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| ADDISONMCKEE TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES A BOOST TO THE GLOBAL EXHAUST
INDUSTRY |
31 July 2003 - Addison McKee
Across the global automotive exhaust industry, the ability to achieve tubular
components of reduced weight – and of minimum wall thickness - for costefficiency
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| Bayer Polymers Makrolon® Polycarbonate Selected For Use In Cooper Wiring Devices' New Line Of Wallplates |
31 July 2003 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
The new line of thermoplastic wallplates is available in multiple colors and various configurations for toggle switches, receptacles, decorator, blank, power receptacles, telephone/coaxial cable, combination devices, and pre-marked special uses. |
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| First commercial use of a Leco Pegasus 4D Fast GC-ToF-MS |
31 July 2003 - LGC
LGC, the UK´s leading independent analytical laboratory providing chemical, biochemical and DNA analysis, is the first commercial operation in the UK (and one of the first in the world) to invest in a two-dimensional Fast Gas Chromatography Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. |
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| RENPASTE® REACHES NEW HEIGHTS WITH APPLICATION ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION |
30 July 2003 - Huntsman Advanced Materials
The unique Low Cost Tooling for Composites system (LCTC) developed by Boeing
and RenShape® Solutions tooling division, has achieved another first – with an application to build tools for the thermal radiation shields for a worldfirst super-conducting magnet on the International Space Station. |
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| Shipley launches Delrin Etch acetal etching solution |
29 July 2003 - Rohm & Haas Co
Du Pont de Nemours International S.A., through DuPont Engineering Polymers, and Shipley Europe Ltd., a subsidiary of Rohm and Haas Company, have established a strong alliance to further the decoration of Delrin acetal resins, and as a consequence DuPont has licensed Shipley Europe Ltd. to manufacture a new etching solution called Delrin Etch acetal etching solutions. This proprietary process has been developed by DuPont to pre-treat Delrin acetal resins for metallisation or painting. |
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| Nanotechnology: sink or swim? |
28 July 2003 - University of Sheffield
In a report published 28 July 2003, a team at the University of Sheffield funded by the Economic and Social Research Council investigates the scientific reality behind nanotechnology, and looks at the hopes and the fears that it raises – and provides a sober assessment of the possibilities that will help both sides of the debate. |
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| Lowering salt content in DNA solutions may improve gene therapy success |
28 July 2003 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Scientists are seeking to understand the natural mechanism of DNA condensation into nanostructures, in particular, toroids, which look like tightly wound garden hoses. Densely packed DNA is nature's efficient way of transporting genetic information, done particularly well by sperm cells and viruses. |
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| New DG2000 series low-voltage analog switches with low charge injection |
28 July 2003 - Vishay Electronic
Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, today announced the release of seven new low-voltage, high-performance analog switches, including a single-pole/double-throw switch that boasts a 1.6-mm by 1.6-mm package footprint, the industry's smallest. |
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| Ashland Specialty Chemical Appoints Gelosa Senior VP and GM for Drew |
28 July 2003 - Ashland Inc
Ashland Specialty Chemical Company has named Len R. Gelosa senior vice president and general manager of its Drew business groups.
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| ES cell model could provide clues to causes, cures for diabetes |
28 July 2003 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
By studying embryonic stem cells from a mouse, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have identified a potential model system for elucidating the stages of normal pancreatic development, as well as for developing a much-needed source of insulin-producing cells for the millions of people who need them to treat their diabetes. |
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| Constructing better health |
25 July 2003 - HSE InfoLine
Plans for the Occupational Health Support Pilot Scheme, now called Constructing Better Health, took another step forward this month, following the creation and first meeting of the Action Forum tasked with bringing about the scheme. |
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| New Partnership in High-Tech Medical Software |
25 July 2003 - Materialise NV
Fluent Europe Ltd and Materialise, two companies involved in the production of software used for high-tech medical applications, have announced a new partnership aimed at expanding the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in the medical industry. |
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| Carpenter Technology Subsidiary Joins CRSI Trade Group |
25 July 2003 - Carpenter Technology Corporation
Talley Metals Technology, a subsidiary of Carpenter Technology Corp., has joined the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) as part of its initiatives to increase stainless rebar sales.
