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| Consistent delivery of high quality material and service secures major contract for Corus |
31 May 2005 - Corus Automotive
The ability to supply consistent, high quality material and meet stringent service and delivery goals has secured a major contract for Corus to supply Stadco, one of Europe's leading automotive body-in-white specialists, with a wide range of cut and pressed panel blanks. |
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| Innovative & award-winning bicycle pedal light uses DuPont Engineering Polymers for durability & strength |
31 May 2005 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
Pedalite, designed and manufactured by Pedalite Limited of Kingston-upon-Thames (UK), is a patent-protected, non battery-dependent bicycle pedal light with an integral energy storage system. It incorporates three DuPont engineering polymers for key components, all selected for their ability to withstand harsh use in extreme conditions. Pedalite was a recent recipient of the Consumer Product Design Award 2005 at the Plastics Industry Awards held in London in May. It will also be part of the DuPont exhibit (Hall A2, Stand 42) at ISPO, the international trade fair for sports equipment and fashion, held in Munich, Germany, 3-5 July 2005. |
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| Study spells out new evidence for roots of dyslexia |
31 May 2005 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Addressing a persistent debate in the field of dyslexia research, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Southern California have disproved the popular theory that deficits in certain visual processes cause the spelling and reading woes commonly suffered by dyslexics. |
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| Contracts for design, manufacturer & installation of new equipment to upgrade Acindar's two-strand rod mill |
30 May 2005 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan Construction Company has received two contracts from Acindar Industria Argentina de Aceros S.A., Argentina, for the design, manufacturer and installation of new equipment to upgrade Acindar's two-strand rod mill. |
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| Polimoon specifies Akulon Ultraflow PA6 for Volvo Engine Cover |
30 May 2005 - DSM Coating Resins
Polimoon Norway, a major European supplier of plastic products and parts, working in collaboration with DSM Engineering Plastics, has chosen DSM's Akulon UltraFlow polyamide 6 for production of a new engine cover for the Volvo T6 2.9l V6 engine in the Volvo CX90 sports utility vehicle. The material, Akulon UltraFlow grade K-FGHM24 (10 percent glass and 20 percent mineral filled, heat-stabilised) was chosen for its ability to mould large-area, thin parts with shorter cycle times, better engineering performance and better aesthetics than such competing materials as polypropylene or PA66. |
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| Salt plant becomes world's biggest |
30 May 2005 - Akcros Chemicals
Akzo Nobel's salt plant in Hengelo, the Netherlands, has become the biggest vacuum salt factory in the world following the official opening of a new extension. |
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| Marketing agreement signed |
30 May 2005 - Akcros Chemicals
Akzo Nobel's Chelates and Micronutrients business has signed a global marketing agreement with Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara International ASA. |
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| Toy helps researchers' progress in optical technology |
28 May 2005 - University of Chicago
University of Chicago researchers found the toy, an 'array generator,' at Chicago-based American Science & Surplus, the self-professed purveyor of 'incredible stuff at unbelievable prices.' |
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| Ancient DNA confirms single origin of Malagasy primates |
27 May 2005 - Yale University
Radiocarbon dating of the bones and teeth from which the DNA was obtained reveal that each of the individuals analyzed died well over 1,000 years ago, according to the senior author, Anne Yoder, associate professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. |
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| New finding in studying dopamine transporter |
27 May 2005 - Yale University
'Healthy people who carry a particular variant of the dopamine transporter gene, the nine repeat allele, have significantly higher levels of dopamine transporter in the brain,' said the lead author, Christopher van Dyck, M.D., associate professor of psychiatry and neurobiology and director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit and the Cognitive Disorders Clinic in the Department of Psychiatry. |
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| Researchers discover underwater Volcano-within-a-Volcano |
27 May 2005 - National Science Foundation
A team of scientists led by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, has discovered an active underwater volcano near the Samoan Island chain. During a research cruise to study the Samoan hot spot, scientists uncovered a submarine volcano growing within the summit crater of another larger underwater volcano called Vailulu'u. Researchers exploring a unique biological community surrounding the site were amazed to find an 'Eel City' , a community of hundreds of slithering eels. |
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| Researchers report latest patterns of medication use in the US |
27 May 2005 - Boston University
In 2004, 82 percent of adults and more than 50 percent of children took at least one prescription, over-the-counter, or herbal/natural medication in any given week, Boston University researchers revealed today. These findings are part of an ongoing population-based survey of the full range of medications used in the United States started in 1998 by the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University Medical Center. The investigators previously reported on patterns of use in adults in 1998-99. |
