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28 February 2003 - Addison McKee
World leaders in the manufacture of tube forming machinery for the automotive and truck component industries, Lancashire-based Addison- McKee has recently completed a contract for the supply of an innovative tube forming solution to South African company,. |
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| Vantico High-temperature SL Material Now Available at The Technology House |
28 February 2003 - Huntsman Advanced Materials
Vantico’s high-performance, 200°C RenShapeTM SL 5530 stereolithography (SL) material is now available at The Technology House (TTH), Solon, Ohio, for the production of functional automotive, aerospace and tooling models and prototypes. |
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| MIND THE DOORS! ARALDITE USED ON GERMAN SUBURBAN RAILWAY CARS |
28 February 2003 - Huntsman Araldite
Araldite® 2015 is being used to bond the aluminium profiles of the cab door frames
on the BR 423 Siemens Bombardier tram, found running on suburban railways
throughout Germany. |
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| Image Smiths & Matrox collaborate to expand support of VeriLUM color & grayscale calibration tools |
28 February 2003 - Matrox VITE
Matrox Graphics Inc., is pleased to announce a technology partnership with Image Smiths Inc., to support its VeriLUM color and grayscale calibration tools across the entire Matrox MED Series line of display controller boards. Bringing added functionality and flexibility to the medical imaging market, the Matrox MED Series line of display controller boards provide users with extensive multi-monitor support, crystal clear image quality and rock-solid drivers. Offering the widest range of color and grayscale, resolution and operating system support on the market, Matrox MED Series display controller boards are ideal solutions for medical imaging professionals who demand the utmost in flexibility, quality and product features. |
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| New smart car research gets funding |
28 February 2003 - Carnegie Mellon Universtity
The research aims to make the vehicle of the future more aware of driver needs, traffic and weather conditions, and other external information using on-board sensors and wireless data networks. |
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| Virginia Tech Bear Researchers Ensure Populations |
28 February 2003 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
The Cooperative Alleghany Bear Study was initiated in 1994 as a 10-year study to ensure survival of Virginia's hunted black bear population of western Virginia. During the first six years of the study, researchers have placed radio collars on 376 of the 746 bears captured. |
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| World-first discovery opens possibility of stopping cancer cells multiplying |
28 February 2003 - CSIRO
Collaborators in the Melbourne-based Cooperative Research Centre for Cellular Growth Factors have made a significant discovery concerning a mechanism that controls the spread of cancer cells. |
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| Rare texts reveal the history of oxygen’s discovery |
27 February 2003 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Competition and contention were present in abundance in the 'discovery' of oxygen, and two special collections in the University of Wisconsin-Madison libraries tell much of this lively piece of 18th-century history. |
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| Hammering sheet metal into shape |
27 February 2003 - Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
The tool at the pressing plant resonantly pounds the sheet metal, ejecting the newly formed vehicle hood moments later. Although this operation runs like clockwork on the production line, it caused the developers of the metal-forming equipment many a headache, since sheet metal springs back (unbends elastically) when the press is opened. |
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| The natural way to keep houses warm |
27 February 2003 - Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Anyone who bought a new house built in Germany after 2002 has no worries. New building regulations introduced that year impose stricter energy standards, so these homes are generally well insulated. |
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| Researchers develop more effective, less costly method for disinfecting water in food processing |
27 February 2003 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Like current technologies, the new Advanced Disinfection Technology System relies on ultraviolet radiation to eliminate molds, viruses and bacteria. But the new system handles water more efficiently and thus improves the overall effectiveness of the disinfection process, researchers reported. |
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| Helium Networks to commercialize wireless LAN technology invented by Carnegie Mellon University researchers |
26 February 2003 - Carnegie Mellon Universtity
Helium Networks, Inc., a Pittsburgh-based mobile and wireless solutions company, announced today that it has signed an exclusive license to commercialize patented wireless LAN technologies and prototyped tools invented at Carnegie Mellon University. Wireless LANs, also known as 'Wi-Fi,' are labor intensive to design and optimize for network coverage and reliability. The tools and technologies from Carnegie Mellon reduce the cost of Wi-Fi design and ongoing maintenance by nearly 50 percent. |
