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| Super-Hard High Speed Powder Tool Steel Triples Tool Life, Cuts Machine Downtime |
31 March 2001 - Carpenter Technology Corporation
A Michigan producer of screw machine parts has tripled his tool life and slashed machine downtime for grinding at least one third by upgrading the tooling he was using to form the body of small stainless Type 303 hex valves.
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| New Stainless Hand Tools Have High Strength, Toughness for Service in Corrosive or Clean Room Environments |
30 March 2001 - Carpenter Technology Corporation
A new line of high-performance stainless steel hand tools offers a unique combination of attributes that have been considered useful to the medical, biomedical, biotech, pharmaceutical, food, nuclear, marine and other industries concerned with clean room sterility and/or exposure to corrosive environments. |
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| Bayer Elastomer Provides The Finishing Touch |
30 March 2001 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) from Bayer are contributing to the functionality, safety and appearance of a new line of electronic instruments from Tektronix, Inc., a leading provider of test, measurement and monitoring equipment for the communications and computer industries.
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| BCcomponents launches world's first 175 °C SMD electrolytic capacitor |
30 March 2001 - Vishay Electronic
BCcomponents today became the first company to deliver a surface-mount electrolytic capacitor rated at 175 °C — 40 % higher than equivalent products currently available. |
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| New Power MOSFETs are PWM optimized for line-powered synchronous rectification applications |
30 March 2001 - Vishay Electronic
Two new LITTLE FOOT power MOSFETs for dc-to-dc converter circuits, including the industry's first PWM-optimized n-channel device with a 12-V maximum breakdown voltage rating, were released today by Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. |
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| University of Wisconsin-Madison My UW Search People UW Home > News > Releases |
30 March 2001 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
CONTACT: Richard Davidson, (608) 262-8972, rjdavids@facstaff.wisc.edu
Ned Kalin, (608) 263-6079, nkalin@facstaff.wisc.edu
NOTE TO REPORTERS, EDITORS: A media briefing and tour of the new brain imaging facility will be held Wednesday, April 25, at 1:30 p.m. Media may park in the north lot of the Waisman Center, 1500 Highland Ave. |
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| Women will switch from Gynecologists who do not recommend UFE, a less invasive treatment for fibroids |
29 March 2001 - Yale University
In a two-part study, researchers at Yale have found that 89 percent of women are willing to switch from gynecologists who do not support their decision to have fibroids treated using Uterine Fibroid Embolization, a minimally invasive treatment performed by interventional radiologists. |
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| Polymer gel holds promise for therapeutics delivery and tissue engineering |
29 March 2001 - DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
A new polymer-based material with unique gelling properties found useful in medical applications ranging from targeted cancer treatment to tissue engineering has been developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. |
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| New vaccine for chickenpox shown to be highly effective in study by Yale researchers |
28 March 2001 - Yale University
The vaccine for chickenpox, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1995, is highly effective in preventing chickenpox or minimizing the severity of the disease in children, according to a study by researchers at Yale. |
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| Investment increases capacity for automotive steel
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27 March 2001 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
Investment in new heat treatment facilities and finishing line equipment at its manufacturing plant in Sandviken, Sweden has enabled Sandvik Steel to increase production capacity and output of stainless and carbon steel strip for use, particularly, in the automotive industry.
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| Researchers found no consistent, negative association between prenatal cocaine exposure and physical growth |
27 March 2001 - Boston University
Researchers at Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health have found there is no consistent, negative association between prenatal cocaine exposure and physical growth, developmental test scores, or receptive or expressive language. The study, which appears in the March 27, 2001, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggests that prenatal exposure to tobacco, marijuana or alcohol, and the quality of the child's post natal environment may contribute more to developmental impairments than cocaine exposure. |
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| Tumour Stop, Tumour inhibiting Platinum and Ruthenium compounds |
27 March 2001 - Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Platinum compounds are the most frequently used therapeutic drugs in modern cancer therapy. Some of them not only inhibit tumour growth but can also cure certain cancers, such as testicular cancer in young men of 25 to 35 years of age. |
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| Corus and Tenneco win at Aluminium Award 2000 |
26 March 2001 - Corus Automotive
Corus Aluminium Extrusions and Tenneco Automotive won The Innovation Award in Automotive Parts and Accessories at Aluminium Award 2000, which took place at the AutoDome Automobile Museum Rosmalen. |
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| Barlo Plastics growth continues eastward with new facility opening in the Czech Republic |
26 March 2001 - Quinn Plastics
Barlo Plastics Europe, the European manufacturer of transparent plastic sheets, has announced the opening of new Central Europe manufacturing and warehouse facilities in Pribram, located in the Czech Republic. |
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| Bayer Announces Major Commitment to Powder Coatings; Formation of Global Powder Coatings Business |
26 March 2001 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayer, already one of the world's largest suppliers of raw materials for coatings and colorants, today announced a major initiative in the powder coatings market, including the formation of a U.S.-based Global Powder Coatings Business Group.