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| BU team shows how the human brain can learn without thinking |
26 May 2005 - Boston University
Watch out, you may learn something and not even know it, says Takeo Watanabe, an associate professor of psychology at Boston University’s Center for Brain and Memory. Watanabe and his team recently pinpointed the mechanism that makes subliminal learning work. Watanabe will present the team’s findings at the American Psychological Society meeting in Los Angeles, May 27 and 28. |
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| Finding may help scientists better predict storms' effects on Earth |
26 May 2005 - National Science Foundation
New research links a particular magnetic structure on the Sun with the genesis of powerful solar storms that can buffet Earth's atmosphere. The research may enable scientists to create more accurate computer models of the solar storms, known as coronal mass ejections, and could eventually point the way to forecasting the storms days before they occur. |
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| Matrox Graphics set to introduce the Parhelia APVe to audio professionals at AES 2005 |
26 May 2005 - Matrox VITE
What's happening: Matrox Graphics Inc., the leading manufacturer of graphics solutions for professionals, invites you to Booth 1163 in New York, October 7-10, for demonstrations of the Parhelia APVe graphics solution for audio, photo and video professionals. This PCIe x16 graphics card will be powering a number of productivity enhancing multi-display configurations that will help audio professionals edit and create like never before. |
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| New insight into potential cause of sexual dysfunction in women |
26 May 2005 - Yale University
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have found that female sexual dysfunction affects 48.2 percent of women in a new study and that these women had decreased sensation in the clitoris, which increased the risk of sexual dysfunction. |
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| Solutions that can scale with growing needs |
26 May 2005 - ESI Group
Manufacturers today struggle to reduce delays in product design as they work with more and more refined models. To keep up with these time and quality constraints, they look for solutions that can scale with their growing needs. Silicon Graphics and ESI Group (ISIN FR0004110310) today announced they have pushed scalability to new extremes, enabling users to run a crash simulation model eight times larger than today's standard industry practice. The achievement represents a significant competitive advantage for automotive designers confronted with ever growing model sizes and shrinking turnaround time. |
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| Hydrogen sensors are faster, more sensitive |
26 May 2005 - DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
The same kind of chemical coating used to shed rainwater from aircraft and automobile windows also dramatically enhances the sensitivity and reaction time of hydrogen sensors. |
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| Patients' favorite music during surgery lessens need for sedative |
25 May 2005 - Yale University
Patients listening to their favorite music required much less sedation during surgery than did patients who listened to white noise or operating room noise, according to a Yale School of Medicine study published in May. |
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| Short-term radiation for cancer pain as effective as longer regimen |
25 May 2005 - Boston University
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine confirm that single dose (8 Gy) radiation is as effective as the current standard of ten treatments (30 Gy) of radiation therapy for patients with painful bone metastases. These recommendations appear in an editorial in the June 1, 2005 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. |
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| RAD to demonstrate intelligent ethernet demarcation |
25 May 2005 - RAD Data Communications Ltd
At the upcoming SUPERDemo, to be held under the auspices of the Metro Ethernet Forum at SUPERCOMM 2005 in Chicago, RAD Data Communications will demonstrate a solution that will allow carriers to provide different levels of Ethernet service for business customers over an Ethernet backbone. |
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| Erenis delivers telephony and internet over IP to Paris Public Housing |
24 May 2005 - RAD Data Communications Ltd
Erenis, a rising, new operator that is hooking up Parisian buildings to provide telephone and Internet access services to customers with limited income, has deployed IPmux TDM over IP gateways from RAD Data Communications to transport voice traffic over an IP Ethernet Metropolitan Area Network. |
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| Image Systems to bundle Matrox AuroraVX Series display controller boards with medical displays |
24 May 2005 - Matrox VITE
Including the Matrox AuroraVX2mp and AuroraVX3mp , the AuroraVX Series of display controller boards maximize display output options, powering up to three displays from a single low-profile PCI Express board. The AuroraVX Series supports a Navigation Console up to a resolution of 2 MP. Additionally, the AuroraVX2mp supports two additional Twin Imaging Displays of up to 2 MP each, while the AuroraVX3mp supports two additional TIDs of up to 3 MP each. |
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| Children develop cynicism at early age |
24 May 2005 - Yale University
