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| Top performance with top adhesive |
30 June 2002 - Huntsman Araldite
The success story of Audi in motor sport continues. In addition to winning the rally
world championship and its triumph in saloon car racing, Audi has completed a
further chapter in the history of motor sport. |
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| RTP Company expands elastomer offerings by adding three new resin systems |
30 June 2002 - RTP Company
Specialty compounder RTP company has expanded its elastomer product offerings by adding three new resin systems. Designated the RTP 2700U, 2700S and 2800B Series, these new systems combine the functional performance and properties of conventional thermoset rubbers with the processability of thermoplastics for an excellent balance of physical properties and economics. |
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| Re-work stencils assure single shot success |
30 June 2002 - Tecan
Mini Rework Stencils, designed and manufactured by Tecan, guarantee accurate and repeatable printed results for components such as, QFP's, PLCC's, BGA's, uBGA's and SM connectors when replaced during PCB rework operations. |
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| Bone marrow transplants may be improved |
30 June 2002 - Weizmann Institute of Science
Weizmann Institute scientists have uncovered a mechanism that enables stem cells to exit the bone marrow into the blood circulation of healthy donors as well as patients suffering from leukemia, other malignancies and blood disorders. Published in the current July issue of Nature Immunology, the findings may lead to more efficient clinical stem cell transplantations. |
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| New computer model of galaxy formation |
28 June 2002 - Carnegie Mellon Universtity
Published in Nature, the results were generated by Carnegie Mellon University astrophysicist Tiziana Di Matteo and her colleagues while at the Max Planck Institut fur Astrophysik in Germany. Di Matteo's collaborators include Volker Springel at Max-Planck Institut fur Astrophysik and Lars Hernquist at Harvard University. |
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| New thick film rectangular chip resistor |
28 June 2002 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced a new thick film rectangular chip resistor designed with the industry's smallest footprint to enable downsizing in applications where board space is critical. |
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| BENDING TO THE NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY |
28 June 2002 - Addison McKee
Addison-McKee, now acknowledged as the world’s leading producer of tube forming
machines for the car and truck exhaust pipe manufacturing industry, has an
engineering pedigree that spans almost half a century, placing it in a premier league of global manufacturers. |
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| New Texas generic drug law could save patients millions |
28 June 2002 - University of Texas at Austin
A new Texas generic drug law could potentially save patients and drug benefit programs as much as $257 million a year, say University of Texas at Austin researchers who have spent years studying the economic impact of increasing generic substitutions. |
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| Breast cancer survivors may enjoy lower risk of heart attacks |
27 June 2002 - University of Chicago
University of Chicago researchers have some good news for survivors of breast cancer: They might be one-third less likely to have heart attacks than other women. |
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| Alcan Aluminum Helps Lighten the Load on 2003 Ford Expedition and Navigator
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27 June 2002 - Alcan Automotive
Ford Motor Company’s redesigned Expedition and Lincoln Navigator sport utility vehicles feature the automaker’s first aluminum liftgate produced in North America. The full-size SUVs take advantage of aluminum’s light weight to offer a rear liftgate that weighs nearly 40% less than a conventional steel product, making it easier to raise and lower.
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| Alcan Expands Production of Automotive Components in Europe
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26 June 2002 - Alcan Automotive
Alcan plans a multi-million-dollar expansion of its European production facilities for aluminum automotive components, according to Kurt Wolfensberger, president of Alcan Automotive.
