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| DSM Somos® Resins Add Splash To New Stereolithography Machine |
31 October 2001 - DSM Somos
DSM Somos® announces the availability of DSM Somos® 9120 and DSM Somos® WaterClear™ 10120 for use with new 3D Systems' Viper Si2™ SLA® stereolithography system. |
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| Araldite® helps to produce printed circuit boards |
31 October 2001 - Huntsman Araldite
The absolute precision necessary in the production of printed circuit boards for the
electronics industry has led Alpha Fry Technologies Ltd of East Kilbride to turn to
Araldite 2014 from Vantico’s Araldite 2000 series of structural adhesives. |
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| Yale researchers discover infectious mechanism common to many bacteria |
31 October 2001 - Yale University
Scientists at Yale School of Medicine have described the means by which many common bacteria that cause potentially fatal diseases-such as food poisoning, typhoid fever, plague and dysentery-infect other cells, raising hopes for the development of new treatments for the diseases. |
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| Emory Research: Drug coated stents may keep arteries open |
31 October 2001 - Emory University
Emory cardiologists at Emory University Hospital and Crawford Long Hospital are participating in a new clinical trial, called DELIVER, to study a drug-coated stent that holds the promise of virtually eliminating restenosis (re-narrowing of arteries) following angioplasty by halting the proliferation of endothelial cells, cells that line the blood vessels. |
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| Customer choice would advance renewable energy |
31 October 2001 - DOE/National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Giving consumers a greater choice of how their electricity is generated could boost solar, wind and other 'green power' sources 40 percent by the end of the decade, according to a new study by two U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories. |
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| Bayer Corporation's Coatings and Colorants Division to Exhibit at World of Concrete Show in New Orleans |
30 October 2001 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Two business units of Bayer Corporation's Coatings and Colorants Division will exhibit at the World of Concrete Show, Jan. 9-12, 2002, at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La.
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| General purpose, non-DPO based brominated flame retardant commercialised |
30 October 2001 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation has expanded its portfolio of flame retardants with the launch of Firemaster a new general purpose, non-diphenyl oxide (non-DPO) based brominated flame retardant. |
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| Husky, PTI Join Forces |
30 October 2001 - Husky Injection Molding Systems
Husky Injection Molding Systems and Plastic Technologies Inc. (PTI) have agreed to collaborate to support customers worldwide with new package and process development for PET containers. |
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| Steel’s Advanced Vehicle Concepts study promises affordable solutions for safer and more environmentally friendly vehicles |
29 October 2001 - Corus Automotive
Mid-term report reveals increased understanding of the dynamic strengthening effects of modern steels offering carmakers significant benefits in designing strong, stiff, affordable and lightweight structures. |
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| Yale researchers develop first vaccine for West Nile virus tested successfully in animal model of disease |
29 October 2001 - Yale University
Yale scientists have successfully immunized mice against West Nile virus, raising the possibility of developing a vaccine for humans against the potentially fatal, mosquito-borne infection. |
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| Brazilian Rod Mill Orders Morgan Compactors
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29 October 2001 - Morgan Construction Company
Belgo Mineira Steel Company, of Monlevade, Brazil, has ordered two Horizontal Coil Compactors from Morgan Construction Company. |
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| Ertalyte TX offers greater war resistance and dimensional stability than Acetal or Nylon |
29 October 2001 - Quadrant EPP
Ertalyte TX has wear-resistance and dimensional stability surpassing other common wear grade plastics, and excellent resistance to many harsh chemicals, including aggressive food products, cleaning solutions and petroleum products. It outlasts unfilled nylons by a minimum factor of 8 and lasts a minimum of 50 times longer than unfilled acetals. |
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| Global power and technology company wins US$ 30 million Alaskan utility contract |
