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DOE Backs Electrochemical Developer - Loan Guarantee: Minnesota company to expand high-tech window production.
LyondellBasell Files Reorganization Plan - Bankruptcy: Company rejects Reliance bid in favor of private equity.
European Chemicals Agency Proposes Expanded Regulations - Chemical Controls: Trichloroethylene and seven other compounds targeted.
Methane From Arctic Ocean - Climate Science: Amount of the greenhouse gas seeping from undersea deposits is much greater than expected.
Upbeat Outlook At Pittcon - Instrumentation: Business picks up as worry over economy begins to dissipate.
BioScreening News
Alzheimer’s Study Leads To Better Drug For Infections - Research into Alzheimer’s disease seems an unlikely approach to yield a better way to fight urinary tract infections (UTIs), but that’s what scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and elsewhere recently reported.
One element links the disparate areas of research: amyloids, which are fibrous, sticky protein aggregates. […]
University of California, San Francisco, Researcher Receives ASBMB-Merck Award - Bethesda, MD, December 12, 2009 –(PR.com)– James A. Wells, professor and chairman of the department pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of California, San Francisco, and director of UCSF’s small molecule discovery center, has been named the winner of the 2010 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology-Merck Award for his […]
Techne accelerates sample concentration - The Techne Sample Concentrator provides fast solvent or diluent evaporation without sample loss when used with one of the company’s Dri-Block heaters.
The height-adjustable head of the concentrator delivers a flow of inert gas that removes evaporated solvent from the surface of solutions in tubes or 96-well plates.
Traditional methods of reducing […]
Potent Novel Tool For Combating Autoimmune Diseases And Leukemia - A study carried out by the scientists at the Scripps Research Institute illustrated a novel, highly practical strategy for identifying molecules that avert a particular form of immune cells from launching assaults on their host. These findings have added a potent new-fangled tool to the ongoing investigation for probable treatments […]
Karwar scientist’s theory to ‘weed’ out CO2 - KARWAR: While representatives of 192 countries are engaged in climate change debates at Copenhagen, Dr Ullas Naik, a marine scientist at the department of marine biology, at Karnatak University’s PG Centre, here has suggested the unassuming sea weed as a possible cure to the planet’s ills.Calling for the scientific culture […]
Chemie News
DSM announces management changes - Royal DSM N.V. announced the following management changes:Mr. Ben van Kooten (1951), at present Business Group Director DSM Resins, will retire after a long and successful career at DSM of more than …
Growth of Boron industry is driven by Chinese demand - Global demand for boron, an essential component in the manufacture of fibreglass and borosilicate glass, grew strongly in the three years to 2008, according to the study “Boron: Global industry …
Brenntag acquires French chemical distributor Metausel - Brenntag announced the acquisition of the chemical distribution assets of Metausel, headquartered in Strasbourg, France.Established in 1934, Metausel distributes mainly industrial chemicals into …
Domo Chemicals finalizes successful expansion investments with start-up of a new ammonium sulfate storing facility in Leuna - Domo Caproleuna GmbH, subsidiary of DOMO Chemicals, celebrates in Leuna (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) the successful start-up of a new Ammonium Sulfate storage facility (investment of 30 million euro) …
Ian Davis to Join the BP Board - The board of BP announced that it has appointed Mr. Ian Davis as a non-executive director of BP p.l.c. with effect from April 2, 2010Mr. Davis has worked for McKinsey & Company since 1979. Between …
Bionity News
Hamilton Robotics and French Police Scientifique Publish Paper Describing Large-Scale Production of Genetic Profiles - Scientists from Hamilton Robotics and Institut National de la Police Scientifique in Lyon, France have published an article in Forensic Science International describing the protocols and three-year …
Mussels - Material artists with grip - Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces and collaborators at the University of California at Santa Barbara and the University of Chicago believe they have uncovered the …
New sensor array detects single molecules for the first time - MIT chemical engineers have built a sensor array that, for the first time, can detect single molecules of hydrogen peroxide emanating from a single living cell. Hydrogen peroxide has long been known …
A fingerprint for genes - Cells may not have a mouth, but they still need to ingest substances from the external environment. If this process - known as endocytosis - is affected, it can lead to infectious diseases or …
Biocitech technology park appoints Jean-François Boussard as CEO - Biocitech SAS announced that its board has appointed Jean-François Boussard as CEO with effect from April 1st. Jean-François Boussard replaces Jacques Lhomel, who is taking retirement to pursue a …