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Case Studies of Damage to Tall Steel Moment-Frame Buildings in Southern California during Large San Andreas Earthquakes

How much damage will certain steel-frame, earthquake-resistant buildings located in Southern California sustain when a large temblor strikes? It's a complicated, multifaceted question, and researchers from the Califo...

14 Aug 2006

BP to Continue Production from Western Prudhoe Bay

BP has announced that it will continue production of oil from the western side of the Prudhoe Bay oil field. Current production is 150,000 barrels per day, including natural gas liquids, and is expected to increase to 20...

14 Aug 2006

USDA and DOE Fund Genomics Projects For Bioenergy Fuels Research

Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman and Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns have announced that the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Energy (DOE) have jointly awarded nine grants totaling $5.7 million for biobas...

14 Aug 2006

NASA Releases New Framework to Prepare Next Generation of Innovators

NASA's Education Office has released a new framework to work with the academic community to prepare the next generation of explorers and innovators. The Education Strategic Coordination Framework highlights agency co...

14 Aug 2006

Biodiesel Touted as Alternative to Pure Petroleum-Based Diesel

Country music legend Willie Nelson and biological engineer San Fernando have a lot in common. The common link between the singer and the Mississippi State University professor is biodiesel, a fuel for diesel engines p...

14 Aug 2006

Materials in Wind Energy Research

In a little lab on the campus of Montana State University, John Mandell, Dan Samborsky, and scores of students, have been breaking things to advance the field of wind energy. "These machines keep grinding away ar...

14 Aug 2006

Neo Material Technologies Reports Second Quarte Results

Neo Material Technologies has reported its financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2006. Unless otherwise specified, all currency amounts are expressed as U.S. dollars. For the three-month period, the...

14 Aug 2006

SMS Demag Commissioned to Supply Two Hot Dip Galvanizing Lines for Ilva

ILVA S.p.A., Italy, has commissioned SMS Demag, Germany, with the supply of two hot-dip galvanizing lines for the works in Taranto and Cornigliano, Genoa. Both lines are to become operational in two years’ time. ...

12 Aug 2006

Report Refutes Reports About Latex Contaminating Foodstuffs

Some recent media reports about the potential hazards of contamination of foodstuffs by latex proteins in food contact materials, eg packaging, are highly misleading and likely to cause alarm amongst the general populati...

12 Aug 2006

Boeing and VSMPO-AVISMA Form Joint Venture for Titanium Forgings

The Boeing Company and VSMPO-AVISMA today announced a joint-venture agreement for the machining of titanium forgings for use in Boeing commercial airplanes. The 50/50 equity joint venture will produce titanium parts f...

12 Aug 2006

European Commission Clears INEOS Acquisition of BP's Dormagen Business

The European Commission has today cleared the way for INEOS to acquire BP's Ethylene Oxide/Ethylene Glycol business in Dormagen, Germany. Following an in-depth investigation the Commission has concluded that the prop...

12 Aug 2006

Novel Awning Fixings Made with BASF's Polyamide

The fixings specialist fischer has turned to BASF’s Ultramid® to develop a new mounting modality for awnings. The essential element of the new fischer Thermax system is a plastic thermal module, the so-called a...

12 Aug 2006

ThyssenKrupp to Build New Steel Plant and Reorganize Automotive Sector

As part of their forward strategies for profitable growth, ThyssenKrupp Steel AG and ThyssenKrupp Stainless AG plan to jointly build a new plant in the USA. This greenfield project is intended to significantly strengthen...

12 Aug 2006

JCB Dieselmax's Carbon Fiber Car Undergoes Scrutineering before Diesel Land Speed Record Attempt

The JCB DIESELMAX team, which is aiming to set a new land speed record for diesel vehicles in Bonneville, USA, later this month, faces its first major challenge in the US - to reassemble the car in time for Bonneville Sp...

12 Aug 2006

Sales of Malvern's Sub-Micron Particle Characterization System Outstrip Estimated Market Growth

Sales of the Zetasizer Nano, Malvern Instruments’ market leading system for submicron particle size measurement, protein characterization and zeta potential determination, continue to outstrip estimated market grow...

12 Aug 2006