By the time children are in second grade, they know to take what people say with a grain of salt, particularly when the statement supports the speaker's self–interest, according to a published study by Yale researchers that was highlighted as an Editor's Choice selection in the May 13 issue of Science. |
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| Ashland's PLIODECK adhesive obtains High Velocity Hurricane Zone acceptance |
24 May 2005 - Ashland Specialty Chemical Company
One of the most stringent requirements for any roofing adhesive is the High Velocity Hurricane Zone code required by Miami-Dade County, Fla. Ashland Specialty Polymers & Adhesives, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc, was notified that PLIODECK insulation adhesive met the HVHZ requirements and was accepted under notice #04-0217.01 for use in Miami-Dade County. |
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| Borealis introduces new Daploy 'soft foam' solution |
24 May 2005 - Borealis A/S
To meet the growing consumer demand for higher performance in soft foam applications, Borealis has introduced Daploy WB260HMS, high melt strength polypropylene. |
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| HSE warn motor vehicle repair trade of ramp safety following Peterborough crush near miss |
24 May 2005 - HSE InfoLine
The Health and Safety Executive has warned the motor vehicle repair trade of the need to have its vehicle lifts and ramps regularly and thoroughly examined by a competent person after a Peterborough worker was almost crushed under a vehicle ramp. |
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| Embodiment awareness research to help the blind learn math more quickly |
24 May 2005 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Francis Quek, director of the Center for Human Computer Interaction in the Virginia Tech College of Engineering’s Department of Computer Science, has received a $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study embodiment awareness, mathematics discourse and the blind. |
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| Quantum Dot Materials can reduce heat, boost electrical output |
23 May 2005 - DOE/National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory have shown that nanotechnology may greatly increase the amount of electricity produced by solar cells. |
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| Tests confirm wood-plastic improvements with low levels of DuPont Fusabond |
23 May 2005 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
Recent tests of injection molded samples of high-density polyethylene with just 25 percent wood demonstrate that very small amounts of Fusabond W PC-576D can produce improvements in tensile strength and flex strength compared with composites containing no coupling agent. Earlier trials with a typical, highly filled extrusion formulation, HDPE with 55 percent wood, had shown that just 0.5 percent Fusabond W PC-576D can deliver a three-fold reduction in water absorption after 30 days, a two-fold increase in strength and higher stiffness versus no coupling agent. |
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| Design/Mould firm Quadrant CMS selects Akulon Ultraflow for high strength solarium hinge |
23 May 2005 - DSM Coating Resins
Belgium-based Quadrant CMS, a major European design, moulding, assembly and logistics company, selected Akulon UltraFlow K-FG12 polyamide 6 from DSM Engineering Plastics to mould hinge assemblies of a consumer market full-body tanning solarium for Philips. Akulon PA6 provides significantly faster moulding, better surface finish and the ability to take on a broader range of colour than the conventional glass-filled PA6 grade it replaced. |
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| Ashland's new ENGUARD 11 low-density topcoat delivers pound-for-pound value |
23 May 2005 - Ashland Specialty Chemical Company
More coverage per pound than standard gelcoats is delivered from Ashland 's new ENGUARD 11 series low-density interior topcoat. Now available in North America from Ashland Composite Polymers, a business group within Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc, ENGUARD 11 gelcoat features low specific gravity, which translates to lower costs during application. |
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| Facial trauma may cause significant social and behavioral problems |
23 May 2005 - Yale University
Although the study included only 20 subjects, the findings are significant and address an issue that has not been widely studied, said the senior author, John Persing, M.D., professor and section chief of plastic surgery in the Department of Surgery. The subjects had lacerations slightly over one inch or larger and/or a fractured facial bone that required surgery. |
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| Five centuries of Austria's blooming cultural heritage recorded |
23 May 2005 - Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Over 1,700 Austrian parks and gardens from five centuries were documented in a work spanning 20 years. With the publication of the last of the three-volume series, this enormous survey of Austria's historic gardens has now been concluded. With aid from the Austrian Science Fund, the Institute of Landscape Architecture and Garden Design of the Vienna University of Technology has thus succeeded not only in creating a consolidated basis for further scientific work, but also in delighting the hearts of Austria's garden lovers. |
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| The tough cookie of ABB power robots launched |
23 May 2005 - ABB Limited (Group Headquarters)
ABB, the global power and automation technologies group, has launched the IRB 6600, a high-precision, agile yet robust robot, specially designed for demanding process applications such as spot welding, materials handling and machine tending.
