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| Surge of interest for scanning vibrating needle curemeter |
31 March 2006 - Rapra Technology Limited
Rapra Technology, Europe's leading polymer research and test house, reports a surge of interest for its own-invented Scanning Vibrating Needle Curemeter whose principal use is in monitoring the cure of foam and liquid polymers, right through from the liquid to the solid phase in liquid curing systems for polymers, paints and resins. |
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| Rail departs HSC/E |
31 March 2006 - HSE InfoLine
The responsibility for railway health and safety regulation is transferring from the Health and Safety Commission and Executive to the Office of Rail Regulation on 1 April 2006. |
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| New controls on agricultural waste |
31 March 2006 - Defra
Regulations made today apply waste management controls to agricultural waste for the first time in England and Wales. The new Regulations will come into force on 15 May 2006 and will apply the same controls on agricultural waste that have applied to all other sectors of industry for many years. |
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| A new generation of radial piston pumps |
31 March 2006 - Moog Controls
Low noise, greater reliability, easy control options are demands on modern piston pumps. To lower both the noise emission and the high and low-pressure pulsation, the number of pistons of a radial piston pump is increased from 7 to 9. By means of CFD and FE calculation the suction path of the RKP is optimized as a compromise between hydraulic (low pressure drop, small inductivity) and mechanic (small deformation, low stresses) functionality. Pressure drop along the suction path was reduced by 20%. The sound emission of the new radial piston pump generation was reduced by up to 5dB(A) in sound power that corresponds to a reduction of wide more than 50%. A new stroke ring design eliminates a possible place of wear. The DCP (Digital Interface Pump) is a new servo radial piston pump adjustment based on a new pilot valve with digital onboard electronics offering an enhanced functionality. |
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| New study that that dasatinib provides significant benefit in chronic myeloid leukemia patients |
31 March 2006 - American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Imatinib, which blocks the irregular protein that allows the overproduction of abnormal white blood cells, has become a standard therapy for CML patients not undergoing stem cell transplantation. However, a number of patients have developed resistance to this treatment because their cancer cells are able to mutate and adapt. |
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| Rubber-to-metal bonded diaphragms, sprocket assemblies, handles and grips provided by Rubber Industries |
31 March 2006 - Rubber Industries
Shakopee, Minnesota: Custom molded rubber parts bonded to metal components for prototype and production applications is a service available from Rubber Industries, Inc., a custom rubber molding solutions provider with 30 years experience. |
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| SAM'S CLUB rolls out business all-in-one card |
31 March 2006 - AZDEL
SAM'S CLUB announced today it is launching the new Business All-In-One Card, combining the buying power of membership and credit into a single card. The new card will be offered to SAM'S CLUB Business Members and Business Plus Members throughout the U.S. |
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| General electric agrees to acquire Edwards Systems Technology |
30 March 2006 - AZDEL
GE Infrastructure, a unit of General Electric Company, announced today that, subject to regulatory approvals, GE will acquire Edwards Systems Technology, the fire detection systems business of SPX Corporation for $1.395 billion in an all-cash transaction. |
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| Research team to compare environmental performance of building systems |
30 March 2006 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
The head of the Virginia Tech College of Natural Resource’s wood science and forest products department professor, Paul Winistorfer, and wood products professor Earl Kline have joined a group of prestigious university professors and wood experts in a landmark research project directed by the Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials. |
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| Rapra provides biocompostable standards and research |
30 March 2006 - Rapra Technology Limited
Rapra Technology, Europe's leading independent plastics and rubber research organisation, reports a significant growth in demand for its expertise associated with compostable materials. |
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| Councils urged to clean up their act with new powers |
30 March 2006 - Defra
Environment Secretary, Margaret Beckett, today launched a nationwide clampdown on litter as part of a package of new powers for local authorities.
New measures under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act, which come into force on April 6, will see local authorities better equipped to combat litter in terms of both prevention and penalties. |
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| Farmers invited to take the whole farm approach |
29 March 2006 - Defra
The Whole Farm Approach, Defra's new web-based system designed to save England's farmers time and money, goes live today. It is now open to the country's 120,000 farms. |
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| Rapra tackles manual handling risks |
29 March 2006 - Rapra Technology Limited
A morning seminar on overcoming risks in manual handling in the plastics industry will be held at Rapra Technology, Europe's leading plastics and rubber test house and technical consultancy, on Thursday July 21 at Rapra's Shawbury headquarters, near Shrewsbury. |
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| Aspirin agent aids plants against virus |
29 March 2006 - Society for General Microbiology
Yet another extraordinary ability of the active ingredient in aspirin, salicylic acid, has just been identified by plant scientists working at the University of Cambridge, researchers heard at the Society for General Microbiology's meeting in Bath. |
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| Polycarbonate blends for automotive body parts |
29 March 2006 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Polycarbonate blends such as Makroblend and Bayblend from Bayer MaterialScience AG are increasingly suited to applications in the field of automotive body parts. For example, mineral-reinforced PC/PET and PC/PBT blends as well as unfilled and PC/ABS formulations reinforced with glass fiber are increasingly being used instead of sheet molding compounds for the production of rear spoilers and antenna covers. Examples of this trend are the rear spoilers of Volkswagen’s Golf GTI and Polo GTI and the Alfa Romeo 159, which are injection molded using Makroblend DP 7665. |
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| New concept car developed by Rinspeed and Bayer MaterialScience |
29 March 2006 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
The highlight of the car is a smoothly contoured, single-section roof dome made from Makrolon, the tail-end of which incorporates a luminous holographic area that forms a third brake light. |
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| New easy flowing variant of PC/ABS blend Bayblend |
29 March 2006 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayblend DP T65 TX from Bayer MaterialScience AG is a new non-reinforced blend of polycarbonate and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer. With otherwise comparable technical properties, the flowability of the material is approximately 15 percent higher than for the established PC/ABS Bayblend T65. |
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| Window encapsulation for motor vehicles with polyurethane |
29 March 2006 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
On account of its outstanding processing and application characteristics, the Bayflex MP polyurethane system from Bayer MaterialScience AG is an excellent choice for the encapsulation of windows in automotive applications. The material surrounds the edge of the window in the form of an adherent elastic coating so that the window can be installed in the vehicle body without complications. |
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| A new method for decorated soft-touch plastic parts |