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| Thinkage introduces new quality assurance service |
25 February 2003 - BOC Gases
Thinkage, a BOC food ventures company, has introduced its new Think Gates Quality Assurance Reporting System, which replaces paper-driven reporting in food plants with computerized technology. |
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| Engineers take new look at strength of industrial glass fibre |
25 February 2003 - Ohio State University
An Ohio State University engineer and his colleagues have discovered something new about a 50-year-old type of fibreglass: it may be more than one and a half times stronger than previously thought. |
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| Frontline Management AS Purchases Drew Marine Diesel Performance Analyzers |
25 February 2003 - Ashland Inc
Drew Marine of Ashland Specialty Chemical Company today announced a major contract to supply and install DPATM Diesel Performance Analyzers with their new Fuel Channel Option to Frontline Management AS of Oslo, Norway. |
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| SSDI considers Osprey CE alloys as 'prime material' for use in power module basplates
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25 February 2003 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
Solid States Devices, Inc. (SSDI) recently completed an extensive range of tests on Osprey Metals' silicon/aluminum 'CE (Controlled Expansion) Alloys' and found that they offer a significant price and performance improvement over aluminum/silicon/carbon (AlSiC) and copper/tungsten (CuW) materials. |
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| Ashland to Manufacture Product Line for ASML |
24 February 2003 - Ashland Inc
Ashland Electronic Chemicals today announced a multi-year agreement with ASML, a worldwide leader in advanced technology systems for the semiconductor industry, to be the primary outsourcing manufacturer for ASML’s Thermal division, whose equipment is used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. Ashland Electronic Chemicals is a business unit of Ashland Specialty Chemical Company, a division of Ashland Inc. |
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| New Vishay Siliconix triple-output switching power supply controller |
24 February 2003 - Vishay Electronic
A new dc-to-dc switching power supply controller that combines the functions of three PWM and PSM converter ICs in a single device was launched today by Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4°-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. imed at power conversion applications in consumer appliances such as set-top boxes, DVD players, notebook computers, and telecom and broadband networks, the new Si9139 power supply controller takes a 4.5- to 30-V input voltage and converts it to three individual, tightly regulated dc-to-dc converter outputs, and one 5-V output. |
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| Argonne researchers create powerful stem cells from blood |
24 February 2003 - DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
The particularly powerful, and very scarce, flexible forms of stem cells needed for medical research and treatment may now be both plentiful and simple to produce, with a new technology developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, and the source is as close as your own bloodstream. |
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| X-rays yield mechanism of alzheimer's drug |
24 February 2003 - Weizmann Institute of Science
A team of Weizmann scientists has gained new insight into the effects of a newly approved drug, rivastigmine, in treating Alzheimer's disease, a debilitating brain disease causing memory loss in around 10% of the elderly. The study was published in the American Chemical Society journal Biochemistry. |
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| Tiny computing machine fueled by DNA |
24 February 2003 - Weizmann Institute of Science
Fifty years after the discovery of the structure of DNA, a new use has been found for this celebrated molecule: fuel for molecular computation systems. The search, conducted by scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science, will appear in this week's issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. |
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| New turbo compressor for mobile surfers |
23 February 2003 - Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Despite faster Internet connections, many users still resentfully associate the three letters www with 'world wide wait'. This is also due to the fact that files are constantly increasing in size. When using wireless terminals with low-resolution displays, such as palmtops or PDAs, it is not in fact necessary to transfer all elements of a Web page, designed for display on large, high-resolution monitors. Although mobile service providers offer solutions to this problem, access is then limited to preselected sites, in the same way as the WAP service. |
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| Researchers discover promising new natural substances in the rainforest |
23 February 2003 - Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
One present-day form of colonialism works like this: A company sends researchers into the rainforest to discover promising new natural substances. Once found, the company registers a patent or trademark and begins to cash-in. |
