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| Spider silks, the ecological materials of tomorrow? |
30 November 2004 - Technische Universitaet München
Spider silks could become the intelligent materials of the future, according to a review article published this month in the journal Microbial Cell Factories. The characteristics of spider silk could have applications in areas ranging from medicine to ballistics.
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| Purdue engineers create model for testing transistor reliability |
30 November 2004 - Purdue University
Researchers at Purdue University have created a 'unified model' for predicting the reliability of new designs for silicon transistors - a potential tool that industry could use to save tens of millions of dollars annually in testing costs. |
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| Borealis completes sale of Portuguese operations to Repsol YPF |
30 November 2004 - Borealis A/S
The European Commission has cleared the Borealis sale of all assets of the petrochemical complex at Borealis Polímeros Lda, in Sines, Portugal to the Repsol YPF group based in Spain. The completion of the transaction took place on 30 November 2004.
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| Viking era revived thanks to FootPrint from Autotype |
30 November 2004 - Autotype International
The leading large format printer Exposize from Hofddorp, Holland, is using over 2000 square metres of Autotype’s FootPrint floor graphics system to recreate the long gone world of the Vikings at the “Vikings on Tour” exhibition in Centraal Museum, Utrecht.
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| Ashland-supported electric vehicle smashes speed record |
30 November 2004 - Ashland Inc
An electric vehicle student-engineered at The Ohio State University and supported by Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc., recently set a new land speed record at 314.958 mph. Dubbed the Buckeye Bullet1, the car represents the innovative transportation materials and tailored solutions of Ashland. |
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| RENSHAPE FIRES UP NEW 'DRAGON' WHEELCHAIR |
30 November 2004 - Huntsman Advanced Materials
An innovative powered wheelchair designed to elevate the user to eye level contact with an able bodied person, is now available thanks to some key components made using RenCastTM and RenPIM® materials from RenShape Solutions. |
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| ARALDITE® ADHESIVES TO HELP REVEAL ORIGINS OF UNIVERSE |
30 November 2004 - Huntsman Araldite
Araldite® adhesives are set to play an essential role in Europe’s biggest-ever scientific experiment at the European Centre for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland and help scientists gain a better understanding of the origins of the universe. |
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| Bayer to build new aniline plant in Antwerp |
30 November 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayer MaterialScience plans to build a new aniline production plant in Antwerp, Belgium. It is to have a capacity of 50,000 tons/year and reach completion in early 2006. An innovative process will be used for the first time, which above all cuts investment and manufacturing costs. |
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| Bayer to build new aniline plant in Antwerp |
30 November 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayer MaterialScience plans to build a new aniline production plant in Antwerp, Belgium. It is to have a capacity of 50,000 tons/year and reach completion in early 2006. |
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| New barrier slurry optimized for low-stress/low-pressure chemical mechanical planarization |
30 November 2004 - Rohm & Haas Co
Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials CMP Technologies, today introduced another new barrier slurry optimized for low-stress/low-pressure chemical mechanical planarization of copper semiconductor devices. SSA Barrier Slurry, targeted at 90nm and 65nm CMP, provides consistent performance, excellent defectivity and a large processing window, leading to improved yields and cost of ownership for low-k applications. |
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| Can cabbage help prevent cervical cancer? |
30 November 2004 - Cardiff University
Did your grandmother always tell you to 'eat up your greens'? It appears that she may have known something scientists are only now discovering. When the substances produced in cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, sprouts or cauliflower are eaten, they could help in the fight against cancer. |
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| University of Texas at Austin researchers identify drug-tolerance mechanism in flies |
30 November 2004 - University of Texas at Austin
A protein found on the surface of nerve cells makes fruit flies tolerant to a drug after just a single, brief exposure, which may reveal ways to address this early step toward addiction in humans. |
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| Nanomechanical memory cell could catapult efforts to improve data storage |
30 November 2004 - Boston University
There are no gears or levers involved, nor even, for those who remember such things, punch cards transported in oblong boxes. Yet research by a Boston University team led by physicist Pritiraj Mohanty does update a decidedly “old” technology in a bid to build better, faster data storage systems for today’s computers. |
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| Scientists gain molecular understanding of how clays behave when wet |
30 November 2004 - DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Knowing how clays absorb water at varying temperatures and humidities could help shore up undersea oil wells and improve the understanding of soil characteristics at construction sites. Now, using X-ray scattering at the National Synchrotron Light Source, located at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, scientists have developed a way to 'fingerprint' and monitor the movement of water into and out of clays. |
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| Scientists say chicken DNA offers glimpse into past, even insight into human physiology |
29 November 2004 - University of Chicago
Scientists on published a detailed analysis of the newly mapped genome of the chicken, the first bird whose genes have been cataloged, which is expected to bring advances in human health, agriculture and evolutionary biology. |
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| BU psychologist heads team in culturally attentive study of world views of domestic aggression |
29 November 2004 - Boston University
According to the vast body of research presented in the new book, International Perspectives on Family Violence and Abuse, the term conjures quite different descriptions from individuals throughout the world. Edited by Kathleen Malley-Morrison, a professor of psychology at Boston University, the compendium presents evidence that, among participants in the two dozen countries included in the study, a country’s history and culture strongly influence what its residents consider to be unacceptable, and acceptable, examples of domestic violence and abuse. |
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| Bison DNA helps explain extinctions |
29 November 2004 - American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Climate and environmental change, not human hunting pressure, served as the primary force that nearly eradicated ancient bison and drove sabre-toothed cats, mammoths and many other large mammals to extinction. |
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| ARC & real time measurements developing evaluation services for unconventional gas |
29 November 2004 - Alberta Research Council
The Alberta Research Council and Real Time Measurements Inc. have announced a collaborative alliance on field in-situ permeability measurement services, which will help advance the development of unconventional natural gas resources in Western Canada. |
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| New commissioned beamlines on the SRS |
29 November 2004 - CCLRC Daresbury Laboratory
MPW6.2 is one of the most recently commissioned beamlines on the SRS and has been optimised to be particularly powerful for the investigation of structural changes during time-resolved materials processing experiments. |
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| New MPW MAD10 beamline has successfully completed its commissioning program |
29 November 2004 - CCLRC Daresbury Laboratory
The new MPW MAD10 beamline has successfully completed its commissioning program during AP42 (March-October 2004). The station is characterized by the new MAR desktop beamline with CryoSampleChanger capable of storing up to 19 samples at time. The DTB has been integrated with the MAR225 Mosaic detector for macromolecular crystallography and by the C-TRAIN solid state fluorescence detector for MAD/EXAFS experiments. |
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| Morgan Receives Contract for C-hook System from Belgo |
29 November 2004 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan Construction Company has received a contract from Belgo Mineira for the design and installation of a new C-Hook system at Belgo’s TL 01 mill in Monlevade, Brazil.
