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| New generation cutting rule eliminates downtime
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31 January 2001 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
A new generation of deep cutting rules developed by Sandvik Steel and manufactured by UK based Sandvik Saxon has eliminated blade replacement downtime for leading thermoformer and plastic packaging producer, EP Packaging.
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| M&G Installs New PET Recycling Facility at Point Pleasant, West Virginia, USA
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31 January 2001 - M&G Group
M&G announced today that it has entered into a joint development agreement with Petrecycle Pty Ltd., a portfolio company of Vital Capital Pty. Ltd., to construct, operate, test and evaluate patented technology provided by Petrecycle on a commercial-scale at M&G’s Point Pleasant plant in West Virginia, USA. |
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| New PAS 5500/800(tm) System Features the Industry's Highest Numerical Aperture at 0.80 |
31 January 2001 - ASML Netherlands B.V.
Extending mature, cost-effective KrF (248nm-wavelength) lithography for volume production applications at 120nm resolution and beyond, ASML today introduced its newest deep UV Step & Scan system, the PAS 5500/800(tm). The system achieves 120nm resolution by means of the industry-leading numerical aperture of 0.80. |
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| New stem cell study provides new clues to origin of Down Syndrome |
30 January 2001 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Using stem cells as a window to the earliest developmental processes in the human brain, scientists have found that a group of genes critical for brain development is selectively disrupted in Down syndrome. |
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| Genome project finds the Triggers for E Coli illness |
30 January 2001 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
The newly completed genomic sequence of E. coli O157:H7 reveals how these potentially deadly bacteria are armed with a surprisingly wide range of genes that may trigger illness. |
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| Cryogenic Device Warms Up to Lustran® ABS Resin |
30 January 2001 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Two Lustran® acrylonitrile-butadiene- styrene (ABS) materials from Bayer Corporation's Plastics Division froze out the competition for the cryoprobe and control unit portions of the new First Option1 Uterine Cryoblation Therapy1 from CryoGen, Inc. |
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| BAUMA 2001: SSAB - World Champion with Close Tolerances
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29 January 2001 - SSAB Oxelosund
Under the brand name AccuRollTech, the Swedish company SSAB Oxelösund sets new standards in quality worldwide with ideally closer tolerances in sheet thickness for rolled steel plate. |
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| Researchers today launched the first-of-its-kind drug prevention study for Alzheimer's disease |
29 January 2001 - Boston University
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine today launched the first-of-its-kind drug prevention study for Alzheimer's disease. The Alzheimer's Disease Anti-inflammatory Prevention Trial is a National Institutes of Health funded clinical trial that will test the use of anti-inflammatory medication for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease. |
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| Majority of HIV-infected patients seek medical care years after infection |
29 January 2001 - Boston University
In the second decade of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, patients sought HIV testing and medical care long after acquiring the virus. Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and Brown University School of Medicine gauged the time it took for patients to present to their physician after acquiring HIV and assessed patients' awareness of their HIV risk before they tested positive. |
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| Carnegie Mellon Professor's unique new vision technology will be used to present play backs in Super Bowl XXXV |
26 January 2001 - Carnegie Mellon Universtity
Football fans tuning into this year's Super Bowl will be treated to a unique new view of the action during play backs. CBS Television will be presenting them using a new technology co-developed by the network and Carnegie Mellon University computer vision expert Takeo Kanade. |
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| New low-profile, high-current Vishay inductors |
26 January 2001 - Vishay Electronic
A new pair of surface-mount inductors combining low-profile packaging, high current handling, and robust energy storage capabilities has been announced by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. Small and lightweight, the new Vishay Dale ILS-2515 devices are targeted at portable electronics applications, including circuitry for PC Cards, TFT displays, and LCDs in notebook computers, cell phones, and other handheld information appliances. |
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| Yale researchers find all of the gene targets for a protein |
26 January 2001 - Yale University
Using new DNA chip technology, Yale researchers have identified virtually all of the gene targets of some key proteins, known as transcription factors. Transcription factors tell a cell whether it will be, for example, a muscle cell or a nerve cell. They determine the fate of a cell by 'turning on' a particular assortment of genes within the cell and they can control cell proliferation. |
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| Societal collapse driven by abrupt climate change |
25 January 2001 - Yale University
Contrary to common beliefs, societal collapses of the past have been caused by sudden climate change, not only by social, political and economic factors, Yale anthropologist Harvey Weiss reports in a new study published in this week's Science. |