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| New surface-mount, current-sensing transformers offer versatile, lead-free construction |
25 July 2003 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced the release of the new LPE-3325-CST series of surface-mount, current-sensing transformers featuring five standard turns ratios from 30 to 125 in a lead (Pb)-free construction.
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| New trolley clangs and dings to technology square |
25 July 2003 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Soon, the ding, ding of the trolley will be heard across campus as the new Technology Square trolley hits the road. The new rubber tired, alternative fuel vehicles, designed to look like old-fashioned trolleys with wooden seats and even a bell, begin clanging and dinging their way to Technology Square on August 4. The air-conditioned trolleys fueled by compressed natural gas will run on the new yellow route, providing more frequent service from the center of campus to Technology Square, then to the Midtown MARTA station. |
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| New robotic hand - sign language learning tool |
25 July 2003 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Damien Gaudry never took a course in sign language, but that didn't stop him from wanting to build an instructional tool that could lend a hand to children who want to learn. |
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| New plasma cutting machines combine high speed precision output with efficient material utilization |
24 July 2003 - ESAB Group
A latest range of plasma cutting machines from ESAB uses new production technologies to improve material utilization and increase plate handling efficiencies. The Eagle series of plasma cutting machines combines advanced precision mechanical engineering with recently developed Super Rapid Initial Height Setting System technology to increase both the speed and quality of cutting across a wide range of materials and plate sizes. |
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| Hydro to sell Carmeda |
24 July 2003 - Hydro Aluminium
Hydro Pronova has entered into an agreement with a financial consortium consisting of the equity investors HealthCap and Investor Growth Capital, concerning the divestment of its Swedish subsidiary, Carmeda AB. |
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| Hydro Aluminium strengthens alumina position |
24 July 2003 - Hydro Aluminium
Norsk Hydro is to take part in the second expansion of the Brazilian alumina refinery Alunorte. The board of directors of Alunorte has today approved a project to increase capacity by 1.8 million tonnes to 4.2 million tonnes. The expansion will further improve Hydro Aluminium’s alumina cost position. |
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| Full-Scale Landing Gear Equipment Built to Test Seals & Bearings Under Real-Life Conditions |
24 July 2003 - Greene Tweed & Co Benelux BV
Greene, Tweed in collaboration with the largest landing gear system manufacturer, has designed and constructed a one-of-a-kind full-scale landing gear seal and bearing test equipment in its Kulpsville Mechanical Laboratory. |
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| Chemraz® 655 High Temp Perfluoroelastomer Seals
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24 July 2003 - Greene Tweed & Co Benelux BV
Greene, Tweed announces the addition of a new high temperature compound, Chemraz® 655, to its menu of products designed to meet the ever-increasing demands of the semiconductor manufacturing industry. |
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| High-performance parts get great new looks with paintable, platable Delrin® |
24 July 2003 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
Product designers can now achieve the “unplastic” appearance of painted or metal-plated parts in components delivering the unmatched performance and mouldability of DuPont™ Delrin® acetal resin. |
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| Extreme performance from Autotype polyester film |
23 July 2003 - Autotype International
Autotype, one of the world’s leading developers and manufacturers of high performance coated films and chemicals for use throughout industry, has upgraded its existing Autotex UV textured polyester film to offer exceptional performance under extreme operating conditions. |
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| Ashland's Cleveland Facility Receives Safety Awards |
23 July 2003 - Ashland Inc
The Cleveland (East), Ohio, facility of Ashland Casting Solutions, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical Company, has been honored with two awards from the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation's (BWC) Division of Safety and Hygiene.