29 March 2006 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Makrofol Softtouch and Bayfol Softtouch make possible soft surfaces that feel warm to the touch.The new precoated films are used in the FIM process to produce decorated three-dimensional parts. |
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| Great potential for use in headlight components with complex geometries & subject to high thermal loads |
29 March 2006 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayer MaterialScience AG has registered six easy-flow developmental products from the Apec line of copolycarbonates as sales products. “This extension of our product line is a reaction to the good growth prospects we see for these material grades, in particular for use in automotive headlight components. |
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| New higher-performance IR-absorbing dyes for heat shielding |
29 March 2006 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Anyone who owns a car with a panorama roof knows only too well that, when the sun shines, it can very quickly become unbearably hot inside. The reason for this is the infrared rays in sunlight, which heat-shielding systems aim to filter out. Bayer MaterialScience AG has recently made a breakthrough in transparent IR-absorbing dyes for automotive glazing made of Makrolon AG 2677. |
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| Demand for fast, secure check-cashing propels cashworks growth |
29 March 2006 - AZDEL
CashWorks, Inc., a GE Consumer Finance company and leading provider of automated check-cashing and prepaid solutions, announced today it is now operating in more than 3,100 locations nationwide, a 15 percent increase since mid-September. |
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| GE Global research to lead DOE projects inpProduction of Hydrogen |
28 March 2006 - AZDEL
GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of the General Electric Company, announced that it was selected by the Department of Energy to lead $11 million of research projects in the development of hydrogen as a fuel source. The programs are focused on near and long term solutions for the production of hydrogen with sustainable, clean technologies. |
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| Bayer MaterialScience develops new in-mold coating process |
28 March 2006 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
The new in-mold coating process combines injection molding with reaction injection molding. It enables injection molded components to be provided with decorative finishes and skins. |
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| Polyurethane foams from Bayer MaterialScience for vehicle interiors |
28 March 2006 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Sandwiched between a decorative skin and a carrier, Bayfill foam systems from Bayer MaterialScience AG comply with strict safety requirements while also providing high levels of comfort in vehicle interiors. Furthermore, quick-hardening systems mean that molded parts can be produced even more economically. |
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| Guaranteed comfort with a high-tech saddle |
28 March 2006 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
There are of course still plenty of diehard cycling fans who swear by their good old leather saddles. However, most cyclists now prefer to avoid unnecessary discomfort, no matter what kind of bike they are on, and opt instead for high-tech saddles made of state-of-the-art materials that offer maximum comfort, even over long distances. This also allows committed cyclists to focus completely on their performance. |
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| Polyurethane used in the bodywork of excavators |
28 March 2006 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
The right-hand access cover of two Bobcat excavators is made from a polyurethane RIM system from Bayer MaterialScience. Compared to the sheet steel used previously, this material allows greater design freedom and displays impressive impact resistance. |
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| Generous design freedom, high productivity |
28 March 2006 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
The use of the Multitec Short Fiber Spraying polyurethane system opens up a wide range of possibilities in vehicle manufacture. Bayer MaterialScience AG and Overath, Germany-based Prisma Tech Products GmbH have collaborated in the development of prototypes of a roof unit, a fender, an instrument panel, and a door inner trim panel. These demonstrate that Multitec can be used to produce even highly complex parts. |
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| Ultra low-energy house completed in Munich |
28 March 2006 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
For the construction of this ultra low-energy house in Munich the PURWALL polyurethane composite heat insulation system from Hasit Trockenmörtel GmbH & Co. KG based on polyurethane raw materials of Bayer MaterialScience has been used. |
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| Large polyurethane panel shapes character of Zeno designer lamp |
28 March 2006 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
The Zeno lighting system by young designers Diego Rossi and Raffaele Tedesco was awarded the coveted “Design Plus” prize by the German Design Council in 2002. The light owes its appearance to a large panel made of Baydur 60, the polyurethane integral skin foam from Bayer MaterialScience. Despite its 1.20 m diameter, it weighs just 8.5 kilograms. |
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| Cost-effective manufacturing process combines spraying and foaming |
28 March 2006 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
By applying a tailor-made skin of high-grip Baytec Reactive polyurethane spray-on elastomer directly during manufacture, there is no need to cover the foam with watertight film post-manufacture. The viscoelastic Bayfit padding still remains permanently sealed. |
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| New MDI-based viscoelastic foams: |
28 March 2006 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
The special properties of viscoelastic polyurethane foams are best demonstrated when they are subjected to load and the influence of body heat. They yield to every contour and distribute the contact pressure from the weight of the body over as large a surface as possible. |
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| Extremely light and strong thanks to composite construction |
28 March 2006 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
The spineboard is manufactured using the HexFlow system from Hexcel Composites GmbH & Co. KG based on Baypreg polyurethane raw material from Bayer MaterialScience. |
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| High-quality Keramag bathtub manufactured using polyurethane technology |
28 March 2006 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
The premium bathroom range 'F1' from Keramag AG boasts dynamic lines and innovative styling. An important quality feature of the F1 bathtub is the use of the modern polyurethane materials Multitec Short Fiber Spraying and Baydur 60 from Bayer MaterialScience. |
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| The cosmetic treatment Botox may have a new use as an adjuvant to cancer therapy |
28 March 2006 - American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
A study in mice, led by Bernard Gallez, Ph.D., professor of pharmacy at the Université de Louvain in Brussels, Belgium, found that by injecting Botulinum neurotoxin type A into two types of mouse tumors, the tumors' cellular vasculature opened, allowing for more effective destruction of previously resistant cancer cells. The study is the first to test the idea of using Botox against cancer and explores the possibility of its use as an adjuvant, assisting the effective delivery of chemotherapies and radiation. |
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| Business must work in partnership to protect natural resources |
28 March 2006 - Defra
The UK and Brazilian governments joined together this morning to strongly encourage businesses to engage in biodiversity issues. |
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| New climate change programme sets out UK agenda for action domestically and internationally |
28 March 2006 - Defra
An ambitious programme to tackle climate change domestically and to secure agreement on action to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions was published by the Government and devolved administrations today. |
