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Cleantech Gathering Helps Entrepreneurs Take Advantage of Government Funding

Battery Ventures, a venture capital and private equity firm focused on investing in technology and innovation worldwide, yesterday hosted a networking event and panel discussion for cleantech entrepreneurs, entitled: The...

22 Apr 2009

Alcoa Wins Transportation Award for Superior Innovation and Technological Advancement

Alcoa Transportation Products was awarded a 2009 Automotive News PACE Award. The prestigious award recognizes automotive suppliers for superior innovation, technological advancement and business performance. Alcoa ...

From Alcoa - Aluminum Company of America 22 Apr 2009

New Service Evaluates Catastrophe Risk to Industrial and Energy Facilities

AIR Worldwide Corporation (AIR) today announced a new service for the evaluation of catastrophe risk to industrial and energy facilities including offshore platforms and networks. AIR's Catastrophe Risk Engineerin...

22 Apr 2009

Blog Summit on Plastics Recycling Hosted by American Chemistry Council

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) today opened its second Blog Summit at www.americanchemistry.com/blogs.

22 Apr 2009

Complex Computer Simulations for Car Designers Just Got Significantly Faster

The MathWorks today announced that Argonne National Laboratory significantly reduced the simulation time of models built with the Powertrain System Analysis Toolkit (PSAT) by using Parallel Computing Toolbox and MATLAB D...

22 Apr 2009

New Grade of Graphite Developed for Lithium Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles

Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has developed a new grade of SCMG(TM) (shape-controlled micro graphite) to be used as anode material in large lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs). Since the material has been adop...

22 Apr 2009

World's First Functioning 22nm CMOS SRAM Cell Made with EUV Lithography

Today, IMEC presented the world's first functional 22nm CMOS SRAM cells made using EUV lithography. The 0.099µm² SRAM cells are made with FinFETs and have both the contact and metal1 layer printed using AS...

From Applied Materials Inc 22 Apr 2009

High Performance at Entry Level Prices for Confocal Microscopists

Carl Zeiss is setting a new performance standard for entry-level confocal microscopy with the introduction of the LSM 700 Laser Scanning Microscope, which uses proven modules from the world's largest range of fluorescence and laser scanning microscope systems to offer radical flexibility in both application and system structure.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 22 Apr 2009

New Kitchen Counter Material Made from 75% Recycled Materials

Cosentino, the world leader in quartz surfacing and one of the world's largest natural stone importers, announces the launch of ECO(TM) by Cosentino, a revolutionary new line of countertop and surfacing material comp...

22 Apr 2009

Uponor Launches Microsite for Plumbing Alternatives to Copper and CPVC

In response to the recent approval of PEX in the California Plumbing Code, Uponor, a leading manufacturer of PEX-a plumbing, fire safety and radiant systems, recently launched the www.CaliforniaPEX.com microsite to educa...

22 Apr 2009

A Properly Functioning Oxygen Sensor in Your Car and Help Save the Environment

If you are concerned about your car's carbon footprint, it's important to know that your vehicle's O2 sensor (oxygen sensor) plays a key role in sounding the alarm if excessive harmful exhaust emissions are c...

22 Apr 2009

New Tighter Fitting Quick Seal Clamp for Dust Collection Ductwork

Nordfab Ducting, the industry-leading manufacturer of clamp-together ducting for dust, mist, smoke and fume collection, has introduced its new, tighter-fitting Quick-Seal Clamp.

22 Apr 2009

Patented Green Wall Building System to be Introduced on Earth day

HercuWall, a patented, "green" wall building system, which could revolutionize homebuilding across the globe, will be introduced here on Earth Day (Wednesday, April 22) by Smart Homes Alliance. Michael Niema...

22 Apr 2009

Not All Drywall is Toxic

National Gypsum Company announced today the results of its investigation of a house whose owners claim the company's wallboard has caused the same problems experienced with wallboard produced in China. Test results c...

22 Apr 2009

Instances of Toxic Drywall in the US Now Found in Texas

Americas Watchdog & its Homeowners Consumer Center have been leading a national, & state by state investigation of toxic imported Chinese drywall since the beginning of the year. While the investigation initially focused on Florida, the toxic building material has now been discovered in significant quantities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, the Carolina's, Virginia, Maryland, Arizona, Nevada, California, and now Texas.

22 Apr 2009