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| Ashland Inc. Introduces Ultra Low-Odor, High-Performance Resins To Coatings and Graphic Arts Industry |
30 April 2004 - Ashland Inc
Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc., announces the introduction of additional classes of FlexCure™ self-initiating resins that promise to revolutionize the coatings and graphic arts industries. Ashland is bringing this new, revolutionary resin technology to the marketplace to increase productivity, improve formulating latitude, decrease cost and expand current UV opportunities.
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| RENPASTE™ SMP USED IN DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ITALIAN HEARSE |
30 April 2004 - Huntsman Advanced Materials
RenPaste™ seamless modelling paste from RenShape Solutions® has played a key role in the re-modelling of a luxury estate car into a sophisticated new hearse. This innovative redesign project was undertaken by the Italian company CSR Italia design center for their customer, Pilato Spa and completed from design sketches to functional model in just threemonths. |
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| Adventurous probabilistic hardware to pave the way for faster computers with Energy savings |
30 April 2004 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Imagine using a cell phone for hundreds of hours without recharging it. In the hope of making this dream a reality, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have made a surprising discovery that may dramatically reduce power consumption of semiconductors while simultaneously increasing speed. The discovery of probabilistic bits or PBITS shows great promise for making a major impact on the semiconductor industry, which constantly seeks new generation designs and materials to increase processing speeds, reduce power consumption and sustain Moore's Law, the doubling of transistors every couple of years. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the central research arm of the U.S. Department of Defense, funded this research effort in relation with DARPA's Power Aware Computing and Communications program. |
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| Scientists report how protons induce water cages
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30 April 2004 - Yale University
Researchers from Yale University, University of Pittsburgh and University of Georgia have reported new data on how the fundamental arrangement of water molecules is affected by the presence of protons. The work appears in Sciencexpress. |
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| Raise your game on safe lifting |
30 April 2004 - HSE InfoLine
Raise your game on safe lifting, this is the Health and Safety Executive's message to Safe Equipment Demonstration visitors this year. |
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| New devices are 40% smaller than devices in SOT23-6 |
30 April 2004 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced the release of two new ESD protection diode arrays with excellent electrical performance and space savings of 40% compared with devices in the SOT23-6 package. Targeted at the mobile electronics market, the new SOT363-packaged arrays offer a high-performing and cost-effective solution for space-critical applications. |
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| New high-precision devices reduce size and assembly costs while improving performance |
30 April 2004 - Vishay Electronic
A new family of silicon-based RF capacitors in the 0201 footprint that will help designers reduce the size and improve the performance of wireless communications products was released today by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. |
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| New drug derived from hot peppers relieves post-shingles pain |
30 April 2004 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
The thousands of people who suffer from postherpetic neuralgia, the severe burning pain that often follows the skin infection commonly known as shingles, now have new, durable relief from an unexpected source: capsaicin, the alkaloid that makes hot peppers hot. |
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| Advantech unveils PCA-5610 industrial grade PCI VGA card with panel support |
29 April 2004 - Advantech UK
Advantech, the world's leading Industrial Computers manufacturer and innovator, today releases the exciting new PCA-5610 industrial grade PCI VGA card featuring dual display, panel support with LVDS and digital TTL standard and low power consumption. |
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| New Mor-Melt R-7001E from Rohm and Haas Company |
29 April 2004 - Rohm & Haas Co
New Mor-Melt R-7001E from Rohm and Haas Company is a moisture-curing polyurethane reactive hot melt adhesive that provides outstanding flexibility to textile laminators. |
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| Scientists discover evidence for the earliest wildfire |
29 April 2004 - Cardiff University
Geologists at Cardiff University have pushed back the earliest recordings of wildfire by millions of years. A new paper reveals that the team from the School of Earth, Ocean and Planetary science has uncovered rare, early land plant fossils from late Silurian rocks in the Welsh Borderland. |
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| DuPont announces SentryGlas manufacturing expansion |
29 April 2004 - DuPont Glass Laminating Products
DuPont today announced plans to add a $15 million glass interlayer manufacturing line at its site in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA. |
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| Alcan opens first of two North American automotive facilities |
28 April 2004 - Alcan Automotive
Automotive aluminium supplier Alcan Automotive has begun the first phase of its North American expansion with the official opening of a new manufacturing facility in the Detroit area.
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| Muffler housing upgraded using high heat polyamide |
28 April 2004 - DSM Engineering Plastics
Echo, a leading manufacturer of commercial-grade lawn and garden power equipment sold worldwide, now uses Stanyl polyamide 4.6 from DSM Engineering Plastics for the company’s muffler covers on its string trimmers, chain saws, and hedge clippers. |
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| Significant expansion for new flexible packaging feedstock
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28 April 2004 - DSM Engineering Plastics
DSM Engineering Plastics has announced an expansion of its Akulon PA6 capacity at its polyamide plant in Emmen, the Netherlands. The plant will be completed by mid 2005. |
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| Chemotherapy agent transmits Death Signal to other cells |
28 April 2004 - Yale University
One of the most widely used cancer chemotherapy agents not only kills cells directly, but also appears to cause cells to transmit a 'death signal' to neighboring cells, according to a Yale researcher. The agent, cisplatin, has been used in cancer chemotherapy for over 30 years and is effective in the treatment of testicular, lung, head, neck, cervical, and ovarian cancers, among others. It played a major role in the recent recovery from testicular cancer of champion cyclist Lance Armstrong. |
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| ALCAN OPENS FIRST OF TWO NORTH AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE FACILITIES
Novi, Michigan, Site Will Also Host Product Development Activities
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28 April 2004 - Alcan Automotive
Automotive aluminum supplier Alcan Automotive begins the first phase of its North American expansion with the official opening of a new manufacturing facility in the Detroit area today. The plant and a sister facility under construction in Saguenay, Quebec, represent a $30-million investment to serve the growing lightweight structural sub-system market in North America.