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| New research says realistic training helps healthcare staff deal with increasing violence |
28 March 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Europe
Work-related violence remains one of the most serious occupational hazards facing staff working in the healthcare sector, a fact recently reflected in the NHS Staff Survey 2005 results. Nearly 12% of staff experienced physical violence from patients or their relatives and nearly 26% experienced bullying, harassment or abuse. |
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| Buying for life in public sector construction, Be the best, say health and safety minister |
28 March 2006 - HSE InfoLine
'Each year approximately 17 workers are killed on essential projects procured by the public sector ', Lord Hunt, Minister for health and safety, said today at a major construction event. 'This human cost is too high a price to pay, both economically and ethically'. |
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| Rapra breaks the plastics design mould |
28 March 2006 - Rapra Technology Limited
Rapra Technology delivered a successful ground-breaking conference in Berlin last week: The Art of Plastics Design, October 18th-19th, featured industry luminaries such as Sebastian Conran and David Humphries and succeeded in exploring the uncharted territory between the aesthetics of product design and the technology of polymer science. |
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| Biodegradable polymers in medical applications |
27 March 2006 - Rapra Technology Limited
Rapra Technology, Europe's leading polymer research and test house, has secured 1.4 Million Euros of EU funding and assembled a consortium that will develop highly innovative supercritical fluid processing technology in order to make advanced multifunctional biodegradable polymer devices. |
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| HSE publishes discussion document on review of strategy for regulating new nuclear power station design |
27 March 2006 - HSE InfoLine
The Health and Safety Executive is today inviting views and comments on a review of its strategy for regulating the design of new nuclear power stations. This follows a request from the Department of Trade and Industry, as part of the Government's Energy Review, for advice on the potential role of pre-licensing assessments of power station designs. |
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| Is your workplace noisy? |
27 March 2006 - HSE InfoLine
Hearing loss caused by work is preventable but once your hearing, or that of your workers, has gone it won't come back. A communications campaign was launched today through key trade journals, direct mail-outs, online newsletters and press activity to remind people of the simple rules of thumb to see whether the new regulations may apply. If they do, employers can get help tackling noise at work through HSE's noise web pages and Infoline. |
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| Bradshaw warns: action needed on business waste |
27 March 2006 - Defra
Ben Bradshaw today urged businesses to take more action on waste as business and industrial waste issues are 'moving up the political agenda'. The Local Environmental Quality Minister comments come as Defra announce a new programme of pilot studies, business support services and research to help businesses get smarter in how they manage their resources and ultimately wastage. |
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| GE insurance solutions adds expertise to property insurance services global asset protection staff |
27 March 2006 - AZDEL
'The Property Insurance & Services Global Asset Protection team has had a great year,' said Tim Heinze, Field Operations Leader. 'We've had the opportunity to add new field staff in key strategic locations around the world to help us deliver on our goal of unsurpassed customer service. |
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| Researchers say polymer composite provides better fire protection than steel for shipboard use |
26 March 2006 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
The U.S. Navy needs lighter materials so ships will go further faster. One way to do that is to use new composite materials. But how will these materials respond to fire, one of the most critical safety concerns on a ship? Virginia Tech material scientists have developed models to test composites for fire resistance, and have a recommendation. |
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| Rapra goes with the FreeFlow |
26 March 2006 - Rapra Technology Limited
The project is entitled FreeFlow and the aims of the work are to increase output extrusion rates, reduce processing temperatures and reduce energy consumption in the plastics extrusion process. The research project is being part financed by the European Commission under the sixth framework programme as a Collective Research supporting the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises and industrial associations in European research (Contract number: COLL-CT-2005-516225). |
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| Polymers in automotive fuel containment |
25 March 2006 - Rapra Technology Limited
The first two papers outlined the difficult environment for fuel systems, with Ralf Grünbaum of Volkswagen describing the legal, environmental and customer requirements for fuel systems. The main influences on the Passat fuel system were described as mechanical wear, system temperatures, refuel ability, electrical discharge, ventilation, fuel supply, pressure, safety, environmental legislation (affecting emissions) and fuel composition. Current plastics used were HDPE, PA and POM, which of course raises the issues of joining different materials. Intertek Caleb Brett followed up with an outline of global variations in fuel composition. |
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| GE finance agrees to acquire CitiCapital's Transportation financial services group for $4.4 Billion |
25 March 2006 - AZDEL
GE Commercial Finance, the business-to-business financial services unit of the General Electric Company, today announced that it has agreed to acquire CitiCapital's Transportation Financial Services Group. |
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| GE commercial finance corporate lending provides $173.5 million in financing to U. S. steel |
24 March 2006 - AZDEL
The financing commitment from GE Commercial Finance is part of $600 million senior secured revolving loan facility, for which GE served as Co-Lead Arranger, Co-Syndication Agent and Co-Collateral Agent. GE Commercial Finance will hold its entire financing amount. The U. S. Steel facility, which replaced an existing loan facility, closed on October 22nd. |
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| Developments in European chemical legislation |
24 March 2006 - Rapra Technology Limited
Chemical control measures in the EU are soon to be dramatically revised, and this new Rapra Review Report, entitled EU Regulation of Chemicals: REACH, sets the scene by describing the key facts of the existing measures and the objectives of the future chemicals policy: REACH. |
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| Cocklers tragedy highlights need for high safety standards |
24 March 2006 - HSE InfoLine
Following the successful prosecution for manslaughter following the death of 23 cockle pickers on Morecambe Bay in February 2004 the Health and Safety Commission has today taken the opportunity to re-empahsised the importance of worker protection imposed by health and safety legislation. |
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| Watch out for your bin man |
24 March 2006 - HSE InfoLine
'Watch out for your bin man' is the Health and Safety Executive's call to the people of Leicester this week, following the launch of an initiative designed to make householders more aware of the safety of the people who collect their waste and recyclables. |
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| Oil company ordered to pay out £14,000 for inadequate safe system of work after explosion at refinery |
23 March 2006 - HSE InfoLine
Total Lindsey Oil Refinery Limited has been fined £14,000 following a prosecution brought by the Health and Safety Executive after an explosion at its refinery in Immingham, North Killingholme. HSE's investigation found that TLOR failed to adequately manage risks posed to workers carrying out maintenance on its behalf on a crude oil storage tank. |
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| Rapra helps set the Plast 06 agenda |
23 March 2006 - Rapra Technology Limited
