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| Sterling sets up stock facility for high temperature grade tubing
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31 May 2002 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
Sterling Tubes, part of the Sandvik Group, has set up a stock facility for Sterling 310, stainless steel, commercial high temperature grade tubing in order to supply its independent distributor customers.
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| Araldite® makes plain sailing for racing yachts |
31 May 2002 - Huntsman Araldite
Araldite 2022 from Vantico’s 2000 series of structural adhesives is used by Spanish
boat builders Sinergia Composites in the manufacture of its Sinergia 40 racing yachts, which won last year’s Spanish Championship in their class. |
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| Hydro very satisfied with 17th concession round awards
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30 May 2002 - Hydro Aluminium
Minstry of Petroleum and Energy today announced that Norsk Hydro is offered operatorships and equity in the company's highest ranked areas in the 17th concession round on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. |
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| SHIPLEY ANNOUNCES DUAL PURPOSE SPIN-ON ANTI-REFLECTION COATING FOR DEVICE FABRICATION |
30 May 2002 - Rohm & Haas Co
Marlborough, MA, May 30, 2002, Shipley Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rohm and Haas (NYSE:ROH), said today it has recently begun selling ARTM14 DUV Anti-Reflectant, a novel polymeric composition developed both for the reflection suppression control of light rays during 248 nm laser device patterning and via protection during the subsequent pattern transfer etching processes. |
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| Metals, the new renewables |
29 May 2002 - CSIRO
Metals can help in achieving globally sustainable development, two leading Australian researchers claimed today. Metals are not biodegradable, have a virtually unlimited lifespan, and can be recycled almost without limit, CSIRO's Dr John Rankin and Dr Terry Norgate told the Green Processing 2002 Conference in Cairns today. |
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| New Bridge Using Stainless Steel Rebar to Last 120 Years in Corrosive Marine and Earthquake Environment |
29 May 2002 - Carpenter Technology Corporation
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), using highly alloyed stainless steel reinforcing bar in its concrete structures, is building a bridge here that is expected to provide maintenance-free service for an amazing 120 years, nearly 2.5 times the service life of the bridge it is replacing. |
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| Yale researchers develop peptide that promotes new growth in laboratory animals with injured spinal cords |
29 May 2002 - Yale University
Yale researchers have developed a synthetic peptide that promotes new nerve fiber growth in the damaged spinal cords of laboratory rats and allows them to walk better, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Nature. |
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| Use of tampons and sexual activity protect women against endometriosis |
29 May 2002 - Yale University
Using tampons and engaging in sexual activity appears to protect women against developing endometriosis, a painful condition that affects an estimated 10 million American women and often results in infertility, according to research by a Yale physician. |
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| The ESAB Aristotig 200 AC/DC for advanced welding |
28 May 2002 - ESAB Group
Designed for quality TIG welding with all types of materials, the Aristotig DTE 200 AC/DC welding set offers more features than conventional equipment, including programmable data and pulsing. Introduced as a sister unit to ESAB's Aristotig AC/DC 255 unit, this new model provides a true square wave for AC welding without HF and features pulsed TIG for easy control of heat and weld pool. |
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| New theory straightens out sun's curved magnetic fields |
28 May 2002 - DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
A long-accepted model of the sun's magnetic fields holds that the fields radiate outwards from the sun into space in great curving arcs in the sun's equatorial regions and growing ever more radial at higher solar latitudes. That model has been proven only partly right by direct measurements of magnetic fields by the Ulysses solar orbiter and other spacecraft. |
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| First results of SIRIUS trial bolster evidence new treatment keeps arteries open |
24 May 2002 - Emory University
Stents are tiny wire mesh tubes used to prop arteries open after angioplasty clears them of potentially heart attack causing plaque. Unfortunately, in many cases, stented arteries eventually close back up with fatty deposits, a process called restenosis. Now there's hope restenosis can be eliminated or greatly reduced in the not-too-distant future, thanks to stents coated with pharmaceutical agents that prevent excess tissue growth. |
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| Cost and space-saving pneumatic valve block of Zytel HTN |
23 May 2002 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
Electro-pneumatic converters turn electrical control signals into pneumatically operated movements. Typical automotive applications are for adjustment of guide vanes in turbochargers, exhaust gas recirculation systems or the cut-off valve of Diesel motors. Usually these functions are carried out by single valves which are distributed around the motor compartment, and then must be individually connected. Woco's modular valve block, installed in the Diesel-powered version of the new VW Polo series, is a more cost-effective method of meeting the same needs. |
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| Rising unemployment causes higher death rates, new study by Yale researcher shows |
23 May 2002 - Yale University
In the largest study of its kind on mortality patterns in Europe and the United States, a Yale researcher has found a direct correlation between unemployment and mortality. |
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| A FLEXIBLE APPROACH TO SOLVING TUBE FORMING PROBLEMS |
