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| Recently-discovered protein could be key to understanding and preventing type-2 diabetes |
31 May 2001 - Yale University
A protein called Akt2 or Protein Kinase B plays an important role in maintaining glucose balance, possibly leading to a drug target for preventing Type-2 diabetes, Yale researchers report in a study published in the June 1 issue of Science. |
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| Heat-seeking vipers may help with U.S. defense, UT Austin researcher finds |
31 May 2001 - University of Texas at Austin
An engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin is helping the U.S. Air Force learn techniques to build better missile detectors by studying poisonous snakes. Dr. John Pearce, the Temple Foundation Endowed Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, studies Crotalines, better known as pit vipers. This family of reptiles includes rattlesnakes, copperheads and cottonmouths. |
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| Off-pump heart surgery reduces complications in overweight patients |
31 May 2001 - University of Bristol
A new study reveals that overweight people who have new 'off-pump' heart bypass surgery could experience only half the complications associated with a traditional operation. |
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| Potential for new superconducting materials advances |
30 May 2001 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Commercial potential is growing for magnesium-diboride, a recently discovered high-temperature superconducting metal, with new evidence that alloying enables the metal to carry very high electric current at a high magnetic field. |
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| Bubble science benefits deep divers |
30 May 2001 - DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Studying the physics of bubble formation in the human body during deep, long duration diving has led a researcher at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory to discover a new system of dive tables that govern how deep and how long a diver may safely stay down. |
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| New Power MOSFETs are PWM optimized for line-powered synchronous rectification applications |
30 May 2001 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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. Both new devices are intended for synchronous rectifier applications, serving low voltage outputs in dc-to-dc converters for desktop computers, network or routing cards, stand-alone power supplies, and other line-powered systems where a low-voltage microprocessor is needed. |
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| Sandvik and Swagelok offer SAF 2507TM alloy integrated fluid system solution. |
30 May 2001 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
A challenge posed by the oil and gas industry and an ambitious product development relationship between Sandvik Steel AB and Swagelok Company has led to a new SAF 2507™ alloy integrated fluid system solution that performs in highly corrosive, chloride-containing environments, such as oil and gas exploration and production activities.
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| Design 'Made in Italy' and ProtoFunctional® prototyping for the new Dionica POS Systems
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30 May 2001 - DSM Somos
Dionica SrL (Cernusco sul Naviglio, Italy), has recently commercialised a new and innovative range of 'point of sale' (POS) systems, thanks to the intervention of two well-known Italian designers and to the ProtoFunctional® materials of DSM Somos®, a leading technological force in the rapid prototyping materials sector. |
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| DSM Somos® Technology Focus: The future of RP materials |
30 May 2001 - DSM Somos
DSM Somos®, a global technology leader for rapid prototyping (RP) materials and one of DSM Desotech's key strategic businesses, has announced the launch of a major research and development campaign aimed at responding to the growing global demand of differentiated material product lines for the RP industry. |
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| Morgan's First High-Speed Shear Commissioned at Connecticut Steel
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30 May 2001 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan Construction Company's newly developed High-Speed Shear has been successfully commissioned at Connecticut Steel Corporation (CSC), of Wallingford, Conn. The equipment was installed several months ago on the steel company's one-strand mill. |
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| Building contract Sunndal |
29 May 2001 - Hydro Aluminium
Hydro Aluminium has signed a Letter of Intent with AF Sunndal for the main building contract in connection with the modernization and expansion of the aluminium plant at Sunndalsøra. The scope of the agreement totals NOK 619 million. Construction work wil. |
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| Stinking Beauty, Rare flower set to bloom |
29 May 2001 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
One of the world's largest and most malodorous flowers is about to bloom at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The titan arum or 'corpse flower,' noted for a malodorous stench given off by blooms that can have a diameter of as much as four feet, is exceedingly rare among cultivated plants. The nascent bloom at UW-Madison is the first in Wisconsin and may be only the twelfth recorded bloom in the United States. |
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| Shipley launches the development of ZirkonTM LK ultra-low permittivity porous spin-on dielectric |
29 May 2001 - Rohm & Haas Co
Shipley Company L.L.C. today announced the development of ZirkonTM LK ultra-low permittivity porous spin-on dielectric that uses a unique and novel pore-forming technology. This breakthrough marks Shipley's entry into the spin-on dielectric market and targets integrated circuit device technology nodes at, or below, the k values attainable with conventional CVD and spin-on organic products. |
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| Industrivärden issues Options to SSAB Group Management |
28 May 2001 - SSAB
SSAB's Group management has undertaken to acquire call options in SSAB during a four-year period. This is the third year that call options are being purchased under the programme.