Rapra Technology, Europe's leading polymer research and test centre, has places available at the expert polymer seminars taking place at the Plast06 exhibition in Milan Italy, from February 14, 2006. The Plast 06 organisers approached the Rapra Technology conference department last year and asked Rapra to put in place the seminar activity that will enhance the value and attraction of Italy's premier plastics exhibition. |
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| Boston University scientists produce clearest images of star-forming clouds |
23 March 2006 - Boston University
A team of astronomers from Boston University’s Institute for Astrophysical Research has produced the clearest map to-date of the giant gas clouds in the Milky Way that serve as the birthplaces of stars. Using a powerful telescope, the astronomers tracked emissions of a rare form of carbon monoxide called 13CO to chart a portion of our home galaxy and its star-forming molecular clouds. |
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| General electric agrees to acquire ionics |
23 March 2006 - AZDEL
GE Infrastructure, a unit of General Electric Company, and Ionics, Inc. announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement for GE's acquisition of Ionics in an all cash merger for $44 per share, valuing the transaction at approximately $1.1 billion plus the assumption of existing debt. Ionics is a global leader in desalination, water reuse & recycling, and industrial ultrapure water services. Ionics will join GE Infrastructure's Water & Process Technologies business unit upon completion of the transaction. |
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| GE healthcare unveils 'Vision of Healthcare in the Year 2015' at RSNA conference |
22 March 2006 - AZDEL
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, today kicked off its participation in the 2004 Radiological Society of North America conference in Chicago with the unveiling of its 2015 Future Technology Pavilion. During the conference, GE will showcase technologies that will enable personalized healthcare in the future, resulting in the earlier detection of disease and treatments tailored to individual patients. |
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| Polymer Library just got cheaper |
22 March 2006 - Rapra Technology Limited
Every researcher needs a fast and accurate source of information and the field of polymer science is growing at a tremendous pace. Company libraries have been shutting down as costs become paramount, but now hours are wasted every day trying to find key facts on the Internet. |
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| HSE warns of dangers to children playing on powered rolling doors |
22 March 2006 - HSE InfoLine
The Health and Safety Executive has today issued an information document to the owners of vertically opening powered rolling doors following a number of serious and fatal accidents to children riding on these doors. |
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| HSE warns of dangers to children playing on powered rolling doors |
22 March 2006 - HSE InfoLine
The Health and Safety Executive has today issued an information document to the owners of vertically opening powered rolling doors following a number of serious and fatal accidents to children riding on these doors. |
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| Study finds emotional benefits from participation in computer support groups |
22 March 2006 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Women with breast cancer who participate in computer support groups can obtain emotional benefits when they openly express themselves in ways that help them make sense of their cancer experience, according to a new study conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center of Excellence in Cancer Communications Research. |
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| Researchers say environmental pollution is important piece of social justice debate |
22 March 2006 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
While environmental pollutants constantly swirl around children in all walks of life, past research has shown that children in poor, minority populations are disproportionately likely to be exposed to harmful toxins such as lead and agricultural pesticides. |
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| Defra seeks pilot sites for integrated urban drainage projects |
22 March 2006 - Defra
A questionnaire to identify pilot sites for developing integrated approaches to urban drainage has been published by Defra. |
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| Defra to develop farm plastics scheme |
21 March 2006 - Defra
Defra today announced plans to develop statutory producer responsibility regulations to increase the collection and recycling of non packaging farm plastics.
The regulations, which will be developed in collaboration with the devolved administrations, would cover England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland will consider introducing regulations following consultation. |
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| HSE urges caution over retractable type fall arresters |
21 March 2006 - HSE InfoLine
The Health and Safety Executive is today reminding industry of the dangers of misusing retractable type fall arresters, sometimes referred to as 'inertia blocks', following the interim findings of a research project commissioned by HSE. |
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| Environmental law and the sustainable use of plastics |
21 March 2006 - Rapra Technology Limited
Over recent years a plethora of environmental legislation has been imposed on manufacturing industry. EuP, IPP, RoHS, and WEEE, are to name but some of those that directly impact on the manufacturing sectors that produce or use plastics materials in their products, resulting in companies being forced to rethink their materials sourcing, design and manufacturing practices. |
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| GE healthcare's volume CT scanner fastest Volumetric imaging in the World |
21 March 2006 - AZDEL
GE Healthcare announced today that its next-generation volume computed tomography scanner, the LightSpeed VCT, has set the record for fastest volumetric imaging in the world. The LightSpeed VCT with its 0.35 second rotation and 40 millimeter coverage allows for true volumetric scanning of the heart in only five beats. This breakthrough technology is being showcased at the Radiological Society of North America's 90th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting this week in Chicago, Illinois. |
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| GE energy's solar aystems reduce electric bills in Sacramento's first zero energy homes community |
20 March 2006 - AZDEL
GE Energy's industry-leading, solar electric power systems are being installed in Premier Homes Zero Energy Homes community, Premier Gardens, located in Sacramento, Calif. Premier Gardens is the first Zero Energy Homes community in the Sacramento area. Through the use of renewable energy systems, the U.S. Department of Energy's ZEH initiative aims to reduce the amount of energy consumed by single-family homes. |
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| Kuk do expoxy resins |
20 March 2006 - Thomas Swan
Thomas Swan & Co Ltd of Consett, UK, have announced that their distribution business for the Kuk Do range of epoxy resins will be transferred to Meade-King, Robinson & Co Ltd of Liverpool, UK. |
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| Optimism for woodland and farmland birds as some species increase |
20 March 2006 - Defra
Populations of Tree Sparrows, Whitethroats and Green Woodpeckers are increasing according to statistics published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) today. |
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| TPV meets design and performance requirements for unique grip |
20 March 2006 - ExxonMobil Chemical Co
Lifelong gardener and successful software entrepreneur Bruce Baker wanted to develop an innovative range of hand-held garden tools that would be more comfortable to use than anything on the market. He envisioned tools that would be comfortable to use even for gardeners who suffer from arthritis, tendonitis or carpal tunnel syndrome and that would help prevent stress injuries. |
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| New high strength one part epoxy adhesive cures at 80°C |
20 March 2006 - Master Bond
Master Bond Supreme 3HT-80 is a new one component heat curing epoxy adhesive developed by Master Bond Inc. Supreme 3HT-80 exhibits both high shear and high peel strength. It offers superior resistance to impact, thermal shock, vibration and stress fatigue cracking. This no mix compound has an unlimited working life and cures within 30 minutes at 175°F (80°C). |
