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| New technologies, new studies hold promise for future oil-heat savings |
31 July 2005 - DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
The price of home heating oil is expected to skyrocket this season, perhaps to more than $2 per gallon. But researchers in the Combustion Equipment Technology Program at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory are working to improve fuel-oil efficiency to help homeowners and small businesses keep costs down. |
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| Striking results from Brookhaven Ecology Facility |
31 July 2005 - DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Trees in experimental forest plots bathed in atmospheric carbon dioxide at levels expected by the year 2050 experienced a 25 percent growth increase during the first two years of a continuing project, according to results from an ecological research facility built and co-run by the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory. |
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| Health officials and doctors are trying to find less harmful alternatives to cigarette smoking |
30 July 2005 - American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Despite the risks, many people have trouble kicking this addictive habit of smoking. As a result, health officials and doctors are trying to find less harmful alternatives to cigarette smoking. But some products, like smokeless tobacco, may not be effective replacements, according to research presented today during the American Association for Cancer Research's 4th annual Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research meeting in Baltimore. |
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| Killer into cure - using viruses to treat cancer |
29 July 2005 - Society for General Microbiology
The natural ability of viruses to infect and destroy cells is being used by scientists to kill cancerous tumours, according to an article in the August 2005 issue of Microbiology Today, the quarterly magazine of the Society for General Microbiology. Professor Moira Brown of Southern General Hospital in Glasgow explains how viruses that cause common diseases, such as cold sores and 'flu, have been modified so that they are no longer harmful, but can target and kill only cancerous cells. |
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| Discovery of a New Planet in the Outer Solar System |
29 July 2005 - Yale University
A team of researchers from the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., Yale University in New Haven, Conn., and Gemini Observatory on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, report the discovery of a new planet in the outer solar system. Officially designated 2003 UB313, the new planet is intrinsically brighter than Pluto and three times farther away. Assuming the reflectivity of the surface is the same as Pluto's, it is the largest object detected in the solar system since the discovery of Neptune and its moon Triton in 1846. |
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| Medication eases obsessive-compulsive symptoms |
29 July 2005 - Yale University
A medication used to ease symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, also is helpful in treating people with treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder, according to a pilot study at Yale School of Medicine. |
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| Construction deaths down in 2004/2005 But not a time to be complacent |
29 July 2005 - HSE InfoLine
Statistics released yesterday by the Health and Safety Executive show the total number of fatal injuries to workers in construction for this year is 72, a small increase on 71 workers in 2003/04. However, due to a continued rise in employment, the fatal injury rate has fallen by 3% to 3.48 per 100,000 workers, continuing the downward trend of the past four years. This is the lowest level seen on record. |
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| 220 work deaths last year |
28 July 2005 - HSE InfoLine
At the launch of the Health and Safety Executive's annual fatal injury statistics Bill Callaghan, Chair of the Health and Safety Commission called for all sections of industry to continue to improve their control of risk. |
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| Birds that sing with their wings to woo |
28 July 2005 - Yale University
In the courtship dance of male Club-winged Manakins, Machaeropterus deliciosus, rubbing and vibrating specialized wing feathers together creates a courting melody to attract their mates, according to a report in Science. |
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| Delirium associated with premature death |
27 July 2005 - Yale University
Patients who are delirious during hospitalization one year later had 13 percent fewer days of survival during the following year when compared to patients without delirium, according to a study published this month in the Archives of Internal Medicine. |
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| New Taxon of Galápagos tortoise identified |
27 July 2005 - Yale University
Almost 150 years after Charles Darwin proposed a mechanism for biological evolution, previously unrecognized diversity has been discovered among the giant tortoises of the Galápagos, Geochelone nigra, whose distinctiveness was an inspiration in formulating the theory of natural selection. |
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| Work is essential for good health |
