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| Borealis increases XLPE capacity to meet market demand |
29 April 2002 - Borealis A/S
Borealis, a leading global supplier of polyethylene materials to the wire and cable industry, has advanced its strategic investment plans for new XLPE manufacturing capacity to meet market demand for the compound, which is viewed as providing a cost-effective insulating solution with low environmental impact. |
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| Website feature for rubber slashes delivery times |
29 April 2002 - Dow Corning - Rubber Fabrication Industry
Dow Corning announces the addition of a new feature to its rubber website that can reduce the match-to-delivery time for custom-compounded silicone rubbers by as much as 1-2 days or 25 % compared with conventional specification-matching processes. |
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| Siliconix launches record-breaking chipscale MOSFET and analog switch |
29 April 2002 - Vishay Electronic
Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., today launched three new chipscale MICRO FOOT devices, including the industry's first 12-V chipscale MOSFET and the industry's first chipscale MOSFET and analog switch rated for operation at 1.8 V. |
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| New LITTLE FOOT SC-89 Power MOSFETs set records for on-resistance |
29 April 2002 - Vishay Electronic
Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is adding to its family of LITTLE FOOT power MOSFETs in the tiny 6-lead SC-89 with three new devices that set records for on-resistance in this package type and which include the industry's smallest level-shifted load switch. |
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| Drug reduces risk of acute rejection in kidney transplantation: |
29 April 2002 - Washington University in St Louis
An international study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that a drug normally used to treat acute rejection of transplanted kidneys also can dramatically prevent rejection when administered during surgery. |
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| Gene marker may identify risk for recurrence of endometrial cancer |
29 April 2002 - Washington University in St Louis
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found a possible marker for women at risk for recurrent endometrial cancer, a disease that is usually fatal. The study also suggests that African-American women may be at higher risk for recurrence of this malignancy. The findings are published in the June 1 issue of the journal Cancer. |
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| RSR`s Quemetco selects BOC LoTOx TM System to manage emissions from smelting furnace |
29 April 2002 - BOC Gases
RSR Corporation's Quemetco Inc. has selected the BOC LoTOx nitrogen oxide control system to meet emissions requirements at its reverberatory furnace in City of Industry, California. |
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| New database to manage pests better |
29 April 2002 - CSIRO
CSIRO technology is at the heart of a new database that will enable researchers to better manage damaging exotic and local plant pests. CSIRO's Internet Marketplaces technology has been used to integrate a collection of plant pest records from databases across Australia, providing comprehensive query access to these records via the Internet. |
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| Researchers devise nano-scale method for investigating living systems |
28 April 2002 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
By observing how tiny specks of crystal move through the layers of a biological membrane, a team of electrical and computer engineers and biologists has devised a new method for investigating living systems on the molecular level. |
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| Study using PET brain iImaging shows ropinirole slows loss of dopamine function in Parkinson's Disease |
27 April 2002 - Emory University
Researchers at Emory University and a group of international collaborators, using positron emission tomography brain imaging, have determined that a relatively new drug slows the loss of dopamine function in early stages of Parkinson's disease compared with an older, more commonly used drug. |
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| Borealis increases XLPE capacity to meet market demand |
26 April 2002 - Borealis A/S
Borealis, a leading global supplier of polyethylene materials to the wire and cable industry, has advanced its strategic investment plans for new XLPE manufacturing capacity to meet market demand for the compound, which is viewed as providing a cost-effective insulating solution with low environmental impact |
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| M&G completes $250 million private bond offering |
26 April 2002 - M&G Group
Mossi & Ghisolfi International – a wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group, holding M&G’s PET and acetate interests – has completed today the sale of $ 250 million of senior notes, due 2009 and 2012, in the US private placement market. Sole agent bank for the transaction was Barclays Capital. |
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| Anders Ullberg at SSAB's General Meeting |
26 April 2002 - SSAB
In his address to the Annual General Meeting in Luleå, SSAB's CEO, Anders Ullberg, dwelt on, among other things, the steel business cycle, SSAB's niche orientation, and the American steel tariffs.