22 May 2002 - Addison McKee
Addison-McKee is a world leader in the manufacture and design of tube forming
machinery for the manufacture of car and truck exhaust systems. |
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| New hearing test simulates noise or real world |
22 May 2002 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher Ruth Litovsky has developed a hearing test that simulates the noisy real world, and the results could improve our understanding not only of hearing but also of developmental and learning disabilities among children. |
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| BOC provides advanced energy injection system to steel recycling industry |
21 May 2002 - BOC Gases
BOC has announced the first Australian placement of its patented Burnjector technology, an advanced chemical energy injection system for the electric arc furnace, at OneSteel’s steel scrap recycling plant at Rooty Hill, Sydney. |
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| Ultimate QA validates leading-edge stencils |
21 May 2002 - Tecan
Stencil specialist, Tecan, has installed the latest and most advanced automatic optical inspection system, as part of its ongoing commitment to ensuring its entire stencil products and services policy continues to meet the demands of both today and the future. |
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| Nerve stimulation procedure is promising option for treating bladder control problems |
21 May 2002 - Emory University
Urinary urge incontinence patients who have not responded favorably to traditional therapy options have an option for an alternative treatment that is proving to be effective in patients treated at Emory University. An implanted stopwatch-sized device acts as a 'pacemaker' by determining the rate of firing of the muscles in the pelvic floor and can change the way the bladder and bowel behaves. |
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| Emory doctors relieve chronic heel pain with new shock wave therapy system |
20 May 2002 - Emory University
Chronic heel pain, known as plantar fasciitis, affects some 2.5 million people each year in the United States. It is a common injury among runners and others who spend a lot of time on their feet. Those who are overweight or have high-arched feet also face a higher risk of developing plantar fasciitis. |
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| Engineers discover secrets of soccer free kicks |
20 May 2002 - Fluent
Three collaborating groups of researchers have unravelled some of the underlying mysteries of 'bending' a soccer ball during kicking which will be a feature of the upcoming Soccer World Cup in Japan and Korea this year. They were inspired to understand this technically very difficult 'art' of scoring soccer goals from dead ball "free kick" situations, perfected by such world class soccer players as Brazil's Roberto Carlos, Germany's Michael Ballack and England's David Beckham. Engineers at the University of Sheffield's Sports Engineering Research Group, Yamagata University's Sports Science Laboratory and Fluent Benelux have carried out a fundamental scientific and engineering analysis of this exciting part of the 'beautiful game'. |
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| DSM Somos® WaterClear™ 10120 Used To Prototype Wireless Modem For Personal Digital Assistants (PDA’s)
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20 May 2002 - DSM Somos
DSM Somos®, world leaders in innovative materials technology for the rapid prototyping industry, provided Somos® WaterClear™ 10120 to produce ten prototyped sets of the Pocket Spider IIc Wireless Modem for PDA’s for use in a recent trade show. |
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| Vishay launches new synchronous buck |
20 May 2002 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.today announced the release of five new synchronous buck converters in its FunctionPAK series of single-package, fully integrated dc-to-dc converters. |
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| Corus Hyfo and Novamerican bring advanced hydroforming to North America |
19 May 2002 - Corus Automotive
A venture announced today in Detroit between Corus Hyfo, part of the international metals company Corus, and Novamerican Steel Inc. will offer the North American automotive industry a new material solution for hydroforming technology, providing cost, weight and performance benefits for vehicle manufacturers.
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| International steel industry rolls out advanced vehicle concepts to European carmakers |
19 May 2002 - Corus Automotive
ULSAB-AVC programme promises 5-Star Euro-NCAP safety performance, 86g/km CO2 imissions and 3.2 l/100km fuel economy in an affordable family hatchback. |
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| Speed shows more neurotoxic effects than heroin, cocaine, or alcohol |
19 May 2002 - DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Two studies by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory provide evidence for the first time that abuse of methamphetamine, the drug commonly known as 'speed', is associated with physiological changes in two systems of the human brain. The changes are evident even for abusers who have not taken the drug for a year or more. |
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| Masters of survival, Special characteristics of halobacteria from Permian salt |
17 May 2002 - Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Some 200 to 250 million years ago the evaporation of the large Zechstein Sea resulted in the creation of numerous salt deposits which are still being exploited in Austria, e.g. in the Bad Ischl salt mine. These salt sediments contain microorganisms, which are estimated to be millions of years old. |
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| Autotype launches redesigned website and online discussion forum |
17 May 2002 - Autotype International
Autotype International has completely redesigned its website to incorporate an innovative and exciting comment area in which end users will be able to exchange information and best practice on the entire Autotype product range. The new website also features the latest Autotype news and product releases, dealer information and product details.