29 October 2001 - ABB Automation Technologies
ABB has won an US$ 30 million order from Golden Valley Electric Association Inc in Fairbanks, Alaska, for the supply, installation and project management of the world's largest Battery Energy Storage System. |
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| Yale researchers develop first microarray chip for complete analysis of proteins |
26 October 2001 - Yale University
Yale University researcher Michael Snyder and his colleagues have created the first microchip able to analyze virtually all yeast proteins, the chemicals that carry out the activities necessary for life. |
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| Estrogen therapy does not reduce risk of recurrent stroke or death |
26 October 2001 - Yale University
Despite many observational studies linking hormone replacement therapy to reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and possibly stroke, Yale researchers have found in a new study that HRT does not reduce the risk of a second stroke or death in women with cerebrovascular disease. |
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| Industry's first compact four-terminal, 3-W Power Metal StripResistor improves current measurement accuracy |
26 October 2001 - Vishay Electronic
A new low-profile resistor featuring a four-terminal construction that reduces the influence of the copper terminals on the overall TCR and resistance while allowing for less than a 1% resistance tolerance down to 3 mΩ was announced today by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. With a compact, surface-mount package, the 3-W Vishay Dale resistor provides designers with a low-cost, commercially-available solution for more accurate current measurement in consumer, industrial, and automotive instrumentation systems. |
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| CPSCOLOR launches automated colour tinting system at K 2001 |
26 October 2001 - CPS Color
CPSCOLOR, a manufacturer of liquid colorants, based in The Netherlands, is introducing the concept of an integrated colour management system for thermoplastics that gives users total freedom in their choice of colours. |
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| A machine for virtually every application |
26 October 2001 - Husky Injection Molding Systems
Husky Injection Molding Systems has introduced a Hylectric machine for virtually every application. |
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| Micropitch mould technology increases pre-form output |
26 October 2001 - Husky Injection Molding Systems
Husky Injection Molding Systems has introduced two new Micropitch moulds. The 144 cavity mould will be on display at K 2001. |
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| Stretch Blow combination for bottle production |
26 October 2001 - Husky Injection Molding Systems
Husky’s new IndexSB (Stretch Blow) combines the Index 125 pre-form moulding system with a servo-driven blow moulding machine for greater productivity and versatility. |
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| Mould cleaning made easier with the power DFX |
26 October 2001 - Husky Injection Molding Systems
Husky’s innovative dry ice cleaning system reduces downtime by 80% |
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| Great Lakes introduces new antioxidant blends |
26 October 2001 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation has launched two Alkanox P24-based antioxidant blends. The new, optimised blends offer improved hydrolytic stability compared to performance of the Alkanox P24 molecule as a component additive on its own. |
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| Great Lakes adds Anox 330 to range of high performance phenolic antioxidants |
26 October 2001 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation has announced the launch of Anox 330, a high performance phenolic antioxidant for polyolefins and other plastics. |
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| Great Lakes expands Anox antioxidants portfolio with addition of new binary blends |
26 October 2001 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation has expanded its Anox antioxidants line with the addition of two new polymer stabiliser blends containing both a hindered phenolic antioxidant and a phosphite antioxidant. |
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| New flame retardant for flexible polyurethane foams |
26 October 2001 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation has introduced a new high performance flame retardant for flexible polyether and polyester polyurethane foams. |
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| Halogen-free flame retardant for polyurethane automative seating |
26 October 2001 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation has introduced a new flame retardant for polyurethane foams that meet MVSS 302 test requirements.
