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| Heading Hints: About Cold Heading (part 2) |
31 May 2004 - Carpenter Technology Corporation
This is the second in a six-part series on heading basics. This installment discusses the heading process, as well as the role of knockout pins in solid die heading.
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| RENPASTE™ SMP HELPS SPEED PRODUCTION OF NEW LEISURE CRUISER |
31 May 2004 - Huntsman Advanced Materials
In the maritime world, the title of ‘Boat of the Year’ is much sought after. One of the boats through to the third round of the 2004 competition is the impressive 10m Intercruiser ‘34’ from Interboat. Now, her smaller 8m sister ship is being built using a plug made from RenShape Solutions® new Seamless Modelling Paste, RenPaste™ SV/HV 4503-1. |
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| Instrument gets breakthrough image of sun's magnetic halo |
31 May 2004 - National Science Foundation
A new instrument developed at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., has captured landmark imagery of fast-evolving magnetic structures in the solar atmosphere. Steven Tomczyk of NCAR's High Altitude Observatory will present the images Monday, May 31, at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Denver, Colo. Animations from the coronal multichannel polarimeter, or COMP, reveal turbulent, high-velocity magnetic features spewing outward from the Sun's surface. The National Science Foundation, NCAR's primary sponsor, funded the instrument. |
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| Blue Ridge woman first in North Georgia to receive new drug-eluting stent |
29 May 2004 - Emory University
Antiques dealer Maureen Magoon says she has a lot to be thankful for these days. Although she has heart disease, it was discovered in l999 by her Blairsville physician, Richard Sarrell, MD, and treated in time to prevent a heart attack. And when she was recently found to have another artery partially blocked by atherosclerotic plaque, Mrs. Magoon received a new treatment that is being hailed as a major breakthrough in the treatment of heart disease, a drug eluting stent just approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. |
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| New technology enhances WWII memorial experience |
28 May 2004 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Thousands of veterans and their families will attend the Memorial Day weekend dedication of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Those visitors can find their names and the names and service information of their friends and family members using touch-screen kiosks that incorporate accessibility technologies developed at the Trace Research and Development Center in the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
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| New orbiting infrared telescope are revealing that the Milky Way is making new stars |
27 May 2004 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Some of the first data from a new orbiting infrared telescope are revealing that the Milky Way, and by analogy galaxies in general, is making new stars at a much more prolific pace than astronomers imagined. |
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| New percolation model may allow researchers to study biochemistry at the atomic level |
27 May 2004 - National Science Foundation
A new report in the May 24 Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical and Physical Sciences announces a mathematical model that will help researchers understand 'cell signaling' and learn how single atoms travel along the circuitous pathways in a cell. The model is a new approach to look at percolation, the flow of a liquid or small particle through a porous material. In the simulation, materials pass through fields of complex, three-dimensional shapes, a scenario that is closer to real-world environments than existing two-dimensional models and models incorporating simpler shapes. |
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| ESAB's new range of welding helmets |
27 May 2004 - ESAB Group
ESAB has a long history of providing the ultimate in safety gear for welders and the latest ESAB Eye-Tech automatic helmet range is no exception. |
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| Targeting genes with viruses to select populations of nerve cells |
27 May 2004 - Yale University
Yale scientists have discovered a new way of illuminating MCH neurons, which may play an important role in regulating appetite and body weight, by using a virus that has been genetically engineered so that it cannot replicate. |
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| HSC welcomes demolition of compensation culture myth |
27 May 2004 - HSE InfoLine
The Health and Safety Commission today welcomed the publication of the Better Regulation Task Force's report Better Routes to Redress. The report explores why some believe there is a 'compensation culture' and the damage that this perception could do to the prosperity and well-being of the UK if it is not tackled. It also considers how people with genuine grievances can have better access to redress, mediation and rehabilitation, and makes recommendations about how these processes can be improved. |
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| HSC welcomes demolition of compensation culture myth |
27 May 2004 - HSE InfoLine
The Health and Safety Commission today welcomed the publication of the Better Regulation Task Force's report Better Routes to Redress. The report explores why some believe there is a 'compensation culture' and the damage that this perception could do to the prosperity and well-being of the UK if it is not tackled. It also considers how people with genuine grievances can have better access to redress, mediation and rehabilitation, and makes recommendations about how these processes can be improved. |
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| Researchers identify basis for irreversible damage in multiple sclerosis |
26 May 2004 - Yale University
Yale researchers and collaborators have identified molecules that underlie nerve fiber degeneration in patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, a disease that cripples nearly three million people worldwide. The new findings are the first observations in humans of molecules that contribute to degeneration of nerve fibers. |
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| New chipscale P-channel MOSFET sets new record at 48 milliohms |
26 May 2004 - Vishay Electronic
A new chipscale p-channel power MOSFET that offers the industry's lowest on-resistance of any such device with a footprint area under 3 square mm was released today by Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. |
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| Innovative composites expected from new solutions centre |
26 May 2004 - Dow Corning Silanes
Dow Corning Corporation has established a new global research center to pioneer the development of innovative technologies and applications for organosilane and silicon-containing chemicals. |
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| BMW selects Noryl GTX resin for 6 series |
25 May 2004 - GE Advanced Materials
Fenders for the recently launched BMW 6 Series are the latest application success in a series of painted body panels moulded from Noryl GTX resin, a modified high-performance PPO/PA alloy, selected by BMW for its broad chemical resistance, stiffness, impact strength, and superior high-heat performance. |
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| DuPont launches new class of engineering thermoplastic vulcanizates
