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| Sandvik focuses its marketing of medical alloys
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30 April 2003 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
A recent announcement from materials specialist, Sandvik Materials Technology, to intensify its focus on high value-added, technology products has led to the restructure of its marketing and distribution of medical materials. |
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| Sale of Flexible Packaging to Alcan completed |
30 April 2003 - Hydro Aluminium
Norsk Hydro ASA, the Norwegian Oil and Energy, Aluminium and Agri group, has as of today completed the transaction to sell the former VAW Flexible Packaging business to Alcan Inc.
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| One for the Road as Araldite® bonds Motorcaravans |
30 April 2003 - Huntsman Araldite
Araldite adhesives have once again shown their versatility in bonding a range of
substrates that have to withstand tough environmental conditions in a recent application with motor-caravans manufactured by Trigano in Italy. |
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| Quadrant's new digital-microphotograph capacity, for optimizing machining of fine-pitch CSP test sockets |
30 April 2003 - Quadrant EPP
New digital-microphotography technology being developed by Quadrant Engineering Plastic products can help predict the machining characteristics of high-performance plastic board materials used to make CSP test sockets. Information from such evaluations can greatly improve test socket reliability, increase socket life and reduce device-testing costs. |
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| Carnegie Mellon students showcase leading-edge undergraduate research |
30 April 2003 - Carnegie Mellon Universtity
A team of electrical and computer engineering students are developing ways to use biometric authentication in today's ubiquitous personal digital assistants. Biometrics refers to the emerging field of technology devoted to identification of individuals using biological traits, such as fingerprints or retinal scanning. |
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| Archeologists use new technologies to reveal ancient buildings |
30 April 2003 - University of Texas at Austin
Archeologists at The University of Texas at Austin are using a new technology, gradiometry, to map a large prehistoric Caddo Indian village at the Caddoan Mounds State Historic Site near Alto in East Texas, revealing previously unknown structures and houses. |
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| Brookhaven Lab collaboration determines atomic structure of a key enzyme called a Biological Blowtorch |
30 April 2003 - DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
A team of scientists working at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory has determined the atomic structure of a key enzyme that performs several important chemical jobs in the body, including synthesizing estrogen and detoxifying chemicals as they enter the body. In addition, the enzyme may have medical and commercial applications in cancer therapy, in reducing pollution in industrial waste streams, and in manufacturing epoxies. |
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| Researchers create behavior-based robots that can reason and react |
29 April 2003 - Georgia Institute of Technology
In a collaboration between the College of Computing and the Georgia Tech Research Institute, scientists including Thomas Collins and Ronald Arkin are integrating capabilities for low-level performance, such as movement guidance systems, with higher-level reasoning. |
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| Hydro awards NOK 1.5 billion in contracts to Norwegian companies |
29 April 2003 - Hydro Aluminium
Hydro has awarded maintenance and modification contracts for the 10 platforms it operates on the Norwegian continental shelf, as well as the Sture terminal, to ABB Offshore Systems and Aker Kværner. The contracts in total are worth some NOK 1.5 billion. |
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| Morgan to Upgrade Swiss Steel Mill
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29 April 2003 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan Construction Company, through its subsidiary, Morgan-Europe, of Sheffield, England, has received a contract from von Moos Stahl A.G., Emmenbrücke, Switzerland, to upgrade the Swiss firm's combination mill. |
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| Johnson joins APAC, Inc.’s Design Build Group |
29 April 2003 - Ashland Inc
Allen D. Johnson has joined APAC, Inc.'s Design-Build Group as manager of project development. The announcement was made by John P. McAleer, vice president of APAC Design-Build. APAC, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ashland Inc. |
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| Ashland Unveils First Low Styrene, Pure Orthophthalic Marine Resin |
29 April 2003 - Ashland Inc
In order to help North American marine manufacturers meet tough EPA MACT standards, Ashland Specialty Chemical Company is rolling out AROGUARD LSO, the first 100 percent orthophthalic marine resin containing less than 35 percent styrene and volatile organic compounds (VOC).