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| Practical solutions to tackle stress at work |
23 July 2003 - HSE InfoLine
New research reports on stress prevention and rehabilitation are being published today by The Health and Safety Executive, which will help inform the developments of new guidance for managers this Autumn. |
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| New drug promises pain relief for many terminal cancer patients |
23 July 2003 - University of Chicago
A drug developed at the University to help a researcher’s dying friend reverses one of the most troubling problems caused by opium-based pain relievers, according to a study by researchers at the University Medical Center. |
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| New findings suggest flaws in studies of alcohol use and cognition |
22 July 2003 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
A growing compendium of research that suggests moderate alcohol consumption provides a cognitive boost at midlife is seriously flawed, according to a new study. 'Don't believe it if you're told moderate drinking is good for you cognitively,' says Robert Hauser, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of sociology and a co-author of a new study that examined the relationship of alcohol intake and cognition on people in their mid-50s. 'The research is deeply flawed.' |
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| Engineers create promising nanotechnology for oral delivery of cancer drugs |
22 July 2003 - University of Texas at Austin
Polymer nanospheres just 1/100 a hair’s width in diameter and loaded with potent anti-cancer drugs could one day become a powerful weapon in the chemotherapy arsenal, two University of Texas at Austin biomedical engineers reported today at the Controlled Release Society’s 30th Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Glasgow, Scotland. |
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| D’Antoni Succeeds Potts As APAC President |
22 July 2003 - Ashland Inc
David J. D’Antoni has been named to succeed Charles F. Potts as president of APAC, Inc., according to James J. O’Brien, chairman and chief executive officer of Ashland Inc., APAC’s parent company. Potts announced today that he has decided to leave the company.
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| Morgan Commissions Ameristeel Mill Upgrade |
22 July 2003 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan Construction Company, which recently installed an upgrade to the single-strand rod outlet at Gerdau Ameristeel's Jacksonville Steel Mill Division in Baldwin, Fla., has successfully completed its commissioning.
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| New Nylatron Stick-Free bearing and wear-pad material for applications requiring exceptional wear resistance |
22 July 2003 - Quadrant EPP
A new 'stick-free' linear bearing and wear-pad material has been developed by Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products. Nylatron 703 XL sheet offers an excellent combination of wear resistance, operating noise reduction and elimination of paint wear on opposing wear surfaces. It also offers the high strength and high limiting PV found in Quadrant's other premium nylon bearing and wear-pad materials, while adding the unique benefit of near zero stick-slip. |
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| New PA system with IP addresses |
21 July 2003 - Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
The public-address systems in conference halls, railroad stations and theaters are like enormous spiders' webs: Dozens of microphones and speakers are linked up over miles and miles of cable. To change the configuration of the equipment might, with luck, simply involve replugging a few wires at the mixing console, but in the worst case could mean having to call an electrician. |
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| Continued strong growth for niche products |
21 July 2003 - SSAB
SSAB today presented its accounts for the first half of the year. Profit after financial items increased by SEK 303 million and amounted to SEK 780 (477) million. Earnings per share increased to SEK 5.40 (3.20). |
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| Corus develops aluminium tube specifically for automotive structures |
21 July 2003 - Corus Automotive
Corus, the international metals company, has successfully developed an electric resistance-welded aluminium tube which is suitable for hydroforming, offering lightweight design and performance benefits for vehicle manufacturers.
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| Corus develops aluminium tube specifically for automotive structures |
21 July 2003 - Corus
Corus has successfully developed an electric resistance-welded aluminium tube which is suitable for hydroforming, offering lightweight design and performance benefits for vehicle manufacturers. The aluminium tube product has received a full technical evaluation and is the result of over two years' research and development by Corus. The new aluminium tube underlines Corus's commitment to provide innovative material solutions that respond to the ongoing needs of the automotive industry. |
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| Improved Machinability of Cold Formed Stainless Parts Boosts Productivity and Tool Life |
21 July 2003 - Carpenter Technology Corporation
A Canadian manufacturer of specialty cold formed products has solved the perennial problem of how to make high quality stainless steel parts, cost effectively, that have to be cold headed and subsequently machined or fabricated from the same feed stock. |
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| Ashland's highway construction subsidiary is low bidder on $100-million-plus North Carolina DOT project |
21 July 2003 - Ashland Inc
APAC-Atlantic, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ashland Inc., was the low bidder on a $101.5-million project in the July 15 North Carolina Department of Transportation bid letting. |
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| Ashland's Drew Marine to Supply Carnival Cruise Lines |
21 July 2003 - Ashland Inc
Ashland Specialty Chemical Company's Drew Marine announced today that Carnival Cruise Lines of Miami, Fla. has renewed a multi-year contract for Drew Marine products and services. The contract amount was not disclosed.