27 July 2005 - HSE InfoLine
HSE has launched a new guide for safety and other trade union representatives, offering practical advice on long-term sickness absence and return to work issues. The Health and Safety Commission in a new strategy for Workplace Health and Safety have recognised the need to strengthen the role of health and safety in getting people back to work. HSE has published advice to help trade union officials to implement solutions to reduce sickness absence in the work place. |
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| MacDermid Autotype’s Capillex CX wins SGIA Product Innovation Award |
27 July 2005 - Autotype International
Capillex CX, part of the proven ‘Controlled Profile’ stencil system from MacDermid Autotype, has been awarded the Product Innovation of the Year Award at this year’s Speciality Graphic Imaging Association Membrane Switch Symposium. |
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| New era for high-pressure materials research at Advanced Photon Source |
26 July 2005 - DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
A great boost in high-pressure research, a fast moving field in modern science, took place today with the dedication of the newest research facility at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory. |
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| Physicists entangle photon and atom in atomic cloud |
26 July 2005 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Quantum communication networks show great promise in becoming a highly secure communications system. By carrying information with photons or atoms, which are entangled so that the behavior of one affects the other, the network can easily detect any eavesdropper who tries to tap the system. |
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| Morgan to hold MORGOIL bearing symposium in China |
25 July 2005 - Morgan Construction Company
The MORGOIL Bearing Division of Morgan Construction Company will hold a MORGOIL Symposium in China this September that will feature bearing seminars in both Chinese and English. The event will take place in Shanghai, China. |
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| Organisations sign first agreement to ensure consistent health and safety enforcement on national trust premises |
25 July 2005 - HSE InfoLine
The Health and Safety Executive today signed an agreement with the National Trust and Swindon Borough Council to work together on health and safety at Trust premises. Senior managers from the three organisations met at the new Trust headquarters in Swindon to launch the agreement. |
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| Decreased breast cancer survival associated with high TRAIL-R2 expression |
25 July 2005 - Yale University
High expression of TRAIL-R2, a cell surface receptor that triggers cell death, has been shown to be associated with a decrease in the survival rates of breast cancer patients according to a study published by Yale Cancer Center researchers in Clinical Cancer Research. |
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| Medical Center uses TDMoIP to run voice traffic over distributed gigabit ethernet MAN |
25 July 2005 - RAD Data Communications Ltd
UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco has opted to deploy an evolutionary technology to link all its sites, which include three hospitals as well as 75 offices and clinical locations distributed across three main campuses, onto a single broadband network. |
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| Study finds family experiences more telling in adjustment of female adult children of alcoholics |
25 July 2005 - Boston University
In a recent study, researchers at the Boston University School of Social Work found that while parental alcoholism can serve as an indicator of long-term harm to children, contrary to common beliefs it is not a direct cause. |
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| New CEOSE report stresses importance of science and engineering opportunities for all citizens |
21 July 2005 - National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation programs and policies have helped increase the participation of women, minorities and people with disabilities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, according to a new report prepared by the Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering. Yet despite measurable gains, the report, Broadening Participation in America's Science and Engineering Workforce, notes that progress has been slow and uneven across underrepresented groups and the various science and engineering fields. |
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| Clinical trial tests cholesterol drug to minimize multiple sclerosis |
21 July 2005 - Yale University
Yale School of Medicine is participating in the first clinical trial testing atorvastatin to delay or decrease disease in patients who have experienced a first attack of multiple sclerosis. |
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| Early estrogen therapy to prevent heart disease focus of Yale study |
21 July 2005 - Yale University
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine and seven other national institutions are recruiting patients to participate in the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study to look at the effects of estrogen on heart disease prevention. |
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| New strong and tough DuPont Zytel used in FAKRA-standard connectors |
20 July 2005 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