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| Eastman reaches agreement to close UK manufacturing site in Bury |
29 April 2003 - Eastman Chemical Company
Eastman Company UK has reached agreement with employees at its Bury, England, site to close the facility. |
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| Three new anti-wear and extreme-pressure additives |
28 April 2003 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation has launched Durad 40, Durad48 and Durad 60 trialkyl phosphate anti-wear and extreme-pressure lubricant additives as effective alternatives to aryl phosphate additives for environmentally sensitive applications where the release of phenolic materials is a concern. |
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| Ashless, multifunctional additive for industrial oils |
28 April 2003 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation has introduced a new ashless, multifunctional additive, Durad MA3000, developed as an alternative to metal-containing additives for industrial oils. |
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| Bayer Launches New North American Organization and New Leadership |
28 April 2003 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayer AG shareholders voted at their annual meeting to adopt a new organizational structure proposed by the Bayer AG Board of Management. |
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| ExxonMobil Chemical introduces synesstic AN blendstocks |
28 April 2003 - ExxonMobil Chemical Co
Synesstic AN Blendstocks are a unique class of API Group V category fluids manufactured to deliver improved hydrolytic, thermal and oxidative stability compared with other Group V fluids. When used as a blendstock with other synthetic fluids such as polyalphaolefins, Synesstic AN products can enhance the stability and performance of many industrial and automotive lubricants in extreme as well as routine conditions. |
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| Delirium prevented by sticking to non-drug therapeutic regimens, Yale researchers find |
28 April 2003 - Yale University
When older patients followed a non-drug intervention strategy for preventing delirium, their rates of delirium were lowered by as much as 89 percent, Yale researchers report in the April 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. |
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| Scientists detect clue to material's unusual electrical properties |
27 April 2003 - DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory are studying a mysterious material that may lead to significant advances in the miniaturization of electronics. |
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| Newly discovered pathway by which cells protect themselves from a toxic byproduc |
25 April 2003 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
A newly discovered pathway by which cells protect themselves from a toxic byproduct of photosynthesis may hold important implications for bioenergy sources, human and plant disease, and agricultural yields, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison bacteriologists announced Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. |
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| Industry's first 500-kHz controller ICs |
25 April 2003 - Vishay Electronic
The industry's first 500-kHz PWM controller ICs to combine two integrated MOSFET drivers and integrated signal drivers for secondary synchronous rectification were announced today by Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. Designed to provide a compact and efficient solution for fixed telecom applications requiring power supplies in the range of 50 W to 150 W, the new Vishay Siliconix half-bridge (Si9122, Si9123) and push/pull (Si9124) devices operate over a 12- to 72-V input voltage range, drive both primary side MOSFETs, and provide timing for the secondary synchronous rectifiers. |
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| New Materialise technology widens the opportunities for image-based manufacturing |
25 April 2003 - Materialise NV
On Saturday April 26 Materialise will host the 'Computer Guided Implantology' conference where high-end users will share their experience in dental implant planning with SimPlant software and the use of SurgiGuide drill guides. |
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| Blackburn of Ashland Inc. named audit supervisor |
24 April 2003 - Ashland Inc
Shea Blackburn has been promoted to audit supervisor, Ashland Inc., according to William A. Kosto, Ashland Inc. general auditor. The promotion is effective immediately. Blackburn will report to David Osborne, Ashland Inc. audit director.
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| Hydro opens world’s first hydrogen station on Iceland |
24 April 2003 - Hydro Aluminium
Island’s minister of industry and commerce today opened the world’s first hydrogen refuelling station for cars and buses. The station, constructed using Norsk Hydro’s hydrogen technology, has been built at an existing commercial fuel retail site in Reykjavik. |
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| Anders Ullberg at SSAB’s General Meeting |
24 April 2003 - SSAB
In his address to the General Meeting in Oxelösund, SSAB’s CEO, Anders Ullberg, discussed primarily the structural changes in the West European steel industry and the growth possibilities for SSAB’s niche products.
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| Strong increase in profit |
24 April 2003 - SSAB
SSAB today presented its accounts for the first quarter. Profit after financial items increased by SEK 232 million and amounted to SEK 414 (182) million. |
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| Bayer and PolyOne Polyurethane Systems Joint Venture |
24 April 2003 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayer Polymers LLC and PolyOne Corporation today announced they have formed BayOne Urethane Systems, LLC--a 50/50 joint venture to develop and market polyurethane systems in the United States and Canada.
