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Monsanto Executives to Address Investor Conferences in September

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monsanto Company's (NYSE: MON) Carl Casale, executive vice president and chief financial officer, and Brett Begemann, executive vice president – seeds & traits, will address

Jim Rogers, President and Chief Executive Officer, Eastman Chemical Company to address the Chemical and Ag Science Conference

Jim Rogers, President and Chief Executive Officer, Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN), will address the Chemical and Ag Science Conference, sponsored by Credit Suisse, in New York City on September 16 at 8:50 a.m. ET. Live Webcast Mr. Rogers’ presentation will

Honeywell To Provide Singapore Airlines With Wheels And Carbon Brakes Material For A380

Up to 19 Airbus A380s Covered Through 2020 PHOENIX, Sept. 1, 2010-- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that it will provide wheels and carbon brakes material for Singapore Airlines’ Airbus A380 aircraft over 10 years. “More than just providing predictable maintenance expenses,...

Weyerhaeuser Announces Payment of the Special Dividend

Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) today announced payment of the previously announced $5.6 billion special dividend. The dividend consisted of approximately 324 million shares of common stock and $560 million in cash. The special dividend is payable to shareholders of record as of July...

Monsanto Projects Solid Conclusion of Fiscal Year

- Management Expects Ongoing EPS Within Projected Range at $2.40-$2.45, Free Cash Flow in $400 Million to $500 Million Range

Combination therapy of telmisartan and amlodipine provides significantly better blood pressure lowering than either agent alone

• Provides superior blood pressure reductions of up to 50 mmHg in hypertensive patients with added-risk factors 1

Asgrow®, DEKALB® and Deltapine® Seed Brands Offer Immediate Yield Results via New LINK Text Program

ST. LOUIS (August 30, 2010) – For farmers who planted DEKALB®, Asgrow® or Deltapine® products this season, immediate yield results can be only a text message away.  All three Monsanto seed brands are offering a new service, ca

New Global Campaign Aims to Prevent As Many As 1 Million Atrial Fibrillation-Related Strokes

1 Mission 1 Million – Getting to the Heart of Stroke Calls on Healthcare Professionals, Professional and Patient Organisations and the Public to Submit Ideas to Increase Awareness and Understanding of Atrial Fibrillation and its Link to Debilitating Stroke - For non-US and non-UK...

6th Roche Commission goes to Sofia Gubaidulina

This Saturday, Roche will be presenting its 6th Commission to a contemporary composer. Together with the Lucerne Festival, the Cleveland Orchestra and Carnegie Hall, Roche has decided to commission a sixth piece of music in the Roche Commission series to Sofia Gubaidulina.

Roche provides update on FDA application for T-DM1(2)

Roche expects a global regulatory submission mid 2012. Roche today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Refuse to File letter for accelerated approval for the company’s trastuzumab-DM1 (T-DM1) Biologics License Application (BLA). As planned Roche will...

PVDF & PTFE Membrane Filters

PVDF & PTFE Membrane Filters

2 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

3 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

4 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.