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| Autotype takes the gloss off touch screens |
21 February 2003 - Autotype International
By adopting Autotype’s Autoflex polyester film and Fototex texturing lacquer, the Dutch firm De Naamplaat has secured high performance anti-glare, textured finishes for its touch screens and membrane switch panels. |
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| DOI & DOE announce availability of new report that evaluates renewable energy resources on public lands |
21 February 2003 - DOE/National Renewable Energy Laboratory
As part of efforts to advance the President's National Energy Policy, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management and the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory today announced the availability of a new report that identifies and evaluates renewable energy resources on public lands. |
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| Los Alamos develops technology to ease transition to HDTV |
21 February 2003 - DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a technology that could make the coming transition from current analog television to high-definition television a whole lot easier. The technology is a new transmission algorithm capable of compressing a HDTV data stream to the point where the HDTV and analog TV signals can be broadcast over the same channel. This is of particular significance to consumers since Congress has mandated that HDTV be the required format for broadcast television signals by 2006. |
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| Scientists isolate steroid-response molecules that may lead to new fertility drugs |
20 February 2003 - University of Texas at Austin
Researchers have identified a new class of molecules in humans and other species that initiate a rapid response to hormones regulating fertility, sexual behavior and other processes. |
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| Yale researchers find new target in the brain to regulate appetite and food intake |
20 February 2003 - Yale University
Ghrelin, a peptide originally found to be produced by the stomach and which induces growth hormone release, appetite and food intake, is also expressed in the hypothalamic appetite center of the brain, according to a Yale researcher. |
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| Bayer Polymers' Fantasia Colors and Special Effects Initiative Helps Keep Foodware Hot |
20 February 2003 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Cambro Manufacturing Company, a maker of various foodware and equipment, introduced a new granite-style color for its Heat Keeper food carriers. |
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| Three companies partner to produce first injection molded air intake manifold for automotive performance |
19 February 2003 - Solvay Advanced Polymers Llc
The new LSX air intake manifold, introduced at the November Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association show by Fuel-Air-Spark Technologies, is the first known composite manifold to be produced for the automotive performance aftermarket. |
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| LGC launches ADME-Tox screening service for pharmaceutical, drug discovery & combinatorial sector |
18 February 2003 - LGC
LGC, the UK´s leading independent analytical laboratory, is expanding its bioanalytical services for pharmaceutical and drug discovery companies with the introduction of in vitro Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, Toxicology screening in new facilities at Teddington. LGC´s new range of ADME-Tox screening services, which together are able to filter out library compounds with poor pharmacokinetic profiles, include Caco-2 permeability, in vitro metabolism, plasma stability, cellular toxicology and plasma protein binding. |
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| Strong association between collaboration and scientific productivity |
18 February 2003 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Supported by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy, the study shows that the number of collaborators is the strongest predictor of a scientist's productivity, as measured by books and scholarly papers published. |
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| Sverker Martin-Löf nominated New Chairman of the Board |
18 February 2003 - SSAB
It has previously been announced that Leif Gustafsson, Chairman of the Board,will retire from the Board at the Annual Shareholders´ Meeting (AGM), April 2003. On the same occasion also Board Members Anders Lannebo and Clas Reuterskiöld will retire from the Board. |
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| Dassault Systèmes and ESI Group join forces to deliver next-generation virtual prototyping |
18 February 2003 - ESI Group
Dassault Systèmes and ESI Group today announced the signing of a CAA strategic development agreement under which ESI Group will develop and sell its next generation solutions for Virtual Prototyping, Manufacturing and Environment using V5 middleware. As a result of this partnership, ESI Group will first focus on delivering within V5, multi-physics realistic simulation solutions for crashworthiness and stamping processes. |
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| Autotype Pops Up with a complete Display Solution |