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| Bayer Corporation Names Randall S. Dearth to Head New Global Powder Coatings Business Group |
26 March 2001 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayer Corporation today announced that it has promoted Randy Dearth to Head of the recently formed Global Powder Coatings Business Group, within the corporation's Coatings and Colorants Division. |
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| New Vishay Siliconix battery charger IC works with all common battery types |
23 March 2001 - Vishay Electronic
A new microprocessor-controlled battery charger IC offering the industry's smallest footprint solution for this application, and eliminating the need for several external components, has been announced by Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. |
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| RTP Company adds flame retardant compounds to long fiber family |
23 March 2001 - RTP Company
RTP Company launched a new family of flame retardant compounds containing long glass fiber. These compounds are available at 30% and 40% by weight glass levels in RTP 100 Series polypropylene and RTP 200A Series nylon 6. They significantly improve tensile strength, flexural strength, impact, and dimensional stability, compared to their respective short-glass fiber counterparts. UL certification of V-0 at 1/16' (1.59 mm) is achievable for both compounds. |
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| NREL transportation project to reduce fuel usage |
23 March 2001 - DOE/National Renewable Energy Laboratory
The Jefferson County Seniors Resource Center Paratransit Service has become an important part of Eulalia Gaillard's life since her stroke in 1996. She calls on SRC to drive her to cardiologist, neurologist and chiropractor appointments each week. |
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| Chronic depression hastens disease progression and mortality among women with HIV |
21 March 2001 - Yale University
Women who are HIV-positive and depressed are twice as likely to die as women who are HIV-positive but experiencing limited or no depressive symptoms, a study by a Yale researcher shows. |
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| Women respond better to multicultural, loss-framed messages rather than ethnic targeting in campaign |
21 March 2001 - Yale University
A research project evaluating an intervention for low income women to see what would motivate them to get a mammogram revealed that they responded more positively to multicultural messages rather than those targeted to specific ethnic groups. |
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| 3D Systems and DSM Desotech Form Agreement for Materials Development |
21 March 2001 - DSM Somos
3D Systems Corp. and DSM Desotech Inc. today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to develop and jointly market non-liquid stereolithography (SL) hardware, software and materials for rapid tooling and direct and indirect in-line manufacturing processes.