FAKRA-standard connectors, manufactured by US company Osram Sylvania and moulded from DuPont Zytel nylon, are emerging as the preferred links for on-board cabling used with satellite radio and a wide range of other telematics systems. Mechanical properties such as strength, stiffness and toughness, and the ability to meet tight moulding tolerances make the DuPont material first choice for the application. |
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| New high-tech tool maneuvers microscopic particles |
20 July 2005 - National Science Foundation
Researchers have invented so-called optoelectronic tweezers that can maneuver microscopic particles as small as living cells without damaging them. The tool uses optical energy from a low-intensity laser beam to create an electric field on a photoconductive glass slide. Similar to magnets sticking together or pushing apart according to their orientation, a particle inside the charged electric field is attracted or repelled depending on its own charge. Moving the laser beam moves the electric field, taking the object along with it. |
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| Pittsburgh Center unveils a bigger, faster supercomputer called Big Ben |
20 July 2005 - National Science Foundation
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center now has it own 'Big Ben', only this technological bellwether rings out in teraflops. PSC acquired Big Ben, the first XT3 system to be shipped from Cray, Inc., with a $9.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation. |
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| Spanish CLEC Jazztel deploys hundreds of RAD converters to connect IP DSLAMs over SDH infrastructure |
20 July 2005 - RAD Data Communications Ltd
Jazztel, a leading Spanish competitive local exchange carrier, is deploying hundreds of intelligent converters from RAD Data Communications to enable it to connect its IP DSLAMs over existing SDH infrastructure throughout the country. |
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| Dying for a tan? Researchers ask if industry does enough to protect tourists |
20 July 2005 - Cardiff University
As thousands of families jet off to sunnier climes this week, researchers at Cardiff University have been asking if the tourism industry is doing enough to protect its customers from one of the biggest killers of our generation, skin cancer. |
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| University to develop hazard mitigation plan |
20 July 2005 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Tech has begun the process of developing a University Hazard Mitigation Plan and will involve many members of the university community in the development of this important document. |
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| Novel system uses polarized light pulses to reveal crop health |
19 July 2005 - National Science Foundation
By firing rapid pulses of polarized light at corn, spinach and other crops, researchers have uncovered a picture of plant health that is invisible to the naked eye. Using a portable light source and detector technology, the researchers can differentiate minute differences in leaf colors, indicators of over- or under-fertilization, crop-nutrient levels and perhaps even disease. |
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| New nano-valve can start and stop a molecular flow repeatedly |
19 July 2005 - National Science Foundation
Chemists at UCLA have created the first reversible nano-valve: a molecular machine that they can open and close like a faucet whenever they want. Among the many potential applications are nanoscale drug delivery systems that could release pharmaceuticals at very precise points within the body, or even within a single cell. |
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| Mexican Mill orders compactor from Morgan |
19 July 2005 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan Construction Company has received a contract from Siderúrgica Lázaro Cárdenas, Las Truchas, S.A. de C.V in Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico, for a new compactor and coil handling system. |
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| Fruit farm prosecution highlights important safety issues |
19 July 2005 - HSE InfoLine
Following the prosecution of a Berkshire fruit farming company last week, the Health and Safety Executive is using the case to emphasise a number of important safety issues to employers in the agriculture sector. These include: ensuring workers are properly trained; the need to carry out a risk assessment; and checking that machinery is suitable for the purpose for which it is being used. The prosecution followed HSE's investigation into the deaths of two Polish workers who became entangled in farm machinery used to coil rope. |
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| Multi-cultural aspects breathe new life into faith in Brazil |
19 July 2005 - Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Believers in Brazil can choose from a wide variety of religions. The main reason for this rich selection lies in the country's colonial history and its current socio-economic development. This is the key message of a project recently concluded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF in order to analyze why Brazil of all countries experiences such a big run on faith. |
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| Antimicrobial keypads for hygiene critical applications from MacDermid Autotype |
18 July 2005 - Autotype International