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| Husky helps Visteon produce award-winning part for new Mustang |
29 November 2004 - Husky Injection Molding Systems
Visteon and Husky are working together to produce a two-colour instrument panel for the 2005 Ford Mustang that won top prize in the Process, Assembly and Enabling Technologies category at this year's SPE Automotive Innovation Awards.
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| Further growth in stainless steel production is guaranteed this year |
29 November 2004 - MEPS (International)
Global demand for stainless steel grew by about 7 percent in the first three quarters of this year, according to recent estimates from the producers' group, International Stainless Steel Forum. |
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| Pre-treatment cleans, phosphates and dries in one process |
29 November 2004 - Stowlin Croftshaw
Cool-Phos pre-treatment combines the benefits of vapour degreasing and aqueous phosphating, but produces a better key for paint or powder coating and also protects the parts against in-house corrosion. It reduces rejects, cuts production time, takes up less space and is very efficient. |
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| Construction - Beyond the Horizon |
29 November 2004 - TWI (The Welding Institute)
The 8th National Conference of the Welding & Joining Society will be held 15-16 March 2004. The title is Construction - Beyond the Horizon. |
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| Sandia polymer electrolyte membrane brings goal of a high temperature PEM fuel cell closer |
28 November 2004 - Delft University of Technology
A new type of polymer electrolyte membrane is being developed by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories to help bring the goal of a micro fuel cell closer to realization using diverse fuels like glucose, methanol, and hydrogen. |
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| Chinese Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan pays a visit to Bayer |
26 November 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
The Chinese Vice-Premier, Zeng Peiyan, visited Bayer AG on Friday, November 26, while on a visit to Germany. He was accompanied by the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China in Germany, Ma Canrong, and a high-ranking delegation. |
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| Toyolac ABS from Distrupol enables Taylorite to produce large warp-free mouldings |
26 November 2004 - Distrupol
Leading Europe-wide polymer distributor Distrupol provides plastics processors with the most comprehensive link to the world's foremost resins producers. But while materials distribution is at the core of its business, Distrupol also offers a full range of technical and application development assistance to supplement customers' own resources. These locally delivered services are adapted to individual needs and local conditions to ensure optimized commercial as well as technical solutions. |
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| NAFEMS Student Awards 2005 |
26 November 2004 - NAFEMS
Engineering Analysis Association launches student awards scheme |
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| Science survey ranks top biopharma employers |
26 November 2004 - American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Genentech, Inc, of San Francisco, CA, has earned top honours in a ranking of the world's most respected biopharmaceutical employers. |
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| Emory chemists create unprecedented metallic molecule |
26 November 2004 - Emory University
For the first time ever, Emory University researchers have broken through the so-called 'oxo-wall' to create stable multiple chemical bonds between oxygen and platinum – once thought impossible because oxygen is extremely unstable when combined with certain metals. The breakthrough holds the potential for numerous applications in fuel cells, catalytic converters and emerging 'green' chemistry. |
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| Chinese Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan pays a visit to Bayer
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26 November 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
The Chinese Vice-Premier, Zeng Peiyan, visited Bayer AG on Friday, November 26, while on a visit to Germany. He was accompanied by the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China in Germany, Ma Canrong, and a high-ranking delegation. |
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| ESI Group to inaugurate its Software Product Development Center in Bangalore - India |
26 November 2004 - ESI Group
ESI Group (ISIN FR0004110310), pioneer and world leading solution provider in virtual prototyping and manufacturing processes, today announces the inauguration of ESI Software India private limited, a wholly owned subsidiary in Bangalore on December 1st, 2004. The India center will primarily be involved in the development of software products for virtual simulation. |
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| Autotype launches anti-grafitti ‘one size fits all’ films |
25 November 2004 - Autotype International
Autotype has launched a new range of high performance films, called SIGMAGraF UVjet, which, for the first time, enable printers to purchase one type of film that can be used for floor graphics, indoor panels or outdoor display purposes. |
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| Technology to prevent mould and decay in wood building products |
25 November 2004 - Alberta Research Council
The Alberta Research Council and Genics of Acheson, Alberta, have developed a technology to prevent mould, decay and termite attacks in wood composite products. |
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| New project takes measure of plastic electronics |
25 November 2004 - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Before the emerging field of organic electronics can deliver on its commercial promise, however, new measurements, standards and processing capabilities must be developed. Creating many of the requisite tools is the aim of a new five-year research effort at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). |
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| Alcan proposes restructuring at nine European sites |
25 November 2004 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc announced today that it has begun consultations with employee representatives on a proposed restructuring involving nine of its European sites. This intended measure is a result of changing market conditions and business realities. |
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| Autotype launches anti-graffiti ‘one size fits all’ films |
25 November 2004 - Autotype International
Autotype has launched a new range of high performance films, called Sigmagraf UVjet, which, for the first time, enable printers to purchase one type of film that can be used for floor graphics, indoor panels or outdoor display purposes. |
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| Development of environmentally friendly metal finishing process |
25 November 2004 - University of Leicester
The University of Leicester is playing a key part in a network of 33 companies and universities, set up to develop pioneering new processes for metal coatings which will offer benefits to a wide range of industries, including automotive and aerospace component manufacturers. |
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| Clariant sells Japanese emulsions manufacturer |
25 November 2004 - Clariant (Schweiz) AG
Clariant has sold its Japanese emulsions manufacturer Clariant Polymers KK to The Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co Ltd for a total transaction value of Yen 2.4 billion (approximately CHF 27 million). The transaction marks a further step in Clariant’s strategy to sell businesses that are outside its core activities.