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| Waste not want not, an engine for the future |
27 May 2001 - DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
In a step toward finding alternatives to conventional engines, scientists at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a remarkably simple, energy-efficient engine with no moving parts. |
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| EOtech Uses Somos® ProtoFunctional® Resins For Prototyping Holographic Gunsight |
25 May 2001 - DSM Somos
EOTech Inc. Ann Arbor Michigan, has utilized several new generation ProtoFunctional® resins, DSM Somos® 9100 and DSM Somos® 7100, to produce prototype models of the main housing component for its new Holographic Diffraction Sight.
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| Durability And Flexibility Of Somos® ProtoFunctional® Resins Enable Diving Systems To Functionally Test Diving Mask Prototypes |
25 May 2001 - DSM Somos
Diving Systems International, a world leader in technology for the commercial, military and scientific diving industry, has turned to DSM Somos® ProtoFunctional® Materials as a material source to build diving mask prototypes that can be functionally tested.
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| X.I.P. Chooses Somos® ProtoFunctional® Resins To Replicate Polypropylene For Unique Utility Knife |
25 May 2001 - DSM Somos
X.I.P. Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, has selected a new generation ProtoFunctional® resin, DSM Somos® 9100, to produce prototype models of its new, unique Safe-T-Cutter: a utility knife that allows the user to safely open all types of corrugated packages while also reducing damage to packaged contents.
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| Brookfield Rapid Solutions Uses Somos® ProtoFunctional® Resin For Prototyping Apple Titanium Laptop Battery Charger
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25 May 2001 - DSM Somos
Brookfield Rapid Solutions, a Hudson, New Hampshire service bureau, has utilized a new generation ProtoFunctional® resin, DSM Somos® 7120, to produce prototype models of a P12 battery charger for the Apple Titanium computer.
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| New TrenchFET MOSFETs break performance records in Tiny LITTLE FOOT SC-89 and SC-75 packages |
24 May 2001 - Vishay Electronic
A series of new TrenchFETs that set records for on-resistance in the tiny LITTLE FOOT SC-89 and SC-75 packages were announced today by Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology. The smallest MOSFETs on the market, the new devices will serve as a power-efficient replacement for the digital bipolar transistors used for simple or light-load switching in portable communications systems, computer motherboards, power supply converter circuits, and battery-operated equipment. |
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| Pathologists reset criteria for worrisome acid reflux disease |
24 May 2001 - Yale University
A national group of gastrointestinal pathologists have set new criteria for determining when effects of acid reflux disease are likely to develop into cancer of the esophagus, says Marie Robert, associate professor of pathology at Yale School of Medicine who founded the group and participated in the study. |
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| Leptin's effect on the brain's body weight regulation system is more complex than previously thought |
23 May 2001 - Yale University
Leptin, a hormone known for its hunger-blocking effect on the brain, operates in a more complex way than previously thought, researchers from Yale and The Vollum Institute find, possibly leading to development of drugs that can better interfere with appetite and eating behavior to fight obesity and diabetes. |
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| Study finds one-third of American and European primary care patients at high risk for sleep apnea |
23 May 2001 - Case Western Reserve University
Researchers reported at the American Thoracic Society 2001 International Conference that about one-third of primary care patients in the United States and Europe have risk factors for sleep apnea, a disorder in which a person stops breathing during sleep. The study, presented May 23, is the first direct comparison of primary care populations among countries in regard to these risk factors, such as persistent snoring and daytime sleepiness. |
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| Down Syndrome detection rate improves with Yale researcher's new formula |
22 May 2001 - Yale University
Almost 80% of Down syndrome cases can be detected with a new non-invasive formula using a ratio of skin thickness and limb measurements, Yale researchers report in a study published in the May issue of American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. |
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| Use or non-use of Beta Blockers provides clues for improving healthcare quality in hospitals |