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| Innovative packaging systems cut packaging waste in truck manufacture |
17 May 2002 - conTeyor
MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG is using conTeyor Multibag material handling systems to package components for its Trucknology Generation A (TG-A) trucks, voted 2001 Truck of the Year. |
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| Bayer Plastics Backs Bike Team's Dreams |
17 May 2002 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
With two former Olympians and seven national champions, past and present, the International Cycling Union (UCI) - registered Prime Alliance Cycling Team stands at the top of U.S. national circuit rankings. |
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| Drug gives relief during labor and delivery without uncomfortable numbness |
16 May 2002 - Yale University
A pain reliever traditionally used for post-operative pain, when diluted and given through an epidural, provides pain relief during labor and delivery without the uncomfortable numbness that makes it difficult for women to push or feel the baby emerge, a Yale study has found. |
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| Researchers successfully construct artificial atom which lead to faster, more advanced quantum computers |
16 May 2002 - Yale University
Using a microscopic grain of superconducting aluminum, a researcher who is now at Yale and his colleagues at CEA-Saclay Laboratories in France, have constructed an 'artificial atom' that can be used as a quantum bit, an essential component for the construction of a quantum computer. |
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| Yale researchers find potential target for treatment and prevention of osteoporosis |
16 May 2002 - Yale University
By identifying a genetic mutation that causes extremely high bone density in people, Yale researchers have found a potential target for the prevention or treatment of osteoporosis, it was reported Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine. |
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| BOC helps hamburger maker freeze better burgers |
16 May 2002 - BOC Gases
A hamburger manufacturer in St. Louis is increasing yield, reducing nitrogen consumption and saving money after adding a BOC cryogenic impingement freezer to one of its processing lines. |
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| Innovative natural biopesticide to be developed |
15 May 2002 - BTG
A new sustainable crop that could provide the answer to one of the world's biggest pest problems has been developed as a result of a unique collaboration with Costa Rica. BTG, a global leader in commercialising technology, announced today that it has signed agreements to speed development of an innovative, naturally-derived compound that protects crops from nematode worms. The compound, known as DMDP, is found naturally in the Costa Rican tree, Lonchocarpus felipei, and offers major benefits over existing control methods. |
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| Smoking: Instant gratification that's run amok |
15 May 2002 - University of Chicago
And I never fully understood how much fun I was missing, or why I was so lucky to have missed it, until Ron Kotulak's story on a new nicotine study. Perhaps no one else in America believed Bill Clinton when he claimed he didn't inhale marijuana during his student days, but I found it plausible. |
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| Compounds with glass bubbles to reduce part weight for RTP |
15 May 2002 - RTP Company
Custom compounder RTP Company, Winona, MN, has announced the availability of specialty compounds containing hollow glass microspheres which reduces part weight, enhance properties and lower part costs in demanding applications. |
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| VISTAGY and ESI Group Partnership Provides Unique Simulation Capabilities for Resin Transfer Molding |
13 May 2002 - VISTAGY
Today at SAMPE 2002, VISTAGY, Inc. and ESI Group announced a partnership agreement for composites modeling. The companies have provided data integration between VISTAGY's FiberSIM software, which engineers use to design composite parts, and PAM-RTM (formerly LCMFLOT), an advanced simulation software for Liquid Composite Molding (LCM) from ESI Group. |
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| Moog Inc., Whittaker Controls enter into teaming agreement for development, sales of gas turbine controls |
13 May 2002 - Moog Controls
Moog Inc., Industrial Controls Division, and Whittaker Controls Inc. jointly announced today that they have entered into a Teaming Agreement in order to maximize their penetration in the industrial gas turbine market. |
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| End-of-life care influenced by physicians' knowledge and attitudes |
13 May 2002 - Yale University
Less than half of physicians report that they are well-trained to care for patients with terminal illnesses and about three-quarters of physicians feel knowledgeable enough to discuss hospice with patients and families, according to a study published by Yale researchers in the journal Academic Medicine. |