18 February 2003 - Autotype International
Drawing on its longstanding expertise in hard-coating technology, Autotype International Ltd. is launching a complete, high-quality, durable pop-up display solution, SIGMAGraF Pop Up. |
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| SOLID GROWTH IN GLOBAL STEEL CONSUMPTION IS FORECAST OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS |
18 February 2003 - MEPS (International)
World finished steel consumption is forecast to rise from 808 million tonnes in 2002 to 894 million tonnes in 2007 - an increase of 10.5 percent over the period. |
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| ESI Group announces PAM-Crash 2G |
17 February 2003 - ESI Group
ESI Group today announced the availability of PAM-CRASH 2G, the second generation of its leading crash simulation software. A new environment facilitates model preparation and analysis. Major innovative features have been added. The first predictive rupture model available in the industry provides accurate answers to material deformation, including composites, high-strength steel and aluminum. An enhanced solver offers a highly scalable parallel version for overnight computation, while a Distributed Memory version on Linux clusters or Itanium 2 platforms enables to intensive calculation at a very competitive cost. |
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| Study on infant development, You may not know it, but you took a course in linguistics as a baby |
17 February 2003 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
By listening to the talk around them, infants pick up sound patterns that help them understand the speech they hear, according to new research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. But this research also shows that some patterns are easier to identify, suggesting that the development of human language may have been shaped by what infants could learn. |
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| Orphanage experience alters brain development |
17 February 2003 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
During the last decade, many American families have opened their hearts and homes to children adopted from Eastern European orphanages. But after coming to the United States, these children often suffer from a set of developmental problems that affect their growth, learning and social interactions. |
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| Researchers discover possible new mechanism for high blood pressure |
15 February 2003 - Washington University in St Louis
Genetic differences that prevent tiny blood vessels from relaxing may be one reason why some people have high blood pressure, or hypertension, according to research led by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The findings are published in the February issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. |
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| Researchers discover possible new mechanism for high blood pressure
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15 February 2003 - Washington University in St Louis
Genetic differences that prevent tiny blood vessels from relaxing may be one reason why some people have high blood pressure, or hypertension, according to research led by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The findings are published in the February issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. |
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| Varnish measures pressure and vibrations |
15 February 2003 - Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Despite the use of computer simulation, wind tunnel testing is still required to measure pressure changes and airflow speeds on the surfaces of new aircraft and automobile prototypes. Such testing is now done less with smoke visualization and threads but more frequently with high-tech sensors which have the least influence on air flows. |
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| ExxonMobil Chemical introduces new resins to meet Indian consumers' demand |
15 February 2003 - ExxonMobil Chemical Co
ExxonMobil Chemical introduces new metallocene-based polyethylene resins in India that will help packaging fabricators manufacture small packets or sachets for many consumer applications. Exceed(TM) 1018 EA is being launched at PlastIndia 2003 in New Delhi from February 15 to 20 and Exceed(TM) 1018 EA mLLDPE will be demonstrated at the DGP Windsor and Kolsite machine runs at the same tradeshow. DGP Windsor and Kolsite are leading Indian blown film machine manufacturers. |
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| Parents are not at risk of heart attack while watching child being anesthesized |
14 February 2003 - Yale University
Parents allowed in the operating room while their children were being anesthesized experienced a racing heart rate and sweaty palms, but did not register any abnormalities on their electrocardiograms, a Yale study has found. |
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| New Zealand manufacturer produces 'the quietest motor in its class' using Rynite®PET and Zytel® |
14 February 2003 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
Wellington Drive Technologies Ltd. (WDT) of Auckland, New Zealand has developed patented technology to manufacture two efficient variable speed motors – the RF 66 and RF 200 - that leverage the high performance characteristics of DuPont™ Rynite® PET thermoplastic polyester and Zytel® nylon resins.