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| Design Freedoms of Polyurethane RIM Process Create Fusion of Design, Ergonomics in Laser Micro-Welding Workstation |
26 June 2002 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
LaserStar Technologies, Riverside, R.I., offers an alternative to soldering or microplasma welding for precious metal jewelry production, fabrication and repair of dental prosthetics and micro assembly of medical devices and electronic components. |
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| New series of TIG torches from ESAB |
26 June 2002 - ESAB Group
ESAB's new BTF Series TIG welding torches mark a major improvement over the previous BTD range. There are five BTF torch sizes available, including three air-cooled and two water-cooled models. Key advantages of the new torches are quality, comfort, flexibility and high operational capacity. For instance, all models can be equipped with a gas lens to optimise shielding, with consequent improvement in weld quality and reduced gas consumption. |
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| Cell phones don’t cause cancer, rat study finds |
25 June 2002 - Washington University in St Louis
Radiation from cell phones doesn’t appear to cause cancer in rats, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The research team exposed rats to the two most common types of cell phone radiation for four hours a day, five days a week for two years. |
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| BOC rolls out trailer-mounted LoTOx TM NOx control pilot unit |
24 June 2002 - BOC Gases
Companies that want to evaluate the effectiveness of the BOC LoTOx nitrogen oxide control technology on emissions can test the LoTOx system at their plant using a mobile, trailer-mounted pilot unit. The unit enables BOC to optimize the design of the LoTOx NOx control system prior to permanent installation. |
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| Studies show why lost sleep equals gained weight |
24 June 2002 - University of Chicago
People who put on a few extra pounds may be able to blame a lack of sleep for the added weight, according to two separate studies published. Losing sleep can raise levels of hormones linked with appetite and eating behavior, the researchers said. |
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| Weizmann Institute Scientists successful in global experiment for the prediction of protein-protein interactions |
24 June 2002 - Weizmann Institute of Science
A team of scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science submitted three acceptable results for the three targets thus far presented by the Critical Assessment of PRediction of Interactions Challenge, an international experiment in which participants submit predictions of structures of protein-protein complexes prior to experimental determination. The participants were given three prediction targets in the first stage of the challenge, and sixteen teams from around the world submitted possible solutions. The Weizmann team, consisting of Dr. Miri Eisenstein of the Chemical Services Unit and Efrat Ben-Zeev, Alex Berchanski, Alex Heifetz and Boaz Shapira (students of Prof. Ephraim Katzir and Dr. Eisenstein in the Department of Biological Chemistry), was the only group to submit an acceptable prediction for each of the three targets. Dr. Eisenstein succeeded in a similar experiment as part of a Weizmann Institute team six years ago. |
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| German Environment Agency approval for phosphorus-based fluid and lubricant additive |
24 June 2002 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation has announced that its Durad 310M phosphorus-based specialty additive has been approved by the German Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt-UBA) for use in rapidly biodegradable hydraulic fluids and lubricants. |
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| New oncologist at Veterinary School offers innovative cancer treatment options |
22 June 2002 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dr. Ruthanne Chun, a clinical veterinary oncologist who joined the staff this month of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, is dedicated to finding new and better ways to treat animals with cancer. |
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| Vishay's new metallized polyester film capacitor |
21 June 2002 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced the release of a stacked metallized polyester film capacitor that provides improved pulse-handling and self-healing capabilities compared with devices built on conventional wound-film technology. |
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| New flapper valve strip steel means smaller, more effective air conditioning compressors
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20 June 2002 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
Specially formulated for the flapper valves of automotive and stationary air conditioning compressors, the new Sandvik Hiflex™ strip steel makes possible smaller, more efficient compressor designs. It is of particular interest to producers of CO2 compressors using high discharge pressures.
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| Thinkage adds remote monitoring to support customer access to plant information |
20 June 2002 - BOC Gases
Food processors using Thinkage LLC’s Think Gates service to control the state of their product now have another tool to increase yield and improve product consistency. Thinkage has added a computerized customer operations and management service center to support customer access to key plant information. |
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| BOC unveils new mixing panel for hospitality trade |
19 June 2002 - BOC Gases
BOC Sureflow, the UK’s leading supplier of dispense gas to the hospitality industry, today announced the launch of a new gas mixing panel specifically designed to allow smaller outlets to offer customers a wider range of beers. |
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| Rapid Prototypers and Toolmakers get more effective through the new version of Magics, the leading STL manipulation software |
19 June 2002 - Materialise NV
Today Materialise announced its latest software release: Magics 7.22. Again, this new version adds more power to your STL handling and manipulation, RP preparation, tool design or tool quotation process. |
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| Tough, clear, and faster cycle times . . .that’s cool!
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19 June 2002 - Eastman Chemical Company
Parts moulded with Eastman Chemical Company’s DuraStar polymer really are cool because they land in some of the most innovative under-the-counter refrigeration and ice-making units. |
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| New Nick Faldo Laserline Tees Made of Bayer's Makrolon® Polycarbonate Provide Golfers with Better Ball Contact, Trajectory and Stroke Rate |
19 June 2002 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Spirit of Golf, the exclusive Bally Golf licensee, introduced the Laserline Tee to the United States market at this year's Orlando Golf Fair.