22 May 2001 - Yale University
Although it is well documented that using beta blockers is effective in preventing a subsequent heart attack or death, not all hospitals are prescribing them widely for complicated internal reasons, a study by researchers at Yale concludes. |
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| The 'Crown Jewels' of Slip-Resistant Floor Mats Rely on Baytec® GS Polyurethane System from Bayer Corporation |
21 May 2001 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
There are many reasons why you might call Matrix Engineering Inc.'s GRIP ROCK1 and SUPER G2 slip-resistant mats the crown jewels of floor safety mats. The most obvious reason is their use of crushed garnet, a semi- precious gem, to prevent slips and falls. |
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| Racial disparities exist in diagnostic procedure for heart attack patients |
18 May 2001 - Yale University
In one of the largest national studies on the topic, Yale researchers have demonstrated a marked racial difference in the rate of cardiac catheterization, a diagnostic procedure used to assess heart function after a myocardial infarction or heart attack. |
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| New 3-watt surface mount wirewound resistor |
18 May 2001 - Vishay Electronic
A new molded wirewound resistor providing the industry's highest derating temperature was announced today by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. Featuring a highly durable, surface mount design, the new Vishay Dale WSC6927 is ideal for use as a power supply bleeder resistor or series dropping resistor in pulsing applications and voltage divider circuits. These applications are commonly found in automobile electronic controls, satellite receivers, instrumentation, home entertainment products, and fixed telecommunications systems. |
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| New protein is essential for lung development |
17 May 2001 - Washington University in St Louis
A recently discovered protein appears essential for lung development. Mice unable to make a protein called fibroblast growth factor 9 die at birth with underdeveloped lungs, researchers have found. They suggest that Fgf9 controls lung size and shape. |
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| Cost effective Vacpac guarantees electrodes stay fresh and dry |
17 May 2001 - ESAB Group
To help welders to work more efficiently and comfortably, ESAB developed the VacPac system. This ensures that the electrodes are always fresh and dry and avoids the risk of pores in the weld metal and hydrogen cracks. |
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| Akzo Nobel makes strategic investment in polysulfide expansion |
16 May 2001 - Akcros Chemicals BV
Akzo Nobel’s business unit Plastics and Processing Additives (PPA), operating under the name Akcros Chemicals, the leading global player in the polysulfide market, will invest in a major expansion at its Greiz facility in Germany. |
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| Hendl or Güggeli, Dictionary of national and regional variants of standard German |
16 May 2001 - Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
There is not one single German language, Austrians use different linguistic expressions to those used by Swiss or German people. This is not only true of dialect, but also applies to High German. There are many linguistic variants, even within the individual countries. |
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| A harmonic Ménage à trois |
16 May 2001 - Max Planck Society
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen/Germany, and their colleagues have discovered a unique symbiosis between bacteria and a marine worm, described in Nature. |
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| Female songbirds learn new songs faster than male songbirds |
16 May 2001 - Yale University
In the one of the largest learning differences observed between the sexes, a Yale researcher has found that female songbirds learn new songs 60% faster than male songbirds, increasing understanding of how hormones might affect learning. |
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| Optical Media Market's Consumption of Polycarbonate Resin Expected to Double by 2005, According to Bayer |
16 May 2001 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
In the last five years, the polycarbonate market for optical media has grown considerably, from approximately 110,000 tons in 1995 to a total of 385,000 tons in 2000, according to Bayer. |
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| UT Austin researcher finds evidence that BRCA1 protein may play a role in repair of damage to DNA |
15 May 2001 - University of Texas at Austin
Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin, Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the Baylor College of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health have created a recombinant human BRCA1 protein and have discovered that the protein binds directly to DNA. Their findings will be published in the May 15 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. |