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25 May 2004 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
A new class of engineering thermoplastic vulcanizates (ETPV) for demanding automotive and industrial applications is now commercially available from DuPont. |
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| Latest DuPont automotive materials technology in Mercury Marine outboard engine
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25 May 2004 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
A new category of outboard engine, produced by Mercury Marine (Wisconsin, US) and using high-performance DuPont polymers in 21 key parts of its new four-stroke engines, was launched in the US in February 2004. |
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| Hydro seeks improved operations and cost synergies in Jamaican alumina-deal |
25 May 2004 - Hydro Aluminium
Hydro has today decided to exercise its right to acquire a 65 per cent interest in the Jamaican alumina refinery Alpart and sell this interest on to Switzerland based Glencore AG in a deal that will enhance value creation through improved operations and cost synergies. |
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| Equipping business to prevent stress |
25 May 2004 - HSE InfoLine
Bill Callaghan, Chair of the Health and Safety Commission, today launched an innovative three month consultation campaign asking managers and employers for their views on proposals to reduce work-related stress. A video explanation of the proposals is available via HSE's website and feedback can be delivered online. |
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| Ground broken for nanotechnology centre at Sandia and Los Alamos labs |
25 May 2004 - DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
The new Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos (LANL) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) has moved closer to reality with two groundbreaking ceremonies. |
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| Study shows that genes can protect kids against poverty |
25 May 2004 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
For children growing up poor, money isn't the only solution to overcoming the challenges of poverty. According to a new study, the genes and warm support received from parents also can buffer these children against many of the cognitive and behavioral problems for which poverty puts them at risk. The findings are published in the May issue of the journal Child Development. |
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| New surgical device for long bone repair reduces X-ray exposure |
25 May 2004 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Collaboration between Virginia Tech students and faculty has led to the invention of a new medical tool that will reduce the harmful exposure of X-rays to patients with broken bones. |
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| Wireless sensor network design and deployment research wins NSF CAREER grant at Virginia Tech |
25 May 2004 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Thomas Hou of Blacksburg, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has won a five-year National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program Award worth $449,295 for research on wireless embedded sensor networks. |
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| ABB launches new comprehensive pressure transmitter range |
24 May 2004 - ABB Limited (Group Headquarters)
ABB's new Field IT 2600T pressure transmitter series offers one of the most complete ranges of pressure measurement equipment currently available. A vast selection of options, including basic model types, materials, working pressure, fill fluids, remote seal options and communications standards, enables the 2600T series to offer a host of customisable pressure transmitter solutions for a host of applications. |
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| Ashland releases latest version of Arena-flow1 software to the metal casting industry |
24 May 2004 - Ashland Inc
Ashland Casting Solutions, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, is announcing the release of version 4.2 of Arena-flow1 computer aided engineering software for core-making and tooling design in the metal casting industry. The new release will be available June 1. |
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| Company prepares to launch innovative sensors based on Georgia Tech Research |
21 May 2004 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Maintaining large rotating equipment isn't easy or cheap. Take gas turbines used in power plants: Inspecting one of these behemoths for possible wear and tear costs about $500,000 in parts and labor. If companies skip on periodic checkups, they risk breakdowns averaging $4 million per incident. |
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| ABB adds new high level conductivity option to AX400 range |
21 May 2004 - ABB Limited (Group Headquarters)
ABB Limited's range of AnalyzeIT AX400 on-line analysers has been extended with the launch of its AX430 single input and AX433 dual input High Level Conductivity transmitters. |
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| DARPA/USA ARMY New combat systems programme |
21 May 2004 - Castings Technology International
As part of the jointly funded Future Combat Systems program, the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency and the US Army has unveiled a prototype Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle. A team, led by Carnegie Mellon University and comprising Boeing, PEI Electronics and Timoney Technology is developing the six tonne vehicle. The vehicle is highly mobile and can achieve a low profile to reduce detectability. It is capable of tolerating severe events such as rollovers. Advanced, hybrid electric power systems provide extended 'silent watch' and motion, as well as facilitating unique packaging strategies for payloads in excess of 1500 kilos. |
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| Younger girls showing warning signs for eating disorders |
21 May 2004 - Duke University
Disordered eating behavior, including anorexia nervosa and bulimia, affects as many as one in every 10 girls. These psychological disorders, which can be serious and sometimes fatal, typically affect girls between the ages of 14 and 19. |
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| New research show that reasons for smoking vary |
20 May 2004 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
An article proposing a new method for measuring tobacco addiction, published in the latest edition of The Journal of Clinical and Consulting Psychology, suggests that one size does not fit all when it comes to motivations for smoking. |
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| Protecting workers from asbestos: a legal duty |
20 May 2004 - HSE InfoLine
Protection for building and maintenance workers from the fatal diseases caused by asbestos will be enhanced tomorrow when the new duty to manage comes into force. The duty will require anyone responsible for the maintenance of commercial, industrial or public properties or for the common areas of domestic properties, to check for asbestos and properly manage the risk. |
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| Strong magnetic field converts nanotube from metal to semiconductor and back |
20 May 2004 - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