In any industry electronic data processing equipment needs to satisfy the various demands of the environment in which it is to be used in. This is particularly true in environments demanding high levels of hygiene, such as hospitals, doctors’ surgeries and convalescent homes, as equipment for electronic patient administration is constantly subjected to frequent contact with many different people. In addition, this type of equipment has shown to be a potential carrier of harmful germs and bacteria. |
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| ARC, Pirelli Labs sign deal to develop micro fuel cell for industrial applications |
18 July 2005 - Alberta Research Council
Pirelli Labs S.p.A., of Italy, and Alberta Research Council Inc. signed a joint agreement to develop ARC's micro solid oxide fuel cell technology. The one-year agreement will focus on applying Pirelli's patented process which enables a hydrocarbon-based fuel to be supplied directly into ARC's fuel cell stack to simplify its design. |
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| Science awaiting details on request to retract stem cell paper |
17 July 2005 - American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Donald Kennedy, Science editor in chief, said Friday that the journal is closely monitoring a controversy that has emerged over a landmark embryonic stem cell paper. The journal has received a request for retraction from the lead authors, Woo Suk Hwang and Gerald Schatten, but Science is withholding action on that request until all 25 co-authors sign off on the request, Kennedy told reporters in a telephonic news conference. |
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| Fabuless weight management from DSM |
17 July 2005 - DSM Coating Resins
The Functional Food Ingredient business unit of DSM Food Specialties has launched its latest food ingredient brand, Fabuless. A weight management ingredient that helps control food intake without the sacrifice and discipline usually associated with dieting and weight control, Fabuless triggers the natural appetite control mechanism. By suppressing the hunger signals that would normally be sent hours after a meal, consumers feel more satisfied than they would have been and consequently eat less. At a time when consumer and government interest in health and obesity has never been higher, Fabuless represents a significant new product development opportunity for dairy and other food manufacturers. |
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| New AAAS security Center holds first congressional briefing |
16 July 2005 - American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
The AAAS Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy, founded this year to build new connections between scientists, research institutions and federal policy-makers, held its first briefing for a select audience of congressional staffers in Washington D.C. |
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| The discovery of strong evidence that Mars was once awash in potentially life-supporting water |
16 July 2005 - American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
The discovery of strong evidence that Mars was once awash in potentially life-supporting water has been named as the Breakthrough of the Year by the journal Science and its publisher, AAAS, the nonprofit science society. The findings suggest that Mars was a wet, warm place that could have been capable of nurturing life billions of years ago, when life on Earth was getting its start. |
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| Engineer develops DynaPro, a production planning tool |
15 July 2005 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Manufacturers have long been plagued with planning problems related to production and inventory decisions, labor requirements and capacity adjustments. DynaPro, a new software tool developed by Subhash Sarin, an engineering faculty member at Virginia Tech’s Center for High Performance Manufacturing, could help manufacturers make those types of decisions. |
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| ABB's new range of low voltage AC drives from 0.18 to 2,800 kW |
15 July 2005 - ABB Limited (Group Headquarters)
The full colour publication provides technical details on ABB's range of low voltage AC drives from 0.18 to 2,800 kW as well as motors from 0.06 to 710 kW. It also presents ABB's range of DC and medium voltage AC drives. Ordering data, dimensions, options and electrical details are included. Prices for 2006 are listed for the majority of products. |
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| ESAB Automation's new Vision LE is designed to control medium sized portal profile cutting machines |
15 July 2005 - ESAB Group
ESAB Automation's new Vision LE is designed to control medium sized portal profile cutting machines. It provides a graphical user interface on a PC based system that is reliable and simple. |
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| Component obsolescence comes under scrutiny |
15 July 2005 - Component Obsolescence Group (COG)