The IRB 6600 is flexible and has been designed to accommodate production changes with an extremely simple modular concept. |
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| Advanced Life Sciences licenses promising technology from Argonne |
21 May 2005 - DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Advanced Life Sciences has licensed a promising proteomics-based technology from Argonne National Laboratory. The license involves a compound called ALS-499 that has demonstrated activity in the laboratory toward inhibiting amyloid protein aggregation that is characteristic of the development of several diseases, including Alzheimer's and type-2 diabetes. |
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| Ocean-going acoustic sensor array to aid in national security, ocean research efforts |
20 May 2005 - Boston University
Jason Holmes, a mechanical engineering graduate student at Boston University and guest researcher at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, has devised a low-cost, highly sensitive array of underwater ears that is perking up interest in both homeland security and ocean research circles. Holmes’ device, an underwater hydrophone array designed to be towed by a small, autonomous submarine, can monitor for ocean-going threats to America’s waterways or for sound for ocean acoustics studies. |
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| Researchers develop assay that could be applied to drug screening |
20 May 2005 - Yale University
Using state of the art imaging technology a team from Yale School of Medicine has glimpsed one of the cell's most important 'nano–machines' in action. The work, performed in collaboration with English and French scientists, provides new insight into the machinery cells use to internalize cell surface receptors. |
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| Ashland releases version 5.0 of Arena-flow computer-aided engineering software |
20 May 2005 - Ashland Specialty Chemical Company
Sand core engineering has taken another technological leap forward with the release of version 5.0 of the Arena-flow computer-aided engineering software for core making and tooling design from Ashland Casting Solutions, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc. Advanced particle physics, proprietary mathematical models, new grid generation/analysis capabilities and several other significant enhancements have removed complexity and added functionality. |
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| Tsunami earthquake triggered earth's free Oscillations |
19 May 2005 - Yale University
Oscillations begun by the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake in December 2004 are providing important information about the composition of the Earth as well as the size and duration of the earthquake, according to a report in the journal Science by an international group of scientists led by Professor Jeffrey J. Park of the Department of Geology and Geophysics at Yale University. |
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| New ABB wireless sensor takes machine control to the next level |
19 May 2005 - ABB Limited (Group Headquarters)
Utilising a new wireless protocol and power system developed by ABB, the wireless proximity switch eliminates the need for cabling in sensor applications, cutting the time and cost of installation by up to two-thirds. |
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| New primate discovered in mountain forests of Tanzania |
19 May 2005 - National Science Foundation
Two research teams working independently in Tanzania have discovered a monkey that had eluded scientists despite decades of research in the region. The 'highland mangabey' is the first monkey species to be described in Africa since 1984. The entire known range for the highland mangabey totals a mere 28 square miles (73 square kilometers). Due to the combined threats of logging, charcoal-making, poaching and excessive removal of forest resources, this rare animal is at great risk of extinction, and the researchers estimate only a few hundred of the monkeys remain. |
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| RTP Company introduces value products |
18 May 2005 - RTP Company
RTP Company's Value Products were developed to provide industry standard solutions when typical properties and price competitiveness are required and quality, speed, and service are essential. These products are immediately available at a lower cost and come with the complete technical support and service you have come to expect from RTP Company. A family of reinforced nylon products has been commercialized. Polypropylene and polycarbonate products will follow soon. |
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| Rohm & Haas introduces new AMBERCHROM HPR10 reversed phase chromatography resin |
18 May 2005 - Rohm & Haas Co
Amberchrom HPR10 reversed phase chromatographic resin reduces operating costs and improves process economics through its unique 10 µ monosized polymeric resin which combines all the advantages of both premium silica and polymeric media including: selectivity, high yield and capacity, full pH stability, full CIP/SIP compatibility and stability up to 100 bar. |
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| HSE engages mattress manufacturing industry in drive to reduce musculoskeletal injuries and ill health |
18 May 2005 - HSE InfoLine
The Health and Safety Executive is continuing its national initiative to reduce musculoskeletal injuries and ill health in mattress manufacturing and intends to engage the industry, through a partnership approach, at two free workshops next month. |
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| Robotic telescope discovery sheds new light on gamma-ray bursts |
18 May 2005 - DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
A new type of light was detected from a recent gamma-ray burst, as discovered by Los Alamos National Laboratory and NASA scientists using both burst-detection satellites and a Los Alamos-based robotic telescope. |
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| Sandvik launches surface engineered strip materials |
17 May 2005 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