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| Georgia Tech Researchers use lab cultures to control robotic device |
24 April 2003 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Steve Potter and his research team in the Laboratory for Neuroengineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology are studying the basics of learning, memory, and information processing using neural networks in vitro. Their goal is to create computing systems that perform more like the human brain. |
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| Super small 2.5'intel Xscale PXA-255 RISC platform speeds integrator development |
24 April 2003 - Advantech UK
Advantech Co. Ltd., delivering hardware and software solutions that empower the e-world, is now offering two new 2.5' RISC platforms that help customers target low power/space critical applications better. These platforms expand Advantech's existing 3.5' RISC platform product line, offering customers more power and expansion flexibility on a super small 2.5' footprint. Although a small form factor, these platforms offer a complete list of functions and features, based on the Intel Xscale (PCM-7220) and Samsung ARM9 (PCM-7320) processors respectively. |
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| Planting the seeds of innovation- how the history of 3M helped define its future |
23 April 2003 - 3M Europe
After overcoming many serious setbacks in its formative years, it took 14 years for 3M to become profitable. But once it did, the company continued to grow beyond anything its founders dreamed. |
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| Ingenuity with purpose |
23 April 2003 - 3M Europe
What do scrubbing pads and thermal insulation have in common? How about overhead projectors and airplanes? It’s a safe bet that most would struggle to find the link. But not the innovative scientists and researchers at 3M, long celebrated for their remarkable ability to apply technology throughout the company. |
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| 3M makes a difference |
23 April 2003 - 3M Europe
3M is probably best known for inventing two of the most ubiquitous office products of the 20th century: Scotch transparent tapes and Post-it Notes. But there are many lesser known 3M products and technologies in dozens of other markets — aerospace, transportation, graphic arts, pharmaceuticals, entertainment and textiles, to name just a few. |
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| Making things stick |
23 April 2003 - 3M Europe
No one thinks much about advanced technology when popping up a piece of tape from a dispenser to wrap a gift. The tape, after all, is simply a clear plastic strip that’s sticky on one side. As the popular saying goes: “It’s not rocket science.” Or is it? |
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| The building blocks of specialised technologies |
23 April 2003 - 3M Europe
Advanced materials, primarily comprising ceramics and polymers, are best described as substances with special properties. They are building blocks for an enormous range of applications. |
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| Fuel cells spurring a potent approach to power generation |
23 April 2003 - 3M Europe
Thanks to its strengths in materials R&D, its broad manufacturing technology platforms and its ability to consistently coat large surfaces with ultrathin films, the company can bring specialized technical strength to fuel cell manufacturers. |
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| Harnessing light efficiently |
23 April 2003 - 3M Europe
By tailoring hundreds of layers of transparent polymer materials to have specific properties at the interfaces of the layers, films can be produced with reflectivity characteristics never before achieved |
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| It’s what’s on the surface that counts |
23 April 2003 - 3M Europe
Invisible to the naked eye, tiny microreplicated surfaces work behind the scenes, enhancing our everyday lives without receiving credit for their good deeds. |
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| Web technology of another kind |
23 April 2003 - 3M Europe
Of all the technologies that have contributed to 3M’s 100 years of innovation, none has been more prolific in its product applications than the science of “nonwovens.” |
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| There may be twice as many genes in the human genome than previously thought |
21 April 2003 - Yale University
A study by Yale University researchers provides preliminary evidence that there may be more than twice as many genes in the human genome than previously predicted. |
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| New load switches offer on-resistance as low as 5 mΩ in SO-8 footprint |
21 April 2003 - Vishay Electronic
Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., today announced that it is in production with a record-breaking family of new TrenchFET power MOSFETs built on a patent-pending p-channel technology that reduces device on-resistance to as low as 5 mΩ in the PowerPAK SO-8. |
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| Carnegie Mellon researchers create new digital tools to help business leaders improve performance
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19 April 2003 - Carnegie Mellon Universtity
To survive and thrive in this century, business leaders need to hardwire new technologies into their playbooks to create enduring enterprises. Many factors, from the need to expand beyond national borders to the inexorable shift to intellectual capital, are driving change, but none is more important than the rise of the Internet and digital technologies. Like the steam engine or the assembly line, the Net and digital technologies have already become an advance with revolutionary consequences, most of which we have just begun to feel. |
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| Energy Lab reduces impact on environment |
18 April 2003 - DOE/National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Employees at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory are 'walking the talk' by reducing their impact on the environment at work through the Laboratory's 'Sustainable NREL' program. |
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| Pilot plant for new technology screening |
17 April 2003 - CSIRO
A new invention by Australian scientists to revolutionise particle classification for everything from mining to recycling will now be scaled up into a continuous system, following agreement to commercialise the technology. |
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| Antipsychotic drug risperidone reduces tics in children and adults with tourette syndrome |
17 April 2003 - Yale University
A study by Yale researchers suggests that the atypical antipsychotic drug risperidone reduces tic symptoms in children and adults with Tourette syndrome. |