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| Unique phosphorus nitrogen flame retardant |
26 October 2001 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation has launched Reogard 1000, a new, highly efficient flame retardant for polypropylene. |
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| Great Lakes expands Lowilite product line with introduction of high performance liquid stabiliser blends |
26 October 2001 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation has introduced two, high-performance liquid thermal and light stabiliser blends that provide outstanding protection against light and weather degradation of polyurethane products. |
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| Scientific data, heightened public safety concerns to drive strong growth in FR additives |
26 October 2001 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
The use of flame-retardant (FR) additives is expected to experience strong growth in the next five years, according to Great Lakes Chemical Corporation. |
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| Expanded range of UV absorbers with addition of benzotriazoles |
26 October 2001 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation has expanded its range of Lowilite benzotriazole UV absorbers, which protect polymers against the devastating effects of UV radiation. |
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| New system inspects and verifies pre-form quality |
25 October 2001 - Husky Injection Molding Systems
Husky, Pressco partner to develop an integrated injection moulding system with vision inspection for continuous part quality monitoring |
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| Biocide range expanded |
25 October 2001 - Akcros Chemicals
Akcros Chemicals America expands its broad range of biocides for the worldwide plastics industry. |
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| Low viscosity bonding agent |
25 October 2001 - Akcros Chemicals
Vulcabond MD is the latest addition to Akcros Chemicals' Vulcabond range of bonding agents which improve the adhesion of PVC plastisols to polyester, nylon and other synthetic fabrics. |
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| Corporate assembly terminates Norwegian magnesium production |
25 October 2001 - Hydro Aluminium
The corporate assembly of Norsk Hydro has endorsed the recommendation of the company's board to cut back magnesium production by closing Hydro's Porsgrunn plant. The resolution was passed by 11 votes to 8. |
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| Scientists uncover the exact mode of action of five antibiotic drugs |
25 October 2001 - Weizmann Institute of Science
Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science and Germany's Max-Planck Society have discovered how five antibiotic drugs function by binding to the bacterial ribosome, the cell's 'protein factory', and shutting off all protein production. Proteins are the cell's primary component and the basis of all enzymatic reactions. Blocking their production kills the bacterium. |
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| Cell lines hold promise for novel drugs, endangered birds |
25 October 2001 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
For years, scientists have used mouse embryonic stem cells as a window to the mysteries of early development. In more recent times, the vast biomedical potential of human stem cells has sparked the public imagination and held out hope for millions of people with chronic cell-based diseases. |
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| New grades for new solutions |
25 October 2001 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
New polymer products and grades recently launched by DuPont Engineering Polymers underline the company's commitment to meeting market and customer needs. Intended to offer designers and OEMs more design freedom, or as a response to new and demanding environmental conditions, DuPont's additions to its polymer portfolio result from a renewed external focus. |
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| Engineering polymers for aesthetic and functional challenges in the automotive industry |
25 October 2001 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
The more applications engineering polymers capture in the automotive sector in both interior and exterior applications, the more knowledge system suppliers to this industry acquire and the more ambitious the aims they set themselves in new developments and improvement of existing products. To achieve these aims, system suppliers now collaborate with raw material suppliers such as DuPont at a very early stage. They identify trends in good time so that application development teams can respond rapidly to new challenges with specially tailored materials. Examples of such advanced special grades include electro-magnetic shielding or very easy-flowing Zytel polyamides, abrasion-resistant Delrin polyacetals, electroplatable and dimensionally stable thermoplastic polyesters such as Crastin PBT and Rynite PET, vibration-damping, heat-resistant polyamides and Vespel parts and shapes that enable virtually wear-free shaft bearings to be produced, despite high forces and peripheral speeds. |
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| New DuPont Vespel parts and shapes for the semiconductor industry |
25 October 2001 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
DuPont Vespel announces the introduction of TP-8005, a new family of finished parts and shapes made of translucent, unfilled thermoplastic polyimide. Their high purity and resistance to plasma and heat makes TP-8005 well suited for uses within the semiconductor industry. The material is weldable and wear resistant and maintains its good dielectric properties even at permanent operating temperatures of up to 200 °C. |
