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| Protecting surfaces during production and outfitting of sailing craft |
30 September 2003 - 3M Europe
surface protection films provide an effective shield for high value, quality craft. Surface protection films give major cost and time savings to yacht and motorboat builders and outfitters that ensures an A1 appearance on completion or redelivery to its owner.
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| Maintaining the pre-delivery surface quality of wooden furniture |
30 September 2003 - 3M Europe
Surface protection films provide a simple, economic solution to eliminate the risk of spoiled products. Easily applied, and removed, from wooden work tops, tables and chairs, these films shield, protect and preserve surfaces efficiently in the complete spectrum of pre-delivery environments. |
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| Critical protection for aircraft |
30 September 2003 - 3M Europe
3M Polyurethane Protective Tapes have been constructed to satisfy the broad range of aircraft surfaces requirement shielding. |
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| Ensuring the surface quality of electrical and electronic equipment |
30 September 2003 - 3M Europe
Sensitive surfaces feature in virtually all electronic and electrical products that incorporate screens, lenses or viewing windows. The solution to minimising this risk and the consequent costs incurred by product damage is surface protection film. |
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| DuPont Fluoroproducts announces land reservation in China
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30 September 2003 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
DuPont Fluoroproducts and DuPont China Holding Co., Ltd., announced they have signed a land reservation agreement with officials of the Hai Yu Township of the Changshu Municipality in the Jiangsu province of the People’s Republic of China. |
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| Donata Paruccini presents 'bolle' in an international exhibit dedicated to female designers
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30 September 2003 - DSM Somos
In occasion of the exhibition “D&D: Donne & Design” organised by Ileana Gobbo and dedicated to female designers, Italian designer Donata Paruccini will present her own glimpse of the future. |
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| SPECIALTY ALLOYS AND TITANIUM SHAPES TO CONSIDER FOR LATEST MEDICAL MATERIALS REQUIREMENTS |
30 September 2003 - Carpenter Technology Corporation
Carpenter Technology Corporation has developed a series of specialty alloys that can be considered to meet the latest requirements of the medical and dental industries for hand-held instruments, implanted fixation devices, replacement joints and orthodontic material. |
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| RENSHAPE® SOLUTIONS LAUNCHES NEW SMP |
30 September 2003 - Huntsman Advanced Materials
RenShape Solutions, who pioneered the development of Seamless Modelling Paste, have now launched a new product incorporating the latest formulation advances. |
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| RENSHAPE® STEREOLITHOGRAPHY MATERIAL USED ON GLAUCOMA EARLY DETECTION UNIT HOUSING |
30 September 2003 - Huntsman Advanced Materials
During the development of new optical equipment for the early detection and management of glaucoma, eight different design iterations of an internal optical housing were built using RenShape SL stereolithography material. |
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| Bayer Polymers LLC Launches New Aqueous Adhesive Raw Material |
30 September 2003 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Dispercoll S silica gels are a series of silica gel dispersions that are expected to outperform alternatives in a range of applications. Extensive lab testing has shown that in conjunction with Dispercoll C polychloroprene latices, Dispercoll S silica gels have been able to improve wet bond strength and lengthen open time, as well as improve viscosity and heat stability. |
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| Advantech and AMD cooperate on new Geode GX2 processor |
30 September 2003 - Advantech UK
Advantech Co. Ltd., announced a joint development agreement with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. to deliver an x86-based customer development platform featuring the AMD Geode GX2processor and Advantech's System on Module development solution. The compact, versatile customer development platform will allow customers to create products and applications targeted at embedded markets. Due to the flexibility of the solution, Advantech can offer embedded market customers cost effective targeted solutions by simply redesigning the base development platform. |
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| Making proteins glow blue |
30 September 2003 - Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
In the beginning, there was protein. 19th-century scientists at least believed that this group of organic compounds were based on some kind of primeval matter. Therefore they named them 'proteins', derived from the Greek word 'protos' (the first). It is meanwhile known that the structure of proteins is ultimately determined by the genome. |
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| New nutritional solution for cat hairballs |
30 September 2003 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
It's a question most people wouldn't think, or want, really, to consider: What's in the average cat hairball besides hair? A team of scientists did ponder that question, however, and their curiosity has produced a new nutritional solution for hairballs that may improve the lives of thousands of felines and their owners. |
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| BOC supplies helium for successful trans-Atlantic balloon challenge |
29 September 2003 - BOC Gases
British explorer, David Hempleman-Adams today became the first person to cross the Atlantic in a balloon equipped with a wicker basket, with BOC supplying the helium for the balloon. |
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| Infants can use previous observations to interpret new ones
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29 September 2003 - Yale University
Twelve-month-old infants can use previous observations as a basis to understand new interactions, although five-month-olds cannot, according to a Yale study.