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| Ashland Casting Solutions Korea Facility ISO 14001 Certified |
17 April 2003 - Ashland Inc
The Ashland Casting Solutions facility in Ulsan, South Korea has received ISO 14001 certification from the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand. |
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| Chemist Tom Tullius finds directional bend to helix, posits role in repair processr |
16 April 2003 - Boston University
Fifty years after the discovery of the helical structure of DNA, the body of knowledge on the reactions of that structure to damaging agents such as ionizing radiation now has a valuable addition. |
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| Solvay Advanced Polymers completes major plant expansions in Georgia and Ohio |
15 April 2003 - Solvay Advanced Polymers Llc
Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C., has completed its previously announced expansions of its sulfone polymers plant in Marietta, Ohio, and its sulfone monomer plant in Augusta, Ga. |
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| BTG grants Newlife Technologies Inc. a licence to an innovative medical monitoring technology |
15 April 2003 - BTG
BTG, a global technology commercialisation company, announced today that it has granted a licence to Newlife Technologies Inc. (Midlothian, VA) for an innovative non-invasive medical sensor technology. |
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| Carnegie Mellon researchers develop new wireless meeting space for business and industry |
15 April 2003 - Carnegie Mellon Universtity
Carnegie Mellon researchers Asim Smailagic and Dan Siewiorek with their students from Rapid Prototyping of Computer Systems class, will demonstrate a new wireless meeting space designed to save time and money for businesses. Dubbed project BARN, the interactive physical and digital workspace supports collaborative project teams by providing the digital equivalent of dedicated project rooms. These new 'smart rooms'can store important computer files, recognize meeting participants and provide unlimited security for sensitive research data. |
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| Bayer Plastics' Makrolon® Polycarbonate Resin Selected for Breakthrough Cardioplegia Device |
15 April 2003 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
The new Vision® Blood Cardioplegia (VBC) System from Gish Biomedical, Inc., is an example of good things coming in small packages. The 'heart' of the system is the clear plastic VBC device. It is used in cardiac surgery to cool and warm blood, and is about the size of a human fist. |
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| New Vishay Siliconix LDOs offer industry's lowest dropout voltage at 300 |
14 April 2003 - Vishay Electronic
Two new 300-mA low-noise low dropout regulators, each packaged in a 3 mm x 3 mm PowerPAK MLP33, were released today by Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. Designed for use in battery-powered equipment such as cell phones, wireless handsets and modems, PDAs, notebooks, pagers and digital cameras, the new ICs are small enough to fit on tiny circuit boards in miniaturized wireless devices while handling up to 1.2 W of power dissipation. The Si91871 and Si91872 feature a low ground current, ideal for low-voltage battery-operated power systems, and low dropout voltage of 250 mV at 300 mA, prolonging battery life in portable electronics. |
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| Morgan Receives Contract to Build Rod Mill in China
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14 April 2003 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan Construction Company has received a contract from Shandon Shiheng Special Steel Co., Ltd. in Tai'an, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China, to provide the rod outlet to the company's single-strand rod mill. The contract calls for both design and manufacturer of the mill.
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| Virginia Tech inventions and creations can improve our lives |
14 April 2003 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Tech faculty members, students, and staff who received 26 patents during 2002 will be honored by the university and Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties Inc. 'The creativity, contributions to knowledge, and technology transfer that patents signify are an important form of scholarship,' says university president Charles Steger. |
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| NEXYGEN' MT software tips help create testing expertise |
14 April 2003 - Lloyd Instruments
Materials testing specialists Lloyd Instruments is now including useful operator notes on ways to get the most out of its new NEXYGEN MT materials testing control software. The latest version of this software, with its vast test library, is already making an impact due to its powerful security and data audit tracking features, video capture and playback and extended instrument interfaces. |
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| System enables first fully SMD-compliant electricity market |
11 April 2003 - ABB Automation Technologies
ABB, announced today it has been awarded a contract with New York ISO to install ABB's SCADA/EMS system and enhance the market operation system to make NYISO the first energy market to meet the requirements outlined by FERC's Standard Market Design. The contract is valued at $20 million, exclusive of hardware. |
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| Tiny bubbles are key to liquid-cooled system for future computers |
11 April 2003 - Purdue University
Purdue University researchers have made a discovery that may lead to the development of an innovative liquid-cooling system for future computer chips, which are expected to generate four times more heat than today's chips. |
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| Personal views have strongest impact on television weathercaster knowledge of scientific climate change |
11 April 2003 - University of Texas at Austin
Personal beliefs and attitudes are the primary influences on television weathercasters’ reporting on the scientific facts about politically charged environmental issues such as global warming, according to a study by the School of Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin. |
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| Males' DNA propels evolution, study says |
11 April 2003 - University of Chicago
In the battle between the sexes, there's one area where males dominate females, they have a higher rate of genetic mutation, driving the evolution of the species, according to research published Thursday. |
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| Dow Corning establishes new silicone ribber venture in China |