By threading a magnetic field through a carbon nanotube, scientists have switched the molecule between metallic and semiconducting states, a phenomenon predicted by physicists some years ago, but never before clearly seen in individual molecules. In the May 21 issue of the journal Science, researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign present experimental evidence that a nanotube's electronic structure can be altered in response to a magnetic field. The research team consisted of physics professors Alexey Bezryadin and Paul Goldbart, postdoctoral research associate Smitha Vishveshwara and graduate students Ulas Coskun and Tzu-Chieh Wei. |
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| Pritchard Named Customer Support Manager For Ashland Casting Solutions |
19 May 2004 - Ashland Inc
Timothy C. Pritchard has been named customer support manager for Ashland Casting Solutions, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical. |
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| April 2004 crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute |
19 May 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 83.4 million metric tons (mmt) in April. |
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| Oxford nanoScience Helps Polaron Go Public
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19 May 2004 - Kurt Manufacturing Company
The huge potential of the nanotechnology business sector was a key factor in the recent successful flotation of Polaron on the London stock market. Oxford nanoScience Ltd is part of Polaron's Nanotechnology division and has the largest installed base of 3-dimensional atom probe (3DAP) systems worldwide. |
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| Materials drive high-performance design freedom for cosmetic packaging |
18 May 2004 - GE Advanced Materials
Used in combination, Xylex resin, LNP’s Thermocomp HSG compound and Visualfx resin technologies raise the bar on chemical resistance, strength and flow. |
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| Axxicon Moulds Helmond strengthens customer support with new appointments |
18 May 2004 - Axxicon Mould Technology
Axxicon Moulds Helmond strengthens its customer support with the appointments of new sales representatives Maurits van Linder and John van der Laan. |
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| Researchers will investigate what happens if infectious prion |
18 May 2004 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
With funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a group of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers will investigate what happens if infectious prion proteins, considered the cause of chronic wasting disease and mad cow disease, enter wastewater treatment plants. |
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| ABB launches Gemini range of IP66 thermoplastic distribution and automation switchboards |
18 May 2004 - ABB Limited (Group Headquarters)
Unique use of co-injection moulding provides new switchboard range with the same strength and environmental characteristics as GRP enclosures but none of the disadvantages. |
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| RAD granted U.S. patent for TDM over IP technology |
18 May 2004 - RAD Data Communications Ltd
U.S. patent 6,731,649 describes a method for transporting one or more TDM links over packet switched IP networks. A TDMoIP gateway adapts segments of the constant rate TDM using AAL1 and thereafter encapsulates them in UDP/IP packets. A second TDMoIP gateway at the destination regenerates the clock, strips the UDP/IP headers and delivers a synchronous bit stream. This solution also provides an adaptive clock for clock transfer across the entire network. |
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| Tibetan Temples and Monastery Complexes, architectural Reflection of the Buddhist Worldview |
17 May 2004 - Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Architecture has played a significant role in the spread of Buddhism from India to Tibet. Buddhist temples and monastery complexes in the Western Himalayas reflect the Buddhist worldview. This was revealed by the analysis of partially preserved buildings done by scientists of the Institute of Architectural Science and Architectural Design at the Graz University of Technology. |
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| Customize exercise level to individual health needs |
17 May 2004 - Duke University
Exercise is one of the best things you can do for yourself. Regular exercise can help you manage your weight, reduce stress and cut your risk of heart attack and stroke. But what level of exercise will yield the health benefits you're looking for? William Kraus, director of clinical research at Duke University's Center for Living, says the answer may depend on what you need to work on. |
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| Election of ISSF Officers and Members |
17 May 2004 - International Iron and Steel Institute
At the Board of Directors Meeting of the Eighth Annual Conference of the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) the following new officers were elected for one year, until May 2005 |
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| “200 series” Stainless Steel on the Rise |
17 May 2004 - International Iron and Steel Institute
The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has released a survey of its members on the production of stainless steel by grade structures. |
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| Stainless Steel growth to continue |
17 May 2004 - International Iron and Steel Institute
The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) is forecasting another year of growth for global stainless steel production. |
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| Sonceboz uses DuPont™ Zenite® LCP for coil bobbins and stator overmoulding of torque motor
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17 May 2004 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
Sonceboz SA, a company based in Switzerland, uses DuPont™ Zenite® LCP liquid crystal polymer for the coil bobbins and for overmoulding the stator of its 4000-series torque motors. |
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| MOLDFLOW CORPORATION TO RESELL MATERIALISE'S MAGICS |
17 May 2004 - Materialise NV
Moldflow Corporation, and Materialise NV, today announced an agreement under which Moldflow will resell a customized version of Materialise's Magics stereolithography (STL) manipulation product designed specifically for the needs of Moldflow's customers in the plastics injection molding industry. |
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| HARDOX Sponsors Female Boxer |
17 May 2004 - SSAB Oxelosund
Sports help us strengthen our brand names again. Earlier we have engaged in the Monstertruck in Germany, the America’s Cup and the Paris-Dakar Rally. |
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| Vishay enables simple, flexible prototyping with new plug-in versions |
17 May 2004 - Vishay Electronic
In a move that will help streamline the prototyping process for designers of intermediate bus architecture/point-of-load, battery back-up, and other power supply types, Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced that it is offering plug-in versions of all devices in its FunctionPAK family of fully integrated dc-to-dc converters. |
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| Stadco invests 500k in new bumper assembly cell at Halewood |
17 May 2004 - Stadco
Stadco, the leading European supplier of body-in-white stampings and sub assemblies to the automotive industry, has announced the successful commissioning of a new bumper assembly cell at its 'just in time' facility located adjacent to Jaguar's Halewood plant.
