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Next Generation Electronics and Biomedical Devices May Utilize DNA Nanotubes

Arizona State University researchers Hao Yan and Yan Liu imagine and assemble intricate structures on a scale almost unfathomably small. Their medium is the double-helical DNA molecule, a versatile building material offe...

6 Jan 2009

US Steel to Shut Down Drawn-over-Mandrel Business

U. S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc., a subsidiary of United States Steel Corporation announced today that it will exit the drawn-over-mandrel (DOM) tubular products business and close the DOM lines at its Texas Operations...

6 Jan 2009

Vale Approves Proposed Merger with its Wholly Owned Subsidiary

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Vale) announces that, the proposal of merger of Vale’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Mineração Onça Puma S.A. into Vale, was approved today by Vale’s shareholders gathere...

6 Jan 2009

Passive House Made of Wood and Highly Efficient Polystyrene Insulation

One of the first passive houses with a load-bearing wood construction of stacked board elements and façade insulation using BASF’s Neopor has now been finished.

6 Jan 2009

NASA Seeks Concept Proposals for Ares V Heavy Lift Rocket

NASA has issued a request for proposal for the Ares V rocket
that will perform heavy lift and cargo functions as part of the next generation
of spacecraft that will return humans to the moon. The request is for Phase
I concept definition and requirements development for the Ares V rocket.

6 Jan 2009

New Model Helps Optimize Stent Design

Researchers have been puzzled in recent years by observations that drug-releasing stents (mesh-like tubes implanted to hold patients' coronary arteries open) can increase the likelihood of blood clots and heart attac...

6 Jan 2009

RFID Technology Helps Bathroom and Kitchen Fitting Manufacturer Improve Efficiency

German manufacturer of bathroom and kitchen fittings Hansgrohe has implemented UPM Raflatac’s inlays into its RFID-assisted assembly processes. Hansgrohe uses RFID-enabled kanban (signal) cards to track the flow of...

5 Jan 2009

Moon Dwellings Made from Lunar Bricks

Dwellings in colonies on the moon one day may be built with new, highly durable bricks developed by students from the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech.

5 Jan 2009

Automotive Interiors Made from Coconuts

A team of Baylor University researchers who have identified a variety of low-cost products that can be manufactured from coconuts in poor coastal regions have now developed a way to use coconut husks in automotive interiors.

5 Jan 2009

Despatch Industries Receive Large Order for Photovoltaic Manufacturing Equipment

Despatch Industries, a leading process technology provider for the solar industry, announces their recent large volume sale of photovoltaic manufacturing equipment. The sale goes to a European customer and is for multipl...

5 Jan 2009

EMI Now Offering Carborundum Premier Red Abrasives

EMI Supply Inc. announces the addition of Carborundum Premier Red Abrasives to its product offering. Carborundum Premier Red abrasives set the standard for quality and performance for any sanding application. Constru...

5 Jan 2009

Aerospace Aluminium Caliper Covers Improve Brake Performance

MGP Caliper Covers
demonstrate how caliper heat can be reduced by 25 to 50 degrees using Caliper
Covers, improving braking performance by reducing brake fade. The covers are
made of aerospace aluminum and act as a heat sink, dissipating the heat from
the caliper more efficiently.

5 Jan 2009

Nanomaterials Developer Awarded Contract by NASA

NEI Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of nanomaterials, announced that it has been awarded a prestigious NASA Research Announcement contract. In the initial phase of the contract, the company will use it...

5 Jan 2009

Magnets Help Provide Support for Elderly and Disabled Women

Coventry University has helped to develop a new bra for older and disabled women which replaces traditional fastenings with magnets. Birmingham company Adaptawear has worked with the University’s Health Design an...

5 Jan 2009

Cookson Completes Sale of Ceramic Filters Business

Cookson Group plc ("Cookson"), a leading materials science company, announces that on 23 December 2008 it completed the disposal of its Hi-Tech Ceramic filters business ("Hi-Tech") to companies owned ...

5 Jan 2009