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| Researchers create tiny cancer drug delivery device |
21 July 2003 - Case Western Reserve University
Biomedical engineers and physicians at CWRU and University Hospitals of Cleveland have created an innovative drug delivery device, a biodegradable polymer rod smaller than the tip of a lead pencil, to help treat liver cancer. |
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| Micronic Laser Systems and ASML announce intended joint venture for optical maskless lithography |
18 July 2003 - ASML Netherlands B.V.
Micronic Laser Systems AB (Micronic) and ASML Holding NV today announced that the two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture company that will focus on the optical maskless lithography market for semiconductor manufacturing. |
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| Fast prototyping and pre-production validation |
18 July 2003 - Tecan
Offering prototype micro metal parts and concept part validation services, Dorset based photo-chemical machining specialist, Tecan, can despatch components as fast as five working days from receipt of order. |
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| Critical biological processes at work in humans were in place before advent of multicellular life on Earth |
17 July 2003 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
With the help of an obscure microorganism with ancient roots, scientists have discovered that critical biological processes at work today in humans and other animals were in place before the advent of multicellular life on Earth hundreds of millions of years ago. |
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| Formula for environment-friendly grout revives heat pump industry |
17 July 2003 - DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have received an award for a three-year research program credited with reviving the geothermal heat pump industry in northern New Jersey. |
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| Magics Tooling Expert 2.0 Software for Mould Analysis and Quoting:
Simply the best! |
17 July 2003 - Materialise NV
Materialise - industry leader in STL handling and manipulation software - just released its latest innovations in software for the (rapid) tooling industry. |
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| Cappeline Elected Senior VP, Group Operating Officer and Added to Ashland's Executive Committee |
16 July 2003 - Ashland Inc
Gary A. Cappeline has been elected senior vice president and group operating officer of Ashland Inc. and has been added to the company's Executive Committee, according to Ashland Chairman and CEO James J. O'Brien. |
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| DSM Desotech and Vantico A&T Reach Patent Dispute Settlement Agreement |
16 July 2003 - DSM Somos
DSM Desotech Inc. and Vantico A&T US, Inc. announced that they have entered into a settlement agreement to resolve patent-related disputes involving their respective stereolithography resin products, as an alternative to court proceedings. |
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| New 20-V VDS/20-V VGS MOSFETs provide on-resistance down to 3.2 mΩ |
16 July 2003 - Vishay Electronic
Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, today announced 12 new 20-V VDS/20-V VGS power MOSFETs in the thermally enhanced PowerPAK and D2PAK and conventional DPAK packages. |
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| Vishay semiconductors announces 4-Mbit/s infrared transceiver with 1-m transmit distance |
16 July 2003 - Vishay Electronic
Broadening its offerings in the infrared data transmission market, Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced the availability of the industry's smallest fast infrared transceiver used for short-distance, wireless communication. |
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| Ashland-ACT launches EZStrip™ Line of Etch Residue Removers |
15 July 2003 - Ashland Inc
Ashland-ACT is introducing a new line of etch residue removers at SEMICON West (Booth 1015). The products, which are being marketed under the EZStrip brand, are new formulations for common semiconductor industry applications. The first three formulations in the line are being featured at SEMICON West. |
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| New dimensions in Selective Laser Sintering
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15 July 2003 - Materialise NV
March 2003
Materialise invests in an EOSINT P 700 machine, a double-laser system for Selective Laser Sintering of plastics. |
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| Physical appearance may influence faculty teaching evaluations, study says |
15 July 2003 - University of Texas at Austin
Physical beauty appears to have substantial influence over how instructors are rated for teaching ability, according to new research by an economist at The University of Texas at Austin. |
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| New clinical data indicate significant efficacy from scientifically designed treatments |