Speakers from the US Department of Defence, the UK Ministry of Defence, Westinghouse Rail, Rochester Electronics and BAE Systems have all been lined up to address a major conference on how organisations which need to maintain expensive, long lifespan equipment can deal with the growing problem of component obsolescence. 'Obsolescence: Risks, Strategies and Effective Management Processes' is being hosted by the Component Obsolescence Group and is due to take place from June 28-30 at St David s Hotel in Cardiff, Wales. There will also be an associated trade exhibition. Ted Glum, Director of Defence Microelectronics Activity (part of the US Department of Defence) and Howard Perkins, Director of Enabling Services, UK Ministry of Defence will give keynote speeches with further contributions from Logistical & Mechanical Services of South Africa, and the Georgia Tech Research Institute in the US. The conference will cover obsolescence management strategies and potential future problems and ways of dealing with them, the effectiveness of using off-the-shelf commercial components to replace parts designed for the industrial market and the impact of the new RoHs and WEEE directives. System and component obsolescence case studies will also be presented. |
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| ESAB has introduced an adaptorless A-Basket to use with its OK Autrod 12.51 wire |
14 July 2005 - ESAB Group
Leading welding equipment supplier ESAB has introduced an adaptorless A-Basket to use with its OK Autrod 12.51 wire. As it needs no plastic inserts, the basket can save both change-over time and downtime, while also improving environmental practice by being recyclable and cutting down on waste. It will fit directly on to any wire-feed unit. |
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| Matrox Graphics to demonstrate productivity enhancing multi-display graphics solutions |
14 July 2005 - Matrox VITE
What's happening: Matrox Graphics Inc., the leading manufacturer of graphics solutions for professionals, invites you to Matrox Booth 529 in New York, July 19-21, for demonstrations of the Parhelia APVe for audio, photo and video professionals, as well as the Parhelia DL256 PCI card for dual-link digital flat panels. Come see how our unique multi-display graphics solutions can help you edit and create without boundaries. |
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| HSE warns divers against dangerous and illegal fishing methods |
14 July 2005 - HSE InfoLine
The warning comes after a multi-agency investigation into illegal diving for razor fish (spoots) off Argyll and Bute on the west coast of Scotland. The investigation revealed that some fishermen operating in the area are dropping electrified cables, which consist of several un-insulated metal electrodes, into the water that are then dragged by the vessel across the seabed stunning razor fish as they go. A diver who follows the path of the cable then collects the fish. However, if the diver comes into contact or even close proximity to the electrodes there is a real risk of electrocution.
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| We need a common sense approach to risk management |
14 July 2005 - HSE InfoLine
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath today called for a common sense approach to risk management as he formally launched a debate on the causes of risk aversion in health and safety. |
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| New research into building better small machines |
14 July 2005 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Do diamonds really last forever? That's the hope of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers who are trying to solve the problems associated with building extremely small machines and having them withstand the test of time, wear and tear. |
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| New type of sewage treatment plant is being kept running 24/7 with assistance of ABB Drives Alliance |
14 July 2005 - ABB Limited (Group Headquarters)
The company has supplied £100,000 of motor control equipment as part of the plant, which is the only one of its kind in the UK. Built and operated by sewage recycling specialist Agrivert on behalf of Northumbrian Water, the plant operates as a single processing line without the benefit of a backup line, so reliability is the key requirement. |
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| World's largest cruise liner sets off on her maiden transatlantic voyage, powered by ABB |
13 July 2005 - ABB Limited (Group Headquarters)
The world's largest cruise liner, Freedom of the Seas, sets off on her maiden transatlantic voyage, powered and propelled by ABB electrical and propulsion systems. |
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| Researchers discover half-billion-year-old fossils |
13 July 2005 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Scientists interested in ancient life have a wealth of fossils and impressions frozen in rocks that they can study from as far back as 540 million years ago, when animals with shells and bones began to become plentiful. But evidence of complex life older than 540 million years is scant and difficult to study. |
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| Identifying the Signatures of protons in water |
13 July 2005 - Yale University
Free protons from acids associate with 1, 2 or 3 molecules of water and the structures can be identified by unique infrared laser spectrum signatures, according to a report in Science by Yale professor of chemistry Mark A. Johnson and his collaborators at Yale, the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Georgia. |
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| Drinking alcohol may lower risk of non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma |
13 July 2005 - Yale University
People who drink alcohol have a lower risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma than non-drinkers, researchers at Yale's Department of Epidemiology and Public Health write in an article published in Lancet Oncology |