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| Venezuelan Mill Orders Morgan Ring Distributor System |
28 April 2004 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan do Brasil, of São Paulo, Brazil, a subsidiary of Morgan Construction Company, has received an order from Siderúrgica Del Orinoco (SIDOR) C.A., of Bolivar, Venezuela, for the design, manufacturer and installation of two Reform Station Modifications with incorporation of Morgan's patented Ring Distributor System.
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| RTP Company introduces advancements in high gravity compounds for lead replacement |
28 April 2004 - RTP Company
Specialty compounder RTP Company introduces advancements in high gravity compounds for lead replacement applications that typically fall within density ranges of 5 to 11 gm/cc. These heavy-weighted HGCs provide improved processing capabilities for manufacturers of lead replacement products with increased lot-to-lot material consistency and superior consistency within lots when compared to other HGCs. |
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| VISTAGY and OptiTex Partner to Provide Complete Solution for 3D Design of Sewn Products |
28 April 2004 - VISTAGY
VISTAGY, Inc. and OptiTex USA Inc. are pleased to announce the integration of their software for designing sewn products. The companies have provided data integration between VISTAGY's FiberSIM software, which can be used for designing 3D patterns of sewn products including automotive and aircraft seats and interiors, furniture, and certain categories of apparel, and OptiTex's Pattern Design (PDS) and Runway 3D software. |
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| Scientists announce cosmic ray theory breakthrough |
28 April 2004 - DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have proposed a new theory to explain the movement of vast energy fields in giant radio galaxies. The theory could be the basis for a whole new understanding of the ways in which cosmic rays, and their signature radio waves, propagate and travel through intergalactic space. |
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| New deck details make a difference |
27 April 2004 - Rohm & Haas Co
Whether for entertaining, grilling, reading or just hanging out, decks and patios are the living space of choice for the summer months. Deck details make a difference! Re-energize an existing deck with custom features as simple or elaborate as your imagination and finances allow. |
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| Setting the pace for the future |
27 April 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Optimum design freedom and enhanced comfort combined with low weight - these increasingly important shoe features can only be achieved through the use of quality polymer materials. The versatile polyurethanes have earned a particularly good reputation. |
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| The lightweight that offers a heavyweight performance |
27 April 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
The Bayflex® lightweight polyurethane midsole material has undergone further development and been significantly improved by the shoe experts at Bayer MaterialScience AG since the last SIMAC to make it suitable for cost-effective direct soling. |
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| Let's get things straight |
27 April 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Outstanding robustness, low dead weight and a negligible effect on rigidity over a broad range of temperatures - these are some of the properties offered by thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) such as Desmopan® from Bayer MaterialScience AG, which are set to revolutionize shoe manufacturing. |
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| The Methuselah of the footwear world |
27 April 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Materials scientists from Bayer MaterialScience AG have unveiled a polyester polyurethane that stands out from standard-quality polyurethanes thanks to its greatly increased life span. This development was achieved by successfully slowing down natural aging reactions. |
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| Smart and thick-skinned |
27 April 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
If you regularly subject your shoes to harsh treatment, it is absolutely essential that they have abrasion-resistant, sturdy outsoles that will not be damaged by sharp-edged stones or abrasive sand. |
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| A TPU for every shoe
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27 April 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayer MaterialScience AG has expanded its range of thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) for shoe manufacture. The Desmopan® product family can now offer transparent aromatic material types, excellent abrasion resistant and aliphatic lightfast grades. |
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| Tiny particles, big effect |
27 April 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
With the Dispercoll® S line of products, Bayer MaterialScience AG introduces an assortment of silica gel dispersions that are particularly suitable for the formulation of one-component aqueous adhesives. |
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| Polyurethane raw materials for diverse textile coating and coagulation applications |
27 April 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
From April 27 - 30, Bayer MaterialScience AG will be presenting a broad portfolio of polyurethane raw materials for textile coating and coagulation at SIMAC 2004 in Bologna, Italy. The focus will be on low-VOC developments and systems based on the Impranil®, Impraperm® and Desmoderm® product lines. |
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| Great Lakes and Oxychem complete 50-50 antimony oxide joint venture |
27 April 2004 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation has completed a transaction that will merge its antimony business with OxyChem’s Laurel Industries unit in a 50-50 joint venture, GLCC Laurel, LLC. |
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| Nanogold does not glitter, but its future looks bright |
27 April 2004 - Lehigh University
At the nano-level, gold acquires a new shine, a new set of properties and a host of potential new applications. All that glitters is not gold, goes the old adage. But the shrinking frontiers of science require a qualifier - Gold itself does not always glitter. |
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| Sandvik Bioline steel grade uses nanotechnology
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26 April 2004 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
Material properties based on nanotechnology are achieved in a specially developed stainless steel called Sandvik Bioline 1RK91™ which is now being promoted by Sandvik Bioline, part of Sandvik Materials Technology, for the manufacture of tooling and instruments for the medical industry.