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| You've heard of walls having ears, well now they can talk! |
16 May 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
When the American jet pilot Charles Yeager broke the sound barrier flying at 1,200 kph on October 14, 1947, it was a global sensation, an unbelievable scientific and engineering achievement. Half a century after this legendary flight, another 'sound barrier' has been broken and the results are just as incredible. |
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| Findings may have implications for developing more effective therapies |
16 May 2004 - Emory University
In the first study of its kind, researchers led by Bali Pulendran, PhD, at the Emory Vaccine Center and the Yerkes National Primate Research Center have shown anthrax lethal factor impairs the function of dendritic cells and thereby compromises the immune system’s ability to fight the microbe. |
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| Researchers discover novel gene that may suppress colon cancer |
15 May 2004 - Case Western Reserve University
By discovery of a novel gene, medical researchers have taken a step toward better understanding and perhaps earlier detection and improved chance of cure of 40 percent of human colon cancers. |
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| Mechanism may knock out brain’s ability to just say no. |
15 May 2004 - DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
A new brain-imaging study at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory reveals that, compared with people who don’t use drugs, people who abuse methamphetamine have fewer receptors for dopamine, a brain chemical associated with feelings of reward and pleasure. Furthermore, in the drug abusers, low dopamine receptor levels were linked with reduced metabolic activity in a brain region that regulates motivation and “drive.” |
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| Researchers offer evidence that families make us happier |
15 May 2004 - University of Chicago
Marriage mostly makes people happier, and a close family 'inoculates' many kids against despair, according to long-term research. U.S. adults born in the 1920s were happier during the Depression if their parents had a strong marriage. |
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| Energy Express,new energy buildings for Australia |
14 May 2004 - CSIRO
A new design software tool, Energy Express is expected to mark a turning point in the way energy-efficient commercial buildings are designed in Australia and overseas. |
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| HSE reviews BAE Systems Marine Ltds decommissioning strategy |
14 May 2004 - HSE InfoLine
The Heath and Safety Executive has published a report on its review of the decommissioning strategy for the BAE SYSTEMS Marine Ltd nuclear licensed site at Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. HSE's HM Nuclear Installations Inspectorate undertook the review, in consultation with the Environment Agency. |
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| Tyre cord and spring rod users benefit from another Corus investment |
14 May 2004 - Corus Automotive
Corus has announced a £14m (€21m) investment at its Scunthorpe rod mill in the UK. The investment will provide a state-of-the-art warehousing system and extensive mill enhancements, enabling the business to significantly improve its output of premium quality steels increasingly used by the automotive industry.
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| Weatherable resin for injection moulding with opaque, moulded-in-colour |
14 May 2004 - GE Advanced Materials
GE Advanced Materials has expanded its Lexan SLX weatherable copolymer resin line with two new opaque grades specifically designed for injection moulding. |
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| Restructuring programme approved by Corporate Assembly |
13 May 2004 - Hydro Aluminium
The Corporate Assembly of Norsk Hydro ASA today approved the proposed restructuring programme for the company's aluminium plants in Norway, to ensure continued profitable operations.