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| Breast cancer risk reduced by 50 percent by breastfeeding for two or more years |
25 January 2001 - Yale University
Breastfeeding for two or more years reduces a woman's risk of developing breast cancer by 50 percent, according to a study conducted by a Yale researcher among women in China. |
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| A steel for stronger cranes and loaders |
23 January 2001 - SSAB Tunnplåt AB
Steel producer SSAB Swedish Steel is launching a new super-strength steel Domex 750 MC at the Bauma 2001 trade fair in Munich. The steel, which is a hot-rolled cold-forming quality, allows stronger and lighter designs, and therefore improved performance, for cranes as well as plant and construction machinery. The result is greater profitability for customers such as construction companies, crane owners and subcontractors. |
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| Proteins serve as models for understanding complex physical systems |
23 January 2001 - DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
People have described the 20th Century as the century of physics and claim the 21st Century will be the century of biology. It's fitting, then, that at the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science one of the presentations discusses a bridge between biology and physics: using proteins and other biomolecules as models for studying complex physical systems. |
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| Researchers obtain more evidence for new model of Asthma |
22 January 2001 - Washington University in St Louis
Scientists have obtained further evidence for a revolutionary way of viewing the prevalent respiratory disease, asthma. Combining complementary findings from mice and humans, they propose a modern scheme for the development of the disease. The study is presented in the Feb. 5 issue of Journal of Experimental Medicine. |
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| Study shows preschool can prevent child abuse |
21 January 2001 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
In one of Chicago's poorest neighborhoods, a little girl with pigtails and a denim jumper stands in front of a table and fingers the shape of wooden letters as she fits them into a puzzle. In the next room, her mother talks to a parent-resource teacher about taking the GED and how she can help her daughter with homework. |
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| New full-featured Vishay IR receiver provides increased data handling capabilities |
19 January 2001 - Vishay Electronic
A new IR receiver module featuring one of the best data handling capabilities in the industry and enhanced immunity against light disturbances was announced today by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. The new TSOP7000, which combines a photo detector and preamplifier in a single compact package, features a 455 kHz carrier frequency and is optimized for use in multimedia end products and applications, including Interactive TV, video conferencing systems, game controllers, interactive toys, wireless keyboards and mice, and remote controls. |
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| Launch of new UK biotechnology initiative |
19 January 2001 - LGC
LGC, the UK's leading independent analytical laboratory, has led a successful consortium bid to formulate a new national science programme for the advancement of measurement in biotechnology. The programme, commissioned by the DTI's National Measurement System, will develop the facilities and expertise needed to support growth and prosperity in the UK's biotechnology industry. |
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| Srategic alliance to serve the paper and paperboard industry |
19 January 2001 - Rohm & Haas Co
Rohm and Haas and OMNOVA Solutions announced today the completion of a final agreement which establishes a strategic alliance to serve the paper and paperboard industry. |
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| Yale researcher finds new clue to what blocks nerve fibers from regrowing Following spinal cord injury |
18 January 2001 - Yale University
Researchers are one step closer to reversing brain and spinal cord injuries with the discovery of another molecule in a pathway that prevents axon regeneration, a Yale researcher says. |
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| Common swallowing disorder corrected with surgical procedure at Yale |
17 January 2001 - Yale University
A minimally invasive endoscopic surgical procedure is being used at Yale to correct an often troublesome swallowing disorder called Zenker's diverticulum, which affects thousands of Americans. |
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| To alleviate critical shortage of live kidney donors, urologists offer new procedure |
17 January 2001 - Boston University
In an attempt to alleviate the critical shortage of live kidney donors, urologists at Boston Medical Center now offer a new procedure which makes kidney donation less painful, has a quicker recovery time and has less chance for complications. |
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| BOC`s metal treatment goes global |
16 January 2001 - BOC Gases
BOC's CATweb site has been launched at catweb.boc.com It was originally developed as an intranet site on controlled atmosphere technology to help BOC's global team in this sector provide a better service for its customers. |
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| Matrox Imaging designs frame grabber for Camera LinkCM specification |
16 January 2001 - Matrox VITE
Camera Link is a high-speed digital interface specifically designed for scientific/industrial imaging applications. Developed by a consortium of camera and frame grabber manufacturers, it provides a simple and standard interconnect between these devices. Camera Link is built on Channel LinkCM, an LVDS-based high-speed serial transmission technology from National Semiconductor. Channel Link technology delivers transmission rates up to 2.38 Gbits/sec over distances of up to 10 meters (32 feet). An industry standard cable for video data and device control greatly facilitates the interchange of one Camera LinkCM device for another. Custom cables for digital data are no longer required. |