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| Composite bearings with Vespel for silent-running electrical motors |
25 October 2001 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
A new type of DuPont Vespel polyimide bushing with a cushioning elastomer jacket moulded around it ensures long-term silent, unlubricated and vibration-free operation of small, high-speed, electric motors up to 2 kW. Motors of this kind are widely used in the automotive industry, domestic appliances and power tools. DuPont has applied for patents for these new low-wear plastics bushings, which meet a number of objectives DuPont fixed when development started. The aim was to develop bushings that are silent and need no lubricants or maintenance. This also allows for the use of fewer components and easier assembly in electrical motors. |
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| New DuPont engineering polymers for environmentally friendly, safe fuel systems |
25 October 2001 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
The Delrin 511 series of acetal resins are designed for use in systems handling any of the world's many types of petrol, with their widely differing acid and alcohol contents, which place different demands on contact materials. For parts such as filler necks, filler caps and quick connectors, where static electricity build-up means danger, DuPont has developed anti-static Delrin types, which discharge static and thus contribute to greater safety. Carbon-fibre-reinforced Delrin 300AS offers maximum stiffness together with strength and fuel resistance. The outstanding feature of Delrin 300AT is its impact strength–more than twice as high as other anti-static acetal resins available until now. |
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| Screening for Tuberculosis needs to become a priority |
25 October 2001 - Boston University
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have shown that patients with rheumatoid arthritis or Crohn's disease taking the drug Infliximab, are at greater risk of developing tuberculosis. The study, which appears in the October 11, 2001 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, shows that the drug lowers the resistance of patients with latent tuberculosis infection making them more susceptible to tuberculosis disease. |
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| Research reveals genetic makeup of salmonella responsible for food poisoning |
24 October 2001 - Washington University in St Louis
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have mapped and sequenced the genome for a bacterium that is a leading cause of food poisoning worldwide: Salmonella typhimurium. |
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| Blood transfusions drastically reduce death in anemic elderly heart attack patients |
24 October 2001 - Yale University
Yale researchers have found that giving blood transfusions to anemic elderly heart attack patients significantly improves the survival rate for that group. |
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| Researchers announce anthrax research breakthrough |
23 October 2001 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Researchers at UW Medical School's McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research and their collaborators at Harvard Medical School have found the receptor, a docking structure, that anthrax toxin binds to in order to enter cells. |
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| Laser welding plant heralds new era of advanced steel technology for automotive body design |
23 October 2001 - Corus Automotive
In the UK, the unveiling of Europe’s first Nd:YAG two dimensional laser welding facility by Autolaser Technologies, part of Corus, signals the intention of Europe’s largest combined steel and aluminium maker to produce annually up to three million advanced tailor welded blanks for the automotive industry.
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| Seeking factors that help maltreated children heal |
22 October 2001 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
While you read this, countless children across America are being slapped, kicked, burned with lighted cigarettes or locked in closets. Others will be raped, or told over and over that their mother wishes they never had been born. Some children will drift along city streets until, or if, a caregiver comes home. Other kids will miss breakfast and dinner for days on end. Some will be dropped off in parking lots and never picked up. And some, of course, will die. |
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| Biomedical engineers at University of Texas at Austin unlock secrets of body's natural protective system |
22 October 2001 - University of Texas at Austin
Surgeons may be able to use the body’s own natural defenses to speed recovery for heart surgery patients, thanks to recent discoveries by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Biomedical Engineering. |
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| Live life in the fast lane |
19 October 2001 - Autotype International
Autotype International Limited has launched OMEGA Fast, a new high quality, cost effective polyester offset plate for single or spot colour jobs. Developed to meet the requirements of rapid turnaround printing, the new OMEGA Fast plate minimises downtime by eliminating the requirement for pre-press preparation, enables fast changeover between jobs and offers fast start-up on press. In controlled trials, the OMEGA Fast plate has consistently achieved clean start-up within ten prints.