Sandvik Materials Technology has introduced a new product form and launched a range of surface engineered stainless steel strip materials. Manufacturing processes have been developed to apply coatings with excellent adhesion and purity to stainless steel strip, enabling selected combinations of substrates and surface layers to provide new, enhanced and often unique material properties. A high degree of manufacturing flexibility enables surface engineered strip to be tailor made to customer specifications. Properties such as electrical conductivity, low resistivity, corrosion, surface function or decorative appearance can be met or enhanced, making the new Sandvik surface technology products ideal for the electronics industry, for example. |
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| New technique produces 10-carat diamond |
16 May 2005 - National Science Foundation
Researchers at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, D.C. have produced 10-carat, half-inch thick single-crystal diamonds at rapid growth rates (100 micrometers per hour) using a chemical vapor deposition process. The size is approximately five times that of commercially available diamonds produced by the standard high-pressure/high-temperature method and other CVD techniques. |
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| Engineers improve plastic’s potential for use in implants by discovering way to link it to biological materials |
16 May 2005 - University of Texas at Austin
Engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have found a way to modify a plastic to anchor molecules that promote nerve regeneration, blood vessel growth or other biological processes. |
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| New cancer-fighting drugs possible through studies at Argonne |
16 May 2005 - DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Proteins that could lead to drugs that stop tumor growth and cancer have been identified by biologists studying capillary formation, or angiogenesis, at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory. |
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| Bristol scientists nose ahead in exciting new arthritis breakthrough |
15 May 2005 - University of Bristol
A team of Bristol scientists have moved a step closer to developing an exciting medical breakthrough which could have an enormous impact on the UK's one million-plus osteoarthritis sufferers within the next decade. |
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| Work-family balance is one of the real keys to happiness |
15 May 2005 - University of Chicago
When Charles Bobrinskoy was a University of Chicago Laboratory High School senior, a basketball teammate named John had a summer job selling soda at Comiskey Park and Wrigley Field. John got Bobrinskoy a job too. |
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| Modified microtubules serve as traffic signals |
13 May 2005 - National Science Foundation
Complex cells, from single-celled fungi to those in humans, are equipped with a sophisticated transportation infrastructure. Motor proteins haul molecular cargo to and from different locations inside cells by traveling along a network of protein fibers called microtubules. Enzymes inside cells frequently add or remove different molecules from the surfaces of microtubules. And although scientists have known of such modifications for many years, figuring out what these molecular tags do and how they are formed has been difficult, until now. |
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| Plasma EPP 200 is a new power source that can be fitted with torches for plasma cutting and marking |
12 May 2005 - ESAB Group
The precision plasma EPP 200 is a new power source that can be fitted with a combination of torches for plasma cutting and marking. It has been introduced by ESAB Automation to provide fabricators with a highly flexible solution to both requirements, eliminating downtime and improving productivity. |
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| Twinsweet makes vitamins sweet |
12 May 2005 - DSM Coating Resins
Persuading young children to swallow anything that's good for them can be quite a challenge. Vitamin supplements should now slip down a little easier, however, with the launch of chewable banana-flavoured tablets incorporating the high intensity sweetener Twinsweet from Holland Sweetener Company. The tablets, manufactured by Viatris and marketed in the Netherlands under the Dagravit Junior brand, contain Twinsweet which masks the unpleasant taste of certain vitamins. Faced with a deliciously fruity, sweet-tasting tablet, youngsters are less likely to refuse their daily dose. |
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| A new nanoscale flashlight to explore the nanoscale world |
12 May 2005 - DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
In the nanoscale world, nanoparticles are measured in billionths of a meter, which often make them only a little bit larger than the size of atoms. Because these nanoparticles are typically smaller than the wavelengths of visible light, which varies from 700 nanometers for red light to 400 nanometers for violet light, they are literally invisible to even the most powerful optical microscopes. |
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| Off The Shelf commercial components are not catch-all solution to Industry's obsolescence problems |
10 May 2005 - Component Obsolescence Group (COG)
Organisations which need to maintain in service vital long-lifespan electronic equipment should use extreme care when looking for alternatives as replacements for obsolete components, especially where only 'commercial off-the-shelf COTS' devices are available, says the Component Obsolescence Group. |
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| International chronic disease research development |
10 May 2005 - Yale University
The Community Action to Prevent Chronic Disease with support from Oxford Health Alliance, will present a series of global health research workshops May 11–20, hosted by the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale School of Medicine, 60 College St. |
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| Virus targets and kills brain tumors |
10 May 2005 - Yale University
'Malignant glioblastomas are the most common primary brain tumors, causing more than 13,000 deaths each year,' said Anthony van den Pol, professor of neurosurgery at Yale School of Medicine and senior author of the study. 'There are currently no known medical or surgical approaches that constitute an effective cure for glioblastoma, and most patients diagnosed with this type of brain tumor live less than a year.' |
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| New devices may provide power for decades |
10 May 2005 - National Science Foundation