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| Squeezed margins result in lower profit |
26 April 2002 - SSAB
SSAB today presented its accounts for the first quarter. Weaker margins in the steel operations resulted in a decline in profit after financial items to SEK 182 (465) million.
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| Sandvik Metinox wins new Pan-European supply contract
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26 April 2002 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
Medical implant steel specialist, Sandvik Metinox has won a new contract to supply the Biomet Merck Group with a range of molybdenum alloyed stainless steel products for the manufacture of orthopaedic reconstructive and fixation devices.
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| First European edition of ProtoFunctional® Design Competition announced
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25 April 2002 - DSM Somos
The German Design Association (DDV) and the German Industrial Design Association (VDID) together with DSM Somos®, innovation leader for high-tech rapid prototyping materials, have announced the launch of the first European edition of the ProtoFunctional® Prototype Design Competition. |
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| Hydro has entered into sales and production agreement with BASF |
25 April 2002 - Hydro Aluminium
Yesterday, Norsk Hydro and BASF, the German industrial conglomerate, signed an agreement whereby BASF will purchase the feed additive Formi. At the same time the two companies signed a production agreemnt whereby Hydro will produce Formi for BASF over a 15 years' period. This agreement is expected to provide Hydro with income in the order of NOK 1 billion over the contract period. |
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| New Vishay Siliconix low-voltage analog switches and multiplexers bring improved throughput |
25 April 2002 - Vishay Electronic
A new family of low-voltage analog switches and multiplexers that will serve as high-bandwidth, high-throughput industry-standard devices was announced today by Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology. |
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| Heliarc 252/352 for the best in AC & DC TIG & MMA welding |
25 April 2002 - ESAB Group
Offering all that's best in AC and DC TIG and MMA welding, ESAB Heliarc 252 and 352 welding machines combine superb welding characteristics with versatility, flexibility and rugged reliability. Precise control to meet exacting welding requirements is provided by a specialised electronic module that incorporates controls for start current, slope up time, slope down time and final crater current level. Full remote control facilities with either 2 stroke or 4 stroke modes of torch operation are provided by Heliarc, the operator being able to hold a low current level at the start and end of the weld cycle when using the 4 stroke torch switch mode. |
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| New device may ease MRI breast biopsy procedure |
25 April 2002 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
With breast cancer, early detection may mean the difference between life and death. Today's doctors are increasingly using magnetic resonance imaging to find tiny masses of suspicious breast tissue they cannot see with conventional mammography or ultrasound. |
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| Wireless treasures to be unveiled at Virginia Tech |
25 April 2002 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
A one-of-a-kind display of wireless communications treasures will be unveiled in Torgersen Hall at Virginia Tech during a dedication ceremony on May 6, 2002 at 11:30 a.m.Ê This memorial exhibit honoring Al Gross, a wireless pioneer, will chronicle the advances made in this technology.Ê Ethel Gross of Phoenix, Ariz., will attend the ceremony in honor of her late husband and his many inventions. |
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| Prototype low-emissions natural gas engine saves fuel |
25 April 2002 - DOE/National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Using a unique fuel system design, researchers have developed a prototype natural gas engine that significantly improves fuel efficiency without increasing emissions. |
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| A Neanderthal theory to sink your teeth into |
24 April 2002 - University of Chicago
A tooth study takes a bite out of the idea that modern humans are related to Neanderthals, researchers report today. An extinct branch of humanity, Neanderthals lived in Europe as recently as 30,000 years ago. Whether modern humans, slimmer with slightly smaller brains, are their descendants is hotly debated by paleontologists. |
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| Race & ethnicity, age, obesity, & heavy alcohol consumption are strongly associated with hypertension |