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| Men with chronic Schizophrenia lose brain volume faster |
20 March 2001 - Yale University
Men with chronic schizophrenia lose brain volume at a faster rate than the normal aging changes seen in men without the mental illness, a study by a researcher at Yale shows. |
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| BOC Gases show customers how to improve their operations using BOC`S E-Business Capabilities |
19 March 2001 - BOC Gases
BOC Gases is inviting companies in the Chattanooga area to a daylong seminar on March 29 to learn how they can reduce purchasing and ownership costs, keep better track of their operations and ensure consistent supply through state-of-the art e-Business technology. |
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| New devices serve extreme-temperature automotive and industrial applications |
16 March 2001 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has announced that it is shipping a new series of monolithic ceramic chip capacitors which are the industry's first such devices to feature an X8R dielectric. The new Vishay Vitramon devices are optimized for high-temperature automotive and industrial environments and for applications including bypass, decoupling, and filtering. |
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| Study says medication events monitoring system provides limited adherence information |
16 March 2001 - Boston University
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine have shown that the Medication Events Monitoring System, devices that electronically monitor medication adherence, is limited in providing detailed accurate information. The study, which appears in the March 2001 issue of AIDS and Behavior, shows that the complexity of the regimen, patient lifestyle factors, and the use of adherence aids such as pill boxes prove to be obstacles in the use of MEMS as an adherence measurement tool. |
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| Launch of new UK biotechnology initiative |
15 March 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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| Enzyme involved in cocaine addiction identified by scientists at Yale and Rockefeller Universities |
15 March 2001 - Yale University
Researchers at Yale and Rockefeller Universities have found that an enzyme called Cdk5 regulates the action of dopamine, a chemical messenger associated with cocaine's 'rush' and with addiction to cocaine and other drugs. |
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| Form and Fuction Come Together at Bayer Corporation's Polyurethane RIM Technology Center Web Site |
15 March 2001 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Producing parts that are lightweight, yet strong. Molding complex curves and geometries. Encapsulating metal parts. All of these are possible with polyurethane reaction injection molding (RIM) technology, a polymer molding process. |
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| KLA-TENCOR and ASML jointly develop metrology data interfaces to maximize lithography tool productivity |
13 March 2001 - ASML Netherlands B.V.
KLA-Tencor Corp. and ASML today introduced new analysis software options that enable chipmakers to automatically transfer overlay test data between KLA-Tencor 5000 series overlay metrology tools and ASML PAS 5500(tm) series stepper and Step & Scan lithography tools. |
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| New flame retardant HIPS thermoplastics aid recycling efforts in electronics industries |
10 March 2001 - RTP Company
RTP Company now offers a new line of flame retardant, high-impact polystyrene thermoplastics that meet various flame ratings. The materials provide excellent colorability and physical properties, and they are fully recyclable. |
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| ABB supplied power transformers in record time to limit the consequences of the energy crisis in Brazil |
09 March 2001 - ABB Automation Technologies
ABB, the global technology group, supplied two extra high-voltage (765 kV) power transformers to the Brazilian Utility Furnas in record time. The period between the placing of the order and the delivery was just six months. Normally, delivery periods of over a year are quoted for products of this level of complexity. |
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| New AC/DC TIG welding equipment from ESAB |
09 March 2001 - ESAB Group
Just published by ESAB is a new catalogue which gives full details and specifications of its range of TIG Welding Equipment providing AC, DC and AC/DC outputs. |
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| Sandvik acquires remaining shares in Sandvik Choksi Ltd. in India
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09 March 2001 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
Sandvik has acquired the remaining 49% of the shares in Sandvik Choksi Ltd. from the Indian company Choksi Tube Company Ltd. Sandvik has owned 51% of the shares since the company was founded in 1996. |
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| New Vishay 0402, X5R Dielectric MLCC provides top capacitance for ultra-compact products |
09 March 2001 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology has released a new X5R dielectric multilayer ceramic chip capacitor that offers the industry's highest capacitance value in an 0402 size package. The Vishay Vitramon VJ0402 is specifically designed for bypass, decoupling, and filtering applications in miniature systems such as hearing aids, implantable devices, and today's streamlined cellular phones. |
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| NIAAA announces start of Combining Medications & Behavioral Interventions, a study that targets persons with alcholism |
08 March 2001 - Boston University
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism today announces the start of Combining Medications and Behavioral Interventions, a nationwide study that targets persons with the diagnosis alcohol dependence, commonly known as alcoholism. COMBINE is the first national study to evaluate the effectiveness of behavioral treatments alone and in combination with medications. It begins at a time when advances in genetics, neuroscience and treatment research are forging new directions for alcoholism treatment and building expectations among patients, clinical practitioners and the public for improved treatment outcomes. |