Using some of the same manufacturing techniques that produce microchips, researchers have created a porous-silicon diode that may lead to improved betavoltaics. Such devices convert low levels of radiation into electricity and can have useful lives spanning several decades. While producing as little as one-thousandth of the power of conventional chemical batteries, the new 'BetaBattery' concept is more efficient and potentially less expensive than similar designs and should be easier to manufacture. If the new diode proves successful when incorporated into a finished battery, it could help power such hard-to-service, long-life systems as structural sensors on bridges, climate monitoring equipment and satellites. |
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| Cabot Corp. and Centerpoint LLC agree to produce Translucent Nanogel(R)-Filled roofing systems |
10 May 2005 - Cabot Corporation
Cabot Corporation announced a supply and marketing agreement with Centerpoint(TM) Translucent Systems, LLC, a manufacturer and distributor of residential roofing products. The agreement provides for the use of Nanogel(R) translucent aerogel in energy efficient daylighting roofing systems produced by Centerpoint. |
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| Children’s experiences at home can have a direct impact on their performance at school |
09 May 2005 - Cardiff University
Recent findings from the South Wales Family Study suggest that the quality of relations between parents not only affects children’s long-term emotional and behavioural development but also affects their long-term academic achievement. |
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| Bacterial genome sheds light on synthesizing cancer-fighting compounds
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09 May 2005 - National Science Foundation
Sea squirts around the world are breathing a sigh of relief, as they no longer run the risk of being harvested for their natural disease-fighting substances. Scientists recently discovered that the bacterium Prochloron didemnii, which lives symbiotically inside the sea squirt, actually produces the desired patellamides, compounds that may one day be used in cancer treatment. |
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| New blood test for ovarian cancer screening |
09 May 2005 - Yale University
A new blood screening test could help to identify ovarian cancer in its early stages when few symptoms are present, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the May 10 issue of Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences. Epithelial ovarian cancer is the leading cause of gynecologic cancer deaths in the United States and three times more lethal than breast cancer. It is usually not diagnosed until its advanced stages and has come to be known as the 'silent killer.' |
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| Gold Nanoparticles may simplify cancer detection |
09 May 2005 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Binding gold nanoparticles to a specific antibody for cancer cells could make cancer detection much easier, suggests research at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of California at San Francisco. The report is published in the May 11, 2005 edition of the journal Nano Letters. |
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| HSE grants exemptions to heritage/charter train 'slam-door' operations |
09 May 2005 - HSE InfoLine
The Health and Safety Executive has granted exemptions to enable twelve heritage/charter train companies, and other operators of their Mark 1 rolling stock to continue to run stock without central door locking. |
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| Twin success for Twinsweet |
09 May 2005 - DSM Coating Resins
Holland Sweetener Company is celebrating the successful launch of two new products containing Twinsweet, the low-calorie sweetener made from aspartame and acesulfame-K to deliver long-lasting sweetness in its purest form. XyliFresh 100 Sensitive chewing gum, manufactured by RBV Leaf, hit Dutch retail shelves in January 2005. Rolo low carb was launched by Nestlé in the UK in July 2004. Both products bring a new health-based marketing message to confectionery products presenting opportunities for manufacturers to target wider audiences with traditional favourites. |
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| New safety headpiece features DuPont Zytel SST for outstanding mechanical resistance |
09 May 2005 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
The Procap respiratory protection helmet, designed and manufactured by Scott Health and Safety of Finland to help protect workers in tough and hazardous environments, has three major parts made of DuPont Zytel Stiff Super Tough nylon. The material was selected for its light weight, impact resistance and overall outstanding mechanical resistance at high and low temperatures. |
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| IMUS technology leads the way in renewable resource technologies: |
06 May 2005 - Alberta Research Council
The Alberta Research Council and Highmark Renewables were on hand today to mark the official opening of a new pilot plant at Highland Feeders, one of Canada's largest feedlot operations. The plant demonstrates new technology developed jointly by ARC and Highmark Renewables to transform manure into energy, bio-based fertilizers and reusable water, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts associated with land application of manure. |
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| RTP Company builds new China Plant |
05 May 2005 - RTP Company
RTP Company, a global leader in specialty compounds, announces it will open a manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China during the fourth quarter of 2005. The new operation, located in the Suzhou Industrial Park, will offer a full array of thermoplastic manufacturing capabilities and serve a multitude of markets including electronics, automotive, and consumer goods. Dick Zhu will be the General Manager. |
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| Embryos distinguish vibrational differences, hatching early to snake attacks but not to rain |
05 May 2005 - Boston University
At the edge of Ocelot Pond, Panama, red-eyed tree frog embryos still in their eggs are about to make a life-or-death decision. The egg clutch, a gelatinous blob clinging to a leaf overhanging the water, has been spied by a bright green parrot snake. In a twinkling, the snake tears a few eggs from the clutch. |
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| ASML wins contract with ProMOS for new fab in Taiwan |