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| New Sales Manager appointment strengthens Distrupol team in France |
26 April 2004 - Distrupol
Distrupol, a member company of Univar and a leading European polymer distributor, technical service provider and application development partner, has appointed Véronique Reveille as Sales Manager for its business in France. |
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| Tougher, flame retardant wire and cable jacketing |
26 April 2004 - Borealis A/S
Borealis has extended its Casico product range foro the global wire and cable industry with FR4805. This new stronger, flame retardant jacketing compound is designed to make cable installations more resistant to penetration and cut-through. |
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| Isotonic beverage pre-form runs 23% faster on new 128-cavity system |
26 April 2004 - Husky Injection Molding Systems
Plastipak, a leader in plastic packaging solutions, has seen dramatic cycle-time improvements with a challenging hot fill beverage application since switching to Husky’s new Index 600 pre-form system. |
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| Researchers show Cystic Fibrosis defect in mice corrected with turmeric extract |
26 April 2004 - Yale University
Cystic Fibrosis is a debilitating and ultimately fatal genetic disorder, caused by the failure of a chloride channel, the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane conductance Regulator, to reach its proper place on the cell surface, where it transports chloride ions and water into and out of the cell. CF causes the lungs and gastrointestinal tract to become clogged with thick mucous secretions and leads to bacterial infections, failure to thrive, and eventually to respiratory failure, with a life expectancy of about 30 years. |
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| Rohm and Haas Company introduces Amberlite PWA2 ion exchange resin |
26 April 2004 - Rohm & Haas Co
Rohm and Haas Company is pleased to introduce Amberlite PWA2 ion exchange resin, the first resin specifically designed for the selective removal of perchlorate from drinking water. According to the EPA, perchlorate has been detected in water supplies across the United States, and can interfere with iodide uptake into the thyroid gland. |
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| ABB releases FOUNDATION Fieldbus temperature transmitter for hazardous areas |
26 April 2004 - ABB Limited (Group Headquarters)
ABB's successful FieldIT Temperature Transmitter Series has been extended with the addition of the new FOUNDATION Fieldbus TF02/202 transmitters, suitable for use in ATEX Zone 0, 1 and 2 applications. |
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| The University of Texas at Austin, partner aim to commercialize biotech discovery |
26 April 2004 - University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin has formed a partnership with an Austin company to commercialize a technology that could improve the effectiveness of agrichemicals and drugs. |
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| The Bronze Age, Austrian settlements as centres of trade |
26 April 2004 - Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Austrian settlements in the Region of the Danube were prosperous and cosmopolitan in the Bronze Age. That's what new studies undertaken by researchers in the Prehistoric Commission of the Austrian Academy of Sciences show in a project supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF. It is centred around analysing the findings from excavations on the Oberleiserberg Mountain in Lower Austria where scientists discovered traces of a major trade and relics of a once-flourishing culture of crafts. |
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| Doctor works to bridge gap in transplants |
25 April 2004 - University of Chicago
A century ago in the hills of Tennessee, Dr. J. Michael Millis' grandfather practiced medicine door-to-door, delivering babies, pulling teeth and amputating limbs. On a recent day in a basement at the University of Chicago Hospitals, his grandson, a well-known transplant surgeon, is working in a first-of-its-kind 'cellular and tissue processing facility,' explaining how doctors can use its maze of ultra-clean rooms to extract cells from organs, modify them and inject them into people to fight life-threatening diseases. |
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| Definitive evidence: not smoking and exercise lead to longer lives for seniors |
24 April 2004 - Case Western Reserve University
CWRU researchers have reported the first definitive evidence that exercising and not smoking leads to a longer life in adults over the age of 75. The findings came from a controlled analysis of the first eight years of data collected in a National Institute on Aging-supported, longitudinal study of 1,000 adults over the age of 75, living in two retirement communities in Clearwater, Fla. |
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| Transporting paper safely |
24 April 2004 - HSE InfoLine
The Health and Safety Executive will today launch new guidance designed to help reduce the risk of accidents that occur when transporting paper. |
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| Vishay enriches SMD multi-functioned IR receiver module |
23 April 2004 - Vishay Electronic
A new series of miniaturized, multi-functioned SMD IR receiver modules that provide an industry-leading variable supply voltage range from 2.7 V to 5.5 V was announced today by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. |
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| New transient voltage suppressor families with 500-W, 800-W, and 1000-W peak pulse power ratings |
23 April 2004 - Vishay Electronic
Two new families of transient voltage suppressors, including the first bidirectional, 800-W-rated TVS in the SMB package, were released today by Vishay Intertechnology. |
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| In six colors, new devices double the light output of comparable PLCC-2 LEDs |
23 April 2004 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced the release of a complete family of power SMD LEDs that deliver exceptional brightness thanks to a specially designed leadframe profile that greatly improves device heat dissipation. |
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| Study reveals cause of loss of consciousness during seizures |
23 April 2004 - Yale University
'We've known for a long time that the temporal lobe misfires during seizures,' said Hal Blumenfeld, M.D., assistant professor of neurology and neurobiology at Yale School of Medicine and lead author of the study, 'but we were amazed to discover that the temporal lobe also causes the rest of the brain to malfunction. That's why patients lose consciousness.' |
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| Custom Solutions Excel in Challenging Defense Environments
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23 April 2004 - Greene Tweed & Co Benelux BV
Operating and maneuvering equipment in the defense arena is never easy. Applications require materials and components that can resist pressure, extreme temperatures and corrosive environments while still performing flawlessly. |
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| New PC/ABS resin for automotive instrument panels |
23 April 2004 - GE Advanced Materials