24 April 2002 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Race and ethnicity, age, obesity, and heavy alcohol consumption are strongly associated with hypertension in both men and women over the age of 40, according to the results of a study by Virginia Tech researchers presented at the Experimental Biology 2002 conference in New Orleans through April 24. |
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| Electronic interlibrary loan system now used in one-third of Nations Research Universities |
24 April 2002 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
In five short years, an electronic interlibrary loan and document delivery system known as ILLiad has grown from being a lending and borrowing system merely for its creators in Virginia Techâs University Libraries to being the system of choice at 225 libraries across the country.Ê In the past year alone, the percentage of American research libraries having acquired licenses to use ILLiad has grown from 20 percent to 32 percent. |
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| ESAB builds on environmental success of marathon pac |
24 April 2002 - ESAB Group
Leading welding supplier ESAB is extending its Marathon Pac bulk welding wire range with a larger model able to hold up to 475kg. The extra capacity means the Marathon Pac goes on even longer with fewer operating interruptions for wire replacement. This extended capability, combined with ease of handling and the recyclable corrugated board package, make ESAB Marathon Pac the ideal choice for mechanised welding. |
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| Low cost introduction to oxy-fuel cutting for smaller workshops |
24 April 2002 - ESAB Group
For those fabricators looking to move away from employing sub-contractors for sheet metal cutting, ESAB Automation offers the Ultrarex UXB co-ordinate gas cutting machine with photo-electric tracing. It is ideal for cutting a range of materials from 3mm to 200mm thickness dependent upon model and can be provided with CNC control. It is easily integrated into other manufacturing facilities. |
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| IcePro 3.0 is released bringing major enhancements to Fluent's Icepak Thermal Modeling Software |
24 April 2002 - Fluent
Fluent Inc., the world leader in computational fluid dynamics software, announces the release of IcePro 3.0, its Pro/Engineer-to-Icepak interface. The interface builds on its successful integration of CAD software with the thermal modeling software Icepak. 'This release is an advance in the CAD integration paradigm introduced in the previous versions of the interface. By allowing the user to use simplification tools available in Pro/Engineer itself, the time required to get thermal models from CAD systems is reduced dramatically. The philosophy of the integrated Pro/Engineer CAD interface is to take advantage of design engineers' expertise in using Pro/Engineer to define the thermal model,' says Icepak Product Manager, Dr. Rajesh Nair. |
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| Eastman introduces next generation biodegradable plastic |
24 April 2002 - Eastman Chemical Company
Eastman Chemical Company has announced the introduction of Eastar Bio Ultra copolyester, a new entry in its line of Eastar Bio biodegradable resins. |
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| New quality control reference materials range from LGC |
23 April 2002 - LGC
LGC has launched a new range of reference materials which are being developed in conjunction with the analytical market place to meet the growing need for independently produced reference materials for use in routine analysis. |
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| A nickel's worth of foil helps make antimatter |
23 April 2002 - DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Making antimatter that can't be seen and that otherwise might not exist, filtering it through a nickel's worth of aluminum foil and then capturing it in a 'trap' without walls, has the attention of Los Alamos National Laboratory physicist Michael Holzscheiter. |
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| Astronomers link X-ray flashes to gamma-ray bursts |
23 April 2002 - DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Astronomers announced today the discovery of what may be the lower-energy 'poor relations' of cosmic gamma-ray bursts, the fantastically powerful explosions occurring daily in distant galaxies throughout the universe. If the relationship is confirmed by future observations, this potentially new breed of burst, called an X-ray flash, will provide key information to solve the decades-old puzzle of how these most powerful explosions in the universe are produced. |
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| BOC lightweight cylinder to aid UK medical sector |
22 April 2002 - BOC Gases
The benefits to ambulance crews, community midwives and nurses in the UK of BOC Medical’s entonox version of its innovative lightweight oxygen CD cylinder were outlined at the Pain Society’s annual conference in Bournemouth earlier this month (April). |
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| Initiative and ASML confirm manufacturability of X architecture |