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| New test grip steers vehicle industry ahead |
29 September 2003 - Lloyd Instruments
A special sample grip to test power steering components in motor vehicles has just been developed by materials testing specialists, Lloyd Instruments. The Motor Can Pull Off Fixture is one of two precision-engineered accessories that fit the company's vast universal testing machine range and is ideal for automotive and component supplier industries world-wide. |
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| New ultra-high strength stainless steel
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29 September 2003 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
Sandvik Materials Technology has developed a new stainless steel with exceptional properties. Called Sandvik Nanoflex™, the new steel allows ultra-high strength to be combined with good formability, corrosion resistance and a good surface finish.
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| Distrupol continues to grow Nordic sales team |
29 September 2003 - Distrupol
Distrupol has announced the appointment of Martin Ohlzon to its sales team in Sweden.
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| Carnegie Mellon gets grant to train minorities In Biostatistical Research |
27 September 2003 - Carnegie Mellon Universtity
The Department of Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University has received a two-year, $50,000 grant from the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation to fund its Summer Undergraduate Research Internship Program, which brings undergraduate minority students to Carnegie Mellon to learn how to conduct biostatistical research. |
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| A protein found on the surface of nerve cells makes fruit flies tolerant to a drug after just a single |
26 September 2003 - University of Texas at Austin
Neuroscientist Nigel Atkinson at The University of Texas at Austin and his laboratory determined this by studying the response of fruit flies (Drosophila) to a 15-minute exposure to benzyl alcohol coated on the inner walls of test tubes. Flies that had had one previous exposure to the organic solvent recovered more quickly from being knocked out by the drug than flies that were first-timers. The flies that developed tolerance also had increased activity of the slo gene. The gene produces the surface protein, which helps stimulate signaling between nerve cells in the brain. |
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| Shortcut advancing Bovine research |
25 September 2003 - CSIRO
CSIRO Livestock Industries has launched an interactive database which enables researchers to dramatically reduce the time and other resources it will take to unravel the mysteries of the bovine genome. |
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| New high-reliability versions in CerDIP and 20-Pin LCC packages |
25 September 2003 - Vishay Electronic
Two new high-reliability package options for the 'L Series' of low-voltage analog switches and multiplexers were announced today by Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. |
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| New Polytec Velocimeter Controller - Non-contact length measurement for continuous caster installations |
25 September 2003 - POLYTEC GMBH
In the new Velocimeter Controller LSV 6200 Polytec utilizes state-of-the-art DSP-processor technology. The LSV-6200 quickly and reliably derivates precise velocity and length data from the measurement signals of the non-contact Laser Surface Velocimeter sensor. In continuous caster installations the LSV replaces the measurement rolls commonly used for the measurement of casting length and casting speed. |
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| Keeping up appearances with a perfect facade |
25 September 2003 - 3M Europe
3M VHB adhesive tape as a fixing method meet all of the criteria for bonding strength and ability to handle the weight loading in construction applications, as well as weathering and ageing performance. It has been used in building and construction applications for about 10 years and has a good track record. |
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| Materialise at 100% Design 2003, Earls Court 2, London, 25-28 September 2003 |
25 September 2003 - Materialise NV
Materialise will exhibit in London, UK at the occasion of 100% Design, 25-28 September. This fair is internationally recognised as one of the world's most influential design events, alongside Milan, Cologne and New York. |
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| Winning racer backed by space technology |
25 September 2003 - European Space Agency
'Henri Pescarolo demonstrated once again last week-end that innovative
technologies we originally developed for our spacecraft can be put to work in
automobiles improving both performance and safety,' says Pierre Brisson, Head of
ESA's Technology Transfer and Promotion Office. |
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| New IR receiver modules are industry's first approved for automotive storage |
24 September 2003 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced the release of a new series of miniaturized IR receiver modules that are the industry's first such devices approved for a storage temperature range of -40 °C to +90 °C in automotive environments. |
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| Talented Hokies research brain impacts while battling aggies |
24 September 2003 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