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| Babying Your Tires with the TireCradle |
13 May 2002 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
The typical car owner probably never heard of flatspotting. However, if you own a luxury or sports car equipped with low-profile tires, you may be aware of this condition, which can occur when a vehicle sits for extended periods of time. |
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| New SMD IR receiver module features industry-best transmission |
13 May 2002 - Vishay Electronic
A new surface-mount infrared receiver module that offers the industry's best transmission distance, up to 15 m (49 ft.) -was released today by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.. Designed for long-distance and high data-rate operation in infrared remote control and IR data transmission applications, the new TSOP5700 is intended for use in multimedia systems including interactive TV, set-top boxes, game controllers, and wireless keyboards, as well as light curtains and medical equipment. |
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| Novel ball joint meets diverse needs with two DuPont Engineering Polymers |
13 May 2002 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
An innovative ball-and-socket joint relies on two families of DuPont engineering plastics to meet different application requirements in industrial equipment and automotive uses. Developed by Springfix Befestigungstechnik GmbH, the joint promises reliable transmission of non-linear movement. It is typically used in combination with sliding rods, Bowden cables or similar devices. In situations where flexibility and low friction are at a premium, Springfix uses DuPont Delrin acetal resin for an ingenious part that combines the functions of a socket and retaining ring. For under-the-hood automotive applications exposed to high temperatures, the company makes the socket/ring component from a blend of two DuPont Zytel nylon resins, a super tough grade and one reinforced with DuPont Kevlar brand fiber. |
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| Great Lakes announces start-up of Saudi-based antioxidant production unit |
13 May 2002 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation has announced the start-up of a production unit for hindered phenolic antioxidants at Gulf Stabilizers Industries (GSI), the company’s joint venture in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia. |
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| http://www.dsmsomos.com
DSM Somos® launches its new Web-site in five languages |
12 May 2002 - DSM Somos
DSM Somos® (), innovation and material solutions leader for the rapid prototyping (RP) industry, announces the launch of its newly revised web-site with complete content available in five languages. |
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| New gantry system for welding automation |
10 May 2002 - ESAB Group
Increasing requirements for automation of the submerged arc welding process has led ESAB to introduce the MechTrac motor driven gantry system. The gantry unit provides an extension to the range of automation systems already available for SAW applications, which includes powered roller beds and a variety of welding tractor units such as A2 Multitrac, A2 Weldtrac and A6 Mastertrac. |
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| Aristotig 405 combines advanced features with ease of use |
09 May 2002 - ESAB Group
Optimised for manual TIG welding of all types and thicknesses of material, the ESAB Aristotig 405 AC/DC power source combines ease of use with many advanced features for the most demanding of applications. Quality TIG welding is assured thanks to a fast acting inverter, and state of the art regulation gives fast response and exact settings for superb performance. For ease of use, set up information is illuminated and linked settings simplify operation. |
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| BOC celebrates UK contract success with atomic energy leader |
09 May 2002 - BOC Gases
BOC has been awarded a major contract, worth nearly £18m, by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority to supply industrial and special gases to all its UK facilities. |
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| New Autotype product to revolutionise hardcoat market |
07 May 2002 - Autotype International
Autotype International Limited, the UK’s leading film-coating specialist, is challenging the conventional wisdom of hardcoating with the launch of its innovative HiForm product.
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| Spray foam blowing agent for cold weather |
06 May 2002 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Europe
Honeywell and Demilec demonstrate excellent cold weather performance of new Heatlok spray foam system using Enovate 3000 (HFC-245fa) blowing agent. |
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| Leading plastics packaging producer specifies Dieflex
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06 May 2002 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
Sandvik Steel's recently introduced Dieflex G12 die cutting rule has been specified by leading plastics packaging producer, Tri-pack Plastics, for cutting solid and fluted polypropylene.