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| Development agreement to produce formulated 157 nanometer photoresists & anti-reflective coatings |
15 January 2001 - Rohm & Haas Co
DuPont iTechnologies and Shipley, today announced that they have signed a joint development agreement to produce fully formulated 157 nanometer photoresists and anti-reflective coatings which will be used to make future generations of semiconductor chips. Details of the agreement were not disclosed. |
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| RTP Company's new PermaStat plus compounds provide clean protection for sensitive applications |
15 January 2001 - RTP Company
RTP Company announces PermaStat Plus, an expansion of its successful line of PermaStat permanently anti-static compounds. By employing advanced compounding techniques these new PermaStat Plus materials boost mechanical or electrical properties in various applications that require protection from static build up. |
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| Morgan to Upgrade Byelorussian Steel Works
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15 January 2001 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan Construction Company has received a contract to modernize the Byelorussian Steel Works (BMZ) mill in Zhlobin, Republic of Belarus. |
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| Infant death and uterine insufficiency, New therapies within range |
15 January 2001 - Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Animal experiments have shown that SK3 channels, which can be found in certain nerve and muscle cells, are important for the maintenance of respiration and the regulation of uterine contractions. |
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| ADA reconfirms hypertherm preferred supplier of plasma equipment |
15 January 2001 - BOC Gases
The AIRCO Distributor Association extended Hypertherm's preferred supplier status for Plasma Equipment. The ADA represents more than 120 distributors nationwide, and the group facilitates more than $1 billion in sales of welding gases and hardgoods annually. |
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| Study finds public health issues not addressed by physicians lobbying Congress |
15 January 2001 - Case Western Reserve University
Physicians are frequent and effective lobbyists on Capitol Hill, but their lobbying efforts generally do not address public health issues, according to a new study that appears in the November 27 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. |
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| Fluent helps Ferrari go faster |
14 January 2001 - Fluent
Fluent Incorporated, world leader in computational fluid dynamics software, announces that Formula One World Drivers' and World Constructors' Champions, Ferrari, has designated them as a Supplier. Under the agreement, Fluent supplies the Ferrari Racing Department with software and services for CFD analysis of racing vehicle aerodynamics. |
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| Ngee Ann Polytechnic Signs Memorandum-Of-Understanding With Belgium-Based Materialise N.V.
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12 January 2001 - Materialise NV
Ngee Ann Polytechnic (Ngee Ann) today signed a memorandum-of-understanding (MOU) with Belgium based pre-processing software leader, Materialise N.V. |
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| New dual LITTLE FOOT Plus MOSFET + Schottky devices |
12 January 2001 - Vishay Electronic
Three new LITTLE FOOT Plus devices, each of which combines a low-side synchronous MOSFET, a high-side control MOSFET, and a Schottky diode in a single SO-8 package, were released today by Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. |
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| Advanced Aristotig welder for the most demanding users |
11 January 2001 - ESAB Group
ESAB's Aristotig LTN DC255 has been designed for operators who need more features than those offered by standard TIG welding equipment. |
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| LAF/DC arc power source designed for high |
11 January 2001 - ESAB Group
Continuing in its philosophy of continuous development of its ranges of welding equipment, ESAB has now introduced its LAF series of power sources. |
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| Snoring and sleep apnea treated with innovative somnoplasty technique at Yale |
11 January 2001 - Yale University
To treat snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, Yale physicians are using a radiofrequency technology called somnoplasty to shrink extra tissues in the nose and throat, and oral appliances to move the lower jaw forward during sleep. |
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| Salmonella in combination with radiation effective against cancer tumors |
10 January 2001 - Yale University
A study of melanoma tumors by Yale researchers shows that Salmonella injections in combination with radiation therapy could provide a promising new cancer therapy. |
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| New fossil found in Mongolia provides insight into the origin of living birds and the evolution of flight |
10 January 2001 - Yale University
The discovery in Mongolia of the fossil of a new bird, Apsaravis ukhaana, that lived about 80 million years ago, sheds new light on the evolution of birds. The nearly complete specimen of the small pigeon-sized bird was found at the locality Ukhaa Tolgod in the Gobi Desert of Southern Mongolia as part of the ongoing joint expeditions of the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the Mongolian Academy of Sciences. |
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| Magics Communicator Master: discuss products from behind your monitor! |
10 January 2001 - Materialise NV
Materialise, the industry leading provider of STL software solutions, presents Magics Communicator Master, the ideal communication solution for all companies involved in mechanical components. |