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| The tough cookie of ABB power robots launched |
14 February 2003 - ABB Limited (Group Headquarters)
The IRB 6600 is flexible and has been designed to accommodate production changes with an extremely simple modular concept. The upper arm extenders and selection of wrist modules allow easy customisation, while the working range is greatly extended by its ability to bend fully backwards. The 'bend-over-backwards' capability means that space, a precious resource, is not wasted. Further benefits are that cycles times are speeded-up and as there's no need to rotate around axis 1, the arm simply swings backwards thereby making the cell more compact and less costly. In addition, the working range and capacity of the robot is easily extended affording the freedom to make future changes in production. |
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| Eighteen-wheelers may be a thing of the past, thanks to researchers |
14 February 2003 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Pavement researchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute are examining the use of cost-effective single wide-base tires in place of dual tires on big rigs. Sponsored by a grant from the Michelin Americas Research and Development Corporation, the research uses field-test data and computer simulation to address the concerns of U.S. pavement engineers that wide-base tires may cause a significant increase in pavement damage on roadways. |
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| Argonne, NASA-Ames researchers build new biological machines |
14 February 2003 - DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Building on tiny organisms, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory are helping to create a new generation of tiny machines for electronic and photonic devices. |
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| APAC Sourcing Group joins Purchasing and Logistics |
13 February 2003 - Ashland Inc
Ashland Inc. announced today it is consolidating its APAC Sourcing Group into Ashland’s Purchasing and Logistics Department, based in Dublin, Ohio, under the leadership of Suzanne Taleghani, vice president of purchasing and logistics.
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| Drew Marine Announces Introduction of FERROCLEAN Cleaning Agent |
13 February 2003 - Ashland Inc
Drew Marine of Ashland Specialty Chemical Company announced today the introduction of FERROCLEAN® diesel engine cooling water system cleaning agent to its product line.
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| Toyota authorizes Akzo Nobel’s new advanced paint system |
12 February 2003 - Akzo Nobel
Toyota Motor Corporation has authorized all three of Akzo Nobel’s new Sikkens Plus paint products – Autocryl Plus, Autobase Plus and Autoclear Plus. |
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| Distrupol continues to invest in support of DuPont distributorship |
12 February 2003 - Distrupol
Latest appointments announced by Distrupol reinforce support for the DuPont Engineering Polymers product range, for which Distrupol was recently awarded the exclusive distribution contract for the UK and Ireland.
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| New LITTLE FOOT plus driver products for high- and low-side DC-DC operation integrate MOSFETs |
12 February 2003 - Vishay Electronic
Five new LITTLE FOOT Plus Driver products designed to simplify the use of n-channel MOSFETs in high-frequency buck regulators were announced today by Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. With efficiencies better or comparable to competing implementations in the MLF/QFN/Power Block packages, these new devices in the LITTLE FOOT SO-16 feature a ≥38% smaller, standard footprint, simplifying design, assembly, soldering, and layout. |
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| Brookhaven Lab and Gould Electronics develop new materials for building better batteries |
12 February 2003 - DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory has joined with Gould Electronics, Inc., to create more efficient, more environmentally friendly batteries. Developed about a decade ago, light-weight and rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are used today in laptop computers and cellular phones, and they will most likely be the battery of choice for electric cars in the future. |
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| Matrox Imaging Library now features edge extraction tool |
12 February 2003 - Matrox VITE
The Edge Finder tool is the newest addition to the MIL package, and is a powerful tool for feature extraction and analysis. 'The Edge Finder is a simple, feature-based locator tool. Search criteria can include or exclude features based on length, compactness, bounding box size, or inter-relationship criteria, such as basic shapes that lie within other edges,' says Stephane Baldo, MIL Processing Software Leader. |
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| Scientists have learned how to create protein barriers near living nerve cells |
12 February 2003 - University of Texas at Austin
“To get complex brain behavior, nerve cells need to integrate information they are receiving from other nerve cells in a very complex way that depends partly on where along the cell it physically contacts those signaling nerve cells,” said Jason Shear, the lead researcher from The University of Texas at Austin. |
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| ABB launches new SwitchLine range of change-over/transfer switches |
11 February 2003 - ABB Limited (Group Headquarters)
ABB's new SwitchLine range of change-over/transfer switches is designed to provide safe and reliable on-load switching between two power supplies. With ratings from 16A up to 1600 A, typical applications will include switching between a primary mains supply and a standby supply, such as a generator set. They are supplied as ready to fit kits with either manual or motorised operation. |