22 April 2002 - ASML Netherlands B.V.
The X Initiative and ASML Netherlands B.V. today announced that ASML has successfully produced the first processed wafer results for the X Architecture, a breakthrough chip architecture based on pervasively diagonal chip wiring. The X Initiative, a semiconductor supply-chain consortium chartered with accelerating the availability and fabrication of the X Architecture, announced the addition of ASML to its roster as the first member from the lithography equipment sector. |
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| New senior vice president of corporate communications in Hydro
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22 April 2002 - Hydro Aluminium
Cecilie Ditlev-Simonsen has been appointed as senior vice president of corporate communications in Norsk Hydro, with responsibility for external and internal corporate communications and visual identity. She will report to CEO Eivind Reiten, and will take up her new post in October 2002. |
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| Hydro Agri invests to become an indirect shareholder of SQM
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19 April 2002 - Hydro Aluminium
Norsk Hydro, the oil and energy, aluminium and agri group, has signed an agreement with the private Chilean company SQH to form an new private Chilean company Inversiones SQNH S.A. where Hydro holds 49 %. SQNH is in turn a significant indirect minority shareholder in the Chilean speciality fertilizer company SQM. |
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| New high-efficiency power-supply controller featuring individual ON/OFF control |
19 April 2002 - Vishay Electronic
A new multi-output, power-supply controller that provides compact, power-efficient dc-dc power conversion in network equipment, telecommunications systems, and battery operated products was announced today by Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. |
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| New low-profile, low-voltage power factor correction tubular capacitors |
19 April 2002 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced the release of a new series of 1-phase and 3-phase power factor correction capacitors in tubular aluminum casings that provide the industry's smallest diameter and a very low height profile. |
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| Hydro opens remelter in Spain |
17 April 2002 - Hydro Aluminium
Today, Hydro Aluminium opened its aluminium remelt and recycling plant near Madrid, Spain. The new plant at Azuqueca de Henares will serve the Spanish and Portuguese market with an annual capacity of approximately 60,000 tonnes of primary quality extrusion ingot based on the recycling of aluminium scrap. The new plant is part of Hydro Aluminium's network of casthouses, serving all major aluminium markets in Europe and the USA. |
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| New ABB technology expands Yanshan's ethylene capacity |
16 April 2002 - ABB Automation Technologies
ABB has announced that the SINOPEC Beijing Yanshan Petrochemical Company's ethylene complex in Beijing, China has passed the performance test for the expansion project. The expanded ethylene capacity is now 710,000 metric tons per annum. |
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| LGC launches the Analytical Route Map, a web resource for scientists in industry |
15 April 2002 - LGC
LGC, the UK's leading independent analytical laboratory, has launched a new interactive web site for analytical scientists and laboratory managers based in industry. Sponsored by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Analytical Route Map at www.anamap.co.uk provides a problem solving resource and non-commercial practical advice on specialist techniques, from active ultrasound spectroscopy to electroseparations. |
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| New Vishay Spectrol potentiometer provides metric alternative for industrial control applications |
15 April 2002 - Vishay Electronic
A new 7/8-inch (22-mm) 10-turn precision wirewound potentiometer with a metric bore was announced today by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. |
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| Distrupol signed as sole distributor for Solvay’s IXEF® and SOLEF® products in the Nordic region |
15 April 2002 - Distrupol
As of 1 April Distrupol, one of Europe’s leading polymer distributors and a member company of Royal Vopak, became the sole distributor for Solvay’s Ixef polyarylamide (PAA) and Solef polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) product ranges throughout Scandinavia. |
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| Borealis delivers low cost high quality solution for 1kV cable insulation |
14 April 2002 - Borealis A/S
Borealis, the leading global supplier of polyethylene materials to the wire and cable industry, has seen growing success of its unique Visico/Ambicat copolymer and catalyst system for low voltage insulation. Visico, a scorch-retardant, moisture curable, ethylene-vinyl silane copolymer, has experienced a significant market acceptance since its introduction over 10 years ago. |
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| Graphic praise for Autotype’s Autotex film |
12 April 2002 - Autotype International
By introducing a design support service, Calman Technology Ltd was able to ensure that high-quality imagery and graphics were incorporated during the manufacture of its membrane keypads. |
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| Barlo Plastics adds colour to Spectar product range |
12 April 2002 - Quinn Plastics
Barlo Plastics announces an extension of the Spectar product range with capability to produce colours and a new 12 mm and 15 mm thickness. Barlo Plastics has also received a pan European certificate on impact strength for Spectar. These new products are launched to further enhance designers’ choice and possibilities for new and existing applications. |
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| Great Lakes expands line of hindered amine light stabilisers |
12 April 2002 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation has launched Lowilite 92, a new hindered amine light stabiliser (HALS) that offers UV protection for polymers. |
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| Eastman continues consolidation efforts in Europe |
12 April 2002 - Eastman Chemical Company
Eastman Chemical Company announced another step in its continuing strategy to improve capacity utilisation by consolidating manufacturing operations.