While they were busy overpowering the Texas A&M Aggies Sept. 18 in Lane Stadium, the Virginia Tech Hokies became the first athletes in the world to test a new brain injury monitoring system. Every year in the United States, thousands of athletes suffer traumatic brain injuries and many die as a result. Virginia Tech researchers and sports medicine professionals have launched the monitoring project in an attempt to help prevent these injuries. |
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| BOC rolls-out new safety workshops to meet refrigeration industry demands |
24 September 2003 - BOC Gases
Industry demand has led BOC to roll-out a second wave of customer safety workshops to raise awareness in the refrigeration industry of the hazards of working with industrial gases and refrigerants . |
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| Renault F1 team speeds ply lay-up by 62 percent with FiberSIM |
23 September 2003 - VISTAGY
VISTAGY, Inc., the leading developer of computer-aided-design integrated software for the design and manufacture of composite parts, today announced productivity gains and timesaving that Renault F1 Team Limited made using FiberSIM software to develop the R25 racecar. |
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| Lighter weight design also boasts high heat, impact resistance |
23 September 2003 - Solvay Advanced Polymers Llc
A high-performance polymer from Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C., is helping a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of protective equipment offer an innovative welding helmet. |
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| Microbeam radiation therapy may offer improvement over traditional radiation treatments |
23 September 2003 - DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
An experimental form of radiation therapy, known as microbeam radiation therapy, now under development at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, appears to be less damaging to healthy brain tissue than traditional radiation therapy. |
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| Treatment could remove toxins in blood before damage |
23 September 2003 - University of Chicago
Neurologist Axel Rosengart, left, and nuclear engineer Michael Kaminski use a laser to analyze nanoscale magnetic particles being developed for medical applications. |
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| Cancer diagnosis technique gets FDA clearance |
23 September 2003 - Weizmann Institute of Science
Thanks to a diagnostic imaging technique that should soon be finding its way to medical establishments, many patients could be spared the pain and risk of biopsies. The technique, called 3TP, has recently received FDA clearance for use in the detection of breast and prostate cancer, and is slated for distribution as early as next year. It will enable doctors to distinguish between malignant tumors and benign lumps by scanning instead of cutting. |
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| The Grane field in production ahead of schedule |
23 September 2003 - Hydro Aluminium
Oil production from the Grane field started on 23 September. 'The Grane project shows what can be achieved when the operator, partners and contractors all pull together. We have spent about one and a half billion kroner less than budgeted and production started three weeks ahead of schedule,' says Torgeir Kydland, president of Hydro Operations and Production. |
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| MORGOIL Receives Bearings Contract from China Mill
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23 September 2003 - Morgan Construction Company
The MORGOIL Bearing Division of Morgan Construction Company, has received a contract to manufacture 17 sets of MORGOIL Bearings for Angang New Steel, of Anshan, in Liaoning Province, the People’s Republic of China.
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| Design show students reveal future vehicle concepts |
23 September 2003 - Corus Automotive
Meng Feng Hseih was awarded the ‘Best Vehicle Design’ accolade in the Corus sponsored ‘Streets Ahead’, the private view of the Coventry University MA Automotive Design Show 2003. |
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| Bayer Polymers Announces First Commercial Application Of Its Milena™ Coloring Technology For Optical Media |
22 September 2003 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayer Polymers’ Milena™ mix-and-match coloring technology – a part of the company’s Fantasia™ colors and special effects marketing program – was selected by Capital Music EMI to enhance David Bowie’s 30th anniversary double CD release of ‘Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars – The Motion Picture Soundtrack.’ |
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| Akulon XP PA6 for barrier film applications |
22 September 2003 - DSM Engineering Plastics
DSM Engineering Plastics has released Akulon XP, a new revolutionary barrier resin based on polyamide 6 (PA6), for multi-layer oxygen barrier films. |
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| ABB supplies largest flowmeter yet to be gas calibrated |
22 September 2003 - ABB Limited (Group Headquarters)
An ABB venturi flowmeter recently became the largest flowmeter yet to be gas calibrated by gas industry specialist, Advantica. Due to be installed at Transco's new compressor station at Bathgate, West Lothian, the 1.2m diameter flowmeter was test calibrated at the Advantica Flow Centre in Durham in line with the new standard ISO 5167:2003. |
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| Discovery of abnormal sugars present in many cancers could lead to new drug targets |
22 September 2003 - Yale University
Yale researchers have found that as many as 22 kinds of cancers produce abnormal sugars that might help metastasize or spread the disease throughout the body, a discovery that may lead to new drug targets.