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| Recycling liquid crystal display screens |
24 November 2004 - Elhuyar Fundazioa
GAIKER Technological Centre is taking part in a European project under the auspices of the VI Framework Programme involving the reuse and recycling of liquid crystal display screens (ReLCD) employed in the manufacture of devices such as laptops, electronic agendas, calculators, mobile telephones, electronic video-games, audio equipment, televisions and computer screens. |
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| Alcan submits Novelis spin-off for shareholder approval |
24 November 2004 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc announced today that its board of directors has approved the convening of a special meeting of its shareholders on 22 December 2004 to consider the proposed spin-off of its rolled products businesses into an independent company named Novelis. |
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| Companies sign protocol for alumina refinery in the Republic of Guinea |
24 November 2004 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc announced today that it has signed a protocol of negotiation with Alcoa World Alumina Llc (Alcoa) and the government of the Republic of Guinea for the development of a 1.5 million tonne per year (mtpy) alumina refinery in the West African nation. |
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| Seventeenth DuPont awards for innovations in packaging
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24 November 2004 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
The winners of the international DuPont Packaging Awards 2004
(www.dupont.com/packaging/awards/) have been announced. Selecting from a total of 104 entries, the eight-member judging panel nominated 22 international food and non-food packaging innovations for awards.
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| DuPont Packaging Awards 2004 announced |
24 November 2004 - DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers
The winners of the international DuPont Packaging Awards 2004 have been announced. |
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| ARC, Genics Inc. commercialize technology to prevent mould, decay in wood building products |
24 November 2004 - Alberta Research Council
The Alberta Research Council Inc. together with Genics Inc., of Acheson, Alberta, have developed a technology to prevent mould, decay and termite attacks in wood composite products such as oriented strandboard. Called CobraCrushTM, the technology has been proven safe and effective for the applicator and the environment, and is already approved for use in the US by the Environmental Protection Agency. Genics is also finalizing a similar certification arrangement with the Pest Management Regulatory Agency in Canada. |
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| Study examines role of physician perceptions in care |
24 November 2004 - Boston University
Patients’ beliefs play little or no role in explaining racial disparities in cardiac care, according to a new Boston University School of Public Health study being published in the December issue of the 'American Journal of Public Health.' The study, “Racial Differences in Cardiac Catheterization as a Function of Patients’ Beliefs”, suggests that it is physicians’ assessments and perceptions about patients that could explain the difference in care. |
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| Tiscali France turns to RAD's TDMoIP to optimize the cost of long distance services |
23 November 2004 - RAD Data Communications Ltd
After having integrated different elements of its network, Tiscali France, an Internet communications company that provides broadband and narrowband access for consumer and business applications, has deployed TDM over IP technology from RAD Data Communications to optimize voice and data traffic over a single Ethernet/IP backbone. |
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| Elderly with advanced chronic diseases burdened with symptoms |
23 November 2004 - Yale University
In a study to determine the prevalence of a range of symptoms among older persons living independently with advanced chronic diseases, researchers at Yale have found that the majority experienced multiple moderate or severe symptoms. |
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| National Measurement Awards announced |
23 November 2004 - National Physical Laboratory
A device which lets scientists scrutinise individual atoms and a technique for looking inside red hot steel are among winners of the 2004 National Measurement Awards announced at NPL. |
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| Eastman offers efficient, non-HAP replacement for MEK solvents |
23 November 2004 - Eastman Chemical Company
A staple industrial cleaner and solvent for coatings, methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) is currently in short supply, according to industry analysts. To help meet market demand for MEK replacements Eastman Chemical Co is offering (methyl propyl ketone) MPK, its low-density, non-HAP solvent for coatings and industrial cleaning and surface preparation applications.
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| Europower hydraulic hoses feature Arnitel TEE-E core |
23 November 2004 - DSM Engineering Plastics
Europower, a major UK-based manufacturer of hydraulic hoses and fittings, is using Arnitel thermoplastic ether ester block copolymer elastomer (TEE-E) from DSM Engineering Plastics for the core of a select line of its hydraulic hoses.
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| New microengines could provide 10 times longer life than batteries for cell phones, laptops |
23 November 2004 - Georgia Institute of Technology
The microgenerator is about 10 millimeters wide, or about the size of a dime. When coupled with a similarly sized gas-fueled microturbine (or jet) engine, the system, called a microengine, has the potential to deliver more energy and last 10 times longer than a conventional battery. |
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| Bioresorbable polymer set for incorporation into stents |
23 November 2004 - New Jersey Center for Biomaterials
The New Jersey Center for Biomaterials has generated what it hopes to be the beginning of a technology transfer success story that originated through the work of Rutgers University Professor Joachim Kohn in his search for improved biomaterials. |
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| Scientists achieve self-assembly of spider silk fibre in insect cells |
23 November 2004 - Hebrew University of Jerusalem
For the first time anywhere, scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and from Germany have succeeded in producing self-assembled spider web fibres under laboratory conditions, outside of the bodies of spiders. This fibre is significantly stronger than the silk fibre made by silkworms. |
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| Aligned nanotubes improve artificial joints
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23 November 2004 - Purdue University
Researchers at Purdue University have shown that artificial joints might be improved by making the implants out of tiny carbon tubes and filaments that are all aligned in the same direction, mimicking the alignment of collagen fibres and natural ceramic crystals in real bones. |
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| High steel prices are now starting to bite |
22 November 2004 - MEPS (International)
The sharp rise in the price of steel over the last year or so has come as a shock to many consumers. Users, notably construction companies and manufacturers, have been complaining about the cost of their most important raw material. Their balance-sheets have in some cases suffered a severe jolt.