Improved hydrostability and heat-aging properties characterise new automotive material grade. |
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| When microns matter - Web site smooths the way |
23 April 2004 - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
A new National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Web site enables manufacturers to check the accuracy of measurement software used to verify the smoothness of product surfaces. Automotive, aerospace and optic industry engineers should find the NIST virtual surface calibration Web site particularly useful. Those industries rely on precise measurements of surface smoothness to ensure the efficiency of cylinder-piston engines, to make high-performance metal wind tunnels, and to produce better optical components. |
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| Solvay Advanced Polymers announces price increase |
22 April 2004 - Solvay Advanced Polymers Llc
Solvay Advanced Polymers Llc announced today that it will increase the price of Amodel polyphthalamide by 3-6%, effective 17 May 2004. |
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| Sharp design lets surgical blades package cut costs |
22 April 2004 - Eastman Chemical Company
Leading surgical instrument maker, Linvatec reverse engineered a package design that reduced material costs by about 16%, and increased manufacturing capacity by approximately 15%. |
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| Experiment uses biomolecules to write on a gold substrate |
22 April 2004 - National Science Foundation
Duke University engineers have demonstrated that enzymes can be used to create nanoscale patterns on a gold surface. Since many enzymes are already commercially available and well characterized, the potential for writing with enzyme 'ink' represents an important advance in nanomanufacturing. |
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| Research evidence supports three major glaciation events in the distant past |
21 April 2004 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Glaciers reached Cape Cod, Mass., in the most recent ice age about 20,000 years ago. But much harsher ice ages hit the Earth in an ancient geological interval known as 'the Cryogenian Period' between 750 and 600 million years ago. A team of geologists from China and the United States now report evidence of at least three ice ages during that ancient time. |
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| Strong increase in profit |
21 April 2004 - SSAB
SSAB today presented its accounts for the first quarter of 2004. Profit after financial items amounted to SEK 723 (414) million.
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| Carriage Regulations laid in Parliament |
21 April 2004 - HSE InfoLine
New regulations on the carriage of dangerous goods by road and rail will come into force on 10 May 2004, the Health and Safety Commission announced today. The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004 (the Regulations) consolidate into one set the previous extensive portfolio of over a dozen sets of regulations. |
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| Link between exercise and breast cancer survival to be explored in new Yale study |
21 April 2004 - Yale University
The Yale Exercise and Survivorship Study will explore whether exercise favorably changes risk factors such as hormones and breast tissue composition. Principal investigator Melinda Irwin, assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale, is in the process of recruiting 100 breast cancer survivors who do not currently exercise. |
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| Imaging test could be used to diagnose Schizophrenia |
21 April 2004 - Yale University
'These results seem to point to a cardinal abnormality in schizophrenia,' said Godfrey Pearlson, M.D., professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, director of the Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center at the Institute of Living in Hartford, and senior author of the study published in Biological Psychiatry. 'Using this imaging test, we were able to identify patients with schizophrenia with 97 percent accuracy.' |
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| 3-D Imaging With Chemical Identification Boosts Materials Characterisation
At The Nanoscale Level |
20 April 2004 - Kurt Manufacturing Company
The 3DAP atom probe from Oxford nanoScience Ltd brings a unique approach to materials characterisation at the nanoscale level. The instrument, developed at the Materials Department, University of Oxford, offers simultaneous mapping of the 3-dimensional position and chemical identity of individual atoms within a conductive sample. |
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| MORGAN Receives Bearing Contract |
20 April 2004 - Morgan Construction Company
The MORGOIL® Bearing division of Morgan Construction Company has received a contract from China First Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., a mill builder located in Dalian City, the Peoples Republic of China.
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| Shaping your ideas |
20 April 2004 - Axxicon Mould Technology
Axxicon Mould Technology has announced its intention to focus on the production of Customer Specified Moulds. |
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| ST-mould for production of all DVD formats continues to set standard |
20 April 2004 - Axxicon Mould Technology
Since its first introduction in 2002, the Axxicon ST-mould for the efficient production of all DVD formats continues to set the standard. To date more than 600 ST-moulds have been installed world-wide.
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| SF-mould for efficient production of DVD and CD-R formats |
20 April 2004 - Axxicon Mould Technology
Following the success of the Axxicon ST-mould in 2002, Axxicon Moulds Eindhoven is to introduce the SF-mould for the efficient production of the DVD formats as well as CD-R. |
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| Future Technology Engineering B.V . appoints Arie Brouwer, General Manager |
20 April 2004 - Axxicon Mould Technology
Future Technology Engineering B.V., the Nuenen (Netherlands)-based specialists in design and engineering of production systems, announces the appointment of Arie Brouwer to the position of General Manager. |
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| Companies warned to bin mailshot from fake 'Health and Safety' agencies |
20 April 2004 - HSE InfoLine
The Health and Safety Executive today urged companies and other organisations to ignore information they receive from three firms purporting to regulate health and safety legislation. |
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| Designers still have a long way to go |
20 April 2004 - HSE InfoLine
Building designers are still not doing enough to design out risk, the Health and Safety Executive has concluded. |
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| Enzyme Ink shows potential for nanomanufacturing |
20 April 2004 - Duke University
Duke University engineers have demonstrated that enzymes can be used to create nanoscale patterns on gold. Since many enzymes are already commercially available and well characterized, the potential for writing with enzyme 'ink' represents an important advance in nanomanufacturing. |
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| ASML announces TWINSCAN XT:1400 for dry or wet lithography |