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| Methods provide new tools for diagnosing heart disease |
11 February 2003 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
A quick and painless technique recently developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers could help clinicians identify signs of coronary heart disease, a condition that claims the lives of 2,000 Americans every day. |
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| Yale researchers develop new SAT test that could better predict college success |
11 February 2003 - Yale University
A revised college admissions test that measures creative and practical skills as well as memory and analytical ability has succeeded in its first round of testing with college students, according to the lead investigator at Yale. |
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| Verbal and IQ scores improve as premature infants grow |
11 February 2003 - Yale University
The majority of low birth weight infants show improvements over time in verbal and IQ scores, Yale researchers report in the February 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. |
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| ESI Group announces its intent to acquire Calcom, to strengthen its strategic position in casting and industrial metallurgy |
10 February 2003 - ESI Group
ESI Group announces its intention to acquire Calcom. Calcom is a Swiss company
specialising in digital simulation for casting and metallurgical industry applications. The company is the editor and European distributor of the calcosoft software product, and also markets the ProCAST software product in Europe. |
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| BOC, Atlantic Health System cooperate in developing medical oxygen systems |
10 February 2003 - BOC Gases
BOC and Atlantic Health System, one of the top 100 integrated health care systems in the U.S., have agreed to cooperate in the development of new technology to continuously improve the dependability and safety of hospital liquid oxygen storage and delivery systems. |
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| First control and safety systems set to arrive this summer |
10 February 2003 - ABB Limited (Group Headquarters)
ABB Limited, based in St Neots, Cambridge, was selected to supply the Project's fully integrated control systems, based on its industry experience and the suitability of its product range. So far five fully integrated control and safety systems have been ordered, to provide process control, emergency shutdown and fire and gas protection at the Sangachal Terminal and on the Central Azeri, C&WP, Eastern Azeri, and Western Azeri Platforms. The approximate total value of these systems is $20 million. |
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| Belt up with confidence thanks to new test system |
10 February 2003 - Lloyd Instruments
Webbing materials are widely used to protect people and products, particularly during transit, so it is vital their strength is tested thoroughly for compliance with health and safety regulations. Lloyd Instruments has now made this process easy to perform with a new testing system designed specifically to test the tensile strength and elongation at break of webbing textiles used in vehicle seat belts, safety harnesses, freight and logistics, sports applications, and general industry areas. |
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| Olympic spirit at CeBIT with demand-driven information for everybody |
10 February 2003 - Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Outside the sports area the mobile digital companion named FLAME 2008 will offer predominant information-services about the town with its integrated roaming-concept. Once the user has defined his individual profile he will only receive the information he really needs. |
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| Back on track with Autotype’s CP Capillex |
07 February 2003 - Autotype International
After conducting print trials with emulsions, Dutch decal manufacturer Posterama returned to Autotype’s CP Capillex stencil film to rediscover high-quality, problem-free printing with low ink build. |
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| Industry's first thin film fusible resistor chip reduces space requirements |
07 February 2003 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced the industry's first thin film, rectangular resistor chip featuring a fusible function and a 1206 case size. The new Vishay Draloric M25SI resistor is designed to reduce space requirements and assembly costs while providing overload protection for battery circuits and control units, as well as for circuit function test applications in end products including battery chargers, cordless phones, DVD players, CD-ROM readers, and power supplies. |
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| Twenty percent of people with epilepsy develop drug Rrsistant seizures |
06 February 2003 - Yale University
Twenty percent of people with epilepsy will eventually develop seizures that are resistant to medication, even if they have experienced long periods with no seizures at all, according to a study led by a Yale researcher. |
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| Bayer Polymers LLC and Cydsa S.A. de C.V Agree to Terminate Industrias Cydsa Bayer (ICB) Joint Venture |
06 February 2003 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayer Polymers LLC announced that its affiliate, Bayer de Mexico, has signed an agreement with Cydsa S.A. de C.V, a Mexican corporation, to terminate its Industrias Cydsa Bayer (ICB) joint venture.