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| Calpine to build North America's most advanced combined-cycle power plant |
19 March 2006 - AZDEL
Calpine Corporation, a North American power company, has signed a letter of intent with GE Energy for the joint construction of the world's first power plant based on the 60-hertz version of GE's most advanced gas turbine technology, the H System(TM). |
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| GE healthcare unveils breakthrough imaging technology |
18 March 2006 - AZDEL
GE Healthcare today announced that it has developed the world's first high definition magnetic resonance system. This breakthrough technology was launched at the Radiological Society of North America's 90th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. |
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| GE energy launches new service to focus on nuclear power plant teliability and performance |
17 March 2006 - AZDEL
With federal regulators considering license extensions, power uprates, component obsolescence and productivity demands at a growing number of U.S. nuclear power plants, GE Energy's nuclear business has launched a new service to help utilities evaluate and enhance plant reliability, performance and safety. |
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| New focus for the mechanism of nerve growth |
17 March 2006 - Yale University
Researchers at Yale shed new light on the mechanism of nerve cell growth by identifying novel functions for a molecular “motor” protein, myosin-II, according to an article in the March issue of Nature Cell Biology. |
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| New focus for the mechanism of nerve growth |
17 March 2006 - Yale University
As nerve cells develop or attempt to recover after damage, they extend growth cones, highly flexible extensions that act as environmental sensors. Growth cones use the information they gather to direct advance of the nerve cells and it has long been known that such advance depends on the coordinated assembly of actin filament networks. |
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| New reports highlight need to consider environmental impacts of changes to farming practices |
17 March 2006 - Defra
The wider environmental impacts of changes to the way that crops are grown are considered in two new reports published today. The studies follow up the Farm Scale Evaluations programme which examined the environmental effect of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops. |
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| HSC Consults on proposals for amended biocidal products regulations |
17 March 2006 - HSE InfoLine
The Health and Safety Commission today published a consultative document seeking comments on proposals for the Biocidal Products (Amendment) Regulations 2006. Biocidal products are used in a variety of industries to control unwanted organisms, such as animals, insects, bacteria, viruses and fungi. They are intended to kill or otherwise exert a controlling effect by chemical or biological means. |
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| Optical-wireless convergence provides super-broadband access services from single fiber |
16 March 2006 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Professor Gee-Kung Chang poses with equipment used to demonstrate a hybrid wired/wired network. The new hybrid system could allow dual wired/wireless transmission of the same content such as high-definition television, data and voice up to 100 times faster than current networks. The new architecture would reduce the cost of providing dramatically improved service to conference centers, airports, hotels, shopping malls, and ultimately to homes and small offices. |
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| Research re-examines strong hurricane studies |
16 March 2006 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have released a study supporting the findings of several studies last year linking an increase in the strength of hurricanes around the world to a global increase in sea surface temperature. The new study strengthens the link between the increase in hurricane intensity and the increase in tropical sea surface temperature. It found that while factors such as wind shear do affect the intensity of individual storms or storm seasons, they don't account for the global 35-year increase in the number of the most intense hurricanes. The study appears online in the March 16 edition of Science Express at www.scienceexpress.org |
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| Researcher carves out role of champion of cheese |
16 March 2006 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
The most ironic thing about Mark Johnson, one of Wisconsin's leading experts on cheese, is that he spent the first half of his life simply hating the stuff. 'Even after I became a cheese-maker I just hated the taste of cheese,' he says. 'And cottage cheese was the worst.' |
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| Scientists revealhow deadly toxin hijacks cells |
16 March 2006 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Scientists have pinpointed exactly how botulinum neurotoxin A, a potential agent of biological warfare and one of the most lethal toxins known to humans - is able to sneak into cells. |
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| Researchers develop high-efficiency transformation of strawberry |
16 March 2006 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute and the Department of Horticulture in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech have developed a new procedure for the efficient transfer of specific DNA sequences into the genome of strawberry. The scientists have used Agrobacterium tumefaciens, nature’s genetic engineer, to introduce DNA into the woodland or alpine strawberry Fragaria vesca. The work was funded by a Virginia Tech ASPIRES grant (A Support Program for Innovative Research Strategies). |
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| FEATURE/GE climatekeeper2 refrigeration technology keeps it fresh in the kitchen |
16 March 2006 - AZDEL
Consumers looking to 'freshen' up their kitchens will appreciate the many benefits of the GE ClimateKeeper2 Refrigeration Technology. Known for keeping food garden fresh longer, this refrigeration system also wins points with consumers for its style and convenience. |
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| New geosciences model explains ocean formation and advances search for deep-water oil and gas |
16 March 2006 - University of Texas at Austin
Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences and the Université Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg, France, have developed a new model to explain how continents break apart to form new oceans. Their discovery may improve targeting of deep-water oil and gas reserves. |
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| Emory clinical trial explores options for treating acute deep venous thrombosis |
15 March 2006 - Emory University
Nearly 2 million Americans a year experience the painful swollen extremities associated with deep venous thrombosis. A thrombus, or blood clot, forms mainly in the deep veins of the lower leg or thigh and interferes with circulation. If the clot breaks loose, it can migrate to the lungs and block a pulmonary artery, resulting in a life-threatening pulmonary embolism. |
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| Enduringly superior play properties thanks to polyurethane raw materials from Bayer MaterialScience |
15 March 2006 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
The surface of the adidas +Teamgeist consists of different layers, which together are responsible for the outstanding properties of the soccer ball, ranging from a precise kicking behavior to a very small water uptake. For the manufacture of these layers the polyurethane raw material Impranil from Bayer MaterialScience is used. |
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| GE healthcare's information technologies enabling digital revolution |
15 March 2006 - AZDEL
GE Healthcare announced today that it recently signed contracts with two new customers in the United States to build all-digital community hospitals over the next two to three years. These new customers represent GE's leadership in creating focused solutions to digitize general care community hospitals. |
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| NREL highlights leading utility green power programs |