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| Fiat adopts ESI Group's Vibro-Acoustic Simulation Software to optimize NVH process |
13 May 2004 - ESI Group
Elasis, Fiat's research center in Southern Italy, has selected AutoSEA2 from ESI Group to improve automotive acoustic design. Noise, Vibration and Harshness are today an important part of virtual product development. AutoSEA2 addresses automakers' critical need for the control of broadband airborne and structure-borne noise. The product relies on the Statistical Energy Analysis method which is well suited to broadband and high frequency noise predictions. |
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| ESI Group and LSTC to collaborate on future releases of EASi-CRASH DYNA for LS-DYNA |
13 May 2004 - ESI Group
In 2003, ESI Group acquired the intellectual property rights of EASi's CAE software, including EASi-CRASH, EASi-Vista and EASi-Process. EASi-Vista is a software environment that fully exploits the power of object-oriented technology, ensuring high performance and productivity. EASi-Process is an advanced technology for creating, automating, and standardizing CAE processes. ESI Group will reinforce the development of these tools to provide a common user environment for an extended range of CAE applications, including LS-DYNA solver. |
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| Research aims to improve nation's health |
13 May 2004 - Cardiff University
A major new research institute, launched next week at Cardiff University, aims to improve the nation’s health through a range of projects which will directly inform policy-makers in Wales and beyond. |
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| A Light-Weight Solution, Investment Casting Magnesium |
12 May 2004 - ABB Limited (Group Headquarters)
The use of magnesium alloys has seen rapid growth over the last 10-15 years for high-pressure die cast automotive applications, and its properties are still being utilised to good effect in the sand cast form for aerospace and special applications. |
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| The marriage of three key concepts can 'make or break' the way a home is perceived |
12 May 2004 - Rohm & Haas Co
The marriage of these three key concepts can 'make or break' the way a home is perceived by visitors when entering your front door. Whether preparing an existing home for sale or anticipating the purchase of a home in the near future, explore the advantages that thoughtfully considered paint applications can provide with regard to re-energizing a home's entrance. |
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| Cabot Corp. & Westcrowns announce new Pilkington Profilit translucent structural glazing system |
12 May 2004 - Cabot Corporation
Westcrowns, Inc., an innovative leader in structural glass glazing systems and a member of the Westcrowns Group, has developed a new Pilkington Profilit translucent linear structural glazing system filled with Nanogel translucent aerogel, a lightweight highly insulative material made exclusively by Cabot Corporation. |
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| Study shows when infants begin to infer intentions |
12 May 2004 - University of Chicago
One-year-old infants have the ability to understand the intentions of relatively complicated actions performed by adults around them, University researchers have discovered. |
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| Model shows long-held constant in Ocean nutrient ratio may vary |
12 May 2004 - Georgia Institute of Technology
The future of these plants, called phytoplankton, is important because they exist at the base of the marine food web and represent a large source of food for fish. Also, they affect global climate by using atmospheric carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas. |
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| Model shows long-held constant in Ocean nutrient ratio may vary |
12 May 2004 - Georgia Institute of Technology
The future of these plants, called phytoplankton, is important because they exist at the base of the marine food web and represent a large source of food for fish. Also, they affect global climate by using atmospheric carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas. |
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| Patterns imprinted on the afterglow of the Big Bang may shed new light on string theory |
12 May 2004 - Yale University
Richard Easther, assistant professor of physics at Yale University will discuss the possibility at a meeting at Stanford University Wednesday, May 12, titled 'Beyond Einstein: From the Big Bang to Black Holes.' Easther's colleagues are Brian Greene of Columbia University, William Kinney of the University at Buffalo, SUNY, Hiranya Peiris of Princeton University and Gary Shiu of the University of Wisconsin. |
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| Alcan Honored With Ford's World Environmental Leadership Award
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12 May 2004 - Alcan Automotive
Alcan Inc. has received Ford Motor Company's Recognition of Achievement World Excellence Award for its superior performance in 2003. The World Excellence Awards provide annual recognition based on quality, cost and delivery performance. Alcan was honored with a Recognition of Achievement Award for Environmental Leadership in acknowledgment of its demonstrated environmental achievement and innovation.