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| Norsk Hydro sells Snøhvit gas as LNG |
18 October 2001 - Hydro Aluminium
The licensees of the Snøhvit field offshore Norway in the Barents Sea have signed separate contracts for the sale of liquefied natural gas ( LNG ) corresponding to the design capacity of the LNG plant that is to be built in the Northern Norwegian county of Finnmark. |
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| Researchers announce discovery that could some day eliminate need to harvest trees for wood or pulp |
17 October 2001 - University of Texas at Austin
Cellulose in a new group of organisms may be a promising new resource for the industrial production of the substance and could eventually eliminate the need to harvest trees for wood or pulp, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin say. |
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| Uninsured suffer greater health consequences |
17 October 2001 - Case Western Reserve University
Using a national sample of adults between the ages of 51 and 61, researchers at CWRU's School of Medicine found that people in this age group who have no health insurance were 63 percent more likely to have a major decline in health. |
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| Virtual dentistry becomes reality in multimedia lab |
16 October 2001 - Case Western Reserve University
Dental students at Case Western Reserve University will share something in common with NASA astronauts, who use simulators to learn to fly shuttles into outer space. As part of their pre-clinical experiences, first- and second-year dental students will learn the art of tooth preparation in patient virtual reality settings in the new dental simulator laboratory and the new multimedia-learning laboratory. |
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| Slow Electrons are killing Ozone, Outstanding new discoveries in ion physics |
15 October 2001 - Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Tilmann Märk from the Institute of Ion Physics at the University of Innsbruck and his team have, with the support of the Austrian Science Fund, developed unique methods and equipment to examine the interaction of electrons with atoms, molecules and clusters. |
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| Lubrication consolidation: Reduces maintenance costs, extends equipment life, simplifies purchasing process |
15 October 2001 - Dow Corning - EEI
Billions of dollars each year are spent to repair the damage caused by mechanical wear in US factories. The key elements of damage are due to surface degradation including mechanical wear and fatigue, a high percentage of which is due to lubricant degradation and problems associated with related maintenance. |
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| Innovative dry vacuum pumps feature unique bearing shield |
15 October 2001 - BOC Gases
A new range of laboratory vacuum pumps from BOC Edwards offers lubricant-free vacuum pumping down to 0.07mbar. The innovative XDS range features a scroll mechanism with a unique bearing shield which ensures that there are no bearings, grease, or oil under vacuum and no bearing purge is required, providing a cleaner, more repeatable process. |
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| Animal-based nutrients linked with higher risk of stomach and esophageal cancers |
15 October 2001 - Yale University
Yale School of Medicine researchers have found that a diet high in cholesterol, animal protein and vitamin B12 is linked to risk of a specific type of cancer of the stomach and esophagus that has been increasing rapidly. |
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| New conveyors can run without lubricant, thanks to an advance in Delrin |
15 October 2001 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
Regina Sud S.p.A. has introduced belts and chains for container conveyors that allow them to run with little or no lubrication. Made with a new grade of DuPont Delrin acetal resin modified with the aramid base polymer for DuPont Kevlar brand fiber, Regina's DK conveyor components deliver major cost savings for container manufacturers and beverage bottlers using glass, metal or plastic containers, according to Regina. |
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| ZX1 development premiered at Interkama |
12 October 2001 - ABB Automation Technologies
ABB presented its new gas-insulated medium-voltage switchgear at the INTERKAMA 2001 trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. The ZX1 with modular design from the product family of the same name guarantees a constant supply of power and, in spite of its standardization, provides great scope for use in a wide variety of applications. With its low maintenance requirements, the ZX1 is also particularly economic. |
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| Hydro terminates magnesium production in Norway |
12 October 2001 - Hydro Aluminium
Fundamental changes to the global magnesium market necessitate an extensive restructuring of Norsk Hydro's magnesium operation in order to restore profitability. |
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| Industry's first 30-V Power MOSFETs with on-resistance ratings at 2.5V reduce power consumption |
12 October 2001 - Vishay Electronic
The industry's first 30-V power MOSFETs specified for gate drives down to 2.5 V were announced todayby Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology. The three new n-channel TrenchFETs- one each in the TSOP-6, TSSOP-8, and PowerPAK 1212-8 packages- are designed for battery charger switching and protection applicationsin portable electronics including cell phones, PDAs, and pagers, as wellas 26- to 28-V ac adapters. |
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| Borealis helps launch new flame retardant association, FROCC |
12 October 2001 - Borealis A/S
FROCC is a trade association among Borealis, AEI Compounds, Condor Compounds, Crosspolimeri, Polyplast Müller and Scapa Polimerics with the aim to promote the use of environmentally friendly flame retardant polyolefin based compounds in electric cable applications. The association became a legal entity mid July and held its first general meeting on August 29. FROCC has launched its own web site. Visit the web site at www.frocc.org |
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| Age no barrier to sex for women, study finds |
11 October 2001 - University of Chicago
A new study of almost 30,000 people worldwide concludes that women as old as 80 can continue to have a satisfying sex life, and, if they don't, it's probably not because of their age. |
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| Sandvik's duplex and superduplex stainless steels become industry standard for drilling risers
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11 October 2001 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
Pioneering development by Sandvik Steel and key customers in the offshore oil and gas industries has seen Sandvik's duplex and super duplex stainless steels become the industry standard for hydraulic tubes in drilling risers, which provide the link between drilling platforms and equipment on the sea bed.