20 April 2004 - ASML Netherlands B.V.
ASML Holding NV today introduced the newest member of its TWINSCAN platform, the TWINSCAN XT:1400. The system is a 0.93 NA, 193 nm scanner that images at the 65 nm node in volume production environments. The XT:1400 can also be used for pre-production testing and development at the 45 nm node. The first shipments are slated for December 2004. |
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| RAD demonstrates TDM over MPLS capability |
20 April 2004 - RAD Data Communications Ltd
The IPmux-1 and Gmux-2000 TDM-over-IP/MPLS gateways from RAD Data Communications successfully participated in the MPLS & Frame Relay Alliance’s recent multi-vendor interoperability event. The event focused on transporting Quality of Service-enabled VPN services over an MPLS network supporting traffic engineering. |
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| Let's get shipyards ship shape |
19 April 2004 - HSE InfoLine
The shipbuilding and shiprepairing industries have accident incidence rates almost twice that of all manufacturing. The Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing industries health and safety committee will, this week, be addressed by Justin McCracken, Deputy Director of the Health and Safety Executive, on the benefits of working together to reduce accidents. |
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| Providing the most comprehensive multi-display and video output support |
19 April 2004 - Matrox VITE
Matrox Graphics Inc., the leading manufacturer of professional graphics solutions, today announced the Parhelia PCI 256 MB graphics card featuring video input and output support, renowned Dual-display plus TV output technology and What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get video output plug-ins for leading editing and compositing applications1. |
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| Offering cutting-edge genlock support for Matrox graphics cards |
19 April 2004 - Matrox VITE
Matrox Graphics Inc., the leading manufacturer of professional graphics solutions, today announced the Matrox ASM, an advanced synchronization module offering a host of unique features designed to ensure the synchronization of workstations equipped with Matrox graphics cards. This powerful device delivers much needed genlock support in order to synchronize the multiple output connections of Matrox multi-display graphics boards with video equipment employed in post production and control room environments. |
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| Remarkable graphics products build on Matrox's award winning technologies for non-linear editing |
19 April 2004 - Matrox VITE
What's happening: Matrox Graphics invites you to witness the unveiling of powerful new graphics technologies, as well as demonstrations of the Parhelia HR256 graphics card for high-resolution 9MP panels and the award winning Matrox Parhelia at NAB in Las Vegas. Come see how our unique multi-display technologies, such as Dual-display plus TV output and TripleHead Desktop mode can make you more productive with your non-linear editing, compositing and animation software. |
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| New, biodegradable machining compound is more effective than industry standards |
19 April 2004 - National Science Foundation
Derived in part from green tea, a new biodegradable machining compound for computer hard drive manufacturing is three to four times more effective than toxic counterparts. In an industry where more than 161 million hard drives leave assembly lines each year, the new compound could significantly improve manufacturing efficiency and minimize environmental risks. |
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| March 2004: crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute |
19 April 2004 - International Iron and Steel Institute
World crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute stood at an estimated 85.9 million metric tons (mmt) in March. |
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| Corus helps speed up chassis component design |
19 April 2004 - Corus Automotive
Today, durability is one of the key design requirements for automotive chassis suspension systems. |
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| Parking garage floors - highly resistant and solvent-free |
19 April 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayer MaterialScience AG has introduced a new reactive polyurethane into the market that can be used as a permanent plasticizer for epoxy amine resins. The new product, Desmocap® XP 2540, is based on polyethers produced using IMPACT technology and has a significantly lower viscosity than its predecessor. |
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| Coming soon to coatings for wood and plastics |
19 April 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
There has been a sharp increase in the use of powder coatings in recent years. Thanks to their favorable property profile, the solvent-free coating systems have proven themselves primarily for the coating of heat-stable substrates, especially metal surfaces. |
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| A study of the unconscious shows how the brain processes unseen images |
19 April 2004 - Yale University
Yale researchers have found that the brain can unconsciously differentiate between social stimuli (pictures of faces), and non-social stimuli (pictures of objects), using a primitive visual pathway that terminates in the amygdala. |
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| New MRI service launched at Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott equine Medical Center |
18 April 2004 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
A new Magnetic Resonance Imaging system, made by Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging, is in operation at Virginia Tech’ Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, Va. |
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| Tecan has manufactured over two million microscopic calibration bars |
16 April 2004 - Tecan
In response to an unusually challenging customer request, Dorset based microstructure specialist Tecan, has manufactured over two million microscopic calibration bars with sub-micron tolerances, for a leading chemicals manufacturer. |
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| Smokers face greater risk of blindness |
16 April 2004 - Duke University
New research finds that smoking cigarettes greatly increases your risk of blindness. Michael Cooney, director of the Center for Macular Degeneration at the Duke Eye Center, says age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, is the most common cause of adult blindness, affecting a third of older adults. |
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| Ashland Inc. Names Duncan Methanol Product Manager |
16 April 2004 - Ashland Inc
Ashland Distribution Company (ADC), a division of Ashland Inc., has announced that Garrett 'Mac' Duncan has joined its Source Management group as product manager for methanol. |
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| Dieflex ultra cutting rules meet Qualvis' quality needs
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16 April 2004 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
Increasing quality demands from the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries to eliminate swarf and dust from packaging has led printed, folding carton specialists, Qualvis to specify Sandvik Dieflex ™ Ultra cutting rules from Sandvik Saxon for its diemaking requirements.