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| Mimicking humpback whale flippers may improve airplane wing design |
11 May 2004 - Duke University
Wind tunnel tests of scale-model humpback whale flippers have revealed that the scalloped, bumpy flipper is a more efficient wing design than is currently used by the aeronautics industry on airplanes. |
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| Gel specification for packaging films that process better, have improved optical, sealing & tear properties |
11 May 2004 - ExxonMobil Chemical Co
ExxonMobil Chemical has commercialized, two low-gel grades of Exceed™ LLDPE specifically designed for high quality lamination and coextrusion film applications. The exceptionally low-gel levels of the new grades provide laminators/surface protection film makers with the opportunity to make a film that will process better, has improved optical properties, and offers improved sealing and tear-resistance. |
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| Soybeans may reduce risk of colon cancer |
11 May 2004 - Georgia Institute of Technology
A substance found in soybeans may reduce the risk of colon cancer, the third most common form of cancer in the world according to the World Health Organization. Georgia Tech researcher Al Merrill, along with colleagues from Emory University and the Karmanos Cancer Institute, found that soy glucosylceramide was effective in reducing the formation and growth of tumor cells in the gastrointestinal tract in mice. The results are published in the May issue of the Journal of Nutrition. |
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| Tests show that bump-ridged flippers do not stall as quickly & produce more lift & less drag |
11 May 2004 - Duke University
Wind tunnel tests of scale-model humpback whale flippers have revealed that the scalloped, bumpy flipper is a more efficient wing design than is currently used by the aeronautics industry on airplanes. The tests show that bump-ridged flippers do not stall as quickly and produce more lift and less drag than comparably sized sleek flippers. |
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| Improving batteries for electric vehicle use is common goal |
11 May 2004 - DOE/National Renewable Energy Laboratory
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory will collaborate with the Korea Automotive Research Institute on a project to test advanced battery systems that could be used in future generations of electric, hybrid and fuel cell vehicles. |
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| Biolubricants smooth way to a cleaner environment |
10 May 2004 - Alberta Research Council
The Alberta Research Council, under a contract to Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, recently conducted two tests on a biologically-based lubricant (biolubricant) for chainsaw bars. The tests, which were run for Greenland Corporation of Calgary, will help industry establish product standards for biolubricants to encourage consumers to choose these environmentally friendly products. |
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| Sales and EBIT at high level of the previous year |
10 May 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
'Bayer got off to a good start in 2004. Our performance in the first quarter confirms that the company is on the right track,' said Werner Wenning, Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer AG, commenting on the company's performance. |
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| Optimal internal protection of water mains |
10 May 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
For some years, a project has been ongoing in South West England to renew the water mains, parts of which date back to Victorian times. The city of Plymouth in the county of Devon serves as a case study. |
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| First power MOSFETs to combine WFET and TrenchFET Gen II technologies |
10 May 2004 - Vishay Electronic
Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc, today announced the release of the first two power MOSFETs to combine the extremely low Qgd values enabled by WFET technology with the very low rDS(on) values of TrenchFET Gen II technology. |
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| China Steel Orders Upgrade from Morgan
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10 May 2004 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan Construction Company has received an order from China Steel Corporation of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, for an upgrade to its two-strand rod mill.
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| Chemist's technique enables creation of novel carbon nanoparticles |
10 May 2004 - Washington University in St Louis
Using a technique pioneered by Washington University in St. Louis chemist Karen Wooley, Ph.D., scientists have developed a novel way to make discrete carbon nanoparticles for electrical components used in industry and research. The method uses polyacrylonitrile (PAN) as a nanoparticle precursor and is relatively low cost, simple and potentially scalable to commercial production levels. It provides significant advantages over existing technologies to make well-defined nanostructured carbons. |
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| DSM Coating Resins acquires Hüttenes-Albertus Lackrohstoffe |
10 May 2004 - DSM Coating Resins
DSM Coating Resins and Hüttenes-Albertus have reached an agreement on the sale of the Hüttenes-Albertus Lackrohstoffe (HAL) business for an undisclosed sum to DSM. |
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| Technology breakthrough reduces cost to produce “green” tyres in drive for greener, safer motoring |
10 May 2004 - Dow Corning Corporation
A technology breakthrough at Dow Corning Corporation may provide a solution, heralding an era of greater availability of safer, “green” automobile tyres. |
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| Findings could show how to breach the bacterium's tough cell wall |
09 May 2004 - National Science Foundation
Chemists and biochemists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, supported in part by the National Science Foundation, have discovered a new chink in the armor of the bacterial family that causes diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy. The researchers' findings, which are reported today in the online edition of the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, could lead to the development of a new family of antibiotics to treat those afflictions, which claim up to 3 million lives around the world every year. This prospect is especially welcome given the rapid spread of tuberculosis strains that are resistant to existing drugs. |
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| Emory Eye Center to perform first U.S. artificial corneal transplant with promising new device |
07 May 2004 - Emory University
Doyle Stulting, MD, PhD, corneal specialist at Emory Eye Center, will perform the first artificial corneal transplant in the U.S. this week using a new device developed in Australia by Argus Biomedical. Both Emory Eye Center and the Cincinnati Eye Institute have been chosen as the first U.S. sites to use the new synthetic keratoprosthesis (artificial corneal device). |
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| Xylex polycarbonate/polyester resin finding increased use in pool and spa filters, lighting |
07 May 2004 - GE Advanced Materials