11 April 2003 - Dow Corning - Rubber Fabrication Industry
Dow Corning establishes new venture in China to expand silicone rubber manufacturing, product offerings |
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| Vishay extends IHLP family of surface-mount inductors with devices featuring saturation currents |
11 April 2003 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced the release of the new IHLP-2525BD-01 series of low-profile, surface-mount inductors, which feature saturation currents up to 50 A and typical DCR values as low as 1.5 mΩ in a package with an exceptionally low height profile of 2.4 mm. |
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| GAMBIT 2.1 to include native CATIA V4 translation from spatial and automated cleanup tools |
11 April 2003 - Fluent
Fluent Inc. and Spatial Corp., a Dassault Systèmes (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris #13065, DSY.PA) company, today announced that Fluent's GAMBIT 2.1 preprocessor, due for general release in the next month, includes native CATIA V4 translation. GAMBIT is the preprocessor supplied with Fluent's world-leading computational fluid dynamics software. Fluent has licensed the native CATIA V4 import technology from Spatial, which is the sole provider of true, native CATIA translators. |
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| New Chemical Genetic tool forces cells to target and destroy harmful proteins within those cells |
11 April 2003 - Yale University
When 'rogue' proteins begin wreaking havoc within cells, the result is diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. |
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| Low carbohydrate diets may not aid weight loss, Yale and Stanford researchers find |
10 April 2003 - Yale University
A new study of low-carbohydrate diets published in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association shows that carbohydrate content in a person's diet is not associated with weight loss. |
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| Carnegie Mellon and NASA researchers to develop robot that illustrates how to seek life on distant planets |
10 April 2003 - Carnegie Mellon Universtity
A team of Carnegie Mellon University and NASA scientists will travel to the Atacama Desert in northern Chile in April to conduct research that will help them develop and deploy a robot and instruments that may someday enable other robots to find life on Mars. |
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| Roof Coating helps sustain environment by lowering energy usage and extending roof life |
10 April 2003 - Rohm & Haas Co
Philadelphia-based Rohm and Haas has put one of its corporate objectives, the commitment to supporting sustainable development, into action by sponsoring a Cool Block project in the Bridesburg section of the city, one of its oldest neighbor communities. |
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| Bayer Polymers' Polyurethane Systems and Processing Technologies Combine to Meet Automaker Needs |
09 April 2003 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
The use of natural fibers as a replacement for glass fiber for reinforcing polyurethane parts is finding increasing acceptance. In automotive applications, a principal reason for this is the constant pressure for reduced part weight. |
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| New Vishay model 21P molded plastic dial features excellent readability |
09 April 2003 - Vishay Electronic
A new plastic, 11-turn dial with a 46-mm [1-13/16-in.] diameter was announced today by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. The new Vishay Spectrol Model 21P is designed to serve as a counting turn dial for industrial control applications in which there is a need to read the number of turns of a transducer shaft. |
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| Chickenpox vaccine could save children's lives and prevent shingles in later life |
09 April 2003 - Society for General Microbiology
British children's lives might be saved by being routinely vaccinated for chickenpox, according to Dr Anne Gershon, speaking at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Meeting in Edinburgh today. |
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| Toyo introduces new machine for optical disc production |
09 April 2003 - Axxicon Mould Technology
Toyo Machinery & Metal Co. has launched a new machine for the production of optical discs, especially DVDs. The new machine is the result of the co-operation between Toyo and Future Technology Engineering (FTE). Toyo provided in-depth knowledge of electrical injection moulding machines. FTE contributed extensive mould and processing know-how. |
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| Ashland Distribution broadens European partnership with Multibase |
08 April 2003 - Ashland Plastics Europe
Ashland Distribution Company (ADC) has reached an agreement to expand its relationship with Dow Corming Company Multibase to distribute its Multi-Flex, Multibatch and Multi-Pro product lines in Sweden and Norway. |
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| Willis to head Ashland control project; Holbrook promoted |
08 April 2003 - Ashland Inc
John K. Willis, formerly IT audit director, has been named project manager, Ashland Inc. Controls and Compliance Team (ConTACT), according to J. Marvin Quin, Ashland Inc. senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective immediately. |
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| Threat of bioterrorism- real or imagined? |
08 April 2003 - Society for General Microbiology
Until a few years ago the threat to use microbes as biological weapons was practically ignored by doctors and scientists working in medicine and public health. Today there is every reason to believe that the threat of bioterrorism is not only real but is growing, according to Washington based public health expert Professor Donald Henderson, speaking in an invited lecture at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Meeting in Edinburgh. |
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| Blood poisoning vaccine ready for human trials |
08 April 2003 - Society for General Microbiology
A combined British and US research team has developed the world's first vaccine against endotoxin, which is a key cause of blood poisoning and death after major surgery for cancer or heart disease. The announcement was made at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Meeting in Edinburgh. |
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| Harnessing microbes to kill cancer |
08 April 2003 - Society for General Microbiology
An ingenious new way to attack cancer tumours is being developed by medical researchers from Nottingham as part of an EU consortium, the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Meeting in Edinburgh heard. |