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| Kalwall Revolutionizes Energy Saving Daylighting Systems |
16 April 2004 - Cabot Corporation
Nanogel aerogel, the light solid insulating material, is now available with Kalwall translucent panels. The benefits of this extraordinary product are unique insulating and energy-saving properties combined with daylighting.
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| Lead-free solder processing driven forward with new high-heat, IR-solderable FR connector materials |
16 April 2004 - GE Advanced Materials
Thermocomp HT Solder and Starflam composites give connector manufacturers competitive alternative to lower temperature, brominated materials |
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| Three new acrylic double-coated tapes |
15 April 2004 - 3M Europe
Opening the way to greater performance choice in the marketplace, 3M has given Europe-wide introduction to three newly developed Acrylic Double Coated Tapes. |
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| Researchers help standardize information systems for Plug and Play Power |
15 April 2004 - Georgia Institute of Technology
In response, researchers at Georgia Tech's Manufacturing Research Center and the Georgia Tech Research Institute are working with the electronics-assembly industry to develop a family of international standards for interoperability. |
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| Inhalation devices benefit from antistatic compounds from RTP |
15 April 2004 - RTP Company
RTP Company has developed inherently antistatic thermoplastic compounds, based on polypropylene or acrylic, for drug flow paths in pharmaceutical inhalation devices (both pMDI and DPI). |
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| Hidden aspects of kidney function are revealed in a new kind of MRI scan used at Weizmann Institute of Science |
15 April 2004 - Weizmann Institute of Science
Kidney disease may affect as many as one in twelve people, and causes millions of deaths each year. Currently, the diagnosis of kidney function relies mainly on blood and urine tests, an indirect means of figuring out how well they're working. |
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| Ashland Inc. elects Chambers vice president and controller |
14 April 2004 - Ashland Inc
Ashland Inc. announced today that Lamar M. Chambers has been elected vice president and controller effective May 1, 2004.
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| Researchers develop manufacturing technology to produce electrical devices from carbon nanotubes |
13 April 2004 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Carbon nanotubes are a hexagonal network of carbon atoms rolled to form a seamless cylinder, a sort of 'chicken wire' lattice of graphite. 'This material has tremendous electrical, thermal and structural properties, however, few products utilizing CNTs have hit the commercial market,' says Jud Ready, a research engineer in Georgia Tech Research Institute's Electro-Optics, Environment and Materials Laboratory. |
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| Advantech OS-ready SOM solutions with Intel XScale Technology |
13 April 2004 - Advantech UK
Based on ARM/XScale technology, Advantech offers OS-ready, SBC-level System On Module platforms for applications such as mobile platforms, telemetrics, medical equipment, POS, and human machine interface. With a unified local system bus interface and a well-defined SOM-200 I/O bus forXScale based platforms, theRISC SOM platforms are smart engines featuring easy logistics, flexible design-in, and faster time-to-market to cater to the application needs of Customer Solution Board development. |
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| New material could mean easier manufacture of paper-thin TVs and smart cloth |
12 April 2004 - National Science Foundation
Researchers have developed a new plastic that conducts electricity, may be simpler to manufacture than industry counterparts and easily accommodates chemical attachments to create new materials. Developed by TDA Research in Wheat Ridge, Colo., Oligotron polymers are made of tiny bits of material that possess a conducting center and two, non-conducting end pieces. The end pieces allow the plastic bits to dissolve in solvents and accommodate specialized molecules. |
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| New robot teams to help emergency responders in the trenches |
12 April 2004 - National Science Foundation
Humans are social creatures, but robots, for the most part, are not. To help emergency response personnel in the trenches, a team of researchers is writing the playbook to turn a group of robots into a single well-oiled machine. Led by Nikos Papanikolopoulos, researchers at the University of Minnesota, the University of Pennsylvania and Caltech are devising software that will allow small robots to coordinate their actions and carry out complex commands from a human operator. The work is supported by a $2.6 million Information Technology Research award from the National Science Foundation, an independent federal agency that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering. |
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| RTP Company opens new sheet extrusion division |
12 April 2004 - RTP Company
RTP Company, a world-leader in specialty compounds, announces the opening of their new Sheet Extrusion Division, headquartered in Winona, Minnesota. |
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| There is an increase in operative time required to complete some surgical procedures |
12 April 2004 - Boston University
There is an increase in operative time required to complete some surgical procedures associated with training surgical residents in the operating room, according to an article in the April issue of The Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. |
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| Joint research to help U.S. steel industry |
11 April 2004 - DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory has joined a $1.29 million project that will make U.S. steel companies more competitive and maximize furnace life. The U.S. steel industry produces more than 100 million tons of steel annually. Blast furnaces that convert iron into molten iron are crucial components of steel companies, many of which are located in northwest Indiana. Because of aging technology, Indiana's steel industry is losing its competitive edge. |
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| High-frequency sampling rate analog input card released by Advantech |
09 April 2004 - Advantech UK
Advantech announced today the release of PCI-1714, an ultra-high-speed analog input card that is designed for streaming continuous data from analog samples to host memory. At 30 MS/s, the PCI-1714 has surpassed all other analog input cards that are currently available on the market. Dedicated A/D converters are used for each of the 4 input channels and a selection of trigger modes makes accurate sampling a breeze. |
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| World's first medical grade 17' terminal for graphics-intensive applications |
09 April 2004 - Advantech UK
Aimed at the market for graphics-intensive medical applications, POC-174 is based on the Mobile Intel Pentium 4 Processor-M, and is UL60601-1, EN60601 certified. POC-174's TFT LCD screen has a wide viewing angle of 170 degrees, which combined with high contrast ratio, high brightness and resolution, makes it the Point-of-care terminal of choice for applicationssuch as CT diagnosis, X-rays, PACS and DICOM. |
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| High-heat performance provides key to new automotive lighting demands |
09 April 2004 - GE Advanced Materials