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| Jaw vices with quick change capability |
22 November 2004 - Kurt Manufacturing Company
Kurt introduces new HDL family of large 4in opening high density machinable jaw vices with new quick change jaws; they provide repeatable clamping to 0.001in |
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| Superconductivity - Electrons in Single File Provide New Insights |
22 November 2004 - Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
A team at the University of Innsbruck, Austria has been successful in conducting electrons in metals along predetermined channels. This behaviour, observed for the first time in metals, provides important insights into the interactions of electrons - and on how the phenomenon of the current flow without any resistance loss, termed super-conductivity, can occur. |
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| VW cockpit beams from Alcan for MPV 359 platform |
22 November 2004 - Alcan Automotive
Alcan is to supply cockpit carrier modules for Volkswagen's MPV 359 platform. The VW contract requirements, for both current and future model cockpit
carriers, will be satisfied at Alcan's dedicated automotive structure plant in Gottmadingen. |
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| VW COCKPIT BEAMS SET TO BRING FURTHER GROWTH TO ALCAN |
22 November 2004 - Alcan Automotive
Alcan announced today that it will supply cockpit carrier modules for Volkswagen's MPV 359 platform. The VW contract requirements, for both current and future model cockpit carriers, will be satisfied at Alcan's dedicated automotive structure plant in Gottmadingen.
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| Morgan Receives Contract to Upgrade U.A.E. Mill
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22 November 2004 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan Construction Company has received a contract from QASCO-Dubai for an upgrade of its single-strand rod mill in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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| Eastman joint-venture plant in China starts operating
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22 November 2004 - Eastman Chemical Company
Qilu Eastman Specialty Chemical Ltd (QESCL) has begun operations in Zibo, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China. QESCL is a joint venture between Sinopec Qilu Petrochemical Co and Eastman Chemical Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastman Chemical Co.
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| New Sandvik tube grades benefit deeper and more remote offshore exploration |
22 November 2004 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
New duplex stainless steel tube grades, developed by Sandvik Materials Technology, are providing the ultra-high strength and corrosion resistance needed for the wellhead control systems for today's enhanced oil and gas recovery methods.
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| Corrosion-resistant spray-and-fused powder alloy
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22 November 2004 - Eutectic UK
Eutectic UK has developed and patented a new spray-and-fused powder alloy for one of the toughest corrosion and wear applications available, leading to significant cost savings. |
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| New display technology to be demonstrated at this year's RSNA |
22 November 2004 - Matrox VITE
The Matrox MED Series of display controller boards brings advanced functionality and flexibility to the medical imaging market with extensive multi-monitor support, pristine image quality and robust drivers. With support for OpenGL in grayscale modes, and capable of driving all types of displays, the Matrox MED Series boasts the widest range of grayscale and color, resolution and operating system support on the market, making them ideal solutions for medical imaging professionals who demand the utmost in flexibility, quality, software compatibility and product features. |
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| Electrons in single file provide new insights |
22 November 2004 - Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
A team at the University of Innsbruck has been successful in conducting electrons in metals along predetermined channels. This behaviour, observed for the first time in metals, provides important insights into the interactions of electrons, and on how the phenomenon of the current flow without any resistance loss, termed superconductivity, can occur. Thereby this project aided by the Austrian Science Fund combines fundamental research, at its best, with potential applications in the future. |
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| BOC retains ten-year supply deal with Corus in South Wales |
21 November 2004 - BOC Gases
BOC has announced the renewal of its multi-million pound contract to supply Corus' Trostre plant, near Llanelli in South Wales. |
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| Useful addresses within Corus (update)
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21 November 2004 - Corus
The following addresses are the key business units within the Corus operation. The company has 16 business units and 2 service units doing business in automotive sector. |
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| New Santoprene Thermoplastic Elastomer grade suited for softer grip applications |
20 November 2004 - ExxonMobil Chemical Co
Advanced Elastomer Systems, an affiliate of ExxonMobil Chemical Company, has developed Santoprene™ thermoplastic elastomer grade X8211-25, suitable for many consumer product and packaging applications that require a softer grip, as well as resistance to repeated exposures to heat, oils, chemicals and other fluids. |
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| Brain imaging study of drunk drivers pinpoints neurological changes |
19 November 2004 - Yale University
Imaging studies of the brain when it is under the influence of alcohol reveal that different areas of the brain are impaired under high and low levels of alcohol, according to a Yale study published in Neuropsychopharmacology. |
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| Researchers create free, downloadable software radio design tool |
19 November 2004 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
The Mobile and Portable Radio Research Group in Virginia Tech's Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has developed the fundamental software for use in designing software radios and is offering this tool free to other wireless communications researchers throughout the world. |
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| Researchers create free, downloadable software radio design tool |
19 November 2004 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
The Mobile and Portable Radio Research Group in Virginia Tech's Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has developed the fundamental software for use in designing software radios and is offering this tool free to other wireless communications researchers throughout the world. |
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| Norsk Hydro ASA results of GBP and EUR Debt Tender Offers |
19 November 2004 - Hydro Aluminium
On November 3, 2004, Norsk Hydro ASA announced a tender offer to purchase for cash certain of its outstanding bonds in USD, EUR and GBP, and the results from the USD tender offer were announced on November 15. |
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| 2005 Acta Materialia, Inc. Gold Medal |
19 November 2004 - Oxford NanoScience Polaron Nanotechnology Division
The 2005 Acta Materialia Gold Medal has been awarded to Professor George Smith, FRS, Professor of Materials and Head of the Department of Materials in the University of Oxford, England, and currently non-executive Chairman of Polaron plc. |
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| Honeywell celebrates opening of new Asia/Pacific headquarters |
18 November 2004 - Honeywell Specialty Materials
Honeywell has officially opened its new Asia/Pacific headquarters and technology/R&D centre in the Zhang Jiang High-Tech Park in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai, China. |
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| Great Lakes announces price increases for industrial water additives |
18 November 2004 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Great Lakes Chemical Corp has announced that its BioLab Water Additives division will increase prices for its industrial water additives products on a global basis.