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| New distributor for Eastman Chemical Company in Spain
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11 April 2002 - Eastman Chemical Company
On 1 March 2002, Eastman Chemical BV announced a new cooperation with the Company Resinex - Campi y Jove, Barcelona, for the distribution of Eastman Specialty Plastics in the Iberic Peninsula.
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| Five new thermoplastic masterbatches with fibril conductive carbon nanotubes |
11 April 2002 - Hyperion Catalysis International
Hyperion Catalysis International, the world’s only tonnage producer of carbon nanotubes, has added five resin families of commercial-quantity thermoplastic masterbatches containing Fibril multi-walled carbon nanotubes to the company’s product offering. |
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| 22,000 DVD-discs a day on one mould
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11 April 2002 - Axxicon Mould Technology
The S-Mould from AXXICON is proving to be a huge success for the effective production of Audio/ROM, CD-R and DVD-R. Introduced only 18 months ago, today the mould is meeting the specific needs of replicators by demonstrating that it is possible to achieve cycle times of around 3 seconds on a range of machines, both electric and hydraulic. For audio discs, a production of 25,000 a day has been achieved. |
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| ASML becomes first lithography tool supplier to achieve compliance with semi electrostatic compatibility standard |
11 April 2002 - ASML Netherlands B.V.
ASML today announced that the company's TWINSCAN(tm) and PAS 5500(tm) lithography systems have achieved SEMI E78, Level 1 compliance certification. ASML's compliance with SEMI standard E78-0998, Electrostatic Compatibility: |
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| Geodynamic development profile, Investigating miocene geodynamic events in Eastern Alpine basins |
11 April 2002 - Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
The Miocene epoch, part of the early Tertiary period, began some 24 million years ago and saw the development of a wide range of important animals, in particular mammals, and plants. Within the scope of an extensive project cluster sponsored by the Austrian Science Fund, Robert Scholger from the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Leoben is investigating the effects of geodynamic processes on the ecosystems and the environment of the Eastern Alps during the Miocene. |
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| Microscopy turning Nanoscopy |
10 April 2002 - Max Planck Society
Max Planck researchers demonstrate a 15-fold increase in axial resolution in fluorescence 3-D light microscopy, the first breakthrough of optical focusing microscopy into the nanometer range. |
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| Improving the immune system using 'chatty' bacteria |
10 April 2002 - Society for General Microbiology
Certain helpful bacteria are able to communicate with cells lining the gut causing the production of chemicals that can kill off harmful microbes when they try to invade, scientists heard at the spring meeting of the Society for General Microbiology at the University of Warwick. |
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| Helping the aged gut replace good bacteria may reduce cancer risk |
10 April 2002 - Society for General Microbiology
Eating certain foods can increase the number of protective microbes in the gut. These bacteria help prevent food poisoning and can reduce levels of some toxic chemicals that may cause cancer, scientists heard at the spring meeting of the Society for General Microbiology at the University of Warwick. |
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| Pneumonia in transplant patients can be avoided |
10 April 2002 - Society for General Microbiology
Life-threatening pneumonia in bone marrow transplant patients can be controlled using a strategy called pre-emptive therapy, scientists heard at the spring meeting of the Society for General Microbiology at the University of Warwick. |
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| Bacteria change 'fingerprints' and baffle detectives |
09 April 2002 - Society for General Microbiology
Tracing the source of a campylobacter food poisoning outbreak can be very difficult even with modern DNA fingerprinting methods. There is now evidence that campylobacters can rearrange their DNA, disguising their fingerprint, and confusing such detective work, scientists heard at the spring meeting of the Society for General Microbiology at the University of Warwick. |
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| Vaccine could cut complications after surgery |
09 April 2002 - Society for General Microbiology
A vaccine has been developed, which could prevent inflammation and illness caused by certain bacterial infections following major surgery, scientists heard at the spring meeting of the Society for General Microbiology at the University of Warwick. |
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| Protein research could lead to new meningitis vaccine |
09 April 2002 - Society for General Microbiology
New technology is leading to a vaccine against Group B Streptococci, a common cause of meningitis as well as a frequent cause of pneumonia in newborns. Key proteins have been found that can kick-start the immune system to fight these bacteria, scientists heard at the spring meeting of the Society for General Microbiology at the University of Warwick. |
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| HIV in the nervous system - still a cause for concern? |
09 April 2002 - Society for General Microbiology
HIV infection can be controlled with antiretroviral drugs, but it cannot be wiped out. New evidence suggests that low levels of HIV may still lead to long-term brain damage and dementia, scientists heard at the spring meeting of the Society for General Microbiology at the University of Warwick. |
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| ASML special applications introduces SA 5200 MEMS stepper |