15 March 2006 - DOE/National Renewable Energy Laboratory
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory released its annual ranking of leading utility green power programs. Under these voluntary programs, consumers can choose to help support additional electricity production from renewable resources such as solar and wind. More than 600 utilities across the United States now offer these programs. |
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| Inadequate safe system of work leads to £13,000 fine for train maintenance company |
15 March 2006 - HSE InfoLine
West Coast Traincare was yesterday fined £13,000 following a prosecution brought by the Health and Safety Executive after a train maintenance worker's hand was run over by a train. HSE's investigation found that there was an inadequate system in place for safely carrying out the work. |
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| HSE prosecutes following fall from height fatality |
14 March 2006 - HSE InfoLine
Henderson General Services Ltd, a construction company based in Putney, London, was fined £18,000 and ordered to pay costs of £4,296, at the Old Bailey on Monday 13 March 2006. The prosecution, brought by the Health and Safety Executive, followed its investigation into the death of Mr James Grimes who died when he fell from a ladderwhile he attempted to access a scaffold. |
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| Nanoparticles facilitate chemical separations |
14 March 2006 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Using the unique properties of new nanometer-scale magnetic particles, researchers have for the first time separated for reuse two different catalysts from a multi-step chemical reaction done in a single vessel. |
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| Georgia Tech researchers develop new approach to carbon-based electronics |
14 March 2006 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Tech Professor Walt de Heer holds a proof-of-principle device constructed of graphene. Using thin layers of graphite known as graphene, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States, in collaboration with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France, have produced proof-of-principle transistors, loop devices and circuitry. Ultimately, the researchers hope to use graphene layers less than 10 atoms thick as the basis for revolutionary electronic systems that would manipulate electrons as waves rather than particles, much like photonic systems control light waves. |
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| Nanorods benefits over Nanospheres in Noninvasive Cancer Treatment |
14 March 2006 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of California, San Francisco, have found an even more effective and safer way to detect and kill cancer cells. By changing the shapes of gold nanospheres into cylindrical gold nanorods, they can detect malignant tumors hidden deeper under the skin, like breast cancer, and selectively destroy them with lasers only half as powerful as before, without harming the healthy cells. The method, which allows for a safer, deeper penetrating noninvasive cancer treatment, has just appeared in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, volume 128. |
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| Living with a changing coastline, Government sets out priorities for the future |
14 March 2006 - Defra
Embracing sustainable solutions to coastal protection in England will be a challenging step for some communities, Environment Minister Elliot Morley said today. |
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| GE infrastructure completes acquisition of invision technologies |
14 March 2006 - AZDEL
GE Infrastructure, a unit of General Electric Company announced today that it has completed its acquisition of InVision Technologies, Inc, the leading supplier of explosives detection systems for U.S. civil aviation security. InVision products, together with GE's trace detection products, create a comprehensive Homeland Protection platform. |
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| GE finance Global media & communications provides funds for Virgo Publishing LLC transaction |
13 March 2006 - AZDEL
GE Commercial Finance Global Media & Communications announced today that it has provided a senior secured facility for a transaction between Virgo Publishing LLC and Seaport Capital. |
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| Bayblend FR 3010, casing material for a heart sound cardiotocograph |
13 March 2006 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
The housing of the cardiotocograph is made of Bayblend FR 3010. This flame-retardant PC/ABS blend fulfills Philips’s rigorous requirements in terms of its resistance to a broad range of common cleaning agents and disinfectants. |
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| Bally Wulff plays it safe with Autotype Capillex CP |
13 March 2006 - Autotype International
The Bally-Wulff group, headquartered in Berlin, is one of the leading German companies in the development, production and sale of gaming machines. 2005 was a record year for Bally Wulff and a large percentage of the equipment was exported, no mean feat in today's harsh economic climate. The key to the success of this company is not only the gaming systems, but also the consistent
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| When repulsive particles stick together, A new angle on clustering |
13 March 2006 - Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Even when they mutually repel each other, material particles in a solution can still form clusters. Details on the conditions necessary for this seemingly contradictory phenomenon have now been published, following a project supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF. Though they come from the realm of theoretical physics these findings may be very important for understanding of the ordering of polymer-like entities, and increase the standing of the fledgling field of soft matter physics in Austria. |
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| HIV-positive individuals with alcohol problems are more likely to use the hospital |
13 March 2006 - Boston University
HIV-positive individuals with alcohol problems are more likely to use the hospital during periods of homelessness, according to researchers from Boston Medical Center. The study currently appears online in the journal BMC Health Services Research. |
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| Action on gangmasters will protect workers |
13 March 2006 - Defra
Up to 600,000 workers will be protected from exploitation by rogue employers with the introduction of gangmaster licensing, Defra announced today. Licences must be held by anyone supplying labourers to work in agriculture or food processing and packaging. |
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| Going the extra mile for specialized heart attack care |
13 March 2006 - Yale University
Diverting ambulances with patients suffering a heart to a hospital providing emergency angioplasty rather than a closer hospital with no ability to provide this specialized care, may be feasible for the majority of Americans, researchers at Yale School of Medicine and the University of Michigan report in Circulation. |
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| Researchers identify gene that protects against kidney stones |
13 March 2006 - Yale University
New Haven, Conn, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in Nature Genetics this week that they have identified a gene whose function protects the body against kidney stones. The research identifies a transporter, encoded by the gene, as a potential target for drugs to boost oxalate secretion in the gut and help prevent kidney stones, said Peter Aronson, M.D., professor of internal medicine and physiology and senior author of the study. |
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| Whiplash injury much more severe when head is turned |
13 March 2006 - Yale University
'We believe this is the first study to identify, quantify and determine the mode of cervical spine injury sustained during a rear impact collision when a person in the vehicle has their head turned,' said Manohar Panjabi, a professor in the Departments of Orthopedics and Mechanical Engineering and first author of the study in Spine. 'This data may assist clinicians in developing improved diagnostic and treatment protocols.' |
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| Going the extra mile for specialized heart attack care |
13 March 2006 - Yale University