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| Big rise in crude steel production |
18 November 2004 - International Iron and Steel Institute
October 2004 crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute stands at 854.1 million metric tonnes (mmt) for the first ten months of 2004, which is 9.3% higher than for the same period of 2003.
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| IISI Steel Statistical Yearbook 2004
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18 November 2004 - International Iron and Steel Institute
The 2004 edition of IISI's Steel Statistical Yearbook, a comprehensive range of international data on steel production, consumption, trade and raw materials, is now available from IISI. |
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| South African Government and Alcan to conduct feasibility study for construction of new aluminium smelter |
18 November 2004 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc is to conduct a new feasibility study with the South African Government and its Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) for the construction of a new aluminium smelter in Coega, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. |
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| Futuristic smart yarns on the horizon |
18 November 2004 - CSIRO
Technologies used to spin wool have been adapted to produce yarns made solely from carbon nanotubes (CNTs). |
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| Unusual material that contracts when heated gives up secrets |
18 November 2004 - University of California, Santa Cruz
A team of researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and other institutions has reported new insights into the atomic interactions underlying the phenomenon of negative thermal expansion. |
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| Social supports lessen effects of maltreatment on children vulnerable to depression |
18 November 2004 - Yale University
Maltreated children who are genetically pre-disposed to depression can be spared lifelong emotional problems if the necessary social supports are made available to them, according to a Yale study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. |
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| New figures show a fall in work-related ill health and a mixed picture for injuries |
18 November 2004 - HSE InfoLine
Figures published today by the Health and Safety Executive show an increase in the number of reported workplace injuries, which could reflect improved reporting, and a decline in new cases of work-related ill health. The most significant improvements have occurred in areas where health and safety inspection, enforcement, advice and partnership working have been most evident. |
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| Reaction design announces KINetics plug-in for FLUENT CFD software |
18 November 2004 - Fluent
Reaction Design, Inc., announced today their intent to deliver the Reaction Design KINetics Module as an added-value capability of Fluent's flagship CFD software, FLUENT. The resulting technology provides the KINetics Module for reaction modeling coupled with FLUENT's flow simulation capability. Users of Reaction Design's CHEMKIN software benefit from this software integration because they can utilize consistent chemistry modeling when performing multidimensional reacting flow simulations in FLUENT. |
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| Tedea-Huntleigh S-type load cells provides weighing capabilities from 50 kg to 5000 |
17 November 2004 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announces that Vishay Transducers has expanded its 600 series of Vishay Tedea-Huntleigh S-type load cells to include nickel-coated alloy steel and stainless steel variants. Models 615 and 616 are suitable for harsh environments and frequent wash-down, and are sealed to IP66. For even higher resistance to ingress, Models 619 and 620 are rated to IP67 and IP68 respectively. |
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| Vishay's new dual high-voltage Schottky rectifiers feature industry-best 200-V reverse voltage |
17 November 2004 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced three new dual high-voltage Schottky rectifiers offering a 200-V reverse voltage, the highest available voltage for a silicon Schottky rectifier, a 20-A forward current rating, and a high maximum operating junction temperature of 175 °C. |
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| Low-profile 3520 range is suited to weighing equipment and industrial applications |
17 November 2004 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announces that the Vishay Tedea Huntleigh 3520 range of shear beam load cells, part of the Vishay Transducers product portfolio, targets low-profile floor scales, pallet scales, and other trade or industrial process and weighing applications. The 19-mm-high load cells save space and enhance the appearance of end products. Stainless steel construction allows easy cleaning and provides high resistance to corrosion. The units are also fully sealed to meet IP67 standards. |
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| Boston Medical Center’s are offering a minimally invasive treatment |
17 November 2004 - Boston University
Boston Medical Center’s departments of orthopaedic surgery and radiology are offering a minimally invasive treatment known as kyphoplasty to provide patients with osteoporosis and other disorders quick relief from the pain of spinal compression fractures, with high rates of success. |
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| Cardiologists present findings that explore heart treatments, disparities in outcomes |
17 November 2004 - Duke University
Duke medical research was on heavy display at this week's scientific session of the American Heart Association, and much of it attracted wide scientific and media attention. |
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| Let the sun shine in! |
17 November 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Transparent, grey-tinted louvres made from Makrolon AG2677 polycarbonate from Bayer MaterialScience AG produce a light and agreeable interior even when the roof is closed. |
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| Passenger seats of high-strength steel make buses lighter, safer
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17 November 2004 - SSAB Tunnplåt AB
Exploiting advanced high-strength steel, the Spanish company Fainsa has developed a new bus seat that is both safer and lighter than existing ones. |
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| DSM Somos announces full commercialisation of NanoForm 15120
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17 November 2004 - DSM Somos
DSM Somos has announced the full commercialisation of NanoForm 15120 after nearly one year of successful, comprehensive beta testing by a variety of industries and stereolithography (SL) service bureaux worldwide. |
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| Versatility is the key
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17 November 2004 - ITC Tooling
The ability to use cutters for numerous operations has vastly reduced
tooling stock at Tufflay, specifically special cutters. Another contributing
factor to stock reduction is the ability of ITC cutters to perform roughing
and finishing tasks.