09 April 2002 - ASML Netherlands B.V.
ASML Special Applications today introduced a new family of 5X i-line reduction steppers targeted for micro-electro-mechanical-systems and other applications such as compound semiconductors and ASICs.Through a dedicated options package, the new SA 5200 steppers the SA 5200/45C and SA 5200/55C can be optimized specifically for MEMS imaging. |
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| VISTAGY Announces a New Generation of FiberSIM Software |
09 April 2002 - VISTAGY
VISTAGY, Inc., today announced the release of Version 4.0 of FiberSIM. The software enables engineers working with computer-aided-design (CAD) systems to design products made of lightweight, high-performance composite materials. A new architecture in Version 4.0 promotes complete digital product definition, a strategy that leading engineering organizations are using to streamline product development cycles and automate manufacturing processes. |
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| Thinner materials improve flexible solar cells, flat panel displays |
09 April 2002 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Tech researchers' ability to create films in one-nanometer-thick layers is bringing flexible solar cells closer to reality, and has resulted in a thin film that can be changed from transparent to deep violet and back as rapidly as 20 times per second. |
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| Introducing the STDR mould for DVD-R
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09 April 2002 - Axxicon Mould Technology
Building on its successful new generation S-Mould, AXXICON Moulds has introduced a mould for the efficient production of the DVD-R format: the STDR Mould |
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| Investment increases production of profiles
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09 April 2002 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
Recent investment at Sandvik Española S.A (SESA), Sandvik Steel's stainless steel wire and profiles producing plant at Martorelles, near Barcelona has increased production capacity for profiles used in applications as varied as watch bracelets, blades for hand blenders and orthopaedic implants.
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| Bell Racing Europe delighted with Materialise's STLfix.com Internet-based service |
09 April 2002 - Materialise NV
Recently, Materialise, provider of industry leading STL manipulation software, started its on-line file repair service called STLfix.com. A team of dedicated engineers, working around the clock, repairs and optimizes the 3D CAD files uploaded to www.STLfix.com. |
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| John Lewis Partnership outsources new supply chain operation to Gist |
09 April 2002 - BOC Gases
Gist, one of the UK’s largest specialist logistics operators, has been awarded a multi-million pound contract to manage a new supply chain operation for the John Lewis Partnership, the UK's leading high street department store chain and owner of Waitrose supermarkets. |
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| Three-dimensional structure of a protein that may open door to development of highly specific cell killer |
09 April 2002 - Case Western Reserve University
CWRU researchers have determined the three-dimensional structure of a protein that may open the door to the development of a highly specific cell killer and a new generation of antibiotics |
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| U OF C researcher aims to block diseases' cellular pathways |
08 April 2002 - University of Chicago
Milan Mrksich is out to break the ties that bind viruses and bacteria to healthy human cells. The 33-year-old UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO researcher is going after carbohydrates that lie on the surface OF cells and are thought to serve as welcoming beacons to toxins such as e. coli and the human immunodeficiency virus. |
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| Thinkage offers poultry processors risk free service contract |
08 April 2002 - BOC Gases
Thinkage LLC has introduced a revolutionary, risk free service agreement that allows poultry processors to gain total control over the state of their product throughout the entire production process. |
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| Biocontrol: from laboratory to market |
08 April 2002 - CSIRO
The fight against pest animals has taken another step forward with the expansion of a company bringing new biological technologies to market. Pestat Pty Ltd, set up by the Co-operative Research Centre for the Biological Control of Pest Animals, will take the scientific results from the CRC's research programs and make commercial products out of them. |
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| 3M Hillington offers services to the fastest growing sector of label and identification solutions |
08 April 2002 - 3M Europe
Within a short space of time, the facilities at Hillington have seen a rationalisation programme that has increased potential and expanded boundaries in the High Performance Labelstocks sector of the labelling industry. |
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| Conceive It, Believe It, Achieve It |
08 April 2002 - 3M Europe