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| Researchers find that big and little may not be the same |
06 May 2002 - Boston University
Flip a switch and the lights go on. Same with a computer: turn it 'on,' and electricity flows through its circuits, enabling it to work. At bottom, the work the computer does is simply the end product of millions of ingenious manipulations, manipulations of tiny little on-off switches. The great achievement of the computer industry over the past decades has been its ability to make those switches smaller and smaller and still operate. |
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| Many enhancements included with the release of POLYFLOW 3.9 |
06 May 2002 - Fluent
Fluent Inc., announces the release of POLYFLOW 3.9. This software, created to aid in the simulation of laminar flows through dies and molds during such processes as extrusion, blow molding, glass forming, and fiber spinning, features new enhancements that help simplify and automate much of the user's work, while further extending the capabilities of the software. |
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| Scientists identify a gene causing a fatal heart condition, common in an Israeli Bedouin Tribe |
04 May 2002 - Weizmann Institute of Science
A team of researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Sheba Medical Center has identified a gene causing polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, a fatal heart condition. Characterized by a fast and irregular heartbeat, seizures, and in certain cases, sudden death, PVT primarily affects young children. |
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| Big brothers watch research vehicles |
03 May 2002 - CSIRO
Research vehicles in remote outback areas can be tracked on the Internet, using new Vehicle Tracking Equipment. 'Last year, CSIRO marine biologists used satellite technology to track the movements of Neale, a 2.4 metre white shark, off south-eastern Australia,' says Mel Lintern of CSIRO Exploration and Mining. |
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| Armani builds on personal care packaging success |
03 May 2002 - Eastman Chemical Company
The innovative packaging that characterizes personal care products by Giorgio
Armani, is beautifully illustrated in the new Mania perfume packs designed and distributed for Armani by French company Prestige et Collection ( part of the L’Oreal group).
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| Embrace copolyester: shrink film to offer ultimate design freedom |
03 May 2002 - Eastman Chemical Company
Eastman Chemical has introduced a new material designed specifically to meet the needs of the shrink film market: Embrace copolyester is a resin that provides maximum design freedom and maximum shelf appeal for the packaging designer due to its ability to produce attractive graphics and a label that can fit to high contour containers. |
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| Eastman Chemical: a wide range of innovative products for the packaging industry |
03 May 2002 - Eastman Chemical Company
Eastman Chemical's range of products to support the packaging industry has grown in terms of new products and gained further market acceptance through a number of highly successful applications.
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| Four Innovative Products Molded with Bayer Polyurethane RIM Systems Win New Product Design Awards at the 2002 Structural Plastics Conference |
03 May 2002 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
For the second consecutive year, structural plastic parts molded with polyurethane reaction injection molding (RIM) systems from Bayer Corporation won four awards in the New Product Design Recognition at the annual conference of the Structural Plastics Division of the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI). |
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| Autotype makes a lasting contribution to Oxford Eye Hospital |
02 May 2002 - Autotype International
Autotype International Ltd has been praised by the Oxford Eye Hospital for the outstanding durability of its FootPrint floor graphics system which, despite being subjected to daily heavy traffic following its installation two years ago, has retained its colour, clarity and adhesion qualities beautifully.
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| A new weapon to disable bacteria discovered |
02 May 2002 - Max Planck Society
The mechanism with which blood cells use an enzyme, called elastase, to neutralize the bacterial defenses that cause disease, was discovered by researchers Arturo Zychlinsky at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin and Yvette Weinrauch at New York University School of Medicine. |
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| First major review article on horseshoe crab research |
02 May 2002 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Faculty from the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences in the College of Natural Resources and the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech had the first ever major review article on horseshoe crabs published in the journal, Review in Fisheries Science journal. |
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| Formation of commercial joint venture, sell & service latex binders, & specialty chemical additives |
01 May 2002 - Rohm & Haas Co
Rohm and Haas Company and OMNOVA Solutions today announced the formation of a commercial joint venture company to market, sell and service latex binders, synthetic pigments, and specialty chemical additives for coating applications in the global paper and paperboard industry. The joint venture company, called RohmNova LLC, is equally owned by Rohm and Haas and OMNOVA Solutions, and will be headquartered in Mogadore, Ohio. |
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| BOC to highlight continuing role of nitrous oxide in healthcare industry |
01 May 2002 - BOC Gases
Nitrous oxide (N2O) still has a vital role to play in modern anaesthesia, that’s the message BOC will outline at two major UK medical conferences later this year. |
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| Morgan Commissions Upgraded Brazilian Mill
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01 May 2002 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan Construction Company has successfully commissioned the upgraded single-strand rod mill at Gerdau Riograndense, in Sapucaia do Sul, RS, Brazil. This mill was originally built in 1980. |
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| Dow Corning completes Multibase SA acquisition |
01 May 2002 - 0000 Dummy Company
Dow Corning Corp. has completed its acquisition of Multibase, a leading independent thermoplastics compounder serving the automotive, appliance, construction and packaging industries. |
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