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| New brandshHighlight synthetics products for lubricant formulators
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22 September 2003 - ExxonMobil Chemical Co
SpectraSyn(TM) is the new name for both low- and high-viscosity ExxonMobil Chemical PAO products. These synthetic basestocks offer performance advantages over mineral oils, including better low-temperature properties, low volatility, and improved thermal and oxidative stability. SpectraSyn low-viscosity products feature lower Total Acid Numbers and lower Bromine Numbers than previous products marketed under the ExxonMobil SHF name. |
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| Virginia Tech engineering researcher aims to tame the wild chip |
22 September 2003 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
We delight in the way that each new generation of computers can perform increasingly complex tasks and operate at faster speeds, from surfing the Internet in real time to solving differential equations. But most of us don't realize that our gain comes at a high price for the semiconductor industry in terms of more complex designs and tests for speedier computer chips. |
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| Is this what killed the dinosaurs? |
20 September 2003 - Cardiff University
The extinction of the dinosaurs, thought to be caused by an asteroid impact some 65 million years ago, was more likely to have been caused by a ‘mantle plume’, a huge volcanic eruption from deep within the earth’s mantle, the region between the crust and the core of the earth. This theory, already supported by a significant body of geologists and palaeontologists, is strengthened by new evidence to be presented at an international conference at Cardiff University. |
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| Lloyd Instruments gains ISO9001: 2000 APPROVAL
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19 September 2003 - Lloyd Instruments
On July 31, 2003, materials testing specialists, Lloyd Instruments, successfully passed its Transition Audit from ISO 9000:1994 to ISO 9001:2000. This now means that the company and its quality management system is now fully accredited to the new Standard, which includes Tick IT accreditation for software excellence. |
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| Vishay's NC series thin film, single-value chip and wire capacitors |
19 September 2003 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced the release of the NC Series of thin film, single-value chip and wire capacitors. With sizes ranging from 0.020 in. x 0.020 in. to 0.060 in. x 0.060 in. and capacitance values from 0.5 pF to 1000 pF, the new capacitors from Vishay Electro-Films offer smaller size, better performance, and superior stability when compared to thick film competitors. |
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| DSM Engineering Plastics releases highest stiffness/high temperature PA 46 formulation available |
19 September 2003 - DSM Engineering Plastics
DSM launches Stanyl TW241F12, broadening the scope for metal replacement in high temperature environments. |
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| Shining a light into the 'black hole' |
19 September 2003 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
It's truly ironic that while the (mostly) male engineers of this world have managed to turn night into day in our big cities, an archaic darkness still prevails in women's handbags, swallowing lipsticks, compacts, mobile telephones and keys. |
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| Unique two-part process helps remove sources of contaminants |
19 September 2003 - Georgia Institute of Technology
The patent-pending technique, which uses a macroemulsion composed of alcohol and food-grade surfactants, simultaneously reduces the density of the pollutant – to keep it from sinking farther into the groundwater, and helps separate it from soil particles so it can be flushed out. Known as 'density modified displacement,' the approach could cut the cost of environmental remediation by reducing both the time required for clean up and the amount of contaminated effluent that must be treated. |
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| Researchers zero-in on livestock health |
19 September 2003 - CSIRO
CSIRO studies into new technologies to speed up diagnosis of animal diseases will begin soon, following tonight's presentation of the 2003 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. |
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| Norsk Hydro out of Scanraff |
18 September 2003 - Hydro Aluminium
Norsk Hydro has signed an agreement relating to the sale of the company’s 25 percent share in the Scanraff oil refinery at Lysekil in Sweden to the oil company Preem, which already owns the remaining 75 percent of the refinery. Scanraff is the largest refinery in the Nordic region, and one of the most modern in Europe, with an annual processing capacity of 10 million tonnes. |
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| First polypropylene product made from natural gas |
17 September 2003 - Borealis A/S
As a result of co-operation between Lurgi, Statoil and Borealis, the world’s first Borstar polypropylene cups have been created using propylene from Lurgi’s new MTP (Methanol-to-Propylene) process. |
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| FLUENT CFD software released for Intel Itanium 2 processor based platform using Linux |
17 September 2003 - Fluent
Fluent Inc. announced today the general availability of its flagship Computational Fluid Dynamics software, FLUENT V6.1.22, for the Intel Itanium 2 processor family running under the Linux operating system. The new release supports full FLUENT functionality, including 64-bit parallel processing, on the Itanium 2 processors and complements Fluent's earlier announcement of full support for Itanium 2 microarchitecture under the HP-UX operating environment from the Hewlett-Packard Company. |