This year 3M reached its 100th birthday — a milestone shared by only three percent of American companies. After a challenging first decade, 3M grew rapidly over the ensuing years to become a solid, diversified technology company renowned for innovation. |
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| Little-known facts about 3M |
08 April 2002 - 3M Europe
It’s a safe bet that any company celebrating its centennial has a treasure chest of quirky facts, statistics and anecdotes that shed light on an organization and its style of doing business. And 3M is no exception. |
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| Increasing global adoption of Borealis materials for XLPE cables in high voltage underground application |
08 April 2002 - Borealis A/S
Borealis, the leading global supplier of polyethylene materials to the wire and cable industry, sees cross-linked polyethylene cables (XLPE) as cost-effective and reliable solutions with low environmental impact. |
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| Jacketing compound for ADSS cable applications |
08 April 2002 - Borealis A/S
Borealis, the leading global supplier of polyethylene to the wire and cable industry, has launched Borstar HE 6081, a new grade of its high-density polyethylene-based family of jacketing compounds. Borstar HE 6081, which has been specially designed for ADSS cable applications, delivers excellent track resistance outperforming the tracking properties of traditional compounds. |
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| Copolymer and catalyst system for low voltage (1kV) cable insulation |
08 April 2002 - Borealis A/S
Borealis, the leading global supplier of polyethylene materials to the wire and cable industry, has seen growing success of its Visico/Ambicat copolymer and catalyst system for low voltage insulation. |
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| Borealis highlights wire and cable value solutions at Wire 2002 in Düsseldorf |
08 April 2002 - Borealis A/S
Borealis will focus on how its W&C business is delivering value to the customers by developing products that offer greater productivity, downsizing possibilities and improved material life-cycle performance. A special feature of the Borealis stand will give emphasis to cabling in buildings. |
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| Carnegie Mellon researchers tap medieval history to unveil a novel approach to computer security |
08 April 2002 - Carnegie Mellon Universtity
Carnegie Mellon University's Parallel Data L will showcase new approaches to computer security by tapping into concepts used in medieval castles. Inspired by so-called 'siege warfare' and a $4.5 million grant from the Department of Defense, Professor Greg Ganger is working on devices that would protect computer data even after intruders have hacked through traditional perimeters like firewalls. Ganger, director of the Parallel Data Lab, says these 'self-securing devices' will erect their own security perimeters and defend their own critical resources just the way distinct parts of medieval castles formed distinct protective barriers, such as moats, inner sanctums, and strategically placed guard towers. |
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| Seek and destroy vaccines for meningitis outdated |
08 April 2002 - Society for General Microbiology
The ability of meningococci bacteria to change their cell surface proteins could reduce the effectiveness of the current meningitis C vaccine. Now scientists are working on vaccines that would allow us to co-exist happily with these microbes, according to research presented at the Spring meeting of the Society for General Microbiology at the University of Warwick. |
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| Vaccine puts blood-sucking ticks off their food |
08 April 2002 - Society for General Microbiology
Ticks spread a greater variety of diseases than any other blood-feeding creature, including mosquitoes. Now scientists are developing vaccines that prevent ticks from digesting the blood of their animal or human victim, according to research presented at the spring meeting of the Society for General Microbiology at the University of Warwick. |
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| Zytel HTN makes rugged water pump impellers that cut cost |
08 April 2002 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
In switching from metal to DuPont Zytel HTN high performance polyamide resin for water pump impellers, Heliodino S.A.I.C. is meeting needs for high reliability while saving on production costs. One of the leading manufacturers of automotive water pumps in South America, Heliodino has adopted impellers injection molded from Zytel HTN to replace aluminum or cast iron components for a number of aftermarket pumps. The pump manufacturer's tests show that the HTN impellers withstand more than 1000 hours in standard automotive coolant at continuous service temperatures from 110 to 115°C with peaks of 130°C. |
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| Higher molecular weight polymer synthesized; means stronger materials |
07 April 2002 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
A Virginia Tech graduate student is synthesizing polymers at higher molecular weights than previously seen, opening the door for stronger elastomer materials, such as are used in tires. |
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| Macronix purchases ASML MaskTools MaskRigger product |
