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USEC gets $75m investment from Toshiba, B&W

1 hour ago | News

USEC Inc. has received the first $75 million of a planned $200 million investment in its Piketon, Ohio, uranium plant, the company said today.The Bethesda-based company, which supplies enriched uranium to nuclear plants, announced in May that Toshiba Corp. and The Babcock & Wilcox Co. would...

VeraSun asking corn farmers for repayment

5 hours ago | News

Midwest farmers who sold corn to bankrupt ethanol producer VeraSun Energy Corp. have been receiving official letters asking for most of that money back.Although the request carries legal precedent, trade association groups say growers have a defense and should consult an attorney before sending...

Feds: no link between Dry Max diapers and rashes

5 hours ago | News

Government safety officials have not found a connection between a new kind of Pampers diapers and the severe skin reactions reported by some parents' groups.The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday that it has reviewed 4,700 complaints, but found no specific cause linking Pampers...

Airgas reaches five-year contract with BAE Systems

6 hours ago | News

Industrial supplier Airgas Inc. said Thursday it has agreed to a five-year supply contract with British defense and aerospace company BAE Systems.Radnor-based Airgas will supply BAE Systems' U.S. manufacturing locations with bulk and packaged industrial gas, welding hardgoods, and related...

VeraSun asking farmers for repayment of funds

10 hours ago | News

Farmers who sold corn to bankrupt ethanol producer VeraSun Energy Corp. have been receiving letters asking for repayment of funds due to "bankruptcy preference."The Iowa State University's Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation says the letters are telling growers who sold corn to VeraSun in...

Lapolla Receives $12.5 Million Asset-Based Loan From Bank of America Business Capital

10 hours ago | News

http://www.lapollaindustries.com () —Lapolla Industries, Inc. ("Lapolla") (OTCBB: LPAD), a leading manufacturer and supplier of insulation foam, coatings, and equipment, focused on commercial, industrial and residential applications in the insulation and construction industries, today...

Cono Italiano and AOL Conduct Pizza Cono Taste Test

14 hours ago | News

Cono Italiano, Inc. (OTCBB: CNOZ), the exclusive license holder of the North American Distribution and Manufacturing rights for "pizza cono" a cone-shaped pizza and "on-the-go" food product, recently performed a "pizza cono" taste test for the food editors at AOL, known for their popular...

New Jersey man pleads guilty to trade secret theft

Sep 1 | News

A New Jersey man who was a chemist for a suburban Chicago-based paint company has pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets.Federal prosecutors say 54-year-old David Yen Lee of Jersey City, N.J., pleaded guilty Wednesday. They say he admits to stealing formulas and information that was valued at...

S&P revises Nalco rating outlook to 'positive'

Sep 1 | News

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook on Nalco Co. to "positive" from "stable" Wednesday saying the water treatment company has a "strong competitive position in water treatment and process chemicals" and boasts "respectable operating margins."The ratings agency said it expects...

A Model System For Group Behavior Of Nanomachines

Sep 1 | News

(Technische Universitaet Muenchen) As reported in the journal Nature, a team of physicists from Technische Universitaet Muenchen and LMU Muenchen has developed a versatile biophysical model system that opens the door to studying phenomena such as the seemingly choreographed motion...
PVDF & PTFE Membrane Filters

PVDF & PTFE Membrane Filters

3 hours ago | Products

Meissner’s Steridyne® 50 (PVDF) and Ultradyne® 50 (PTFE) are multipurpose 50 mm filters for small volume venting, gas and solvent filtration.
Larger Capacity Bucket Conveyor

Larger Capacity Bucket Conveyor

3 hours ago | Products

The mid-size Elecon™ bucket conveyor and elevator system from Gough Econ, Inc. can convey material in three different directions.
Low Maintenance Ball Valves

Low Maintenance Ball Valves

4 hours ago | Products

The Swagelok® 60 series ball valve offers a proven cycle life and steam tolerance.
Rig Explodes Off LA Coast, Oil Spreading

Rig Explodes Off LA Coast, Oil Spreading

5 hours ago | News

Another oil rig exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act (and CFATS) by Luke Simpson

Dec 17 2009

Chemical and water facilities are high on the current administration's list of security priorities, with the Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Act of 2009 under review by lawmakers. The bill would broaden federal juristiction over facility secutiry, and would also make inherently safer

Elevated CO2 increases plant uptake of organic and inorganic N in the desert shrub Larrea tridentata.

Aug 29

Resource limitations, such as the availability of soil nitrogen (N), are expected to constrain continued increases in plant productivity under elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO(2)). One potential but under-studied N source for supporting increased plant growth under...

Autocatalysis and organocatalysis with synthetic structures.

Aug 7

The discovery of ribozymes led to the proposal of an RNA world, where a single type of molecule was supposedly capable of self-replication and chemical catalysis. We show here that both autocatalysis and organocatalysis can be engineered into a synthetic structure. The compound...

A chemical genetic screen for modulators of exocytic transport identifies inhibitors of a transport mechanism linked to GTR2 function.

Aug 5

Membrane and protein traffic to the cell surface is mediated by partially redundant pathways that are difficult to perturb in ways that yield a strong phenotype. Such robustness is expected in a fine-tuned process, regulated by environmental cues, that is required for...

Dynamics of the rapsyn scaffolding protein at the neuromuscular junction of live mice.

Aug 4

The efficacy of synaptic transmission depends on the maintenance of a high density of neurotransmitter receptors and their associated scaffold proteins in the postsynaptic membrane. While the dynamics of receptors has been extensively studied, the dynamics of the intracellular...
Active Listening Really Pays Off

Active Listening Really Pays Off

Sep 1

Companies should take note when consumers speak, rather than merely making eye contact. Otherwise, consumers may look for someone who listens.
Renewable Chemicals: How Big, How Soon?

Renewable Chemicals: How Big, How Soon?

Aug 31

Growth in the renewable chemicals is being driven by factors such as a strong pipeline of novel products, government policies, energy prices, consumer awareness and concerns for global warming.
Keeping your Reputation Stainless

Keeping your Reputation Stainless

Aug 30

Maintaining clean food preparation facilities helps ease food poisoning concerns and keep food companies’ reputations — as well as the public — safe.
Iraq's Ambitious Oil Plan

Iraq's Ambitious Oil Plan

Sep 1 | Video

As the American combat mission draws to a close, Iraq is trying to dramtically increase oil production to 12 million barrels a day.
Underwater Robots Saved the Day

Underwater Robots Saved the Day

Aug 11 | Video

The remotely operated vehicles used by BP in the Gulf were an indispensable underwater workforce.
Solid-Liquid Injection System

Solid-Liquid Injection System

Aug 12 | Video

How an inline high-shear mixer uses a solid-liquid injection system to achieve better powder dispersion than conventional eductive systems.
Hot Work is Deadly

Hot Work is Deadly

Aug 5 | Video

Explosions that occur when workers are welding, cutting or grinding are a weekly occurrence, prompting the CSB to issue guidelines for effective hazard evaluation and gas monitoring.