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| New Pedestal Rail gantry style waterjet cutting machine |
15 May 2001 - ESAB Group
The Hydrocut Pedestal Rail gantry style waterjet cutting machine is designed for companies looking to take advantage of this technology for the first time. It is available in 1524mm or 1828 mm cutting widths and is capable of cutting a range of materials including exotic alloys, metals, plastics and even cardboard. |
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| Three major Labs join forces to develop faster semiconductors |
15 May 2001 - DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Motorola Labs, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have entered a cooperative research and development agreement aimed at increasing the speed of future generations of integrated circuits. |
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| New Suprarex Systems offer higher quality and lower cost cutting |
14 May 2001 - ESAB Group
ESAB Automation's SUPRAREX portal cutting machine range is made up of extremely versatile machines delivering highly efficient, functional and economic production with a consistently high quality cutting standard. A modular design allows SUPRAREX to be adapted to meet customers' requirements. |
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| Bayer AG and MMore International BV Make Makrolon® More Visible |
11 May 2001 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayer AG's Plastics Business Group has announced a co- branding effort with MMore International BV, a Dutch manufacturer of rewritable and recordable CDs and DVDs. The effort will feature 'Made of Makrolon®' quality labels on all MMore polycarbonate storage media. |
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| New LITTLE FOOT Power MOSFETs for isolated DC-to-DC converters are PWM optimized |
11 May 2001 - Vishay Electronic
A new series of LITTLE FOOT MOSFETs aimed at isolated dc-to-dc converters powered by a 24-V or 48-V bus was announced today by Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. Intended for use in a wide range of telecommunications, high-voltage computer and server, and automotive products, the seven new n-channel devices are offered in breakdown voltages ranging from 60 V to 200 V. The Vishay Siliconix Si4850EY (60 V), Si4896DY (80 V), Si4484EY (100 V), Si4848DY (150 V), and Si4490DY (200 V) are designed for use on the primary side of dc-to-dc converters requiring higher frequencies or lower switching losses, and feature typical gate charge ratings from 18 nC to 34 nC in combination with on-resistance values ranging from 16.5 mW to 100 mW at a 10-V gate drive. |
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| Smoking cigarettes, cigars, pipes or using snuff or chewing tobacco does not cause brain cancer |
09 May 2001 - Yale University
Although cigarette smoking and use of other tobacco products are considered to be the greatest single source of human exposure to certain carcinogens, they do not appear to cause brain cancer, a Yale investigation has found. |
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| Yale researchers create topical estrogen ahat alleviates sexual dysfunction in menopausal women |
09 May 2001 - Yale University
To alleviate vaginal dyspareunia or dryness, a painful symptom of menopause that causes sexual dysfunction, Yale researchers have created a topical estrogen that eliminates side effects of conventional estrogen and that in the future could also alleviate some symptoms of aging skin. |
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| Bayer Corporation Adds XML Capability to List of eBusiness Options for Polymers and Chemicals Customers |
09 May 2001 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayer Corporation announced today that it has expanded the list of eBusiness options available to customers of the company's polymers and chemicals businesses to include eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML) transmissions for receiving and processing customer purchase orders. |
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| Concrete Roof Tile Meets Challenges in Historical Renovation Project |
08 May 2001 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
For the owners of a historic home in need of a new roof, colored concrete roof tiles have provided a solution that has satisfied the city's historic district commission as well as the owners' desire for beauty and affordability.
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| Lighter, Smaller, Stronger Components Help Keep R·I·T Formula SAE Race Car on Winning Track |
08 May 2001 - Carpenter Technology Corporation
In Formula SAE race car competition, the team that can design and produce major components that are lighter in weight, smaller and stronger has a decided edge in the hotly contested battles for top finishes.