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| Introducing Spectar sheet - strong customer benefits drive strategic alliance |
07 March 2001 - Quinn Plastics
Barlo Plastics and Eastman Chemical Company have signed a strategic alliance and trademark license agreement covering the production as well as the marketing and sales activities for new Spectar sheet extruded from Eastman's specialty plastic. The new sheet material is available in Europe exclusively from Barlo Plastics. Spectar resin has been in the market for some time, but sheet sold under the Spectar trademark has not been available. |
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| Push to test drugs on kids comes with reservations |
07 March 2001 - University of Chicago
Some physicians and medical ethicists are warning that a new push to include kids in drug trials could endanger the health of the children who sign up for them. It has been a few months since President Bush signed into law the Pediatric Research Equity Act, and drugmakers already are beating the drum to enroll children in clinical trials. Among studies sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, some 62 new trials are actively looking to enroll children. |
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| Researchers have developed a new high-performance, energy-efficient table lamp that is designed to save energy |
06 March 2001 - DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a new high-performance, energy-efficient table lamp that is designed to save energy in homes and offices while greatly increasing lighting quality and visibility. |
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| Researchers have developed a new high-performance, energy-efficient table lamp that is designed to save energy |
06 March 2001 - DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a new high-performance, energy-efficient table lamp that is designed to save energy in homes and offices while greatly increasing lighting quality and visibility. |
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| Rodel partners with Eternal Chemical to provide copper CMP solutions semiconductor industry |
05 March 2001 - Rohm & Haas Co
Rodel, Inc., has announced that they have completed an agreement with Eternal Chemical Co., Ltd. to distribute and market Eternal Chemical's advanced copper CMP slurry solutions. Eternal Chemical, a leading chemical company in Taiwan, will utilize Rodel's market channel to the global semiconductor industry and customer support infrastructure to bring its copper slurry products to the marketplace. |
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| Genes that play a role in the development of breast cancer can now be added the name ZNF217 |
03 March 2001 - DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
To the small list of genes that play a role in the development of breast cancer can now be added the name ZNF217. Multiple copies of this gene were found to remove natural restrictions on cell growth and thereby increase the chances for malignancy in a study jointly conducted by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at San Francisco. |
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| Genes that play a role in the development of breast cancer can now be added the name ZNF217 |
03 March 2001 - DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
To the small list of genes that play a role in the development of breast cancer can now be added the name ZNF217. Multiple copies of this gene were found to remove natural restrictions on cell growth and thereby increase the chances for malignancy in a study jointly conducted by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at San Francisco. |
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| Vishay's new multilayer ceramic chip capacitors |
02 March 2001 - Vishay Electronic
A new series of multilayer ceramic chip capacitors that feature ultra-low inductance and a low-profile design was announced today by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. The new Vishay Vitramon VJ0612 ceramic chip capacitors, which typically feature half the inductance level seen in standard capacitors, will be used for high-frequency decoupling and bypass in laptop and desktop computers. |
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| Women under age 60 have higher mortality rates than men in two years following a heart attack |
02 March 2001 - Yale University
Women under the age of 60 have a higher risk of dying than men under 60 in the two years after they suffer a heart attack, a study by a Yale researcher and collaborators shows. |
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| New coil encapsulation with Rynite PET boosts motor's protection against heat and moisture |
01 March 2001 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
Hansen Corporation has improved the heat and moisture resistance of its Class F Synchron; synchronous timing motors by encapsulating their stator coils with DuPont; Rynite PET thermoplastic polyester resin. The motors are chiefly used to control and operate vents and valves in heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. They are the first timing motors rated for Class F (155° C) applications under the UL 1446 standard that deliver the benefits of thermoplastic encapsulation technology to motor buyers, according to Hansen. |
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| JP Gaultier's FRAGILE: Femininity staged - on Delrin |
01 March 2001 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
Parisian style icon Jean Paul Gaultier's newest fragrance, FRAGILE, comes in a highly innovative glass dome bottle, containing a figurine of an elegant woman wearing a black, sheath dress and standing on a podium. The world-famous designer describes the bottle as 'Femininity staged'; the Haute Couture 'stage' in question is made of DuPont Delrin acetal resin, selected for its deep black colour, smooth, shiny surface finish and scratch resistance, as well as its chemical resistance, rigidity and other mechanical properties. |
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| New Ford Falcon super coupe, secret weapon
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01 March 2001 - CSIRO
Australia's leading science and technology organisation has produced a secret marketing weapon for Ford's new grunt car, the super-charged V8 Falcon 300+ Super Coupe unveiled for the first time at the Melbourne Motor Show today. |
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