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| Beryllium Copper meets Bathing Beauty
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17 November 2004 - ITC Tooling
Armitage Shanks, renowned for its stylish, high quality and up-to-the-minute bathroom ware, is in parternship with ITC Tooling
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| ITC speeds graphite electrode production |
17 November 2004 - ITC Tooling
Graphite Technologies is currently using a 65,000 rpm air-driven spindle for the manufacture of solid-sinking EDM electrodes. |
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| Air turbine delivers 30,000 rpm through high speed machining
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17 November 2004 - ITC Tooling
To gain an additional high speed resource and increase the range of its new Depojet 1208 machining centre, Tarpey-Harris the company has invested in an Air Turbine Tools 250XJS 30,000 rpm high speed unit supplied by Industrial Tooling Corporation. |
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| White Paper initiates safer welding |
17 November 2004 - Stevens Industrial Services (SIS)
Stevens Industrial Services (SIS), a specialist in weld spatter control products, has produced a White Paper to promote safer and more productive welding. |
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| Aurum Chemicals distributes APA products in Mexico |
17 November 2004 - Advanced Polymer Alloys Llc
Aurum Chemicals SA DE CV, with head offices in Queretaro City, Mexico, has been named the newest regional distributor for Advanced Polymer Alloys (APA), a division of Ferro Corp.
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| Husky's technical centre demonstrates company's commitment to China |
17 November 2004 - Husky Injection Molding Systems
Husky Injection Moulding Systems has officially opened its new energy-efficient technical centre in Shanghai China, reinforcing its global commitment to an environmentally responsible business model.
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| Hong Kong think tank calls for pollution standards |
17 November 2004 - Georgia Institute of Technology
In one of the world's fastest growing industrial regions, a study finding that a class of pollutants exist at levels four times that of U.S. air quality standards has prompted a Hong Kong public policy group to call for government standards on fine particulate matter. The finding was released by Civic Exchange, a non-profit public policy think tank comprised of scientists as well as representatives from the power and oil industries, government and civic organizations. |
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| Valvoline announces management changes |
17 November 2004 - Ashland Inc
Valvoline, a division of Ashland Inc., recently announced the promotion of Mitchell K. Skaggs and Robert R. Craycraft to new positions on Valvoline's senior management team, according to Samuel J. Mitchell, division president.
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| Ashland increases resin prices in Europe
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16 November 2004 - Ashland Specialty Chemical Company
Ashland Composite Polymers, a business group within Ashland Specialty Chemical, is increasing the price of its unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins in Europe by 150 EUR/t.
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| Rohm and Haas announces price increases
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16 November 2004 - Rohm & Haas Co
Rohm and Haas’ Adhesives and Sealants business has announced a price increase for all products, including acrylic and vinyl acetate emulsions, sold to the pressure sensitive, construction, adhesives, caulks and sealants industries in North America. |
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| Great Lakes expands production of elemental bromine and key flame retardant derivatives |
16 November 2004 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Great Lakes Chemical Corp has announced that it will add a new bromine supply well for the extraction of elemental bromine at the company's facility in South Arkansas, USA, and double the capacity of its polybrominated styrene (PBS) series of performance brominated flame retardants to meet strong industry demand. |
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| Steel scrap supply will remain under pressure in medium term
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16 November 2004 - MEPS (International)
In its latest World Steel Outlook, MEPS forecasts world production of crude steel this year reaching 1,035 million tonnes, an increase of 7.5 percent from 2003. This implies a rise in demand for purchased scrap of about 25 million tonnes. |
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| Alcoa to build new anode plant to serve Fjardaal in Iceland and Mosjoen in Norway |
16 November 2004 - Alcoa
Alcoa today announced it will invest approximately $284 million of the $314 million to build a new anode plant in Mosjoen, Norway. |
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| Dinosaurs – who already had composites – wore bullet-proof vests |
16 November 2004 - University of Bonn (Universität Bonn)
Today's composite materials, which are used to make the rotor blades for wind farms or bullet-proof vests, are based on the same principle as dinosaur armour, except that in these cases the collagen mats are replaced by glass or carbon fibres. |
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| Tiny nanocables could figure in toxin detection |
16 November 2004 - University of California, Davis
Tiny nanocables, 1000 times smaller than a human hair, could become key parts of toxin detectors, miniaturised solar cells and powerful computer chips. The work is published online in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. |
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| Alcan sells zinc and lead metal trading business |
16 November 2004 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc announced today that it has sold the assets of its zinc and lead metal trading business to Trafigura Ltd, an independent commodity trading company. |
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| Los Alamos software key to new Swift satellite mission |
16 November 2004 - DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
'Swift,' a new NASA satellite, will head for the heavens Nov. 17, designed to detect gamma-ray bursts and whip around to catch them in the act. And the trigger software that makes the flying observatory smart enough to do this comes from the Space Science team at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. |
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| Findings point way to identifying therapeutics to stem muscle atrophy |
16 November 2004 - Boston University
In research that could benefit astronauts posted to the International Space Station as well as individuals whose universe is defined by their sick bed, Boston University Sargent College researchers Susan Kandarian and R. Bridge Hunter have found that disrupting either one of two genes, nfκb1 and bcl3, can block the biological process of muscle wasting known as atrophy. |
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| Study links ozone, mortality in urban areas |
16 November 2004 - Yale University
More people died in urban areas when ground-level ozone was higher during the previous week, researchers at Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and Johns Hopkins report in the November 17 Journal of the American Medical Association. |
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| Brain's nicotine receptors also target for anti-depressants |
16 November 2004 - Yale University
The same receptors in the brain that are activated when a person smokes cigarettes also play a critical role in the effectiveness of antidepressants, according to a study by Yale researchers in the November issue of Biological Psychiatry. |
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| Global Imaging chooses Matrox 10-bit MED Series display controller boards for new image management system |
16 November 2004 - Matrox VITE