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| Stable methadone patients can successfully continue treatment in a primary care physician's office |
10 October 2001 - Yale University
When stable methadone patients, who were formerly addicted to heroin and other narcotics, switch from a narcotic treatment program to a physician's office for continuing methadone maintenance treatment, they become more accepting of the treatment and they continue to do well, Yale researchers have found. |
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| China Mill Orders MORGOIL® Bearings
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09 October 2001 - Morgan Construction Company
Angang New Steel Co. has ordered three sets of MORGOIL Bearings from the MORGOIL Bearing Division of Morgan Construction Company. |
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| New release of Matrox Imaging's interactive Windows imaging software |
09 October 2001 - Matrox VITE
Inspector 4.0 incorporates new and enhanced features from Matrox Imaging's latest version of its software development toolkit, Matrox Imaging Library 7.0, including an innovative tool for geometric pattern recognition. Model Finder quickly and accurately locates a model, or multiple models, at any position, at any angle, at any scale from 50-200 percent, and under such harsh conditions as occlusion and non-uniform changes in contrast. |
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| Matrox Imaging's integrated industrial computer now offers Windows CE support |
09 October 2001 - Matrox VITE
Now offering Windows CE support, improved performance with the Celeron 850MHz and double the amount of RAM, the 4Sight-II provides developers with a powerful tool for building high-performance and cost-sensitive machine vision, medical imaging and video surveillance applications. |
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| Next generation of vehicles revealed at student design show
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09 October 2001 - Corus Automotive
A forward-looking, innovative proposal for the car of 2030 was awarded first prize in the Corus sponsored ‘Best Vehicle Design’ accolade at the private view of the Coventry University MA Automotive Design Show 2001. |
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| Vacuum pumping system reduces induction melting costs |
09 October 2001 - BOC Gases
Leading vacuum pump manufacturer BOC Edwards announces the launch of a dry-vacuum pumping system for use in vacuum induction melting. The new package helps manufacturers optimise furnace running times by considerably reducing the need for maintenance and consumables. |
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| Australian cancer device in world trials |
09 October 2001 - CSIRO
A screening device for cervical cancer and pre-cancer, developed by Australian company Polartechnics in collaboration with CSIRO, has entered final clinical trials for regulatory approval for use in Europe. |
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| ASML supplies first Korean all-scanner foundry |