Diverting ambulances with patients suffering a heart to a hospital providing emergency angioplasty rather than a closer hospital with no ability to provide this specialized care, may be feasible for the majority of Americans, researchers at Yale School of Medicine and the University of Michigan report in Circulation. |
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| Researchers identify gene that protects against kidney stones |
13 March 2006 - Yale University
New Haven, Conn, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in Nature Genetics this week that they have identified a gene whose function protects the body against kidney stones. |
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| Whiplash injury much more severe when head is turned |
13 March 2006 - Yale University
Persons whose heads are turned at the time of a rear impact collision risk a much more serious whiplash injury with potentially chronic symptoms, and a current Yale School of Medicine study explains why. |
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| HSE Chief Executive outlines the new challenges of regulating British industry |
13 March 2006 - HSE InfoLine
The Chief Executive of the Health and Safety Executive Geoffrey Podger, in a speech, today at the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health conference, has set out the challenges facing a modern regulator. |
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| New research confirms low risk of exposure from Asbestos containing textured coatings |
13 March 2006 - HSE InfoLine
New research on asbestos confirms that risks from asbestos containing textured coatings are much lower than previously thought. The new research published today supports the proposal that work with textured coatings will no longer require a licence. |
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| GE commercial finance energy financial services to arrange, intermediate debt |
12 March 2006 - AZDEL
GE Commercial Finance Energy Financial Services is accelerating its growth strategy of arranging and intermediating energy debt. To pursue this effort, Don Kyle, a veteran capital markets and energy finance expert has joined the business' Debt Products unit as Managing Director and Capital Markets Leader. |
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| GE finance technology lending arranges $5 million in senior secured financing for Aspen Aerogels, Inc. |
11 March 2006 - AZDEL
GE Commercial Finance echnology Lending, a unit of Global Media & Communications, announced that it has arranged $5 million in senior secured financing for Aspen Aerogels, Inc. The financing consists of a $4 million term loan and $1 million revolving loan facility, and the funding will be used as growth capital. |
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| GE establishes 'Greatest Generation' scholarships for New York City public school students |
10 March 2006 - AZDEL
The GE Foundation announced today that it is establishing the Greatest Generation Scholarships Program, investing $2 million in scholarships for high-need New York City students who exhibit a commitment to community service. The program is being established in honor of Tom Brokaw, who recently stepped down as anchor and managing editor of 'NBC Nightly News,' and is named after Brokaw's best-selling book about the generation of men and women who helped transform America after World War II. |
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| Domestic abuse in same sex relationships |
10 March 2006 - University of Bristol
More work is needed to raise awareness of domestic abuse in same sex relationships, according to a new study due to be discussed in Bristol.
The study by Professor Marianne Hester of the University of Bristol's School for Policy Studies and Dr Catherine Donovan of the University of Sunderland, reveals that most survivors of domestic abuse do not report it to organisations such as the police and domestic abuse agencies. |
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| Cassini measures geysers of Saturn's moon Enceladus |
10 March 2006 - DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Cassini data obtained during a close flyby of the Saturn moon Enceladus support an observation that large amounts of water are spewing into space from the tiny moon's surface. This water originates near south polar 'hot spots' on the moon, possible locations for the development of primitive life in the solar system. |
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| BU researchers say that D-cycloserine helps patients learn how to conquer their fears |
10 March 2006 - Boston University
Researchers from the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University have found that adding D-cycloserine, a drug used to treat tuberculosis but that has also been shown to stimulate learning, to therapy programs helps people with Social Anxiety Disorder learn how to overcome fears of social situations, such as public speaking. The fear of public speaking is the most common among individuals with SAD, as well as in the general population. The results of the study are published in the March issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. |
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| Preventing back pain and other aches and pains to kitchen staff – HSE issues new guidance |
10 March 2006 - HSE InfoLine
Back pain and manual handling injuries are among the most common occupational ill health problems in the UK. In catering and hospitality industry kitchens there are many tasks that without proper controls can cause back pain or upper limb injuries. |
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| Environmental test facility improves indoor air |
10 March 2006 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Using a new room-sized environmental test chamber, more than a dozen smaller chambers and a mass spectrometric center able to measure ultra-trace concentrations of airborne chemicals being emitted from products, scientists at the Georgia Tech Research Institute are helping manufacturers meet those international standards to minimize emissions. |
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| Invasive exotic plants helped by natural enemies |
10 March 2006 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Although conventional wisdom suggests that invasive exotic plants thrive because they escape the natural enemies that kept them in check in their native ranges, a new study in the journal Science suggests the opposite. Exotic plants that are in the presence of their natural enemies actually do better in their introduced ranges. The research from the Georgia Institute of Technology appears in the March 10, 2006 issue of the journal Science, published by the AAAS, the science society, the world's largest general scientific organization. |
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| National LambdaRail Network now complete |
09 March 2006 - Georgia Institute of Technology
The equivalent of the golden spike in the transcontinental railroad, National LambdaRail, is now complete. As the operator of the Atlanta node of NLR, Southern Light Rail is pleased to offer connectivity to more than 150 universities, research institutions and other organizations through a nationwide advanced fiber optic network. NLR's advanced optical, Ethernet and IP network infrastructure consists of more than 10,000 miles of fiber optic cable across the United States. Southern Light Rail is one of the 12 member consortia of research organizations that invested in this network that is dedicated to facilitating research. Georgia participants in SLR include Georgia Tech, Georgia State University, Medical College of Georgia and University of Georgia. |
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| Georgia Tech develops probabilistic SoC technology |
09 March 2006 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology announce energy savings by a factor of more than 500 in simulations with their ultra energy efficient embedded architecture based on Probabilistic CMOS. The research team's PCMOS devices take advantage of noise, currently fabricated at the quarter-micron (0.25 micron) level, and uses probability to extract great energy savings. The findings will be presented at the Design, Automation and Test In Europe Conference, the leading peer-reviewed European electronic systems design meeting, on March 9 in Munich, Germany. |
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| Yale expands research using magnetic stimulation for Schizophrenia |
09 March 2006 - Yale University