GE Advanced Materials has introduced an array of new resin grades specifically designed to help bring higher performance benefits to automotive lighting applications. |
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| Older people recover from disabling events more often than previously thought |
08 April 2004 - Yale University
About four out of every five newly disabled people regain the ability to live independently within six months of their disabling event, a higher recovery rate than previously reported, according to a study at Yale. |
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| Scalable terminals for medical applications |
08 April 2004 - Advantech UK
Viewing the healthcare trends towards 'real time, paperless, and film-free' patient monitoring, record keeping and imaging, Advantech is devoted to developing and marketing high-performance embedded display systems for the medical market. Our products seek to fulfill the medical industry's specific needs, and are ready to be installed into system integrators' applications. |
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| Minimising risks to farm visitors from animal bacteria |
07 April 2004 - HSE InfoLine
With summer on the way, the Health & Safety Executive is reminding farmers and others responsible for farmland which may be used for recreation, about the risk to visitors of ill health from organisms living in the guts of animals. |
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| Fittings Manufacturer Dramatically Improves Efficiency, Tool Life With Carpenter Project 70+ Stainless |
07 April 2004 - Carpenter Technology Corporation
An upstate N.Y. industrial fittings manufacturer regained hours of weekly productivity lost to machine breakdowns, and saw improved finishes and tool life by upgrading its stainless steel barstock.
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| M&G closes oldest Continuous Production Unit at Apple Grove |
07 April 2004 - M&G Group
The M&G Group today confirms the closure of one of its PET continuous polymerisation units (known as CP2) located at Apple Grove , West Virginia , USA . |
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| Continuous changes in brain's appetite center may be key to understanding obesity |
06 April 2004 - Yale University
The team, including senior author Tamas L. Horvath, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology and neurobiology at Yale School of Medicine, found that brain circuitry which regulates eating is not hard wired, but changes its connectivity depending on nearby hormonal activities. Published in Science, the report focused on the fat-derived hormone Leptin, which regulates energy balance and is known for its hunger-blocking effect on the brain. |
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| Ashland To Distribute Borealis Polypropylene In Spain and Portugal |
06 April 2004 - Ashland Inc
Ashland Plastics Europe, a business unit of Ashland Distribution Company, has been named distributor for Borealis engineering grade polypropylene thermoplastic resins in Spain and Portugal. |
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| Vespel® sliding bearings withstand hot exhaust gases
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06 April 2004 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
Even under extreme conditions, bushings and guide sleeves of DuPont™ Vespel® polyimide ensure reliable, low-wear, low-friction operation in the electrically operated exhaust gas return valves (EEGR) and pneumatic return valves made by Gustav Wahler GmbH u. Co. KG, of Esslingen, near Stuttgart. |
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| Luciano Berio: a life portrayed in 'Moving Dreamspaces' at London's Festival Hall thanks to SentryGlas®Expressions ™ |
05 April 2004 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
British artist Dody Nash has been commissioned by the Royal Festival Hall at London’s South Bank Centre, to produce a series of video/plasma ‘Moving Dreamspaces” incorporating DuPont™SentryGlas® Expressions™l aminated decorative glass technology, to celebrate the life and work of the celebrated contemporary Italian composer Luciano Berio (1925-2003). |
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| Plastics Pipes XII, Milan breaks new records |
05 April 2004 - Borealis A/S
Plastic Pipes XII Conference, took place 19-22 April at The Grand Hotel Dino on Lago Maggiore, near Milan and attracted over 450 delegates. The Conference has continued for over 30 years. |
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| Bayer Corporation Names New Materialscience and Corporate and Business Services Chiefs |
05 April 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayer Corporation today announced new Bayer MaterialScience LLC (BMS) and Bayer Corporate and Business Services LLC (BCBS) chiefs. The appointments will take effect in the third quarter. |
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| New source type digital I/O module from Advantech |
05 April 2004 - Advantech UK
Advantech presents the ADAM-6052, a 16-channel source type digital input/output module. With 8 digital inputs, and 8 source type digital outputs, the ADAM-6052 is aimed at meeting the demands for simpler control system architectures. |
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| Clinicians must become more aware of clinical triggers that suggest a patient’s increased risk |
05 April 2004 - Boston University
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have shown that missed opportunities for addressing HIV testing remain unacceptably high when patients seek medical care in the period before their HIV diagnosis. The study appears in the April 2004 issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine. |
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| Argonne software helps emergency responders plan and prepare |
04 April 2004 - DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
In today's challenging world of new and complex threats, emergency responders at all levels need ways to effectively create and coordinate response plans. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have developed a powerful new tool to help those on the frontlines plan for and carry out their duties in the event of a large-scale emergency. |
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| How to boost the efficiency of polymer organic light-emitting diodes |
04 April 2004 - Georgia Institute of Technology
By combining the electrical properties of metals and semiconductors with the mechanical properties of plastics, these materials are poised to provide a foundation for new generations of flexible displays for computers and other devices. Until recently, however, many researchers believed these light-emitting polymers were limited in their efficiency, able to convert no more than 25 percent of their energy into light. |
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| Polymer Libraries obtained with combinatorial techniques expedite design and testing of new materials |
04 April 2004 - Georgia Institute of Technology
J. Carson Meredith, an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has pioneered combinatorial synthesis and high-throughput screening in polymer science – techniques that allow researchers to create and evaluate thousands of polymeric materials in a single experiment. On April 1 at the American Chemical Society's 227th national meeting in Anaheim, Calif., Meredith presented recent advances in biomedical and electronic polymers. |
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| Corus Automotive relocates |
03 April 2004 - Corus Automotive
Corus Automotive, who specialise in developing innovative vehicle engineering solutions using latest thinking in materials and manufacturing technologies, has relocated to Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) on the campus of Warwick University.