04 April 2002 - ASML Netherlands B.V.
ASML MaskTools, Inc. today announced that Macronix International Co., Ltd., a leading Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer, has purchased its MaskRigger(tm) product for widespread usage. Macronix will use MaskRigger to perform production optical proximity correction treatment across multiple generations of specialized memory devices. |
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| Increasing global adoption of Borealis materials for XLPE cables in high voltage underground application |
04 April 2002 - Borealis A/S
Traditionally the transmission of power has been by overhead cable and where supply needed to be fed underground, at city-interfaces for example, oil-filled cables have been used. This technology, used worldwide, which utilises paper-wrapped cable within an oil-filled metal casing was developed in the 1930's and 1940's, exhibits a number of drawbacks. |
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| New studies first observations of what happens when message of a gene is being read during actual transcription |
03 April 2002 - DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Scientists at Berkeley have reported the first direct observations of what happens when the message of a gene is being read during the actual transcription of single DNA molecules. Using a unique experimental setup they designed themselves, the researchers followed transcription by single molecules of RNA polymerase, the enzyme responsible for reading the genetic message in humans and other higher organisms as well as bacteria. Their observations provide new insights into how genetic expression in cells may be regulated. |
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| Chemical messenger controls bone growth in embryos, study finds |
02 April 2002 - Washington University in St Louis
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have for the first time identified a chemical messenger that regulates bone development in the growing embryo. |
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| Gene controlling heart chamber formation identified by University of Texas at Austin scientists |
02 April 2002 - University of Texas at Austin
Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and their colleagues at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have identified a gene crucial to the development of the heart. When defective, the gene could result in heart defects. |
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| Carnegie Mellon researchers can help build reliable Wi-Fi wireless networks |
02 April 2002 - Carnegie Mellon Universtity
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have created a new tool that can help business and industry sort out the chaos created by the new technology called 'Wi-Fi.' For Internet mavens, 'Wi-Fi' - the technology known in engineering parlance as 802.11 - provides a new way to provide unprecedented mobility for Internet users. It allows users of laptop and handheld computers to freely move about while remaining connected to the Internet - at high speed. |
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| Climate monitoring goes mobile |
02 April 2002 - DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Scientists now have the capability to document atmospheric and climate change at locations nearly anywhere in the world, thanks to a new mobile atmospheric monitoring system developed at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. |
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| Morgan Receives Contract to Build Aluminum Mill
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02 April 2002 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan Construction Company has received an order to design, build and install an aluminum rod mill for Guizhou Aluminum Corporation of Guiyang, in Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China. This will be that company's first Morgan mill. |
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| Technique used to detect unexplained illness and death, may also be used in bioterrorism surveillance |
02 April 2002 - Yale University
Unexplained illnesses and deaths occur relatively frequently in the United States, according to a new study by Yale researchers. |
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| New Vishay Siliconix low-voltage analog switches and multiplexers |
01 April 2002 - Vishay Electronic
A new family of low-voltage analog switches and multiplexers that will serve as high-bandwidth, high-throughput industry-standard devices was announced today by Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology. Intended for precision signal processing applications, the new Vishay Siliconix 'L Series' analog switching devices will be used in networks, DSL modems, test and measurement systems, professional audio and video equipment, and a wide range of communications and computing systems. |
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| Researchers find tobacco has negative effects on motor development |
01 April 2002 - Case Western Reserve University
Scientists know the effects of cocaine on the adult brain and cardiovascular systems. Now there is a growing body of research documenting the effects of prenatal cocaine exposure on infants, which is raising public health concerns about the long-term cognitive and developmental outcomes for these children. |
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