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Industry Leading Spectrophotometer Comes Pre-Loaded with Process COntrol Standard Database

X-Rite, Incorporated (NASDAQ: XRIT), the world leader in color management, measurement and communication technologies, today announced that its industry-leading spectrophotometer, SpectroEye, is now shipping pre-loaded w...

27 Apr 2009

Wayne State University Gets First of Its Kind Wind Energy Turbine

Wayne State University has erected a Franklin Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) -- the first small wind energy turbine of its kind in North America -- atop the university's Engineering Technology Building. Mounted...

27 Apr 2009

SINTEF Helps Subsea Oil Fields Protect Against Ice

Operators of subsea fields on the continental shelf spend huge sums on combating insidious ice-like crystals, but a chemical jigsaw puzzle that is being pieced together in SINTEF is at last offering hope of a less expensive means of protection against this "ice".

27 Apr 2009

Weyerhaeuser to Close Log Exporting Facility in Washington State

Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) will close its Bay City log export facility in Aberdeen, Wash., affecting some 54 employees. The facility will inventory and clear remaining logs from the yard over the next 30 days befo...

27 Apr 2009

New Software Available for Virtual Prototyping Optical Systems and Devices

Breault Research Organization (BRO) has released a new version of the company's Advanced Systems Analysis Program (ASAP). The ASAP 2009 V1R1 release adds significant capability to the program well known to the opt...

27 Apr 2009

Lanxess Welcomes European Initiative for More Environmentally Friendly Tires

New tire labeling is an important step toward improved fuel efficiency, lower CO2 emissions and greater safety / New vehicles have to be fitted with fuel-saving tires from 2011.

27 Apr 2009

World Leading Scientific Equipment Manufacturer to Exploit Australia and New Zealand Markets More Aggresively

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Biolab, the leading provider of analytical instruments, life science consumables...

From Thermo Fisher Scientific 27 Apr 2009

New System for Mounting Heat Sinks to Ball Grid Array Components from ATS

Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. announced today the introduction of superGRIP, a new two-component, attachment system which quickly and securely mounts heat sinks to a wide range of hot running Ball Grid Array (BGA) com...

27 Apr 2009

Linde to Sign Long Term Supply Hydrogen Supply Deal with Shell

Linde North America and Shell Oil Company have executed a long-term contract for Linde to supply hydrogen for Shell's Deer Park, Texas, complex. The hydrogen will be used primarily for the production of clean-burn...

From Linde plc 27 Apr 2009

New Mixed Metal Nanomaterials Offering from Research and Markets

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Mixed Metal Nanomaterials to its offerings. These ten volumes provide an excellent, in-depth overview of all nanomaterial types and their uses in the life sciences. ...

27 Apr 2009

High Performance Transmission Polarizer Available for Pico Projectors

Moxtek has developed a low-cost, high-transmission polarizer for the pico-projector market, the EXT series of polarizers. This polarizer has minimum transmission of 93% of polarized light with a contrast of around 50:...

From Moxtek, Inc. 27 Apr 2009

Environmentally Friendly Power Cables under Development

Engineers at the University of Southampton are part of a team developing new "green" power cables which can be recycled at the end of their lives. The project, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences...

27 Apr 2009

Jet Fuel Created from Sustainable Sources Reduces Carbon Emissions by 84 Per Cent

Renewable fuels company Sustainable Oils today announced the results of a life cycle analysis (LCA) of jet fuel created from camelina seeds developed by the company, which shows that the renewable fuel reduces carbon emi...

27 Apr 2009

CFR Chemicals Establishes New Division Focussed on Oil Recovery Chemistries

Diversified Industries Ltd. (DVS) is pleased to announce that CFR Chemicals Inc. (CFR) has established a new Sales Division focused on well stimulation, production optimization and enhanced oil recovery chemistries. T...

27 Apr 2009

Economy Influences How Americans View Their Cars

As the economic slide continues, Americans are focused on preserving their assets and protecting their household budgets. And when it comes to their vehicles, Americans now look at their cars as valuable assets worthy...

From 3M Ceramic Textiles and Composites 27 Apr 2009