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| Safe vaccine to combat herpes infections |
08 April 2003 - Society for General Microbiology
The unpleasant and painful sores, and infection of newborn babies caused by the genital herpes virus could soon be a thing of the past according to Dr Julian Hickling, who is presenting results from Xenova Research Ltd to the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Meeting in Edinburgh |
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| Life-Saving Device Comes in Small Package; Utilizes Bayer Polymers |
08 April 2003 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
The LIFEPAK® CR Plus is a small, portable automated external defibrillator (AED) from Medtronic Physio-Control. |
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| Rohm & Haas Company has announced latest additions to their Adcote line of solvent-based adhesives |
08 April 2003 - Rohm & Haas Co
Rohm and Haas Company has announced the latest additions to their Adcote line of solvent-based adhesives for packaging lami-nations. |
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| Researchers identify new gene associated with breast cancer |
08 April 2003 - American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Researchers have identified a new gene, C35, that appears to be closely associated with breast cancer. Of the breast cancer tissues tested, more than sixty percent over-expressed the C35 gene, according to data published in the Proceedings for the 94th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research. The study also found that the C35 gene was only over-expressed in breast cancer cells, and is not evident in any normal tissues in women. |
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| Over-the-counter pain relievers effective in protecting against breast cancer |
08 April 2003 - American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Regular use of ibuprofen and aspirin inhibits the formation and growth of breast cancer, according to data published in the Proceedings for the 94th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research. The data, taken from the National Cancer Institute's Women's Health Initiative Observational Study, concluded that weekly doses of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs had a significant effect in reducing the risk of breast cancer. |
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| Distrupol adds new fluoropolymer to its Nordic product range |
08 April 2003 - Distrupol
The Nordic division of Distrupol, a member company of Univar and a leading European polymer distributor, technical service and solutions provider, has added another fluoropolymer, Hylar polyvinylidene fluoride, to an already comprehensive product portfolio through its recent appointment to represent Solvay Solexis. Solvay Solexis was established by the Solvay Group on 1 January this year when it merged its own fluoropolymers activities with that of Ausimont, which it had acquired in May 2002. The concentration of this business made Solvay Solexis one of the global leaders in the production and marketing of fluorinated materials used in technically advanced applications. |
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| Taking ultra-wideband communications to the next phase is the goal of Virginia Tech Project |
08 April 2003 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
A team of Virginia Tech researchers is attempting to push ultra-wideband technology into the next phase, where military communications can completely elude detection by nearby enemy troops and all manner of home electronics systems can be operated wirelessly. |
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| AMODEL Polyphthalamide helps Bryant Rubber produce safer, longer lasting kitchen utensil |
08 April 2003 - Solvay Advanced Polymers Llc
Although they haven't put it on kitchen shelves yet, Bryant Rubber Corporation of Harbor City, Calif., has developed a silicone-coated kitchen utensil prototype using AMODEL polyphthalamide, a high-performance polymer produced by Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C. |
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| BOC targets the UK double glazing industry |
07 April 2003 - BOC Gases
BOC is at the forefront of the UK double glazing industry’s drive to combat global warming through the use of gases. The move is in response to new UK building regulations for the double glazing of windows, which aims to cut carbon dioxide emissions, half of which come from heating and lighting buildings. |
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| Seymour breaks ground on wastewater treatment improvements |
07 April 2003 - BOC Gases
Officials from Seymour and EMC will break ground on Monday, April 7, at 10:30 a.m., on $17 million worth of improvements to the Seymour wastewater treatment plant at 5716 East County Road 525 North. |
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| Babies should get vitamin D dupplement |
07 April 2003 - University of Chicago
All infants, particularly those who are breastfed, should be given vitamin D to help prevent rickets, a potentially crippling condition in which the bones fail to grow straight and strong, the American Academy of Pediatricsannounced. |
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| Researchers find second Athrax toxin receptor |
07 April 2003 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Building on their 2001 discovery of a cellular doorway used by anthrax toxin to enter cells, University of Wisconsin Medical School researchers have found a second anthrax toxin doorway, or receptor. The finding could offer new clues to preventing the toxin's entrance into cells. |
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| Grocery Shopping with a wireless PDA makes locating items & specials easier |
07 April 2003 - Georgia Institute of Technology
In a field test of a prototype PDA system developed by Georgia Institute of Technology researchers, shoppers reported that the device made shopping easier and more efficient. Shoppers tended to avoid impulse buys and also found items in the store more quickly. On the downside, shoppers did not like holding the PDA while shopping, and some suggested a docking station on the shopping cart, an idea explored, but not tested in this study. |
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| Antibiotic resistance and gene transfer |
07 April 2003 - Society for General Microbiology
The way antibiotic resistance spreads and possible problems from genes transferring have been identified by researchers from the Rowett Research Institute in Aberdeen, in new evidence about the way genes pass from one bacteria to another. The research is presented by Dr Karen Scott at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Meeting in Edinburgh. |
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| Artificial vaccines offer hope to prevent diseases |