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| Comprehensive PCB rework solutions from a single source |
17 September 2003 - Tecan
PCB rework tools can take many forms; to source them all from a single supplier has not traditionally been easy. From its diverse portfolio, established specialist Tecan offers a comprehensive selection of time and cost-saving alternatives, from mini rework stencils to reflow reflector shields. |
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| Discovery of weak links may yield future measures to prevent radiation damage |
17 September 2003 - DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
While attempting to 'photograph' the chemical reactions of an important enzyme of the nervous system, an international team of scientists found that the 'flash' they were using, a high-intensity X-ray beam, was systematically destroying their target. The resulting 'movie' of molecular images is the first-ever direct observation of how proteins break apart when exposed to high-energy X-rays. |
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| HSE warns potential problems with Temporary Tattoo equipment |
17 September 2003 - HSE InfoLine
A year-long investigation by the Health and Safety Executive has shown that hand-held micropigmentation machines - used for semi permanent make-up and 'semi-permanent' tattoos, may provide a serious risk to health. |
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| Smart maths for greener mill design |
16 September 2003 - CSIRO
CSIRO has developed an Internet-based simulation tool that predicts the motion of particles inside grinding mills, providing insight into the way mills work and enabling huge energy savings from smarter, more energy efficient design. |
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| Providing unique support for maximum refresh rates on specialty high-resolution, multi-input digital displays |
16 September 2003 - Matrox VITE
Matrox Graphics Inc., today announced the Parhelia HR256 graphics card, providing optimal support for video, 2D and 3D graphics on high-resolution, multi-input digital displays, such as the 9 mega pixel IBM T221, Iiyama AQU5611DTBK and ViewSonic VP2290b. |
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| GE Plastics reinforces support for innovative product design |
16 September 2003 - GE Advanced Materials
In support of its services to the design community, GE Plastics has worked with Designafairs GmbH, one of Europe’s foremost design consultancies, to have a permanent state-of-the-art presentation at Designafairs’ new Colour and Materials Laboratory. |
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| Corus hosts ‘best practice’ briefing in future steel technologies |
16 September 2003 - Corus Automotive
Corus, the international metals company, hosted a World Class Network (WCN) seminar in association with Birmingham’s Technology Innovation Centre (tic) on future steel technologies at the company’s Automotive Service Centre in Wolverhampton last Thursday 11 September. |
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| Alcan to Expand Automotive Business in North America
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16 September 2003 - Alcan Automotive
Alcan Inc. today announced a CAN$25-million investment for the construction of a new manufacturing facility for the production of aluminum structural assemblies for the automotive industry in the Saguenay region of Quebec. The facility will create 35 new jobs with a potential of reaching close to 50 employees with the expected growth of the business.
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| Morgan Commissions Upgraded Brazilian Mill
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15 September 2003 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan do Brasil, of São Paulo, Brazil, a subsidiary of Morgan Construction Company, has completed the commissioning of a major upgrade of the coil handling area of a two-strand rod mill at Belgo Mineira TL01, in João Monlevade, MG, Brazil.
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| Former Bayer Corporation Business Groups Recognize M. F. Cachat Company and D. H. Litter Company with 2002 Distributor of the Year Awards |
15 September 2003 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Representatives of the former Polyurethanes Division and the former Coatings Division of Bayer Corporation have presented 2002 Distributor of the Year Awards to The M. F. Cachat Company, Cleveland, Ohio, and the D. H. Litter Company, Elmsford, N.Y., respectively. |
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| Turning sound into light |
15 September 2003 - Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Actors who perform in musicals often sweat in torrents when they have to zap around the stage on roller-skates or sing a ballad under a burning spotlight, dressed in bearskin. To allow the audience to hear them clearly, the artists wear cleverly hidden microphones underneath their make-up and costume. |
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| Providing service to service technicians |
15 September 2003 - Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
'Sorry, I don't have the right part with me, I'll have to come back tomorrow,' says the friendly service technician, and departs. If it was 'just' someone's washing machine at home, all it means is waiting another day for clean shirts. But if it's a whole production line in a factory, it can have huge financial implications: |
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| New model by Yale researchers explains major paradox about the Earth's mantle |
15 September 2003 - Yale University
Yale geophysicists may have unraveled one of the great, unsolved mysteries about the Earth's interior, why the mantle appears both well mixed and unmixed at the same time.