09 October 2001 - ASML Netherlands B.V.
ASML's Lithography division today announced the sale of Step & Scan systems to DongBu Electronics Co., Ltd. DongBu is equipping Korea's first all-scanner foundry and will use ASML's i-line and DUV Step & Scan systems to manufacture standard logic, analog and embedded flash products. |
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| Bayer Corporation Displays Innovative Applications At SPE Thermoforming Conference |
08 October 2001 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
From a curved, modern-looking retail gasoline pump dispenser to a recreational trailer, attendees at the SPE Thermoforming Conference in Milwaukee, Wis., can get a first-hand look at some of the diverse thermoforming applications that feature engineering resins from Bayer Corporation's Plastics Division. |
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| Changing roles benefit both men and women |
08 October 2001 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Contrary to longstanding theories of gender and psychology, women and men can benefit by taking on more than one traditional social role, such as worker or parent, report two researchers in the October issue of American Psychologist. |
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| New risk factor in heart disease identified |
05 October 2001 - DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Scientists, using information from the Human Genome Project, have identified a new apolipoprotein that appears to play a significant role in controlling triglyceride levels in the blood. Triglycerides are one of the two major blood fats, along with cholesterol, that are important risk factors in the development of heart disease. |
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| New industry-best established reliability discrete resistor features radically improved TCR specification |
05 October 2001 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced a new established reliability resistor that features the industry's best TCR specification, setting a new standard for high-precision established reliability discrete resistors. The RNC90Z is an 'R' level military-approved resistor qualified to MIL-PRF-55182/9 and designed to provide increased accuracy for fixed resistor analog applications including feedback, gain setting, voltage division, and current sensing in military aircraft and missile guidance systems. |
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| New surface-mountable device enhances current measurement for computer, instrumentation |
05 October 2001 - Vishay Electronic
A new current sensing resistor that significantly improves current measuring accuracy in precision sensing, voltage division, and pulse applications was announced today by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. The new 1-W device features a four-terminal, surface-mount design that allows for 1% resistance tolerance down to 1 m and minimizes the influence of the copper terminals on the overall TCR characteristics, enabling precise current sensing in computer, consumer, automotive, and industrial end products. |
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| New low-profile, high-current inductors enhance space and power savings in DC/DC converter applications |
05 October 2001 - Vishay Electronic
Two new series of high-current inductors that combine low losses at frequencies up to 5 MHz, low DCR values, and a height profile that is 30% lower than in conventional solutions were announced today by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. Designed for dc-to-dc converter and energy storage applications, the new Vishay Dale devices will be used to replace taller, larger, and/or lower-performing inductors, thus enabling lighter, thinner mobile and desktop computers, servers, cell phones, digital cameras, global positioning systems, and other handheld electronic products. |
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| New BOC deal set to benefit the environment |
05 October 2001 - BOC Gases
BOC and Swedish-based Chematur Engineering AB have signed a five year sales and marketing agreement to promote the use of Super Critical Water Oxidation for environmental applications. |
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| Discovery of a molecular switch, progress in the research on anxiety |
05 October 2001 - Max Planck Society
In the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences scientists of the Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Goettingen, report about their discovery of an amino acid-switch of the stress hormone corticotropin-releasing factor: by replacing a single amino acid, they were able to change selectively the binding properties of CRF. On the basis of this observation, the development of selective CRF-like agonists and antagonists should be facilitated. |
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| Matter waves on a microchip |
05 October 2001 - Max Planck Society
Munich Max-Planck researchers reached 'quantum leap' to miniaturize atom lasers / Bose-Einstein-Condensation on a microchip opens new avenues for research and application. |
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| ESAB eases access to information on OK tubrod |
04 October 2001 - ESAB Group
A product brief giving information on the complete range of ESAB OK Tubrod cored wires is now available for quick and easy access on the ESAB UK website. The ESAB website can be reached at www.esab.co.uk. Access to the comprehensive file is gained by opening the Products section and then the Welding consumables sub-section, followed by a click on OK Tubrod cored wires product brief. |
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| New filler metal developed for 13Cr pipelines
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04 October 2001 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
Sandvik Steel has announced that it has developed a super duplex filler metal which matches the properties of 13% chromium super martensitic stainless steel used for pipelines in the oil and gas industries.