Strong chemical resistance, outstanding clarity make Xylex polycarbonate/polyester resin an ideal candidate for pool and spa accessory applications. |
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| Unfilled polyetherimide/polyestercarbonate blends offer higher flow and higher impact strength at lower cost |
07 May 2004 - GE Advanced Materials
GE Advanced Materials has announced the extension of its ATX series of unfilled polyetherimide/polyestercarbonate Ultem resin blends. |
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| New spring wire steel grade developed by Sandvik
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07 May 2004 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
A new grade of stainless steel spring wire has been developed by Sandvik Materials Technology. |
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| The Innovation Lab: Eastman launches creative material resource for designers |
07 May 2004 - Eastman Chemical Company
Eastman Chemical Company has launched The Eastman Innovation Lab - a web site that sets out to inspire and support designers in their quest for innovation and product optimisation. |
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| Restructuring at Hydro’s aluminium plants in Norway |
07 May 2004 - Hydro Aluminium
Hydro is preparing an extensive restructuring programme for its Norwegian aluminium plants to ensure continued profitable operations. Annual operating costs will be reduced by NOK 350 - 400 million, with production remaining at the present level. Estimates show that this may involve a reduction of up to 800 man-years. |
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| Losing a job near retirement age significantly increases risk of stroke |
07 May 2004 - Yale University
Employees who lose their jobs in the years immediately preceding retirement have twice the risk of suffering a stroke when compared to peers who are still working, according to a study by a Yale researcher. |
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| Aging in place with technology |
07 May 2004 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Younger adults might cringe at the thought of being monitored in their homes by technology. Yet a new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology indicates that older adults are willing to give up some privacy, if it enables them to remain independent longer. |
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| Researchers developing technology to detect hidden mold |
07 May 2004 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Hoping to develop a non-destructive and less expensive method than is now available to detect mold behind walls, Georgia Tech Research Institute scientists are collaborating with humidity control expert Lew Harriman of Mason-Grant Consulting in a two-year feasibility study primarily funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through its Healthy Homes Initiative. The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Institute in Washington, D.C., and Munters Corporation in Norcross, Ga., are also providing funds for the study. |
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| LGC Promochem announces new reference materials for the oil industry |
06 May 2004 - LGC
We are all aware of the contribution that sulfur makes to atmospheric pollution and acid rain, and low sulfur fuels are a familiar feature of forecourt advertising. But what exactly is low sulfur? The current limits set by European Union Directives for sulfur in petrol and diesel fuels are 150 and 350mg per kg, respectively, and will be reduced to 50mg per kg for both fuels by 2005. |
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| Productivity enhancing combination of Parhelia PCI & Parhelia AGP 8X, as well as image brilliance |
06 May 2004 - Matrox VITE
Digital video professionals, enthusiasts and hobbyists converged in the tens of thousands at the Las Vegas Convention Center for four days of seminars, workshops and product demonstrations at NAB 2004. |
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| Fuel cells will power new Virginia Tech hands-on learning project |
06 May 2004 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
The Virginia Tech Student Engineers' Council is providing $4,300 to the 2004-2005 engineering freshmen for a new hands-on laboratory that introduces them to the operation and applications of fuel cells as an alternative power source. The money will purchase equipment for hydrogen generation and storage. |
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| Los Alamos helps industry by simulating circuit failures from cosmic rays |
06 May 2004 - DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Life today runs more and more on circuits. Electrons racing through increasingly tiny transistors now control our airplanes, deposit money in our checking accounts and keep our houses warm. |
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| Research takes an early, important step toward quantum computing |
05 May 2004 - Duke University
Scientists from Duke and Purdue universities have fabricated a complex transistor that can control two minuscule dots of electrons so tightly that individual electrons from each dot can interact through the exotic rules of quantum mechanics. |
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| Stadco Group appoints new sales and marketing director to help develop OEM business |
05 May 2004 - Stadco
Stadco, the leading UK-based manufacturer and supplier of body-in-white stampings and assemblies to the automotive industry, has appointment Dermot Sterne, 39, as sales & marketing director of Stadco UK. |
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| HSC consults on proposed criteria for delicensing nuclear sites |
05 May 2004 - HSE InfoLine
The Health and Safety Commission is seeking comments on a proposed policy statement which sets out the criteria for delicensing parts of, or entire sites licensed by the Health and Safety Executive under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (the NI Act). |
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| Sandia polymer electrolyte membrane brings goal of a high temperature PEM fuel cell closer |
05 May 2004 - DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
A new type of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) 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 realisation using diverse fuels like glucose, methanol, and hydrogen. |
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| Bayer: Investments to strengthen growth in China |
04 May 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
In the presence of Gerhard Schröder, the German Chancellor, and Wen Jiabao, the Chinese Premier, Werner Wenning, the Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer AG, and Prof. Gottfried Plumpe, a member of the Board of Management of Bayer MaterialScience AG, signed an agreement with Ruan Yanhua, President of the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park Corporation, to build a world-scale production plant for the coating raw material HDI (hexamethylene diisocyanate). |
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| Bayer Polymers Awarded 2003 Supply Chain Partner of the Year from Rogers Corporation’s High Performance Foams Division |
04 May 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayer Polymers was awarded the 2003 Supply Chain Partner of the Year from Rogers Corporation’s High Performance Foams Division at a recognition dinner on Monday, April 5, 2004 in Woodstock, Conn. The annual award is given to suppliers with the highest overall performance rating in quality, procurement and technical support. |