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| BAKERS keep cool with BOC`s flour chilling technology |
18 June 2002 - BOC Gases
Bakers looking to improve product consistency by maintaining uniform and accurate ingredient temperatures have been turning to BOC's flour chilling system in ever-increasing numbers. 'Bakers love the fact that the technology produces consistent flour temperatures (+/- 1/2° F) even in extreme heat,' says BOC's Amy Ficon, marketing manager, bakery segment, food market sector. |
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| Lower cyclic dimer reduces scaling and promotes longer run times |
18 June 2002 - Solvay Advanced Polymers Llc
Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C., will introduce UDEL P-3500 LCD, a low cyclic dimer polysulfone, at the International Conference on Membranes being held in Toulouse, France. In conjunction with the product introduction, the company will present a technical paper discussing research that supports the product's performance. |
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| BOC launches web services-enabled gases management tool |
17 June 2002 - BOC Gases
BOC has launched Arrowhead2, a new web services-enabled capability that provides customers with a tool to manage their industrial gases products from order to payment to replenishment. |
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| Elevator art hits new heights with Autotype's SIGMAGraF film |
17 June 2002 - Autotype International
To create his first passenger lift 'environment', Max Malandrino required a highly durable, photo-realistic image to convince occupants they were travelling inside a piece of sushi. Autotype’s SIGMAGraF film proved to be the perfect medium for his elaborate illusion.
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| Eastar copolyester’s success wins second Rush project
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17 June 2002 - Eastman Chemical Company
Following the successful use of Eastman Chemical Company’s Eastar copolyester in the packaging for the first version of Rush fragrance by Gucci, the material was again specified for the startling pink transparent housing for the new Rush 2.
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| Childless bacteria make better workers |
17 June 2002 - Society for General Microbiology
Preventing microbes from reproducing is a new concept that has the potential to manufacture large quantities of important pharmaceutical proteins, according to an article in the May issue of Microbiology Today magazine from the Society for General Microbiology. |
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| Improving water use in growing corn possible, study shows |
17 June 2002 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Farmers growing corn in the mid-Atlantic region will have a new tool to help them identify appropriate cultural practices for the types of soils in their fields, thanks to research conducted by researchers from Virginia Tech and Colorado State University. |
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| New satellite technique helps spot fast-growing fires |
17 June 2002 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Spotting forest fires in remote areas will be faster and easier this summer as fire-weather forecasters begin using a new technique that automatically detects wildfires in environmental satellite imagery. |
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| Materialise participates in 2002 MPDC programme:
'Towards Optimising Injection Moulding and Design'
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14 June 2002 - Materialise NV
The Malaysian Plastics Manufacturing Association [MPMA] and the Malaysian Plastics Design Centre [MPDC] have invited Materialise, the world-leader in STL manipulation software, to be software provider for the mould and die design software in the 2002 upgrading program - 'Towards Optimising Injection Moulding & Design'. Partner participants are Moldflow for CAE and Cimatron for CAM.
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| Osprey CE alloys meet market demands
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14 June 2002 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
A specially formulated range of Controlled Expansion (CE) alloys produced by Osprey Metals Ltd is meeting the demands of the electronics industry for high reliability packaging solutions.
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| The Compact Disc - Pure High Tech Fantastic Digital Sound |
14 June 2002 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
The audio CD celebrates its 20th birthday on Aug. 17, 2002. But even before it was born in 1982, Philips had already developed the basic technologies required to read digitally stored data with the help of a highly focused laser beam. |
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| The DVD - Another Milestone in the History of Optical Storage Media |
14 June 2002 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
The market launch of the DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) in 1996 marked a new leap forward in optical storage media technology. The production of this new data carrier with only half the thickness of a CD and even smaller pit structures presented polycarbonate manufacturers with another major challenge. |
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| Role image of experts & specialists, Researching modern scientific philosophical understanding |
14 June 2002 - Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
The ever greater complexity of the world we live in, coupled with the enormous inflation of the body of knowledge and experience at our disposal have had the effect that politicians, judges, administrative officials and other decision makers only rarely have the specialised knowledge they require for specific cases. They must therefore rely on the advice of experts. |
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| Study makes direct images of alignment of magnetic domains on both sides of an interface |
14 June 2002 - DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
For the first time, researchers have made direct images of the alignment of magnetic domains on both sides of an interface between ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic films, an example of 'pinning' in the kind of layered magnetic structure vital to today's advanced computer recording heads and to the memory devices of the future. Their accomplishment is reported in the June 15, 2000, issue of the journal Nature. |
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| Headway selects ASML step & scan imaging tool |
