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Valencia Shows How to Turn Public Transport Greener

The Valencian Urban Transport Company (EMT) presented in Brussels its latest innovative initiative for a sustainable public transport: the URBANBAT project. This project is financed by the European Commission through the...

29 Nov 2005

Laser Light from Silicon

Since the creation of the first working laser – a ruby model made in 1960 – scientists have fashioned these light sources from substances ranging from neon to sapphire. Silicon, however, was not considered a ...

29 Nov 2005

New Wind Tunnel to Help Reduce Commercial Airplane Noise

A newly completed wind tunnel at the University of Florida may help reduce the noise of commercial airplanes as they fly over homes and neighborhoods. The tunnel is one of only a handful in the country and currently ...

29 Nov 2005

Canadian Technology to Reduce Emissions

Made-in-Canada technology is contributing to the global solution to climate change, with the help of the Government of Canada. The Honourable John McCallum, Minister of National Revenue and Minister of Natural Resources,...

29 Nov 2005

Novel Hybrid Silicon Evanescent Laser

In what promises to be an important advance, researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara have developed a novel laser by bonding optical gain layers directly to a silicon laser cavity. This hybrid laser of...

29 Nov 2005

New Understanding of Insulating State in Doped Mott Insulators

An experimental mystery -- the origin of the insulating state in a class of materials known as doped Mott insulators -- has been solved by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The solution helps...

29 Nov 2005

Stelco Agree to Terms on Restructuring

Stelco Inc. announced this evening that a consensual agreement on the economic terms of a restructuring plan has been achieved among key stakeholders. The stakeholder agreement has the support of four key stakeholder...

25 Nov 2005

BASF Expand E-Commerce Sales by 55 Per Cent

BASF is expanding its successful e-commerce activities. In the first nine months of 2005, the company increased e-commerce sales by 55 percent to approximately €6.8 billion (first nine months 2004: €4.4 billion...

25 Nov 2005

Merck use Malvern's Parsum Probe to Monitor Granule Growth in Real Time

Using an in-line Parsum probe from Malvern Instruments, Merck has successfully tackled the notoriously difficult issue of fluidized bed monitoring and control. Recent on-site trials confirmed that a Parsum probe installe...

25 Nov 2005

Innovative Clipping Mechanism Revolutionizes Implant Technology

The screwless dental implant system that connects implant and suprastructure with a novel clipping mechanism has been recognized with a major award: Its designer - Prof. Dr. Manfred Peters, head of Division 1, Mechanics ...

24 Nov 2005

Shell Progress World-Scale Ethylene Cracker in Singapore

Shell Eastern Petroleum has awarded contracts for basic design and engineering to ABB Lummus Global-Toyo Engineering Corporation JV for a world-scale ethylene cracker facility at the Pulau Bukom manufacturing complex, Si...

24 Nov 2005

Fine Tuning for Power Osram TOPLED: More Light, More Colors

Osram Opto Semiconductors has further developed its thin-film technology, not only increasing the luminous efficacy of the Power TopLED but also extending the colour palette. The LEDs produce various red and yellow tones...

24 Nov 2005

Mittal Steel Company Enters Into Agreement for the Acquisition of Three Stelco Subsidiaries

Mittal Steel Company has announced that its Canadian subsidiary, Mittal Canada Inc., has entered into a definitive agreement with Stelco Inc. of Ontario concerning the acquisition of Norambar Inc., Stelfil Ltee and Stelw...

24 Nov 2005

Peak Oil Has Arrived

Princeton University emeritus professor and renowned oil analyst Ken Deffeyes thinks that the all-time production peak for petroleum, or "peak oil," will occur on or around this Thanksgiving. He will discuss the evidence...

24 Nov 2005

Tata Steel Teams Up with BlueScope Steel

Tata Steel and BlueScope Steel of Australia officially established their new joint venture and announced the Managing Director of the joint venture company at a ceremony here today. Mr B Muthuraman, Managing Director Tat...

24 Nov 2005