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| Cummins Announces Extended ISX And ISM Oil Drain Intervals For Valvoline Premium Blue Customers |
02 April 2004 - Ashland Inc
Cummins Inc. today announced new extended oil drain intervals for ISX and ISM customers that use Valvoline Premium Blue® engine oil. |
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| Brickey promoted to president at APAC-Atlantic’s Thompson-Arthur operation |
02 April 2004 - Ashland Inc
Clarence O. (Larry) Brickey today was named the new president of APAC-Atlantic Inc.’s Thompson-Arthur business unit in Greensboro, N.C. He succeeds John Parker, who has served as interim president since November. Parker will return to Ashland Paving and Construction, Inc.’s Atlanta headquarters to resume his role as director of regional support.
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| New generation of marine electronic components with Autotex XE |
02 April 2004 - Autotype International
Close development and production co-operation between the German companies Kienzle Systems, Miltronik and Würth has resulted in a new generation of electrical control cabinets for motorboats and sailing yachts that exclusively use Autotype’s Autotex XE.
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| First-generation PEI films target electronics industry |
02 April 2004 - GE Advanced Materials
Polyetherimide (PEI) films are characterised by their excellent temperature and electrical property performance. GE has stated that the materials are the first in a line of new PEI films based on the X GEN resin technology. |
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| Aerogels: 'Solid smoke' may have many uses |
02 April 2004 - University of California, Davis
It looks like glass and feels like solidified smoke, but the most interesting features of the new silica aerogels made by UC Davis and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers are too small to see or feel. Lighter than styrofoam, this strange material is riddled with pores just nanometers in size, leaving it 98 percent empty. |
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| New red seven-segment, single-digit displays deliver luminous intensity |
02 April 2004 - Vishay Electronic
A new family of high-intensity low-current, single-digit, seven-segment displays that provide excellent readability even in direct sunlight was announced today by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. |
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| Wheels of steel turn energy into gold |
02 April 2004 - ABB Limited (Group Headquarters)
Over 1,000 MWh of energy is being saved each year at Magnetto-Topy's steel wheel manufacturing plant in Coventry, following the installation of seven ABB drives. |
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| Researchers look at soy oil to replace petroleum for a range of products |
01 April 2004 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Tech researchers are mixing air and soybean oil to create new polymers to replace petroleum-based materials. 'These natural polymers could be used in biocompatible or biodegradable ways,' says Tim Long of Blacksburg, chemistry professor in the College of Science at Virginia Tech. 'We are looking for natural products derived in the United States.' |
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| New fossil links four-legged land animals to ancient fish |
01 April 2004 - National Science Foundation
How land-living animals evolved from fish has long been a scientific puzzle. A key missing piece has been knowledge of how the fins of fish transformed into the arms and legs of our ancestors. In this week's issue of the journal Science, paleontologists Neil Shubin and Michael Coates from the University of Chicago and Ted Daeschler from the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, describe a remarkable fossil that bridges the gap between fish and amphibian and provides a glimpse of the structure and function changes from fin to limb. |
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| Protein molecules can cause extreme obesity, diabetes and infertility |
01 April 2004 - Yale University
STAT3 proteins are regulatory molecules that signal cell functions for activating genes. When the STAT3 molecules are disrupted in mice, the animals either die before they are born, or overeat and become obese, diabetic and infertile, according to the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. |
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| 3DAP Atom Probe Results On Show At Microscience |
01 April 2004 - Kurt Manufacturing Company
Visitors to the Oxford nanoScience stand at Microscience 2004 will have the opportunity to view some of the 3-D atomic distribution maps recorded on the company's 3DAP (3-dimensional atom probe) system. This gives further examples of the application of the 3DAP technique which will be discussed by Professor Alfred Cerezo (University of Oxford) during the associated Microscience Conference. |
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