female sexual dysfunction and treatment options were the subject of three studies recently presented at the annual American Urological Meeting in Atlanta, Ga. The studies, conducted by Drs. Laura and Jennifer Berman and Dr. Irwin Goldstein of Boston University Medical Center, observe the differences that exist in the sexual arousal phase for men and women, as well as report on the factors that contribute to female sexual dysfunction and potential treatments. |
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| Borealis makes bigger pipes possible |
02 May 2000 - Borealis A/S
Borealis has opened up markets for polyethylene pipelines with the successful production of a 100 mm wall-thickness pipe, across 1600 mm diameter, extruded in Borstar polyethylene, HE3490-LS. Borealis, together with the Norwegian pipe manufacturer Mabo, believes that this is the thickest wall of a PE pressure pipe so far extruded worldwide. The new 1600 mm diameter pipe provides a 10 bar pressure rating and for smaller diameters 20-25 bars may be possible, says Borealis, making it commercially competitive in the water pipe and other infrastructural markets. |
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