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| Kurt Wolfensberger New President of Alcan Automotive |
04 October 2001 - Alcan Automotive
Kurt Wolfensberger has been appointed the new President of Alcan Automotive. In his new function, Wolfensberger will run the automobile business in addition to his current role as European President of Engineered Products. |
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| New surface-mount package offers cost-effective solution |
03 October 2001 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has announced a new surface-mount flip chip resistor featuring ultra-precision Bulk Metal 'Z' foil, which provides industry-lowest TCR values, as well as excellent long-term stability, low noise, and tight tolerance options. The new patent-pending VFC1506 flip chip resistor represents the latest advance in Vishay's proprietary Bulk Metal foil technology, which uses a special foil of resistive Nickel-Chromium, to provide performance far beyond any other resistor technology available. The VFC1506 is designed to deliver precision performance in high-volume analog applications including feedback, gain setting, voltage division, and current sensing in telecommunications, instrumentation and computing systems. |
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| Hydro covers anode requirements
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03 October 2001 - Hydro Aluminium
Hydro is to cover its prebaked anode requirements for the approved development at Sunndal by extending its participation in the Dutch company Aluchemie, Europe's largest producer of anodes located in Rotterdam. |
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| Yale researchers develop new molecule that eradicates cancer by destroying tumor blood vessels |
02 October 2001 - Yale University
Researchers at Yale have developed a new molecule they call 'icon' that targets blood vessels in tumors for destruction by the immune system without harming vessels in normal tissues. |
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| Global Steel Industry Program Contributes to World Automotive Research Data |
02 October 2001 - Corus Automotive
A progress report delivered to the International Iron and Steel Institute’s Annual Meeting on the global steel program, ULSAB-AVC (Advanced Vehicle Concepts), today unveils valuable contributions to future automobile design. |
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| BOC Edwards Releases New Controller for Special Gas Delivery Systems |
02 October 2001 - BOC Gases
BOC Edwards today announced the global release and availability of its new intelligent Gas Source Controller, an automatic controller designed specifically for delivering special gases into ultra high purity applications, like the semiconductor manufacturing process. It is available for use on traditional gas cabinets for cylinder gases, valve manifold boxes and bulk special gas systems. |
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| Bayer Corporation Poster Paper Illustrates Alternative Blowing Agent Performance in Picnic Coolers |
01 October 2001 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Environmental regulations will soon force ozone-depleting potential (ODP) blowing agents to be phased out, and makers of picnic coolers are among those manufacturers that will need to explore the use of alternative blowing agents for insulating their products. |
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| Bayer Corporation Paper Describes Two Breakthroughs in Polyurethane RRIM for Automotive Exteriors |
01 October 2001 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Reinforced reaction injection molding (RRIM) technology has been utilized for 25 years for automotive fascia and body side moldings. But today's applications demand higher performance in processing and part performance.
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| Bayer Corporation Paper Describes New High-Performance Refrigerator Cabinet Polyurethane Machinery |
01 October 2001 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Hennecke Machinery, a unit of the Bayer Corporation's Polyurethanes Division, has responded to refrigerator manufacturers' demands for increased production flexibility with the LinFlex™ System, a new production line concept for insulating refrigerator cabinets with rigid polyurethane (PU) foam. |
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| Bayer Corporation Paper Describes Evolution of High-Density Structural RIM Materials and Technology |
01 October 2001 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
From its initial use in making small parts with relatively simple designs to today's large parts that meet automotive OEM requirements in mass production, polyurethane high-density structural reaction injection molding (HDSRIM) technology has come a long way in a short time. |
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| Bayer Corporation Paper Examines Performance of Alternative Blowing Agents in Residential Water Heaters |
01 October 2001 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
The water heater industry is facing the challenge of replacing HCFC-141b, the predominant blowing agent for use in rigid polyurethane foam insulation, with a non-ozone depleting (ODP) material. |
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| Bayer Corporation Researchers Benchmark Polyurethane Technologies for Automotive Seat Cushions |
01 October 2001 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
For more than 30 years, polyurethane foam has been the material of choice for automotive seat cushions, and determining which of the four main polyurethane foam technologies is best for seat comfort and durability has recently been a popular topic of discussion. |
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| Paper From Orbseal LLC and Bayer Corporation Illustrates New System for Vehicle Interior Sound Abatement |
01 October 2001 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Orbseal LLC and Bayer Corporation have developed a low-MDI cavity filling polyurethane (PU) foam system that meets or exceeds current OEM sound abatement targets. |
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