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| Researchers make significant advances in first phase of a project to develop robot able to seek life |
15 September 2003 - Carnegie Mellon Universtity
An autonomous, solar-powered robot and its advanced life-detection and geologic instruments, developed by Carnegie Mellon University researchers, have both exceeded expectations in the first phase of a three-year effort to develop and deploy a robotic system that may some day enable other rovers to search for life on Mars. |
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| Devices that make particles electrically charged to remove them from circulating air don’t do much good |
15 September 2003 - University of Texas at Austin
Siegel presented the research findings at the 10th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate held Sept. 4-9 in Beijing, China. The findings are the most comprehensive review of this type of air-purification device to date, and were peer-reviewed before publication in papers that form the proceedings of the meeting. |
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| Dorset brewery to introduce BOC’s cellar safety service |
15 September 2003 - BOC Gases
A leading Dorset-based brewery has signed up for BOC Sureflow’s safety service package to help its tenants carry out a confined space risk assessment in their cellars. |
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| New device offers input-to-output distance of >3 mm, CTR of 50% to 300% |
12 September 2003 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc today announced the release of a new high-voltage optocoupler that meets the European Union's ATEX standard for operation in potentially explosive atmospheres. |
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| Universal welding machines are ultra-versatile |
12 September 2003 - ESAB Group
ESAB's new AristoMig Universal welding machines are suitable for welding virtually all weldable metals, including stainless steel and aluminium, in thicknesses from 0.5 mm upwards. As well as MIG/MAG and pulsed MIG, the units can also be used for DC-TIG, pulsed TIG and MMA welding, or for Carbon Arc gouging. Notwithstanding this remarkable versatility, the AristoMig Universal machines produce high-quality welds and allow the user to work extremely efficiently. |
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| Integrated compositing and effects, OpenGL Display on Broadcast Monitor |
11 September 2003 - Matrox VITE
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video production announces Boris RED 3GL support for the Matrox Parhelia digital video workstation graphics card from Matrox Graphics Inc., the leading manufacturer of professional graphics solutions. Boris RED 3GL with Matrox Parhelia allows users to expand their workspace across two computer monitors while simultaneously previewing their effects output on a broadcast monitor through a unique What-You-See-Is-What-You-GetTV preview feature. The Parhelia card also allows users to take advantage of RED 3GL's support for OpenGL hardware acceleration for performance previously unseen in an integrated 2D and 3D compositing and effects application. |
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| New ISO Quality Approval for Autotype |
11 September 2003 - Autotype International
Autotype International, one of the world’s leading developers and manufacturers of precision coated films and specialist chemicals for industrial printing applications, has been awarded certification to ISO 9001:2000.
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| Potent toxin reveals new antibiotic resistance mechanism |
11 September 2003 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
One of the great frustrations of modern medicine is the creeping ability of pathogenic microbes to develop resistance to the antibiotics we throw at them. More and more, microbes are able to eliminate, modify and sequester the toxic molecules that make up the arsenal of antibiotics that humans use to treat infection, making once-miraculous drugs increasingly impotent. Now, adding to the mix of devices dangerous microbes deploy to evade destruction by antibiotics, scientists have discovered another way pathogens escape from the most potent drugs: self-sacrifice. |
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| New nitrogen fertiliser management tool |
11 September 2003 - CSIRO
CSIRO Plant Industry has released a computer program designed to assist wheat growers in south-eastern Australia to more effectively manage their use of expensive nitrogen fertilisers. |
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| Most doctors feel unprepared to cope with bioterrorism |
10 September 2003 - University of Chicago
Two years after 9/11, only one of five physicians feels well prepared to care for victims of a bioterrorism attack, according to a survey published Tuesday by University of Chicago researchers. |
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| Researchers get NSF grant to develop digital library aor archaeology |
10 September 2003 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
A research team from Virginia Tech and Case Western Reserve University has received a National Science Foundation grant to develop a digital library for archaeology. |
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| Ferrari Racing Team uses Solvay Advanced Polymers’ TORLON Polyamide-imide for suspension bushings |
10 September 2003 - Solvay Advanced Polymers Llc
When the Houston-based Risi Competizione Ferrari race team became frustrated with having to change the suspension bushings on their three Ferrari 360GTs after every race, they upgraded to suspension bushings made from TORLON 4435 polyamide-imide. TORLON resins are produced by Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C. |
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| Technique creates patterns in unique crystals formed from hydrogel nanoparticles |
10 September 2003 - Georgia Institute of Technology
In related work, the Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have also learned to use weak attractive forces between the soft spheres to produce uniform crystalline structures with particle concentrations much lower than possible with hard spheres. The developments were described September 10th at the 226th national meeting of the American Chemical Society in New York. |
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| Prehistoric sediment in Utah originated in Eastern North America
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10 September 2003 - Yale University
Using a novel dating technique, Yale geologists have discovered that desert sands found in Utah actually originated in the Appalachian Mountains in eastern North America.