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| VISTAGY Announces FiberSIM 3.4 |
07 May 2001 - VISTAGY
VISTAGY, Inc., today announced the release of Version 3.4 of FiberSIM, software that enables engineers working with sophisticated computer-aided-design (CAD) systems to create products made of lightweight, high-performance composite materials. FiberSIM 3.4 incorporates XML tools for sharing specialized design information about composite parts with other applications throughout the enterprise. |
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| Study finds therapist is key to mental health |
07 May 2001 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
The drive by HMOs to 'medicalize' psychotherapy - insisting that practitioners look for a medical disorder such as clinical depression and then dispense a prescribed treatment, will ultimately suffocate psychotherapy through ignorance of how it works. |
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| Georgia Tech aerospace students is testing a new micro-gravity manufacturing process |
04 May 2001 - Georgia Institute of Technology
A team of Georgia Tech aerospace students is testing a new micro-gravity manufacturing process called 'acoustic shaping' that turns sounds waves into construction machines. The team's initial findings indicate that sound could one day be used in space to build complex structures, such as space stations, from simple raw materials. |
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| Two new Vishay Telefunken SMD optocoupler series deliver reinforced isolation |
04 May 2001 - Vishay Electronic
Two new series of SMD optocouplers that provide reinforced isolation in a 2-mm high package one of the industry's thinnest for this device type, have been announced by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. |
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| Researchers discover adult stem cell that can transform itself into nearly any organ in the body |
03 May 2001 - Yale University
Adult stem cells that can create new liver, lung, gastrointestinal and skin cells, and possibly any other organ in the body, have been discovered in bone marrow, according to a newly-published study by a Yale researcher and collaborators. |
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| Bayer Corporation's New Brochure Highlights New MDI-Prepolymers for Microcellular Polyurethane Applications |
03 May 2001 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
With its new generation of MDI (diphenylmethane diisocyanate) prepolymers, Bayer Corporation offers customers greater formulating and processing latitudes for footwear and integral skin microcellular foam polyurethane applications. |
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| Sandvik develops new stainless steel wire for rod rigging
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02 May 2001 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
A new stainless steel grade, specially developed for use on mast rigging on ocean going and high performance yachts has been produced by Swedish steelmaker Sandvik Steel.
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| Study raises questions about relationship between sudden infant death syndrome |
02 May 2001 - Yale University
The use of home monitors to detect prolonged cessation of breathing or a slower than normal heart rate in infants are not an effective means of preventing sudden infant death syndrome, a study by a Yale researcher has found. |
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| Impact of depression in the workplace examined in new study by Yale researchers |
01 May 2001 - Yale University
Depression has a far larger impact on 'presenteeism' or reduced productivity while at work, than on absenteeism, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a new study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. |
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| DuPont Engineering Polymers focuses on new technologies for developing new applications |
01 May 2001 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
DuPont Engineering Polymers' European Process Supervisor, Klaus Bender, noted that the company has acquired laser transmission welding equipment to evaluate and develop Engineering Polymers in order to provide new joining process solutions for customers. Regarding physical foaming, DuPont has purchased a MuCell-capable moulding machine for its European Technical Centre. Physical foaming technology has the potential to increase injection moulding productivity, improve dimensional stability and reduce warpage at low and moderate weight reductions. |
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| Engineering Polymers give designers maximum creative freedom, says DuPont |
01 May 2001 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
Engineering Polymers have a vital role to play, today and in the future, in giving the design community maximum freedom to creatively match the aesthetic and functional requirements of today's consumers, according to Stewart Daykin, Technology and Development Service Manager for New DuPont Engineering Polymers Europe, speaking today at a pre-Kunstoffe press conference. |
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| DuPont to leverage 'knowledge-intensive solutions' for a new growth phase |
01 May 2001 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
DuPont is preparing for a major period of growth based on leveraging 'knowledge intensive solutions', and Engineering Polymers will be among the strongest growth performers in the company's business portfolio, according to Group Vice President and General Manager of DuPont Engineering Polymers, Craig G. Naylor, speaking at DuPont's pre-Kunstoffe press conference here today. |
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| New DuPont Engineering Polymers technologies announced |
01 May 2001 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
DuPont Caltrel is a system technology for heat transfer in heating, cooling and refrigeration systems for buildings, retail displays, automobiles and other uses. Caltrel fluid energy transfer systems eliminate metal tubes and fins. Instead, they use nylon-based tubing with thin (0.4 mm) walls to convey heat transfer fluid and dissipate heat. |
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| DuPont Engineering Polymers to create new value in the automotive industry |
01 May 2001 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
DuPont Engineering Polymers will grow its automotive industry market share by 'creating new value' in that industry, it was announced today at DuPont's pre-Kunstoffe press conference. Patrick Cazuc, Automotive Marketing Manager for Europe, DuPont Engineering Polymers, said: 'Our marketing approach is based on market segmentation and lifecycle management. We aim to create new value for our customers through productivity gains and innovation. |
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