07 April 2003 - Society for General Microbiology
New work on artificially constructed viruses offers the hope of effective vaccines for devastating diseases in the future, according to researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in work presented at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Meeting in Edinburgh. |
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| Risk of blood poisoning rises as medical treatment improves |
07 April 2003 - Society for General Microbiology
Living longer and better medical treatments such as organ transplants and cancer therapy are all paradoxically increasing our risk of blood poisoning, according to experts in bacterial infections speaking at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Meeting in Edinburg. |
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| Safer flu vaccine in cold conditions |
07 April 2003 - Society for General Microbiology
Using cold temperatures could help make quicker, cheaper and safer influenza vaccines, according to Dr Alison Whiteley at the Society for General Microbiology's Annual Meeting in Edinburg. |
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| Corus commissions €2m laser welding and brazing research & development facility for the automotive sector |
07 April 2003 - Corus Automotive
Corus, the international metals company, has announced that it is commissioning a new research and development facility for studying the next generation of automotive laser welding and brazing techniques. |
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| Quick delivery secures major heat exchanger order for Sandvik
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04 April 2003 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
A major order for small diameter, seamless stainless steel heat exchanger tubes has been won by Sandvik Materials Technology in UK.
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| Hydro Aluminium inaugurates new alumina capacity |
04 April 2003 - Hydro Aluminium
Alumina do Norte do Brasil S/A, Alunorte, will inaugurate on Friday, April 4, its third production line, which makes Alunorte the largest producer of alumina in South America. Hydro Aluminium has a 34 percent stake in Alunorte.
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| New H-Type Schottky rectifiers feature forward voltage drop as low as 0.49 V |
04 April 2003 - Vishay Electronic
Devices in Vishay's new H-type high-barrier-height family of rectifiers are built on a proprietary Schottky-barrier technology that allows for a typical forward voltage drop as low as 0.49 V, typical leakage current as low as 2.0 mA at 125°C, and high maximum operating junction temperature of 175°C. Additional reliability is provided with excellent reverse surge capability of 25 kV ESD and minimum inductive reverse avalanche energy up to 80 mJ. |
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| FLUENT 6.1 offers advances in steam generator modeling and pollution prediction |
04 April 2003 - Fluent
Accurate prediction of boiling and phase change is important for flow simulation of plant components such as steam generators, fuel assemblies, and condensers. FLUENT 6.1 has the ability to include interphase heat and mass transfer calculations with its Eulerian multiphase model, which significantly broadens the range of complicated geometries and physics that can be simulated in the power plant. |
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| FLUENT 6.1 introduces automated moving and deforming domain modeling to the Aerospace Industry |
04 April 2003 - Fluent
This version of FLUENT brings new possibilities for modeling store separation, valve opening/closing, positive displacement pumps, stage separation, missile launches, and flow around other moving equipment with its dynamic mesh modeling capability. Users only need to set-up the initial mesh and specify the motion of the boundaries. FLUENT then computes the flow, automatically updating the mesh as the boundaries change shape. For applications where the boundary motion is not known ahead of time, such as store separation, it can be computed by FLUENT as part of the solution process. "FLUENT can now easily simulate physical phenomena previously requiring tedious manual preparation," says Fluent's Chief Technology Officer, Dipankar Choudhury. "The applications for dynamic mesh modeling are limitless. Our users are thinking of new ways to use it all the time," he adds. |
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| Feral robotic toy dogs designed to Sniff Out environmental toxins set loose |
04 April 2003 - Yale University
Robotic dogs adapted by teen students in the Bronx, New York under the guidance of Yale engineering professor Natalie Jeremijenko, will be released Saturday, April 5 at 1:30 p.m. at the Bronx River Flotilla Festival at the Cement Plant park on Westchester Ave. in the Bronx. |
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| Vantico Named Tier One Supplier by Ford Motor Company Ltd. |
03 April 2003 - Huntsman Advanced Materials
Ford Motor Company Ltd., has granted Vantico Ltd., the coveted Tier One status as a supplier of rapid modeling, prototyping and tooling materials for automotive design and production, it was announced today. |
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| RenShape® Solutions RenPaste SMP Used on Daytona Prototype |
03 April 2003 - Huntsman Advanced Materials
RenPaste™ seamless modelling paste has proved instrumental in the successful
development of a new generation of high performance cars for the Daytona race
circuit, built by race car specialists, Picchio in Italy. |
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| Think small when powering today's electronic soldier |
03 April 2003 - DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
On the battlefield, having a reliable source of power to operate the many advanced electronic devices a soldier carries is essential. But today’s heavy and cumbersome batteries fall short in satisfying the military’s needs. In search of both a lightweight and reliable alternative, the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has developed the smallest power system yet, all wrapped up in a micro-sized package. |
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| Breast-feeding may be painkiller |
03 April 2003 - University of Chicago
Breast-feeding can be a potent painkiller for newborn babies, a study by a University of Chicago doctor has found. Of 15 babies undergoing a painful needle prick to draw blood while nursing, 11 didn't cry at all; those who did cried for an average of just nine seconds. Among the babies who weren't breast-feeding at the time of the needle insertion, 43 percent cried for an average of 72 seconds. |
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| ASML delivers first full-field 157 nm tool to IMEC |