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| ABB launches drive replacement scheme |
10 September 2003 - ABB Limited (Group Headquarters)
A replacement scheme for variable speed drives has been introduced by ABB, in cooperation with its HVAC partners. The scheme aims to ensure a seamless upgrade for older drives in HVAC installations. 'The reliability of drives gradually declines once they get to between 15 and 20 years of age,' Mike Carman, sales manager, HVAC, at ABB, explains the initiative. 'To avoid costly downtime towards the end of the product's life, our plan identifies the older drives, gives advice on the installation issues and recommends a drive replacement programme. As drive losses are typically reduced by some 10% with a modern drive, the replacement and retrofit installation often pays for itself with the increased energy savings.' |
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| Helping Cystic Fibrosis patients beat bugs |
10 September 2003 - Society for General Microbiology
People with weakened immune systems, including patients with cystic fibrosis could be better protected in future from a highly resilient bacteria, thanks to work by medical scientists from the University of Leeds. The research is presented at the Society for General Microbiology's meeting at UMIST in Manchester. |
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| Beating the blight of potato famine |
10 September 2003 - Society for General Microbiology
Potato blight causes worldwide losses of £3 billion every year, but scientists are only just discovering how it infects potato plants, according to research due to be presented at the Society for General Microbiology's meeting at UMIST in Manchester. |
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| Stress lessons from yeast |
10 September 2003 - Society for General Microbiology
The humble yeast can teach us vital lessons in coping with stress, according to researchers from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. |
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| Medical use for new sugar coated proteins |
09 September 2003 - Society for General Microbiology
Making sugar coated proteins for use in medicines is a step closer thanks to a chance discovery by scientists from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The research is presented by Professor Brendan Wren at the Society for General Microbiology's meeting at UMIST in Manchester. |
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| Estrogen improves short term memory & oral reading in midlife postmenopausal women |
09 September 2003 - Yale University
Midlife postmenopausal women who received daily treatment with estrogen showed improved oral reading and verbal memory performance, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the September issue of the journal Menopause. |
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| Progress against deadly E. coli bug |
08 September 2003 - Society for General Microbiology
Scientists from the Institute for Animal Health announced progress towards controlling the deadly E. coli bacterium that causes food poisoning and kidney failure, at the Society for General Microbiology's meeting at UMIST in Manchester. |
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| Major new research centre in Wales will help society to understand the economic impact |
08 September 2003 - Cardiff University
CESAGen, the Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics, will be officially opened at the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University by Wales’s First Minister, Rhodri Morgan AM. |
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| Austrian plant sciences saved from wallflower status |
08 September 2003 - Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Austrian research projects aimed at improving understanding of plants and their interaction with the environment are now being coordinated. The organisation responsible for this work is the Austrian Platform of Arabidopsis Research. The programme will enable the scientists taking part to join forces in contributing to a global research offensive targeting molecular processes in plants. APAR was established with assistance from the Austrian Science Fund. |
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| High heat and residue resistance ideal for hot water delivery |
05 September 2003 - Solvay Advanced Polymers Llc
A high-performance polymer from Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C., is helping the manufacturer of a premium coffee system make a perfect cup of everybody's favorite hot beverage. |
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| ABB robot in step with footwear component manufacturer |
05 September 2003 - ABB Limited (Group Headquarters)
A technology partnership between Kettering based Hi-Tech Automation and ABB has led to the development of two state-of-the-art automated manufacturing cells for the Stamford Bridge, East Yorkshire operation of McKechnie Plastic Components. The two cells, commissioned in April this year, manufacture flagship products for Scholl Foot Care, a division of SSL International PLC. |
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| New 150-V high-barrier-height Schottky rectifiers offer low forward voltage drop |
05 September 2003 - Vishay Electronic
A new series of 150-V high-barrier-height Schottky rectifiers offering a low forward voltage drop and leakage current under high-temperature operating conditions was announced today by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. |
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| New air motors for harsh-hazardous environments offer reduced power consumption, are lubricant free |
05 September 2003 - Quadrant EPP
New non-lubricated air motors for operation in harsh and hazardous environmental conditions have been jointly developed by Dynator, Nottingham, England and Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products. The new motors, which use components made of high-performance polymers made by QEPP, offer a power-saving alternative to electrical variable-speed and air-vane powered motors. |
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| Current gentrification in Atlanta contrasts sharply to previous waves of urban restoration |
05 September 2003 - Georgia Institute of Technology
'In addition to displacement, resurgent gentrification also raises issues about changes in political power, at both the neighborhood level and throughout the city,' said Larry Keating, professor of city and regional planning at Georgia Tech's College of Architecture. Keating presented a paper, 'Resurgent Gentrification: Politics and Policy in Atlanta,' at the American Sociological Association's annual meeting held Aug. 16-19 in Atlanta.