05 May 2005 - ASML Netherlands B.V.
ASML Holding NV today announced that it had won a contract from ProMOS Technologies (ProMOS or the Company), a leading memory manufacturer, to supply lithography equipment to its new 300 mm wafer fab in Taiwan. This contract increases the presence of ASML in the Taiwanese memory market which produces one-fifth of the world’s DRAM devices. No financial details are being disclosed. |
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| New thermometer confirms wet conditions on earliest Earth |
05 May 2005 - National Science Foundation
Using a newly developed thermometer made of zircon, researchers have found evidence that environmental conditions on early Earth, within 200 million years of the solar system's formation, were characterized by liquid-water oceans and continental crust similar to those of the present day. |
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| Home composting could cut down greenhouse gas |
05 May 2005 - Society for General Microbiology
Composting household organic waste not only reduces landfill disposal, but could also help to cut greenhouse gases according to an article in the May 2005 issue of Microbiology Today, the quarterly magazine of the Society for General Microbiology. The UK currently dumps about 85% of its domestic waste straight into landfill and much of this is biodegradable. Anaerobic microbial decomposition of organic waste in landfills generates methane, a principal greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. |
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| Home composting could cut down greenhouse gas - Microbiology Today: May 2005 issue |
05 May 2005 - Society for General Microbiology
Composting household organic waste not only reduces landfill disposal, but could also help to cut greenhouse gases according to an article in the May 2005 issue of Microbiology Today, the quarterly magazine of the Society for General Microbiology. The UK currently dumps about 85% of its domestic waste straight into landfill and much of this is biodegradable. Anaerobic microbial decomposition of organic waste in landfills generates methane, a principal greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. |
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| Barbecue food risks blamed on global warming |
05 May 2005 - Society for General Microbiology
Global warming holds an additional risk to the people of Britain, according to an article in the May 2005 issue of Microbiology Today, the quarterly magazine of the Society for General Microbiology. Rises in temperature and longer days mean that more of us will be tempted by the lure of the barbecue, which could be followed by an unwelcome dose of food poisoning. Already, at the first sign of sun, people dust down the grill and head outside to cook. |
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| Chemically-conscious gardeners use bugs to beat back the weeds |
05 May 2005 - Society for General Microbiology
Organic gardeners can control pesky weeds with the help of some common soil microbes, according to an article in the May 2005 issue of Microbiology Today, the quarterly magazine of the Society for General Microbiology. As Robert J Kremer of the University of Missouri explains, soil that suppresses the growth of weeds isn't science fiction and doesn't involve chemical fertilisers and herbicides. |
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| Phosphates through fungi could reduce fertiliser use |
05 May 2005 - Society for General Microbiology
Scientists are looking to a little known, but very widespread, phenomenon to provide a natural source of fertilisers for plants and crops, according to an article in the May 2005 issue of Microbiology Today, the quarterly magazine of the Society for General Microbiology. 'Remarkably, most plants are not just plants; they are symbioses with fungi,' explains Professor Alastair Fitter, from the University of York. Professor Fitter is studying this marvellous alliance of plant roots and fungi, called a mycorrhiza, to find out how they work together to survive. |
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| Nanotechnology combined with superconductivity could pave the way for spintronics |
04 May 2005 - National Science Foundation
As the ever-increasing power of computer chips brings us closer and closer to the limits of silicon technology, many researchers are betting that the future will belong to 'spintronics': a nanoscale technology in which information is carried not by the electron's charge, as it is in conventional microchips, but by the electron's intrinsic spin. If a reliable way can be found to control and manipulate the spins, these researchers argue, spintronic devices could offer higher data processing speeds, lower electric consumption, and many other advantages over conventional chips, including, perhaps, the ability to carry out radically new quantum computations. |
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| Ashland's Valvoline division agrees to purchase Car Brite |
04 May 2005 - Ashland Inc
Valvoline, a division of Ashland Inc., has signed an agreement to purchase Car Brite, a leading marketer of products for the U.S. professional automotive reconditioning industry, from E & A Industries of Indianapolis, Ind., in a cash transaction. The purchase price was not disclosed. |
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| Ashland Composite Polymers plans to divest Scandinavian distribution business |
04 May 2005 - Ashland Inc
Ashland Composite Polymers, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc., has agreed to divest its Scandinavian affiliates' distribution business to GRP Materials Supplies Limited (GRPMS), part of UMECO plc. |
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| Bayer MaterialScience Introduces 'Next Generation' Soft Thermoplastic Polyurethanes |
03 May 2005 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
For decades, molders have searched for increasingly soft thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) that are processor friendly, reduce cycle time to reduce part costs and are easily recycled.