Matrox Graphics Inc., today announced that Global Imaging, a leader in image processing and communication, supports the Matrox MED Series display controller boards with its new image management system, DIAM4, using the Matrox Imaging Library software development toolkit for simultaneous display of 1024 shades of gray for medical imaging. |
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| Rohm and Haas Company receives Japanese approval for its Neolone preservative in cosmetic products |
15 November 2004 - Rohm & Haas Co
Rohm and Haas Company is pleased to announce that methylisothiazolinone, the key ingredient in its Neolone preservative has been approved by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare/Pharmaceutical Affairs Bureau. The MHLW has added methylisothiazolinone to the positive list of preservatives approved for use in leave-on and rinse-off cosmetic products at a maximum dosage of 100 PPM. |
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| Lyme disease receptor identified in tick guts |
15 November 2004 - Yale University
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have identified a Lyme disease receptor called TROSPA that is used by disease agents to invade ticks. |
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| Natural products are central to a new drug discovery alliance announced by LGC and Novacta Biosystems. |
15 November 2004 - LGC
LGC, Europe's leading independent analytical laboratory providing advanced chemical, biochemical and forensic analysis, has signed a memorandum of collaboration with Novacta Biosystems, a Hertfordshire based drug discovery and development company formed to commercialise bioactive natural products. In the collaboration, LGC will market and provide access to Novacta's well-documented natural product library of 10,000 actinomycetes, creating a novel addition to the screening services available to drug discovery companies. |
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| Discovery reveals how the body regulates blood oxygen |
15 November 2004 - Cardiff University
A team of researchers, led by a Cardiff University professor, has discovered how the body regulates the amount of oxygen in the bloodstream. |
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| Safety of bismuth bullets questioned may not be non-toxic |
15 November 2004 - University of Toronto at Scarborough
Bismuth bullets, which became the primary form of bullets sold in Canada after lead shot was incrementally banned for environmental reasons between 1991 and 1999, may not be as non-toxic as originally thought, according to a new study. |
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| 'Brick wall' helps explain how corrosion spreads through alloy |
15 November 2004 - Ohio State University
Ohio State University researchers have developed a statistical model of the deterioration and simulated it on computer, using what may seem like an unlikely analogy - a cracking brick wall – and are finding new insights into how microscopic corrosion attacks an aluminium alloy commonly used in aircraft. |
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| Green car sets speed record |
15 November 2004 - European Space Agency
When the non-profit organisation IdéeVerte Compétition decided to create a 'green' racing car, they turned to space technology to make it safer. |
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| Alcoa responds to below-market 'mini-tender' offer |
15 November 2004 - Alcoa
Alcoa today announced that it has received notification of an unsolicited ‘mini-tender’ offer being made by TRC Capital Corporation, a Toronto-based company, to purchase up to 3.5 million shares of Alcoa common stock, representing approximately 0.402% of Alcoa's outstanding shares, for a price of $32.00 per share in cash. |
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| Honeywell acquires Mitsubishi's stake in Gem Microelectronic Materials |
15 November 2004 - Honeywell Specialty Materials
Honeywell has announced that it has acquired Mitsubishi Chemical America's 40% stake in GEM Microelectronics Materials, giving Honeywell sole ownership of the venture, which manufactures chemicals for the semiconductor industry. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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| DuPont increase prices for EVA copolymers and terpolymers in Europe |
15 November 2004 - DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers
DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers has announced a price increase of EUR 0.15/kg for its Elvax ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, speciality and non-speciality, effective 1 December 2004. |
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| Hydro submits PDO for gas export from Njord |
15 November 2004 - Hydro Aluminium
On Monday 15 November, Hydro and its partners in the Njord license submit a plan for development and operation (PDO) for gas export from the Njord field to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.
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| Morgan Receives Contract to Upgrade U.A.E. Mill
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15 November 2004 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan Construction Company has received a contract from QASCO-Dubai for an upgrade of its single-strand rod mill in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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| Homosexuality may be issue of brain chemistry |
13 November 2004 - University of Chicago
In the ongoing effort to determine whether sexual orientation is hardwired, University of Chicago scientists have used high-tech imaging to confirm that the hypothalamus, the sex center in the brain, functions differently in gay men than in heterosexual men. |
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| DSM NeoResins launches range of food contact compliant resins |
12 November 2004 - DSM Coating Resins
DSM NeoResins introduced a new generation waterborne resins for use in liquid inks and overprint varnish. The NeoCryl A-2090 family offers high performing inks and OPV’s which are compliant with the local food contact legislation. |
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| Statement of nuclear incidents at nuclear installations |
12 November 2004 - HSE InfoLine
A statement of nuclear incidents at nuclear installations in Britain during the second quarter of 2004 is published today by the Health and Safety Executive. It covers the period 1 April to 30 June 2004. There are two installations mentioned in the statement. |
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| HSE Launches new slips assessment tool |
12 November 2004 - HSE InfoLine
SAT has been designed for those with responsibility for assessing slip hazards on smooth floors prone to contamination from substances such as water, food, oil and dust. Already being used successfully by HSE and local authority enforcement officers, it is now being made available to the wider health and safety community. |
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| Gestamp acquires SSAB HardTech |
12 November 2004 - SSAB
The Spanish company Gestamp Automoción acquires SSAB’s subsidiary SSAB HardTech for an enterprise value of SEK 1,425 million. |
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| Corus new crash barrier design to make an impact on road safety |
12 November 2004 - Corus Automotive
Corus, the international metals company, has developed a roadside barrier system that exceeds the latest European EN1317 standard for the containment of vehicles and is expected to help improve road safety in crash situations.
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| New Underwater Hockey Puck Uses Thermoplastic Polyurethane |
12 November 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
It’s a deceptively simple sport featuring a puck weighing 42 to 49 ounces similar to the one used in ice hockey. Two teams, each with six active players and four more on the bench, attempt to 'flick' the puck into the opponents’ 10-foot-wide goal using one-foot-long wooden sticks. |
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| Honeywell settles patent infringement |
12 November 2004 - Honeywell Specialty Materials
Honeywell has settled out of court with a US-based company that imported and sold refrigerant products infringing its patents.