14 July 2003 - American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Two new therapies for metastatic cancer are showing significant clinical activity, according to research presented today at the 94th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research. The studies examined the potential anti-tumor benefits of a combination therapy for colorectal cancer and a multi-targeted oral therapy for imatinib-resistant gastrointestinal stromal tumors. |
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| New research may save millions in exploration costs |
14 July 2003 - CSIRO
A new technique, applied to oil exploration for the first time, has the potential to save exploration companies millions of dollars in wasted effort. The approach uses, a highly sensitive method of determining the thermal history of the rocks in the Earth's crust, from which oil is generated. Petroleum companies need thermal history information to assess the most likely prospects to drill, or perhaps more realistically, where not to drill. |
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| Gene found that protects against potato blight |
14 July 2003 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Scouring the genome of a wild Mexican potato, scientists have discovered a gene that protects potatoes against late blight, the devastating disease that caused the Irish potato famine. |
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| DuPont issues Call for Entries for Plunkett Awards competition
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14 July 2003 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
DuPont has issued a call for entries for the 2003 DuPont Plunkett Awards, which recognise the achievements of processors or users of fabricated products who have devised new or improved products or applications incorporating DuPont fluoropolymers as a critical component. |
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| Fontana To Head Research & Technology Innovation at Ashland Inc. |
14 July 2003 - Ashland Inc
Luca P. Fontana has joined Ashland Specialty Chemical Company as vice president of Research & Technology Innovation (R&TI), according to Michael J. Shannon, ASCC senior vice president.
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| Bayer Polymers' Polyurethane Systems and Processing Technologies Combine to Meet Automaker Needs |
14 July 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. For manufacturers in general, natural fibers are less of an industrial health and safety concern than glass fiber. |
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| Bayer Polymers' Makrolon® Polycarbonate Resin is at the Heart of Innovative, Award-Winning Medical Device |
14 July 2003 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
In selecting a material to form the housing for its innovative medical device for heart attack treatment, TherOx Inc. looked for a material that was clear, easily moldable and met FDA regulations. |
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| Newly invented endometrial function test solves the puzzle of unexplained infertility |
14 July 2003 - Yale University
A Yale researcher who invented a test to determine whether a woman's endometrium (uterine lining) is healthy and ready for embryo implantation has identified two new biochemical markers that improve assessment of the endometrium. |
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| High strength steel for improved working conditions |
14 July 2003 - SSAB Tunnplåt AB
These are some of the benefits that the Oxelösunds Steel Port enjoys with a new type of railway wagon produced by the Slovak company, Tatravagonka for Swiss AAE. An important reason for the improvements is a new locking arm that secures the load. This locking arm is made of high strength steel from SSAB Swedish Steel and although its weight is half that of the earlier models, its strength is higher. |
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| New angle X-ray scattering at Daresbury Laboratory can be used to measure size distribution of true nanoparticles |
14 July 2003 - CCLRC Daresbury Laboratory
Small angle X-ray scattering at the Daresbury Laboratory can now be used to measure the size distribution of 'true' nanoparticles in the 1-100 nm range, using specific experimental conditions and advanced data treatment developed on site. The technique has the flexibility to cope with samples either in liquid suspension or dry powder form, and most importantly can determine particle size distribution, a key requirement of particle size analysis on this scale. |
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| GAMBIT 2.1 provides new levels of geometry cleanup, HexCore Meshing and CAD Integration |
14 July 2003 - Fluent