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| NASA's Hubble Space Telescope will catch nearby supernovae in the act of exploding at prescheduled times |
10 January 2001 - DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
In the spring of 2001, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope will catch nearby supernovae in the act of exploding at prescheduled times, the targets to be supplied 'on demand' for the first time. Spectra from these nearby supernovae will be used to calibrate measurements of the accelerating expansion of the universe. |
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| Oldest crystal tells tale of a hospitable early earth |
10 January 2001 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Reading the telltale chemical signature of a mineral sample determined to be the world's oldest known terrestrial material, scientists have reconstructed a portrait that suggests the early Earth, instead of being a roiling ocean of magma, was cool enough to have water, continents and conditions that could have supported life. |
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| Women with high bone mass may be at a decreased risk of developing colon cancer |
10 January 2001 - Boston University
Women with high bone mass may be at a decreased risk of developing colon cancer as compared with women with low bone mass, according to researchers at Boston University School of Medicine. The study, which recently appeared in the American Journal of Epidemiology, suggests that this association may be the result of greater estrogen exposure in women with increased bone mass. This is the first study to examine the effect of cumulative estrogen exposure on colon cancer risk. |
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| Study reveals irony faced by former welfare mothers |
10 January 2001 - Case Western Reserve University
The majority of Cuyahoga County children in foster care due to abuse or neglect are from poor families headed by single mothers who receive welfare. A study by Case Western Reserve University's Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences finds that when such mothers get a job because their welfare benefits have been reduced, they have a much harder time getting their children back than mothers who rely on welfare consistently and don't work. |
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| Mammoth Stereolithography |
09 January 2001 - Materialise NV
Materialise has continued to meet the ever growing demand for larger and larger functional prototypes, especially in the automotive industry. Until now RIM (Reaction Injection Moulding) has been the ideal solution to produce these large functional parts giving a short lead-time and competitive price. |
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| Sandvik Steel plans to discontinue tube production in UK |
09 January 2001 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
Sandvik Steel today announced plans to discontinue production of seamless stainless steel tube at its Sterling Tubes subsidiary in the UK and transfer production to its main plant in Sandviken, Sweden, and to other units within the Sandvik Group.
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| Morgan Receives Contract for China Rod Mill Revamp
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08 January 2001 - Morgan Construction Company
Jiuquan Iron and Steel (Group) Co., Ltd., of Jiuquan, People's Republic of China, has signed a contract with Morgan Construction Company for a major upgrade to its existing rod mill. |
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| Changing electricity market demands greater flexibility and new solutions |
08 January 2001 - DOE/National Renewable Energy Laboratory
The nation's straining electrical generation system can be enhanced by moving away from an historic reliance on 'mega' power plants and toward a network of dispersed, smaller-scale generation facilities. |
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| New way to preserve wood |
08 January 2001 - CSIRO
A new preservative treatment method that uses supercritical carbon dioxide to carry preservatives into wood is being developed at CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products. |
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| ASM & Silicon Valley Group, announce intent to withdraw their petition for Exon Florio review |
08 January 2001 - ASML Netherlands B.V.
ASM Lithography Holding N.V. and Silicon Valley Group, Inc. today announced that in order to provide additional time to address certain U.S. government inquiries pertaining to the pending merger, the companies, voluntarily requested the withdrawal of their filing in connection with the Exon-Florio review process and plan to refile their petition by the end of the month. |
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| Adverse effect of cigarette smoking on infant birth weight may be influenced by maternal metabolic genotypes |
07 January 2001 - Boston University
Low birth weight, defined as babies who weigh less than 2,500 grams or approximately five pounds, eight ounces at birth, is a significant clinical and public health challenge. Each year in the United States, over 300,000 babies are born with LBW. LBW is the single most important determinant of postnatal infant mortality, as well as morbidity during infancy and childhood. Sixty-five percent of all infant deaths occur among LBW infants. |
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| Study shows nitrous oxide reduces children’s anxiety and pain during suturing |
07 January 2001 - Washington University in St Louis
To young children and their parents, a trip to the emergency room for stitches can mean not only the pain of an injury but also anxiety about the procedure. |
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| Materialise Opens Second Office in the United States |
07 January 2001 - Materialise NV
Only 5 years after launching the first Materialise office in the greater Detroit area, Materialise, the world leader in prototyping software opens a second US office in Vernon -Connecticut.