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| Ruth Mack to run Alcoa Packaging and Consumer business |
12 November 2004 - Alcoa
Alcoa announced today that its Board of Directors has elected Ruth J. Mack, 49, a vice president of Alcoa and Group President of Packaging and Consumer Products effective immediately. She succeeds William E. Leahey (Jr), 54, who recently retired. |
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| Corus announces agreement to acquire full ownership of Segal |
12 November 2004 - Corus
Corus Group plc announced today that Corus Staal BV, currently 50% owner of Segal SA, has signed an agreement to purchase the remaining 50% shareholding in this Belgian hot dipped galvanising line from MetalInvest investment fund, its joint venture partner in Segal for a consideration of EUR 25 million in cash. |
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| Corus new crash barrier design to make an impact on road safety |
12 November 2004 - Corus
Corus, the international metals company, has developed a roadside barrier system that exceeds the latest European EN1317 standard for the containment of vehicles and is expected to help improve road safety in crash situations. |
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| Nanocrystals show a quick route to change |
11 November 2004 - DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Just as the Microtechnology Age was built upon the introduction of impurities into crystals of semiconductor materials, so, too, will crystalline doping be the bedrock upon which the Nanotechnology Age is built.
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| Plastohm 'revitalizes' beauty product packaging using Eastman's Glass Polymer |
11 November 2004 - Eastman Chemical Company
Plastohm Group's Packaging Division has selected Eastman Chemical Co's Glass Polymer for a new, high-end, thick-walled bottle designed to appeal to the senses of the user and set to complete its range of bottles for beauty applications. |
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| Thermal superconductivity in carbon nanotubes not so 'super' when added to certain materials |
11 November 2004 - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Superb conductors of heat and infinitesimal in size, carbon nanotubes might be used to prevent overheating in next-generation computing devices or as fillers to enhance thermal conductivity of insulating materials, such as durable plastics or engine oil. But a research team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has discovered that the nanotubes' role as thermal superconductors is greatly diminished when mixed with materials such as polymers that make up plastics. |
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| Cleaning industry- new forum to drive improvements in health and safety |
11 November 2004 - HSE InfoLine
Representatives of the Health and Safety Executive and the UK's cleaning industry met last month to set up a new liaison forum. The cleaning industry is a major employer in the UK, and this first meeting is a major step in driving forward improvements in health and safety. |
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| New beamlines at the SRS |
11 November 2004 - CCLRC Daresbury Laboratory
Beamline 11.1 is a new synchrotron infrared microspectroscopy facility that has recently been completed at Daresbury, and is now being commissioned ready for access by users. The beamline focuses the infrared synchrotron light down to a 10 micron spot which allows high spatial resolution chemical analysis of a wide range of materials from biological tissues to polymers, and from single crystals to archaeological remains. It is anticipated that the beamline will be further enhanced in the near future by the addition of an array detector infrared imaging system. |
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| Fluent announces support for AMD Opteron Processors |
11 November 2004 - Fluent
Fluent Inc., announced today its support for the 32- and 64-bit AMD Opteron processor in its upcoming release of FLUENT 6.2. AMD provided Fluent with technical assistance and early access to its new processor technologies, allowing for support of this technology within FLUENT 6.2. |
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| Researchers working to protect state's largest crop from disease |
11 November 2004 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Tech's agricultural scientists are taking additional steps in the plan to protect the commonwealth's soybean crop from major yield reductions caused by Asian soybean rust, an aggressive fungal disease. |
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| Researchers direct nerve-cell growth in real time using protein walls |
10 November 2004 - University of Texas at Austin
Scientists have learned how to create protein barriers near living nerve cells that influence their direction of growth, which could one day provide a way to precisely control nerve-cell interactions to better understand memory formation and other brain functions. |
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| Gambling in adolescents & young adults associated with psychiatric problems & substance use disorders |
10 November 2004 - Yale University
The younger a person is when they begin to gamble, the more likely they are to develop psychiatric and substance use problems, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers in The Archives of General Psychiatry. |
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| Bayer Awards $50,000 Making Science Make Sense Grant to Johnston County Schools to Complete District-Wide Implementation |
10 November 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Dr. Mae C. Jemison, the nation’s first African-American female astronaut, took West Clayton Elementary School students on a virtual space shuttle mission today when she visited with them to celebrate science, science literacy and the Bayer-sponsored science education reform program in the Johnston County Schools (JCS) she helped to launch in 2000. |
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| China recognizes Eastman’s products with environmental award |
10 November 2004 - Eastman Chemical Company
The Chinese Government has awarded Eastman Chemical Co the certificate on Environmental Labeling Type II for Texanol ester alcohol and TXIB plasticizer. |
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| Sandvik test centre completes 100 tests in a year
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10 November 2004 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
Sandvik Process Systems' largest test centre, based at its Industrial Processing headquarters in Fellbach, Germany, has completed its 100th test in just under 12 months.
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| The dance of crystal structures |
10 November 2004 - Elhuyar Fundazioa
At the Leioa (Bizkaia) campus of the University of the Basque Country (EHU), a research team has been analysing solid-to-solid phase transitions of crystals. They selected a group of crystals known as double perovskites for this purpose. |
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| DuPont™ SentryGlas® Plus used for ‘Stairway to Heaven’ at Glasstec 2004
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09 November 2004 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
Visitors to Glasstec 2004 will be the first in the world to see, touch and walk on ‘Ganzglastreppe’, a freestanding, laminated glass stairway. |
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| DuPont delivers ‘5-Star’ performance for the automotive laminated glass market
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09 November 2004 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
'Security, Safety, Styling, Sound reduction, and Solar protection.' They're the five 'S's and five key automotive benefits receiving star treatment at the DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions stand (11/H71) at Glasstec from November 9 to 13, 2004. |
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