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| Essentially Nickel-Free Stainless in Cannulated Bar Stock for Implantable Orthopedic Uses |
06 February 2003 - Carpenter Technology Corporation
An essentially nickel-free austenitic stainless steel is now available from Carpenter Technology Corporation in cannulated bar stock with a hole from end to end and a heavy wall for implantable orthopedic applications.
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| New $30 million facility Dedicated to global microelectronic materials development and integration |
05 February 2003 - Rohm & Haas Co
Shipley Company, L.L.C., today opened its Advanced Technology Center, a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to the development of lithography, interconnect, low-k dielectric and other critical materials needed to produce the newest generations of microelectronic devices. Shipley, a subsidiary of Rohm and Haas Company, has invested $30 million in the center as part of its ongoing commitment to deliver advanced materials capabilities to the global semiconductor market. |
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| Carl Zeiss selects ASML MaskTools to supply advanced lens design qualification software |
04 February 2003 - ASML Netherlands B.V.
ASML MaskTools today announced that it has been awarded a business contract by Carl Zeiss SMT AG to support the design of high numerical aperture 193 nm and 157 nm lenses. Lens quality and consistency are increasingly important factors as line widths shrink to below half the wavelength of the exposure tool. ASML MaskTools was engaged to develop a unique method and software implementation for the lenses, improving layout cycle times while maintaining design quality. |
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| Distrupol targets leadership role in commodity and engineering plastics distribution in France |
04 February 2003 - Distrupol
Distrupol has recently moved into new premises at Vincennes (in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France). |
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| Barlo Plastics Features in latest James Bond Film, 'Die Another Day' |
03 February 2003 - Quinn Plastics
Two Barlo Plastics’ products are being featured in the new James Bond film ‘Die Another Day’. The material was designed-in and supplied by specialist supplier Silwood Plastics (UK). |
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| New DuPont™Tyvek® product for inkjet printing: combining lightness, durability and print quality
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03 February 2003 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
DuPont has expanded its range of DuPont™ Tyvek® spunbonded nonwoven high-density polyethylene (HDPE) products with its new Tyvek®2082D, available in Europe, South Africa, South America and the Middle East. |
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| Ashland Distribution and Borealis expand European distribution alliance |
03 February 2003 - Ashland Inc
Ashland Distribution Company and Borealis have announced that as of March 1, 2003, they will extend their current European distribution agreement to also include polypropylene for small- and medium-sized automotive and household appliance customers in the Benelux, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Ireland and the UK, in addition to the Nordic countries. |
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| Drug-less therapies for kids make waves |
03 February 2003 - University of Chicago
Dr. Allen Lewis had little use for alternative treatments for childhood behavior disorders in his early pediatric practice. But when his son was diagnosed with autism, Lewis was willing to try anything with even a remote chance of helping his child. |
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| Science magazine reports research of WSU/PNNL team |
02 February 2003 - DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
A team of experimental and theoretical researchers from Washington State University and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have observed that gold displays unexpected properties when it exists in extremely small particles. The current issue of Science magazine carries an article describing their research. |
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| Fraunhofer researchers develop revolutionary new sound system |
02 February 2003 - Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
'This innovative system clearly improves cinematic sound quality. The difference in quality is even more significant than the step taken from mono to stereo', comments Prof. Karlheinz Brandenburg, head of the AEMT. The new sound system generates extremely realistic audio sound within the confines of any space or room. ' |
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| Effective, economical and environmentally friendly cleaning
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01 February 2003 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
PPG Industries Lacke GmbH, Wuppertal (Germany) has developed a new cleaning process for the 50 transportation containers in which they make their daily deliveries of coatings for the automotive industry. |
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