GAMBIT 2.1 has a semi-automatic cleanup tool for repairing and preparing a CFD geometry for high quality meshing. Holes, overlapping faces, small features, sharp corners, etc. are quickly identified and various tools are directly accessible in the code to resolve this range of problems. GAMBIT's automated tetrahedral, hexahedral and hybrid meshing functions have been enhanced in V2.1 with a new HexCore capability. HexCore combines the flexibility and automation of tetrahedral meshing with the efficiency of Cartesian meshing, resulting in higher quality meshes and reduced cell count. |
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| New studies show combined therapies, new targets effective in fighting disease |
12 July 2003 - American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Armed with information about the function and capabilities of currently approved cancer therapies, researchers are beginning to develop more potent and successful treatments, according to research presented today at the 94th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research. |
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| Endurance beats divorce, study finds |
12 July 2003 - University of Chicago
An American study has found that unhappily married people who tough out the hard times end up happier than those who divorce. About half of the divorcees studied were happy five years later, while two-thirds of those who stayed put found happiness over the same period. |
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| Vishay's new DSM ultra-precision, surface-mount foil resistor dividers provide stability |
11 July 2003 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced the release of the DSM series of ultra-precision, surface-mount resistor dividers, which integrate a matched pair of Bulk Metal Foil resistors featuring excellent stability and industry-leading TCR performance with absolute values of 5 ppm/°C and tracking values of 1 ppm/°C or better. |
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| Fully-integrated converters in slim BGA simplify design & manufacture of portable Eelectronics & drivers |
11 July 2003 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is adding to its FunctionPAK family of single-package, fully integrated dc-to-dc converters with a new synchronous buck device rated for a maximum output power of 3.6 W and a maximum current of 3 A. |
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| ESAB launches all-new portable welding machines for TIG & MMA |
09 July 2003 - ESAB Group
ESAB's latest welding machines are the OrigoTig 150 and the OrigoArc 150, designed for the user who wants simplicity of operation, reliability and high welding performance from a compact, robust, easily portable machine. Suitable for use both indoors and outdoors, the all-new machines operate from a single-phase 230 V power supply and can be used with long mains leads to give access to areas distant from the power supply. |
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| Extension of DuPont Imagineering design competition 2003/4 and new theme announced
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09 July 2003 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
DuPont Engineering Polymers has announced the extension of its 2003-2004 Imagineering design competition to Asia, and will be looking for ‘innovative applications of engineering polymers to improve comfort and functionality at home’. |
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| Foundary Industry takes initiative to improve safety at work |
09 July 2003 - HSE InfoLine
Bill Callaghan, Chair of the Health and Safety Commission today launched SHIFT, an industry initiative to improve safety and health in foundries at the National Metalforming Centre in Birmingham. |
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| Texture analysis satisfies sweet tooth cravings |
08 July 2003 - Lloyd Instruments
Lloyd Instruments has long supplied confectionery manufacturers with advanced testing solutions to ensure end-product quality on the consumer shelf. The TA Plus is the company's latest texture analyser that offers affordable, high performance testing whether in Quality Control or product development. |
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| Materials testing pulls medical industry into shape |
08 July 2003 - Lloyd Instruments
Lloyd Instruments has long supplied the medical devices industry with materials testing solutions for research and product quality assessment. Latest launches include the LF Plus universal test machine, and an upgraded version of NEXYGEN MT software that guides users through the set-up, analysis and reporting stages of testing with ease. Of particular interest to the medical industry is the new security and audit trail software module, which ensures that testing is performed to strict procedures and will help companies meet the requirements of FDA 21 CFR Part 11. |
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| Breast fluid a better option for detecting cancer |
08 July 2003 - DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
A new method of extracting and analyzing fluid from a woman’s breast may provide a more accurate, less expensive and noninvasive way to determine a patient’s risk for breast cancer or to diagnose the disease in its early stages. |