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| New resin provides excellent sealing properties for extrusion coating |
07 January 2001 - ExxonMobil Chemical Co
ExxonMobil Chemical Company today announced it has commercialized Exxco 012 enhanced performance extrusion coating resin made from proprietary Exxpol catalyst technology. This new linear polymer is a cost-effective resin with plastomer-like performance, which brings significant value to the end-user. |
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| A Total Tooling Solution - Magics Tooling 3.0, easy to use and automated tool design software |
06 January 2001 - Materialise NV
Materialise, a leader in STL handling software, has released its third generation tool design software 'Magics Tooling 3.0', presenting a fundamentally different approach in mould design software. |
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| Advanced waste water treatment at Paper Mill |
06 January 2001 - BOC Gases
BOC Gases has recently signed contracts with the Shotton Paper Company for the supply of a new 30 tonne per day oxygenation system for the treatment of waste water at the Shotton site in Deeside. The plant, designed by BOC, combines the benefits of high purity oxygen and air. At the heart of the system are a 24 tonne per day oxygen pressure swing adsorption plant and a new Vitox oxygenation and mixing system. |
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| New Powder Metal Die Steel for Cold Work Tooling Applications |
05 January 2001 - Carpenter Technology Corporation
Carpenter Micro-Melt® PD #1 alloy, a new premium grade made by powder metallurgy, may be considered for many types of cold work tooling applications that require a combination of wear resistance and good toughness.
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| Environmentally friendly colour concentrates for plastics |
05 January 2001 - Colorant Chromatics AG
Recently, Colorant-Chromatics AG introduced a number of new products, including environmentally friendly colour concentrates for plastics |
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| Conductus licenses high temperature superconductor patents from Lucent Technologies |
04 January 2001 - BTG
BTG announced today that Conductus Inc. has signed a license agreement for yttrium-barium-copper oxide patents and patent applications in Lucent Technologies' portfolio that are fundamental to the high temperature superconductor industry. BTG acted as Lucent's commercial advisor and licensing representative in this transaction and will receive a share of the fees and royalties paid to Lucent. |
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| New surface-mount chip attenuators deliver superior performance |
03 January 2001 - Vishay Electronic
A new series of surface-mount thick film chip attenuators that offers the industry's widest impedance and attenuation range for this device type has been announced by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. The Vishay Dale CZA chip attenuators will provide improved attenuation in a single device as compared to three or more discrete resistors. Additional benefits include lower overall component costs, board space and weight savings for the manufacture of communications, automotive, and consumer electronic products. |
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| New Vishay thermistors deliver stable, accurate performance |
03 January 2001 - Vishay Electronic
A new series of linear positive temperature coefficient thermistors offering an approximate 25% improvement in accuracy compared with previous-generation components has been announced by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. Offered in three internationally recognized surface-mount case sizes, the new Vishay Dale TFPT thermistors are the first devices of their kind to provide a lot temperature coefficient of resistance of up to 5000 ppm. |
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| Vishay's new metallized polyester film |
03 January 2001 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has announced the release of a stacked metallized polyester film capacitor that provides improved pulse handling and self-healing capabilities compared with devices built on conventional wound film technology. Featuring a compact design and superior reliability, the new Vishay Roederstein MKT1826 is specified for a wide capacitance and voltage range, allowing designers to use the component in a variety of applications |
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| Materialise Next Day II. 24 hour prototypes. |
03 January 2001 - Materialise NV
Materialise is pleased to announce Next Day II, a major upgrade of the service for the on-line ordering of prototypes. A unique service, unmatched in speed and quality, which has been running since 1998 and already supplied 5000 Next Day prototypes to more than 500 customers.
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| Interpretations of brain activity based on cognitive theories fail to recognize background neuronal firing |
02 January 2001 - Yale University
When the brain is stimulated, functional imaging results are misinterpreted by neglecting the resting brain neurotransmitter activity, a study by a Yale researcher concludes. |
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| Why diet drug phen/fen damaged the heart |
02 January 2001 - Case Western Reserve University
Three years ago, the diet drug phen/fen was pulled from the market for causing heart valve damage. Fenfluramine, also known as dexfenflurmamine, the 'fen' part, was found to be the culprit. |
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| Genetic basis of Alexander disease discovered |
02 January 2001 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Scientists have pinpointed the gene responsible for a rare and devastating childhood brain disorder called Alexander disease, solving a 50-year-old mystery regarding its cause. |
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| MuCell, Zytel Nylon team up to improve performance and cut cost of Arburg Machine Component |
01 January 2001 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
Arburg Inc. is improving reliability and reducing costs by switching to DuPont Zytel glass-reinforced nylon resin and utilizing MuCell microcellular technology for molding a key pipe isolation part for its injection molding machines.
Arburg formerly molded the component, a housing for pipe isolation mounts to combat machine vibration, from conventionally molded nylon made by another resin supplier. |
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