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Collins and Aikman Look to Sell Operations to Emerge from Bankruptcy

Collins & Aikman Corporation announced today that it expects to sell its operations, in whole or in parts, to maximize the value of the enterprise for its creditors and preserve the largest number of jobs for its emp...

16 Nov 2006

Plant Closures and Job Cuts at Clariant as They Focus on Value Creation

Clariant announced today it will increase its focus on value creation by reducing the company’s cost structure, cutting net working capital and strengthening its performance culture. At a total estimated cost of CH...

16 Nov 2006

Avago Technologies Introduce The Industry's Thinnest Surface Mount LED's

Avago Technologies today introduced the industry’s thinnest surface mount (SMT) light emitting diodes (LEDs) in the smallest industry-standard (0603) footprint available. With an ultra small form factor about the s...

16 Nov 2006

ABB Awarded $39m Contract for Dubai Aluminium Upgrade

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, said today it has been awarded a $39 million contract by Dubai Aluminium Company (Dubal) to upgrade rectifier, transformer and automation systems at its 480-hectare...

15 Nov 2006

Intersil Introduces Fully Integrated Low-Cost Single-Cell Li-Ion/Li-Ion Battery Charger

Intersil Corporation, a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog semiconductors, today introduced the ISL9214, a fully integrated low-cost single-cell Li-ion or Li-polymer battery charger. Th...

15 Nov 2006

Concerns about Uranium Supplies

In a new article entitled "Reliable Uranium Supply Needed for Nuclear Renaissance to Continue," Jamie Strauss of Hargreave Hale (UK) told StockInterview.com, "We are somewhat concerned the nuclear renaissa...

15 Nov 2006

Alcan to Close Plastics and LaminateTubes Plant in New Jersey

Alcan will close its Plastic & Laminate Tubes plant in Lincoln Park, New Jersey (USA) as part of the continued optimization of its Tubes manufacturing network in the Americas to better serve its customers. &ldquo...

15 Nov 2006

University of Akron Signs Licensing Agreement with Boston Scientific for Novel Polymers

The University of Akron announced it recently signed a technology licensing agreement with Boston Scientific which expands its rights to a family of novel polymers developed by researchers at the university for use in me...

15 Nov 2006

Nypro Signs Cartridge Manufacturing Agreement With Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation

VIASPACE Inc and the US Department of Defense, announced today that its subsidiary, Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation (DMFCC), has signed a cartridge design and certified manufacturer agreement with Nypro Inc., a man...

15 Nov 2006

MIT Develop Mathematical Model to Improve Natural Gas Production

MIT engineers have developed a mathematical model that could help energy companies produce natural gas more efficiently and ensure a more reliable supply of this valuable fuel. The researchers are now collaborating wi...

15 Nov 2006

Solicore Launches New High Capacity Flexion Product Line

Solicore has announced the introduction of their new High Capacity Flexion product line. The new High Capacity Flexion products deliver 30% more capacity than the standard Flexion batteries, meet the ISO 7816 flexing req...

14 Nov 2006

Polyfuel Sets New Record for Portable Fuel Cell Performance

PolyFuel has announced that its new, ultra-thin membrane delivers over 40% more power than any fuel cell membrane previously available. The new 20-micron hydrocarbon membrane, when used in direct methanol fuel cells (DMF...

14 Nov 2006

Research to Advance Solid Mechanics

The University of Oxford has initiated a new five-year project which could enhance tumour research, nanotechnology and the use of alloys by advancing the mathematics and computation of solid mechanics. New Frontiers i...

14 Nov 2006

Progress in Development of All Vanadium Flow Storage Batteries

A team of researchers at the CAS Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics has attained significant progress recently in their research and development of all vanadium flow storage batteries. On the basis of the previously...

14 Nov 2006

Novel Nanocrystallization Technique for Low Temperature Plasma Nitriding of Stainless Steel

A novel nanocrystallization technique of surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT) has been introduced for low temperature plasma nitriding of stainless steel. This research work was performed by a research group led...

14 Nov 2006