02 April 2003 - ASML Netherlands B.V.
ASML Holding NV today announced that it is delivering the industry's first full-field 157 nanometer step-and-scan tool to Europe's leading independent research and development chip consortium, Interuniversities MicroElectronic Center. Called the Micrascan VII, the new system is the first 157 nm full-field tool able to create working chips. IMEC will receive shipment in April 2003. |
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| Artificial tissue from the test tube |
02 April 2003 - Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
The human body is held together by collagen (from the Greek kolla = glue). This group of structural proteins makes up 20-30 percent of the protein content of mammals, and can be found in skin, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, teeth and bones. The range of associa-ted diseases is correspondingly wide. |
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| Biotechnology Regulatory Atlas, an overview of modern biotechnology regulation & how to achieve compliance |
02 April 2003 - LGC
The new Biotechnology Regulatory Atlas, compiled by LGC for the Department of Trade and Industry, guides SMEs and start-up companies to effective compliance strategies, equipping them to minimise the risks and costs arising from knowledge gaps. The Atlas is a key component of www.i-bio.gov.uk, the new UK Biotechnology Portal and one-stop internet resource for industry, researchers and the public interested in the biotech sector. |
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| New cost-effective board for multiple-input video capture and JPEG2000 compression |
01 April 2003 - Matrox VITE
Matrox Imaging is pleased to announce the Matrox Morphis, a new family of boards for video capture from multiple inputs and real-time JPEG2000 compression. 'The Matrox Morphis uses an extremely versatile design, which permits the user to maximize the number of inputs with a cost-effective solution.' explains Fabio Perelli, Product Manager for Frame Grabbers and Stand-alone Systems. |
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| The potential of Nanotechnology |
01 April 2003 - National Science Foundation
Science and technology on the scale of a nanometer, one billionth of a meter, is revolutionary. Nanotechnology refers to the ability to manipulate individual atoms and molecules, making it possible to build machines on the scale of human cells or create materials and structures from the bottom up with novel properties. Nanotechnology could change the way almost everything is designed and made, from automobile tires to vaccines to objects not yet imagined. |
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| Advances in multiple sclerosis research to be presented at meeting hosted by Yale and veterans |
01 April 2003 - Yale University
Research aimed at finding new drug therapies for the paralysis, loss of vision, pain and other symptoms related to multiple sclerosis will be presented in a meeting on April 17 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in West Haven. |
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| New Polymer Processing Technique may lower the cost of future display devices |
01 April 2003 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Until now, the aluminum tris (8-hydroxyquinoline) (Alq3) material, which is used as the emission and electron transport layer in organic light-emitting diodes, had to be deposited under high vacuum conditions, which requires costly equipment. Attaching it to a polymer backbone allows the material to be applied using solution processes, simple spin-coating methods already widely used for applying thin films of materials. |
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| DuPont Fluoroproducts announces plans for joint venture to manufacture refrigerants in China
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01 April 2003 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
DuPont Fluoroproducts has announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Zhonghao New Chemical Material Company and Changshu 3F Fluorochemical to form a joint venture to manufacture hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) blend refrigerants to support the fast-growing air conditioning and refrigeration industry in China.
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| New packaging solution relies on proprietary features and performance of DuPont™ Surlyn®
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01 April 2003 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
Montorsi Francesco & Figli SpA, part of the Veronesi Group and an Italian leader in processed meat, has worked with DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers to develop a new high-performance film for flow-packing AIA brand roasted turkey breast.
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| Teflon® fluoropolymers with high transparency and antistatic properties
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01 April 2003 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
DuPont Fluoropolymers will be exhibiting a comprehensive range of chemical-resistant Teflon® fluoropolymers for use in chemical plant construction, focusing on bio/food technology and pharmaceutical production, on stand K 40/41 in Hall 3.0 at Achema 2003 (19-24 May). |
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