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Utah chemists help eliminate alcohol

Added: 3 Sep 2001

University of Utah chemists have developed a catalytic reaction that uses oxygen to help el…

New technology treats dairy waste and odours

Added: 30 Aug 2001

A technology developed at Battelle is being used by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to transf…

Add argon for extended shelf life

Added: 29 Aug 2001

Research presented to the American Chemical Society suggests that packaging food with argon instead…

New process improves alkylate production

Added: 28 Aug 2001

Researchers at the US Department of Energy's Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laborator…

New tool increases cycle time

Added: 23 Aug 2001

A tool developed at the University of Warwick may improve cycle times in injection moulding by up t…

Minister inaugurates new oil production facilities

Added: 23 Aug 2001

The UK's Energy Minister Brian Wilson today inaugurated a new 700-ft long oil production an…

Separation system offers coal a new hope

Added: 22 Aug 2001

Researchers at the Inorganic Membrane Technology Laboratory have developed a means of separating an…

BP to close Wilton polyethylene plant

Added: 22 Aug 2001

BP is to close its low density polyethylene (LDPE) manufacturing operations at Wilton on Teesside.

Solar kiln is kind on costs

Added: 21 Aug 2001

Researchers at the University of Arkansas have created an environmentally friendly solar powered ki…

New process may cotton on

Added: 20 Aug 2001

A textile scientist at North Carolina State University is developing a method of dyeing cotton that…

Boosting gas flow

Added: 17 Aug 2001

The US Department of Energy has selected two firms to develop advanced methods for locating low per…

Fuel cell consortium awarded $49 million by US Army

Added: 16 Aug 2001

A Power and Energy Alliance Consortium has been awarded an eight-year, $49 million dollar deal for …

Waste to methanol

Added: 16 Aug 2001

Startech Environmental has signed a strategic alliance with Hydro-Chem to produce and sell combined…

New plants in China

Added: 15 Aug 2001

Bayer and Shanghai Chlor Alkali Chemicals have formed a joint venture to build a production plant f…

Biological-agent detection systems under development

Added: 13 Aug 2001

Cepheid and Environmental Technologies Group are collaborating to develop biological-agent detectio…

Siloxane-free heat-conductive sheet

Added: 10 Aug 2001

Electronic equipment can generate a lot of heat, and heat-conductive sheet is one way to di…

Ethanol from corn: not such a good idea

Added: 10 Aug 2001

Corn producers and some lawmakers have touted ethanol-gasoline mixtures as the answer to fossil fue…

Making Soup

Added: 9 Aug 2001

The New Covent Garden Soup Company have discovered ways to make their plant more efficient and prod…

Great balls of ice

Added: 9 Aug 2001

A new process designed for novelty ice-creams could have widespread applications across the process…

Noise levels halved for toffees

Added: 9 Aug 2001

No, not a reflection on the current sorry state of Everton FC, but a success story from that other …