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09 Jan 2009
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LyondellBasell’s U.S. Operations and one of its European Holding Companies File Chapter 11 to Restructure Balance Sheet
(09 Jan 2009)
Company Has Commitment for Significant DIP Financing Including $3.25 Billion of New Funding
LyondellBasell Industries announced that, in order to facilitate a restructuring of its debts, its U.S. operations and one of its European holding companies have voluntarily filed to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The ...
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Huntsman to Use $1 Billion in Payments from Apollo Affiliates to Reduce Debt, Increase Liquidity
(09 Jan 2009)
On December 30, 2008, Huntsman Corporation announced receipt of the final payment of the $1 billion in payments made in December by affiliates of Apollo Management, L.P. pursuant to a settlement agreement with Huntsman. Net proceeds from the ...
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Researchers measure elusive repulsive force from quantum fluctuations
(09 Jan 2009)
Exotic force could lead to a wide range of nanomechanical devices based on quantum levitation
Researchers from Harvard University and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have measured, for the first time, a repulsive quantum mechanical force that could be harnessed and tailored for a wide range of new nanotechnology applications. ...
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US teens feel prepared for careers in science, tech, engineering, math, yet many lack mentors
(09 Jan 2009)
American teens are embracing the subjects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) with increasingly positive attitudes; yet many lack the necessary encouragement from mentors and role models in these fields, according to this ...
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Ahead of the games: Test will catch sports cheats on new endurance drugs
(09 Jan 2009)
Avoiding detection just got harder for drug cheats who try to use a particular range of untested, but potentially enhancing, compounds. In the past, tests have been developed once a drug is known to be in circulation. Now a German research team ...
08 Jan 2009
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U of T physicists squeeze light to quantum limit
(08 Jan 2009)
A team of University of Toronto physicists have demonstrated a new technique to squeeze light to the fundamental quantum limit, a finding that has potential applications for high-precision measurement, next-generation atomic clocks, novel ...
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Mixing oil and water: COST explores sustainable links in energy and water management
(08 Jan 2009)
In existing policy frameworks, energy and water policies are largely developed in isolation from one another. Little research is undertaken into the relationships and interactions between energy and water and, most importantly, how those links ...
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First Science from the Compact Light Source: A miniature synchrotron for your home lab
(08 Jan 2009)
In 2004 Lyncean Technologies announced the construction of the Compact Light Source (CLS), a miniature synchrotron which uses inverse Compton scattering to produce high-intensity, tunable, near-monochromatic x-ray beams. The CLS was designed to ...
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Dow Chemical Confirms Commitment to Transformational Corporate Strategy
(08 Jan 2009)
The Dow Chemical Company announced a wide range of legal, operational and financial actions that will keep the Company on track to fulfill the transformational corporate strategy Dow has pursued since 2005. Dow's strategy will continue to ...
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DuPont Applied BioSciences Recognized for Rapid Development of BioMaterials Portfolio
(08 Jan 2009)
DuPont recently received the "2008 European Bioplastics Product Line Strategy Award” from Frost & Sullivan for its accomplishments in rapidly developing an extremely diverse range of high-performance materials based on renewable sources. ...
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