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| UK Mill orders high-speed shears from Morgan |
13 July 2005 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan Construction Company has received an order from the Corus Group for an upgrade to the company's four-strand mill in Scunthorpe, United Kingdom |
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| UK Mill orders high-speed Shears from Morgan |
13 July 2005 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan Construction Company has received an order from the Corus Group for an upgrade to the company's four-strand mill in Scunthorpe, United Kingdom. |
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| More than 99% MRSA kill rate for Autotex AM |
13 July 2005 - Autotype International
Autotex AM, the new hard-coated polyester film from MacDermid Autotype that incorporates Microban antimicrobial protection, has undergone extensive testing by one of the UK’s leading independent, analytical testing bodies, Law Laboratories Ltd (LawLabs). |
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| Cost competitive electricity from photovoltaic concentrators called Imminent |
13 July 2005 - DOE/National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Solar concentrators using highly efficient photovoltaic solar cells will reduce the cost of electricity from sunlight to competitive levels soon, attendees were told at a recent international conference on the subject. Herb Hayden of Arizona Public Service and Robert McConnell and Martha Symko-Davies of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory organized the conference held May 1-5 in Scottsdale, Ariz. |
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| Experiments will probe spin structure of protons and the nature of the strong force |
12 July 2005 - DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
The newest and largest particle accelerator at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory is taking a break from recreating the conditions of the early universe to investigate another fundamental question that has puzzled physicists: Where do protons get their spin, a property of elementary particles as basic as mass and electrical charge? |
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| Intervention can greatly improve dialysis treatment |
12 July 2005 - Case Western Reserve University
A new clinical trial demonstrates that identifying and overcoming three barriers greatly improves the quality of hemodialysis treatment, a finding that may help the 33,000 Americans now receiving suboptimal doses of hemodialysis. |
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| Cost-effective all-in-one programmable wafer ID mark reader |
12 July 2005 - Matrox VITE
Today Matrox Imaging announces the Iris P700 Wafer Reader, another addition to the Matrox Iris P-Series family of programmable smart cameras specifically designed for reading ID marks on semiconductor wafers. Matrox P700 Wafer Reader incorporates custom LED-based illumination and optics as well as a high-resolution image sensor in a compact remote head connected to a small footprint processor unit based on the Intel Ultra Low Power Celeron. The processor unit runs the industry-proven Matrox Imaging Library character recognition and code reading software, which together recognize SEMI standard alphanumeric, bar and matrix code wafer ID marks. |
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| New addition to Iris P-Series smart camera family incorporates a 100 frames per second sensor |
12 July 2005 - Matrox VITE
Matrox Imaging announces Iris P300H, the latest addition to the Matrox Iris P-Series family of programmable smart cameras designed for professional developers and OEMs. 'Matrox Iris P300H includes a high-speed monochrome 640 x 480 @ 100 fps 1/3'-type CCD sensor which makes it ideal for high throughput inspection applications that require simple analysis/processing of images,' explains Fabio Perelli, Product Manager for Matrox Imaging. |
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| First 7-Speed automatic gearbox has shift plate of DuPont Zytel |
12 July 2005 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
A shift plate made of DuPont Zytel nylon carries the fully integrated gear-change control system of DaimlerChrysler's trend-setting 7G-Tronic seven-speed automatic gearbox. The complex part, about 40 cm long and moulded to close tolerances, maintains its vital functional properties even though it works while immersed in gear oil at up to 140 °C. A flexible printed circuit, based on the DuPont Pyralux system, connects the electronics with the magnetic valves and with various sensors and floats which are also mounted on the shift plate. The entire module was developed and is supplied by Siemens VDO Automotive AG, Regensburg. Geiger technik, of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, supplies the shift plate. |
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| Understanding and diagnosing an inherited pain syndrome |
12 July 2005 - Yale University
Yale School of Medicine researchers report the first demonstration that a single mutation in a human sodium channel gene can trigger pain in people with an inherited pain syndrome known as primary erythromelalgia, according to a study published this month in the journal Brain. |
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| ASML introduces industry's highest NA immersion tool for volume chip production at 45 nm node |
