06-Dec-2007

American Vanguard Corporation announced that it will substantially expand its manufacturing capacity for the production of Metam Sodium and Metam Potassium products. This new capability will commence operation in the third quarter of 2008 at American Vanguard's Axis, Alabama production ...

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29-Nov-2007

Using laser light to stir an ultracold gas of atoms, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Joint Quantum Institute (NIST/University of Maryland) have demonstrated the first "persistent" current in an ultracold atomic gas - a frictionless flow of ...

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23-Nov-2007

Chemists from the University of Delaware, in collaboration with a colleague at the University of Wisconsin, have set a new world record for the shortest chemical bond ever recorded between two metals, in this case, two atoms of chromium. The distance? A minuscule 1.803 Ångstroms, which is on the ...

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08-Oct-2007

In order to learn more about the origins of quantum dot blinking, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, the University of Chicago and the California Institute of Technology have developed a method to characterize it on faster time scales than have ...

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26-Sep-2007

For triathletes, the race might not be to the swift, but rather to those using the most silicone equipment to keep them dry, comfortable and hydrated. The latest swimming technology In competitive swimming, high-quality equipment is almost as essential as proper training. Clear underwater ...

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Understanding could lead to lower-power, increased-memory data-storage devices

21-Aug-2007

Experiments at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory shed new light on some materials' ability to dramatically change their electrical resistance in the presence of an external magnetic or electric field. Small changes in resistance underlie many electronic devices, ...

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Program Designed to Support Customer Demand and Market Expansion by Combining AspenTech'sProven Heritage with Critical Industry Expertise of Partners

13-Jul-2007

Aspen Technology, Inc. has launched the AspenTech Partner Network to support increased customer and market demand for its technology and solutions. The program, which includes a defined structure for strategic, system integrator, and channel partners, offers partners access to AspenTech's ...

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Chemist from the University of California awarded research prize at the Heidelberg Forum of Molecular Catalysis

27-Jun-2007

Professor Dr. F. Dean Toste from the University of California at Berkeley received the BASF Catalysis Award 2007 worth EUR10,000 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to catalytic processes for organic synthesis. The award was presented by Dr. Stefan Marcinowski, member of BASF's Board ...

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11-Sep-2006

FilmTec Corporation, a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, announced the successful start-up of its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Edina, Minnesota. This expansion provides increased capacity and improved product performance of FILMTEC(tm) reverse osmosis (RO) membranes to meet ...

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Smart Strategy, Strong Products Key to Survival

04-Jul-2006

There may be light at the end of the tunnel for manufacturers of specialty biocides that are bracing for slow growth in the European market over the next five years. Suppliers of specialty biocides have invested significant time and resources into generating the data required for the Biocidal ...

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