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| Bayer Honors Top 13 Suppliers |
03 May 2005 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayer Corporation today honored its top 13 North American suppliers with the corporation's Look of a Leader Award for 2004 performance. |
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| Schaeffler replaces metal chain tensioner with DSM's Stanyl |
03 May 2005 - DSM Coating Resins
Looking to replace metal, consolidate parts, and reduce system costs in their chain tensioner Schaeffler turned to Stanyl TW341 from DSM Engineering Plastics. The chain tensioner is used in high volume engines that are supplied to Ford Motor Co. Throughout the evolution of the powertrain, Stanyl has been and remains the best material for tensioners. |
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| New release updates interfaces to support latest versions of CAD systems |
03 May 2005 - Moldflow Corporation
Moldflow Corporation today announced the release of Moldflow Design Link 5.1, a software product that allows the direct import of solid geometry data from the world's leading CAD systems into Moldflow's design analysis solutions. |
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| Lizard diversity was determined long ago, according to Texas, Oklahoma researchers |
03 May 2005 - University of Texas at Austin
The diversity of present-day lizards might have been determined 200 million years ago when two groups of lizards diverged and not come more recently as the result of environment and competition, according to researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Oklahoma. |
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| Matrox MED Series 10-bit display controller boards to be supported with Fenics Quick Viewer software |
02 May 2005 - Matrox VITE
The Matrox MED Series of display controllers brings advanced functionality and flexibility to the medical imaging market with extensive multi-monitor support, high image quality and robust drivers. Compatible with all display types and with support for OpenGL in grayscale, the Matrox MED Series boasts the widest range of grayscale and color, resolution and operating system support on the market, making it an ideal solution for medical imaging professionals demanding the highest level of flexibility, quality, software compatibility and product features. |
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| New lab simulator packs teaching power of electron microscope at the expense of a textbook |
02 May 2005 - National Science Foundation
Kids have always had a fascination with the other-worldly images produced by a scanning electron microscope: ants sitting on microchip picnic tables, salt crystals in gritty detail, the scales of a butterfly wing. Now, a team of researchers and educators has created a CD-ROM and Web-based software to generate some of the capabilities, and teaching potential, of an SEM using personal computers in a classroom. 'Our goal is to develop next-generation virtual laboratory technology to provide educators access to advanced analytical instruments rarely found in a high school, or even a college,' says Gary Casuccio of the RJ Lee Group, principal investigator on the iSEM Project. 'The iSEM represents our first step in this direction.' |
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| Research offers clues to Alzheimer's plaques |
02 May 2005 - DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Researchers from Argonne and the University of Chicago have developed methods to directly observe the structure and growth of microscopic filaments that form the characteristic plaques found in the brains of those with Alzheimer's Disease. |
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| Design engineers and obsolescence - the distributor interface |
01 May 2005 - Component Obsolescence Group (COG)
According to Arrow Electronics, each desktop computer with a typical monitor contains an average of 4 to 8 pounds of lead. The 315 million computers that became functionally obsolete between 1997 and 2004 contained a total of more than 1.2 billion pounds of lead. This is just one of the very good reasons why we need to take some positive action against the growing mountain of hazardous materials, but the implementation of the EU Directives is likely to add to the already massive headache that is posed by component obsolescence. |
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