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| Jaguar speciofies conTeyor Roller Curtain as closure system for component containers |
05 September 2003 - 3M Europe
The conTeyor Roller Curtain, selected by Jaguar Cars as the closure system for sequencing racks used to transport and store interior and exterior components for the production of its new XJ series and XK8 sports car, has now been specified for use throughout the company’s UK manufacturing plants which make the Jaguar S-type and X-type models. |
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| Zenite® LCP helps to miniaturise SMD transfomers for xDSL applications
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05 September 2003 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
Epcos AG chose DuPont™ Zenite® LCP for its coil formers for SMD transformers used in telecommunications equipment such as splitters and line transformers.
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| Ashland's Drew Marine Announces MANY-FLOW Central Gas Installation System |
04 September 2003 - Ashland Inc
Ashland's Drew Marine announced today the release of the new MANY-FLOW1 CGI (Central Gas Installation) Systems for onboard welding requirements.
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| Stereotypes have profound effect on intellectual test performance |
04 September 2003 - Yale University
Yale researchers have found that the existence of negative stereotypes about abilities such as intelligence actually enhances the performance of those who do not bear the stereotype. |
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| Lloyd Instruments achieve material success |
04 September 2003 - Lloyd Instruments
2003 has seen Lloyd Instruments strengthen its position as a world leader in materials testing solutions through a busy programmer of new product launches, services and business ventures. A number of custom solutions have been developed for various industries. |
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| Deposition mask display significant advantages |
04 September 2003 - Tecan
Continuing its advance into the provision of next-generation display solutions for the most demanding applications, Dorset based Tecan is experiencing increases, both in interest, and orders, for electroformed vacuum deposition masks, making it a front runner in the race for advanced display technologies. |
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| Protein discovered by UT engineers holds promise for antibiotic research |
04 September 2003 - University of Texas at Austin
A group of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and Stanford University has isolated a protein whose effect on RNA in cells could lead to the isolation of new antibiotics. |
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| 190-way header connector is attached to circuit board by IR-reflow at 250°C |
03 September 2003 - Solvay Advanced Polymers Llc
Engineers at Tyco Electronics have chosen an AMODEL polyphthalamide material from Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C. for a 190-pin header connector that is used in an automotive underhood application. The specific grade, AMODEL AS-4133 HS, is one of a series of heat stabilized, glass-reinforced resins that are designed to exhibit excellent strength and stiffness over a broad temperature range. |
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| New blood test uncovers individual risk for lung cancer
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03 September 2003 - Weizmann Institute of Science
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute have discovered a new genetic risk factor that increases the susceptibility of smokers to lung cancer. Published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, the findings show that smokers who carry the newly discovered genetic marker are around 120 times more likely to get lung cancer than non-smokers who do not have the risk factor. A simple blood test based on these findings will be able to detect smokers who are at especially high risk of developing lung cancer. |
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| African-American women have same survival rates as white women |
03 September 2003 - Yale University
African-American patients with breast cancer who are treated with conservative surgery and radiation therapy have similar survival rates to that of white patients, despite the earlier age of onset and larger tumor size, according to a Yale study. |
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| N-channel devices achieve 3-mΩ rDS(on) and Qg of 45 nC in SO-8 footprint |
02 September 2003 - Vishay Electronic
A next-generation TrenchFET technology yielding devices that redefine state of the art for power MOSFETs was announced today by Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. |
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| Two-component adhesive revolutionises structural bonding of plastics |
01 September 2003 - 3M Europe
The difficulties associated with materials exhibiting low surface energy such as polyethylene and polypropylene, are now to become a thing of the past with the launch of a new two-part adhesive from 3M that delivers a high strength structural bond on such plastics. |
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| Novel quadro nozzle for two-part adhesive applicator |
01 September 2003 - 3M Europe
3M is introducing a new quadro mixing nozzle for its EPX adhesive dispenser system to make the application process easier and to improve material usage. |
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