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| Electronics sector progresses with breakthroughs in materials science |
08 July 2003 - Frost & Sullivan
Technical Insights Electronics and Semiconductors Industry Impact Research Service: Developments and Opportunities in Advanced Electronic Materials |
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| Energy emissions far greater than predicted by Planck’s Law: revolutionary tungsten photonic crystal could provide more power for electrical devices |
08 July 2003 - DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories - exceeding the predictions of a 100-year-old law of physics - have shown that filaments fabricated of tungsten lattices emit remarkably more energy than solid tungsten filaments in certain bands of near-infrared wavelengths when heated. |
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| Novel bacterium detoxifies harmful chlorinated compounds |
08 July 2003 - Georgia Institute of Technology
The finding opens the door for designing more efficient and successful bioremediation strategies for thousands of contaminated sites that remain threats, despite years of expensive cleanup work. |
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| Researchers use lab cultures to create robotic Semi-Living Artist |
08 July 2003 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Working from their university labs in two different corners of the world, U.S. and Australian researchers have created what they call a new class of creative beings, 'the semi-living artist', a picture-drawing robot in Perth, Australia whose movements are controlled by the brain signals of cultured rat cells in Atlanta. |
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| New SMN ultra-precision bulk Metal foil resistor network offers tracking TCR of 1 ppm/°C |
07 July 2003 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced the release of the SMN series of four-resistor, surface-mount, ultra-precision Bulk Metal Foil resistor networks, the industry's first devices to provide a low tracking TCR of 1 ppm/°C and high stability of 0.01% at 0.1 W in a small-outline, eight-pin, industry-standard JEDEC MS-012 package. |
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| ESAB leads in welding and cutting innovation as it moves `towards 100' |
07 July 2003 - ESAB Group
Founded 100 years ago next year, ESAB is re-inforcing its leadership in the highly competitive world of welding and cutting equipment and consumables, according to Chief Executive, Jon Templeman. |
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| ESAB's modular, platform-based product architecture delivers welding machines |
07 July 2003 - ESAB Group
ESAB is in an enviable position in the global market for welding equipment, serving many countries across most continents, and with products developed specifically to suit the needs of a wide range of different industries. Nevertheless, this broad diversity brings its own challenges in terms of how to cost-effectively manufacture welding machines that will meet all of the customers' requirements. |
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| Diuretic may help increase brain blood flow in cocaine addicts |
07 July 2003 - Yale University
A diuretic commonly used to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure may improve brain blood flow in cocaine addicts, according to a study by Yale researchers in the June issue of the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. |
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| New high-precision resistor arrays provide exceptionally low combined relative error |
07 July 2003 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced the release of the PRA 100, PRA 135, and PRA 182 high-precision resistor arrays, which provide an exceptionally low combined relative error of less than 0.03% in sets of up to eight resistors of varying ohmic values. |
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| Titanate thin films becoming a reality with crystal ion slicing |
07 July 2003 - Frost & Sullivan
New analysis by Technical Insights, a business unit of Frost & Sullivan (http://www.Technical-Insights.frost.com), featured in the Advanced Coatings and Surface Technology, examines the potential of a new technology – crystal ion slicing – to produce single-crystal thin films and discusses critical research work being undertaken in this area. |
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| Sandvik and Tenaris strategic alliance extends services to the oil and gas industry
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07 July 2003 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
Materials specialist, Sandvik Materials Technology, and Tenaris S.A., the world leader in tubular technologies for the oil and gas industry, have concluded a stategic alliance under which Tenaris becomes the worldwide distributor for Sandvik's seamless, stainless steel downhole production tubing and other high performance OCTG (Oil Country Tubular Goods) products.