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| Flour dust at work can cause asthma |
04 May 2004 - HSE InfoLine
For one in ten of all adults who suffer from asthma, work is the cause. There are at least 1500 cases each year. Bakers are one of the most vulnerable groups, as flour and grain is the second biggest cause of occupational asthma. Some 65,000 baking industry workers are potentially at risk from flour dust. |
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| Read smart: Feature-based OCR module added to Matrox Imaging Library |
04 May 2004 - Matrox VITE
Feature-based optical character recognition is a powerful tool for applications that require character reading or verification. 'Feature-based OCR is extremely robust tool, reading character strings at any scale factor in both x and y, including different aspect ratios, allowing it to tolerate some perspective distortion ' says Stephane Baldo, MIL Processing Software Leader. 'Feature-based OCR is powerful enough to read strings in poor or non-uniform lighting conditions, and automatically locates the string, even if it is rotated.' |
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| Matrox Imaging announces third-generation vision system |
04 May 2004 - Matrox VITE
Matrox 4Sight M offers the same level of integration as its predecessor, the highly successful 4Sight-II, and is equipped with either an Embedded Intel Celeron M or Pentium M processor. 4Sight M also features an ATA-100 hard drive, faster memory, and support USB 2.0 and Gigabit Ethernet. |
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| Agricultural plastic film designed to resist puncture by stones and stubble |
04 May 2004 - DSM Engineering Plastics
Agriplast meets large production challenges with Eco-Brom multi-layer films co-extruded with DSM Akulon XP polyamide 6. |
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| All new portables for TIG and MMA |
04 May 2004 - ESAB Group
Indoor and outdoor welding applications using TIG and/or MMA are catered for by the new ESAB OrigoTig 150 and OrigoArc 150 portable welding sets. Both machines benefit from IP23 weatherproof enclosures making them suitable for use on site. This is combined with low weight, an integral carrying handle and capability to operate with extended mains cables without a performance penalty. |
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| Exploring why disease affects people differently |
04 May 2004 - Cardiff University
A new five-year partnership between Cardiff University and UnumProvident, the UK's leading provider of Income Protection Insurance, will provide a unique opportunity to explore why people respond differently to the same disease, and why it renders some people unable to work while others continue. |
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| Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine strengthen link between periodontal & heart disease |
03 May 2004 - Boston University
Strengthening the link between periodontal and heart disease, researchers at Boston University School of Medicine found they can prevent mice from developing P. gingivalis-accelerated heart disease by immunizing the mice with a vaccine that protects against periodontal disease. |
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| Resin for retort packaging trays increases rack/surge capacity |
03 May 2004 - GE Advanced Materials
A new thermoplastic alloy, designed for use in large retort packaging sterilization trays, offers OEMs the ability to increase rack/surge capacity for higher output, double service life, and lower systems costs, helping to improve productivity for food processors. |
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| Uncertainty in regards to discharge rights |
03 May 2004 - SSAB Oxelosund
'We are content with the allotment of industrial discharge rights during 2005-2007, but the uncertainty remains. We know nothing about what happens after 2007,' says MD Bengt Nilsson after the government release it’s allotment plan for carbondioxide discharge rights. |
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| 430 summer workers soon in place
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03 May 2004 - SSAB Oxelosund
There were 1900 applications for the 430 summer jobs at SSAB in Oxelösund.
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| Save cost & energy with Advantech Windows XP embedded ready platform |
03 May 2004 - Advantech UK
Advantech launched the Embedded Windows Ready Platform to provide a complete set of components for rapid prototyping, application development and demonstration of Windows XP Embedded applications. No need to waste time and energy developing on-board device drivers or using embedded OS authoring tools like Target Designer to build a custom Windows XP Embedded image. Advantech has done that for you! All you have to do is to develop your application. |
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| Bayer Polymers Launches New Cast Elastomers Web Site |
02 May 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayer Polymers has launched a new Web site to help customers create a tailor-made cast elastomer system that satisfies application-specific requirements. |
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| New Brochure From Bayer Polymers Highlights Benefits And Performance Properties Of Baytec® Polyurethane Prepolymers |
02 May 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayer Polymers offers a new brochure describing the benefits and advantages of its full line of Baytec MDI prepolymers and cast elastomer systems. The brochure describes cast elastomers made with Bayer’s Baytec P and Baytec Q systems as elastic, durable, wear resistant, and perfect for hard-wearing applications. |
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| Bayer Polymers' Researchers Discuss UV-A Curable Automotive Refinish Coatings |
02 May 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Researchers with Bayer Polymers will present their paper on UV-A curable automotive refinish coatings that were investigated through High-Throughput experimentation.
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| Bayer's Researchers Explore UV-cured and Elastomeric Coatings |
02 May 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Researchers with Bayer will present a paper describing the results of their investigation of the physical properties, aspects of formulation, and applications of UV-cured elastomeric coatings. |
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| Bayer Polymers' Researchers Discuss Waterborne UV-curing Polyurethane Dispersions |
02 May 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Researchers with Bayer Polymers will present their paper on waterborne UV-curing polyurethane dispersions for various wood coatings. |
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| New elastomer products specifically formulated for Bondability |
02 May 2004 - RTP Company
Specialty compounder RTP company has introduced the first in a new series of functional thermoplastic elastomer compounds that are formulated for specific properties and optimized performance. The first commercial grades to be released which have been designated RTP 6002 and RTP 6003 have been specifically developed for improved bonding in two-shot or insert over-molded applications. Each of these new products is available in hardnesses of 45, 55, and 75 shore A. |
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