12 July 2005 - ASML Netherlands B.V.
ASML Holding NV today announced a new lithography system with the highest numerical aperture in the semiconductor industry. The ASML TWINSCAN XT:1700i system is a 193 nm immersion scanner capable of volume chip production at the 45 nm node. The new system has a NA that jumped from 0.93 to 1.2, skipping the perceived, pre-immersion barrier of 1.0. The first shipment to a customer, a leading semiconductor manufacturer ordering its second ASML immersion system, will take place in Q1 2006. |
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| Saving energy at a wastewater works |
12 July 2005 - ABB Limited (Group Headquarters)
Severn Trent Water, the world's fourth largest privately owned water company, achieved a 65 percent energy saving with ABB drives at a U.K. wastewater treatment plant. |
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| Paper manufacturer plant has achieved its goal of producing all its paper from recovered waste paper |
11 July 2005 - ABB Limited (Group Headquarters)
Paper manufacturer UPM's plant at Shotton has achieved its goal of producing all its paper from recovered waste paper, rather than virgin wood, with the help of ABB variable speed drives. |
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| RAD cost-effectively extends ethernet service footprint in Central Oregon |
11 July 2005 - RAD Data Communications Ltd
Quantum Communications, a competitive local exchange carrier serving the small cities and vast stretch of rural regions that comprise central Oregon, has deployed intelligent converters from RAD Data Communications to leverage its extensive TDM-based SONET network to provide next-generation Ethernet services. |
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| Engineer creates new tool for keeping computers cool |
11 July 2005 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Anyone who has listened to the constant whir of a computer's fan or held a laptop for too long knows how blazing hot computers can get. In fact, today's ultra-powerful computers generate so much heat that air cooling technology can't keep pace anymore, says University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineering professor Tim Shedd. |
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| Can neuronal replacement slow the mind's aging? |
11 July 2005 - American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Pioneering neurobiologist Fernando Nottebohm told a AAAS audience that, after a career of studying the brains of song-birds, he believes humans may someday be able to replace neurons in the human brain to offset the effects of disease, injury or getting old. |
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| Protein amplification in melanoma is possible drug target |
11 July 2005 - Yale University
Researchers have pinpointed specific gene and protein over-production in metastatic melanoma, pointing the way to a possible new drug target, according to a study published in Nature July 7. |
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| New Borecene Compact powder grades offer unique opportunities for intricately shaped rotomoulded applications |
11 July 2005 - Borealis A/S
Borealis has launched two new Borecene Compact PE grades to meet rotomoulders' needs for polyethylene resins that provide enhanced flow properties, as well as improved economics and handling. |
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| ABB launch of AC500 system |
10 July 2005 - ABB Limited (Group Headquarters)
ABB Limited is increasing its Programmable Logic Controller offering for industrial automation applications with the launch of the AC500 system, comprising of three new automation products; the AC500 PLC, the S500 Input/Output module, and the CP500 HMI operator interface terminal. Available through ABB's low voltage products division, the AC500 system will complement ABB's existing AC31 PLC and the 800xA DCS family of controllers. |
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| New data on novel HPV vaccine confirms efficacy in large population |
08 July 2005 - American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Final results of the phase III study, originally published in early October, confirmed the vaccine's efficacy from available combined phase II and phase III data sets, incorporating an additional 7,000 patient records as compared to the interim results. The researchers concluded from these analyses that the administration of this vaccine, known as GARDASIL, is highly effective in preventing high-grade pre-cancerous illnesses and non-invasive cervical cancers. |
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| Sandvik invests in continuous production line for woodband saw strip |
08 July 2005 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
Sandvik Materials Technology has confirmed that the expected product and capacity benefits, arising from an investment in a continuous finishing line for woodband saw strip steel, are now being realised. The total investment of around 70MSEK ($10 million) includes a new heat treatment furnace for hardening and tempering and a new finishing line for polishing strip steel. |
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| Nanowires in blood vessels may help monitor, stimulate neurons in the brain |