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| Friend or foe? Viennese chemists optimise analysis of bones found at 7,000-year-old battlefield |
07 July 2003 - Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Precise determination of strontium in bone material now makes it possible to distinguish between friend and foe on neolithic battlefields. A team of researchers at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, has succeeded in using this sophisticated method to analyse skeleton finds. The interdisciplinary project, supported by the Austrian Science Fund, has opened the way for fascinating reconstructions of prehistoric events. |
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| Heerema Hartlepool benefits from new ESAB sub-arc wire and flux |
04 July 2003 - ESAB Group
At its two offshore yards in Hartlepool, Heerema Hartlepool Limited produce large, complex structures for the oil and gas industry including offshore modules and jackets, HHL are able to offer under cover facilities suitable for construction projects up to 12,000 tonnes. |
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| Study clarifies key chemical reaction |
03 July 2003 - DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
While a breeze over the ocean may cool beach goers in the summertime, a new scientific study has revealed that tiny wind-blown sea salt particles drifting into the atmosphere participate in a chemical reaction that may have impacts on climate and acid rain. |
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| Queensland tests new CSIRO drill core logger |
02 July 2003 - CSIRO
A new rapid core logging system for mapping selected minerals in drill cores, and which has the potential to save the mining industry millions of dollars, was put through its paces in Brisbane today, July 2, 2003. |
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| Diet, children and brain development, new study announced |
02 July 2003 - CSIRO
CSIRO scientists are turning the spotlight on the impact of diet on brain development in children in an ambitious study, the first of its kind in Australia. In the study announced today, a research team at CSIRO Health Sciences and Nutrition will chart developments in the cognitive performance of a group of 7-9 year old South Australian children over a 12 month period. |
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| Matrox Graphics to exhibit outstanding multi-display graphics cards for video workstations at DV Expo East |
02 July 2003 - Matrox VITE
Matrox Graphics will demonstrate two of the most productivity enhancing multi-display graphics cards for video workstations at DV Expo East in New York City. Attendees can see the mid-range Millennium P750 in a hardware non-linear editing configuration with the Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme. The high-end Parhelia, in a software NLE set-up, will be running a host of applications from Adobe, Avid Technology, Inc., Boris FX, Discreet, NewTek, Inc., Softimage and Ulead Systems Inc. in signature Dual-display plus TV output mode. |
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| New Vishay Siliconix Power MOSFETs built on WFET technology |
02 July 2003 - Vishay Electronic
New power MOSFETs built on a breakthrough TrenchFET technology that combines greatly reduced switching losses with ultra-low on-resistance were announced today by Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology. |
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| Jim Chrise Named President and CEO of Bayer Polymers' Deerfield Urethane, Inc. Subsidiary |
02 July 2003 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayer Polymers LLC named Jim Chrise president and CEO of Deerfield Urethane, Inc. Deerfield Urethane, a subsidiary of Bayer Polymers, is one of the country's leading manufacturers of thermoplastic polyurethane film.
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| Investment increases capacity for flat rolled wire
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02 July 2003 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
Sandvik Materials Technology has invested in and has now commissioned a new rolling mill for the production of stainless steel flat wire - a Sandvik speciality produced as an alternative to narrow strip.
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| Corus Automotive director launches new Automotive Engineering Centre at the University of Hertfordshire |
02 July 2003 - Corus Automotive
Professor Jon King, director of Corus Automotive, has officially opened the new Automotive Engineering Centre (AEC) at the University of Hertfordshire (26 June 2003). The new centre introduces modern facilities in automotive engineering design and technology for undergraduate courses and post-graduate research.
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| Borealis invests EUR 200 million in new Borstar polyolefin capacity |
01 July 2003 - Borealis A/S
Borealis has announced an EUR 200 million investment in the construction of a new 350,000 tonnes per year polyethylene plant, based on its proprietary Borstar technology, and a 90,000 tonnes per year expansion of the existing Borstar polypropylene plant at its petrochemical site at Schwechat, Austria. The new capacity will come onstream in 2005. |
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| Sweet results for Autotype |
01 July 2003 - Autotype International
In recognition of its international reputation within photographic education the Arts Institute in Bournemouth was selected by the Government to pilot the first ever vocational BA(Hons) Foundation Degree in Professional Photography and this year sees the first set of students graduating from the course. |
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| New technology to measure mining haul-truck loads |
01 July 2003 - CSIRO
New technology to take the guesswork out of measuring the volume of Haul-Truck loads will undergo commercialisation on a trial basis following an agreement between CSIRO and the Queensland based weighing machine supplier, Transcale Pty Ltd. |
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