13 June 2002 - ASML Netherlands B.V.
ASML today announced that Headway Technologies, a TDK Group Company that designs and manufactures recording heads for hard disk drives, selected an ASML step & scan imaging tool for use in the production of thin film heads. The ASML PAS 5500/800(tm) DUV Step & Scan imaging system will be installed in the Headway facility in Milpitas, California in July 2002. |
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| Platinum-cured silicone compounds offer improved performance over peroxide-cured rubber |
12 June 2002 - Dow Corning - Rubber Fabrication Industry
A new line of platinum-cured silicone rubber compounds offering improved mechanical performance and more accurate cure rates than peroxide-cured rubber is available from Dow Corning. |
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| First published study examining hospital earnings from managed care contracts |
11 June 2002 - Boston University
In the first published study examining hospital earnings from managed care contracts, Gary Young, associate professor of health services at Boston University’s School of Public Health, found that teaching hospitals did not fare as well as community hospitals and that overall, hospitals’ profit margins declined in the late 1990s. The study appears in the June issue of Inquiry. |
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| Major breakthrough in treating autism |
11 June 2002 - University of Bristol
Results of a new programme for treating young children with autism have shown that even the most disabled made outstanding progress. Ninety-four per cent of those completing the programme so far are now able to attend a mainstream school. |
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| Study finds youth drinkers more likely to drink and drive, get in alcohol-related crashes as adults |
09 June 2002 - Boston University
The younger people are when they start drinking alcohol, the more likely they are to drive after excessive drinking and get into alcohol-related car crashes over the course of their adult lives, according to a new study conducted at Boston University's School of Public Health. |
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| ABB delivers Industrial IT solutions to Basell Polyolefins |
09 June 2002 - ABB Automation Technologies
ABB, will deliver a full range of products and services to Basell Polyolefins in Wesseling, Germany. The new plant will produce HDPE pipe grades in black, blue and orange-yellow using the Advanced Cascade Process which is the latest generation of the Hostalen Slurry technology. (Hostalen HDPE pipe grades are well established Basell brands used for water, sewage and gas distribution pressure pipe applications). |
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| New ultra-bright LEDs from Vishay |
07 June 2002 - Vishay Electronic
A new series of extraordinarily bright LEDs, sufficient to replace incandescent lamps in automotive and outdoor display applications, was released today by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. |
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| New lab to support extrusion applications is opened |
06 June 2002 - RTP Company
Specialty compounder RTP Company, Winona, MN, has announced the opening of a new lab dedicated to supporting the development and manufacture of specialty compounds specifically used in extrusion applications. 'The goal is to provide world class support for our extrusion customers who have very demanding applications,' says Alain Creissen, RTP Company Business Manager, Extrusion Applications. |
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| Honeywell links up with Materialise:
Prototypes and customised plastics, on-line on request.
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06 June 2002 - Materialise NV
The Belgian prototype provider Materialise and Honeywell International Inc. have teamed up to offer web-based services to reduce product development cycles. |
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| Mouse helps researchers distinguish pain and memory pathways in the brain |
06 June 2002 - Washington University in St Louis
Memory and pain are not inextricably linked, according to research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The results may help scientists develop medications that treat acute or chronic pain without compromising a patient’s ability to think. |
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| BOC, AirPol finalize NOx control offering to pulp and paper industry |
03 June 2002 - BOC Gases
BOC and AirPol, a subsidiary of MPM Technologies, have finalized a licensing agreement for BOC's innovative, LoTOxTM nitrogen oxide, or NOx, control technology. BOC and AirPol will jointly market the technology to both the pulp and paper and waste incineration industries. |
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| Great Lakes completes Anox NDB expansion |
03 June 2002 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation has announced that an expansion at its manufacturing facility in Pedrengo, Italy, has increased production capacity by 50% for its line of Anox NDB polymer stabiliser blends. |
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| Bayer Plastics Introduces New Grade of Flame Retardant Makrofol® Polycarbonate Film |
03 June 2002 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Makrofol DPF 5026, with a flammability1 rating of UL94 V-0, is available in thicknesses ranging from 0.010 to 0.020 inches with a velvet first surface and a fine matte second surface. |
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| High-quality industrial graphics with the Matrox Meteor-II/Display adapter card for CompactPCI |
03 June 2002 - Matrox VITE
Boasting third-generation DualHead display technology, 32 MB high-speed double data rate memory, TV output and resolutions of up to 2048 x 1536 in 32-bit colour, the Matrox G550 graphics controller is a leading 2D accelerator with 3D capabilities. The 256-bit internal architecture and high-speed 64-bit memory interface offers exceptional performance for 2D graphics including Windows GDI and DirectDraw functions. Plus, UltraSharp RAMDAC technology provides a crisp high-fidelity analog output. |
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| New sky survey instrument called WHAM |
03 June 2002 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Using a new sky survey instrument called WHAM, astronomers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have detected a faint gas that spreads into the far reaches of the galaxy and sometimes forms distinct strands that stretch halfway across the sky. |
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