'These hallucinations, which consist of spoken speech that are labeled 'voices' by patients themselves, are often very disabling and resistant to currently available medication therapies,' said Ralph Hoffman, M.D., a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and principal investigator of the study. |
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| Human-chimp differences due to gene regulation |
09 March 2006 - Yale University
The vast differences between humans and chimpanzees are due more to changes in gene regulation than differences in individual genes themselves, researchers from Yale, the University of Chicago, and the Hall Institute in Parkville, Victoria, Australia argue in the March 9 issue of the journal Nature. |
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| Many patients can reduce serious heart disease risk factors without medication |
09 March 2006 - Emory University
High blood pressure, high cholesterol levels (hyperlipidemia), and elevated blood sugar (hyperglycemia) are serious risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and physicians frequently prescribe a host of medications to treat these problems and reduce these risks. But research presented here today at the American College of Cardiology's 53rd Scientific Sessions concludes that many patients with classic cardiovascular disease risk factors can achieve risk reduction goals without medications within only three months of initiating therapeutic lifestyle changes. |
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| Taste test may identify best drugs for depression |
09 March 2006 - University of Bristol
New research has shown that it might be possible to use taste as an indicator as to whether someone is depressed, and as a way of determining which is the most suitable drug to treat their depression. |
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| Getting a grip gets better, thanks to goodyear and GE |
09 March 2006 - AZDEL
Two of the most respected names in American manufacturing and technical leadership have combined forces, bringing to light an innovation to an everyday product, with an intention to deliver peace of mind to consumers as they travel in any weather condition. |
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| GE completes partnership with leading investors to create an independent Gecis |
08 March 2006 - AZDEL
General Electric and two leading private-investment firms, General Atlantic Partners and Oak Hill Capital Partners, today completed their previously announced transaction under which the two firms acquired a majority interest in Gecis (previously GE Capital International Services), GE's global business-processing operation. GE received cash proceeds of approximately $500 million and retains a 40% stake in Gecis. |
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| International approaches to ethnic minority employment |
08 March 2006 - University of Bristol
A new report by researchers at the University of Bristol into the range of programmes being implemented across EU states and North America to help tackle low levels of ethnic minority employment is published today by the Department for Work and Pensions. |
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| Emory study of twins finds possible mechanism linking depression to heart disease |
08 March 2006 - Emory University
Depression is a recognized risk factor for coronary heart disease and, by studying pairs of twins, researchers from Emory and Yale believe they have found a mechanism that explains this link. In research announced today at the American College of Cardiology's 53rd Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, the scientists say they found a decrease in heart rate variability in those twins who were depressed as compared to their non-depressed siblings. |
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| New superconducting material packs an applied punch |
07 March 2006 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
The jolt of excitement from the January discovery of a new high-temperature superconducting metal, magnesium diboride, may get another voltage boost this week with evidence that the material can carry electrical currents at high density. |
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| Pencil hardness not up to scratch |
07 March 2006 - Autotype International
MacDermid Autotype has announced the results of a Gauge Repeatability & Reproducibility study on the effectiveness of the Pencil Hardness test, which demonstrate that this universally adopted standard is not as reliable, repeatable or accurate a measure of film properties as has often been believed. |
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| The serotonin effect |
07 March 2006 - University of Bristol
Neurotransmitters are chemicals that allow the signalling between nerve cells and other cells in our body, and are believed to be involved in the regulation of many bodily activities ranging from movement to emotion. Dr John Potokar, Consultant Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry, explores the lesser-known roles of one such neurotransmitter, serotonin. |
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| Gecis transaction closes on schedule |
07 March 2006 - AZDEL
Gecis, a global leader in high-quality business-process services, today announced that the agreement among its key shareholders, General Electric, General Atlantic Partners, and Oak Hill Capital Partners, has been completed, with the private investors taking a majority interest in Gecis. The transaction, closed today, makes Gecis India's largest independent BPO provider. |
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| GE commercial finance credit provides $25 million revolving credit facility for calpaco papers, Inc. |
06 March 2006 - AZDEL
GE Commercial Finance Business Credit announced that it has arranged a $25 million revolving credit facility for Calpaco Papers, Inc. The facility and an associated $750,000 term loan were arranged by Business Credit and will be used to refinance existing debt. |
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| The gene dance that promotes atherosclerosis |
06 March 2006 - University of Bristol
Hardening of the arteries, atherosclerosis, is a common disorder which occurs when fat, cholesterol and other substances build up in the walls of arteries and form hard substances called plaque. A discovery by Dr Graciela Sala-Newby and colleagues at the Bristol Heart Institute could lead to new ways of treating this condition which is responsible for almost half of all deaths in Europe. |
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| Latent-reactive adhesives for precoating of metal parts |
06 March 2006 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayer MaterialScience AG has successfully bonded aluminum parts to plastics in a variety of tests. A modified thermoactivated adhesive based on the company’s Dispercoll U product line achieved a tensile shear strength of up to 10 MPa. |
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| Liquid crystals show promise in controlling embryonic stem cells |
06 March 2006 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Liquid crystals, the same phase-shifting materials used to display information on cell phones, monitors and other electronic equipment, can also be used to report in real time on the differentiation of embryonic stem cells. |
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| Blood vessel cells could be used to treat diabetes ulcers |
05 March 2006 - University of Bristol
Dr Paolo Madeddu and colleagues have identified blood vessels cells that succeed in repairing ulcers caused by diabetes mellitus. Every 30 minutes a diabetic patient loses the use of a limb due to the ulceration of tissues that degenerates into a necrosis, a typical side effect of the disease. Thus, finding a proper treatment to arrest this complication is one of the main priorities of scientists studying diabetes. |
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| Blood vessel cells could be used to treat diabetes ulcers |
05 March 2006 - University of Bristol
Dr Paolo Madeddu and colleagues have identified blood vessels cells that succeed in repairing ulcers caused by diabetes mellitus. Every 30 minutes a diabetic patient loses the use of a limb due to the ulceration of tissues that degenerates into a necrosis, a typical side effect of the disease. Thus, finding a proper treatment to arrest this complication is one of the main priorities of scientists studying diabetes. |
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| GE insurance solutions announces Masonic program success at program's one-year anniversary |
05 March 2006 - AZDEL
GE Insurance Solutions recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of its Masonic Asso |