07 July 2005 - National Science Foundation
Working with platinum nanowires 100 times thinner than a human hair, and using blood vessels as conduits to guide the wires, a team of U.S. and Japanese researchers has demonstrated a technique that may one day allow doctors to monitor individual brain cells and perhaps provide new treatments for neurological diseases such as Parkinson's. |
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| Latest Matrox Imaging Library release integrates feature-based OCR module & other additions and enhancements |
06 July 2005 - Matrox VITE
Matrox Imaging today announced the latest release of its award-winning software development toolkit for machine vision, medical imaging and image analysis, Matrox Imaging Library 8.0 for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP. This high-level programming library offers an extensive set of optimized functions for image capture, processing, analysis, display and archiving. |
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| Natural products continue to reveal exciting anti-cancer properties |
05 July 2005 - American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Five studies presented during the American Association for Cancer Research's 4th annual Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research meeting in Baltimore, Md., add to the arsenal of research that shows adding certain vegetables and herbs to the diet can prevent or, in some cases, halt the growth of cancer. |
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| Brighter results with new Scotch-Brite floor pads |
01 July 2005 - 3M Europe
3M has launched an exciting new generation of premium quality floor pads designed for prolonged use on all hard floor surfaces. Scotch-Brite Plus Floor Pads and Scotch-Brite Double Action Floor Pads use the latest 3M technology to provide optimum levels of cleaning and polishing performance in addition to longer life, reduced vibration and increased worker comfort. |
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| Silverstone taking extra care of their visitors! |
01 July 2005 - 3M Europe
Anyone visiting the British Grand Prix in July this year was encouraged to use ear plugs supplied free by Silverstone to help counteract the noise levels reached during the practice and racing. Noise levels around the track and hospitality areas can reach as much as 103dB and on the actual race day, the race lasts for up to 1¾ hours. |
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| Virginia Tech partners in discovery of quark interaction |
01 July 2005 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Physics researchers working at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization Laboratory in Japan have observed a new type of interaction among the most fundamental of particles, the quark. The scientists reported at the Symposium on Lepton-Photon Interactions at High Energies, June 30 to July 5 in Uppsala, Sweden, that they had produced first evidence of a beauty quark converting to the lightest of quarks, the down quark. |
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| Ashland introduces new bunker sample retention system |
01 July 2005 - Ashland Specialty Chemical Company
A new bunker sample retention system designed to ease full compliance with Marpol 73/78 Annex IV requirements for ships over 400 gross tons and platforms and drilling rigs engaged in voyages is now available from Drew Marine, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc. The system is designed to relieve the often burdensome compliance requirements regarding the collection, retention and documentation of bunker fuel samples. |
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| ESAB has announced that the full range of Railtrac 1000 modular, track-guided products is now available |
01 July 2005 - ESAB Group
ESAB has announced that the full range of Railtrac 1000 modular, track-guided products is now available for portable, programmable, semi-automated welding and cutting operations. A choice of digital programming units is offered, depending on the functions required, and both are fully sealed for use outdoors. Stainless steel and high-grade aluminium alloys are used extensively for the hardware to ensure that it will withstand use in harsh environments. |
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| Perfume to lure mosquitoes and control Malaria |
01 July 2005 - Yale University
A five–year, $8.5–million dollar research project, designed to substantially reduce the spread of malaria by redirecting mosquitoes with odor cues, is being undertaken by an international team of scientists including John Carlson, the Eugene Higgins Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at Yale University. |
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| Advantech launches localized eAutomationPro Sites |
01 July 2005 - Advantech UK
Advantech Corporation, Industrial Automation Group is proud to launch its localized versions of eAutomationPro, a website for automation professionals in USA, Taiwan, Korea, Germany and Italy. The sites offer comprehensive Advantech product information and the ability to purchase Advantech products directly from the manufacturer. |
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