BASF's melamine foam Basotect is now being used for thermal and acoustic insulation in the ceilings of 468 new metro cars being built by Bombardier for the Montreal subway. Bombardier chose Basotect based acoustic foam parts provided by ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Specialty metal and chemical products firm 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, QuÉbec, Canada has appointed Bertrand Lessard as chief operating officer, effective 28 April. 5N Plus provides specialty purified metals such as bismuth, gallium, ...
Tags: 5N Plus, Electrical, Electronics
Fednav pioneers the use of drones in polar shipping Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 MONTREAL, March 25, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Fednav recently became the first shipping company to employ drones, or Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV), for ice reconnaissance ...
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An important partnership creating jobs and consolidating Quebec's energy supply Friday, Mar 21, 2014 MONTREAL, March 20, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Louis-Marie Beaulieu, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Groupe Desgagnés and Ross R. Bayus, ...
Tags: Transportation, Service, power
The U.S. textile industry has seen a surge in foreign direct investment over the past 8 months. No less than 8 foreign companies have made public announcements over that period to invest more than $700 million in new U.S. textile facilities ...
Tags: Textile Sector, Yarn-Forward Rule
Mattel sees the acquisition as an 'opportunity to broaden its relationship with its entertainment partners'. Mattel, Inc has acquired Mega Brands for $460 million. Mattel stated that the acquisition 'advances Mattel's global growth ...
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About one in 10 heart surgery patients has persistent pain for up to two years after the operation, a new study reveals. The study included more than 1,200 patients aged 18 and older who had heart procedures -- such as bypass or valve ...
ABB has won an order worth around $60 million from Hydro-Quebec to replace components of its ultra-high voltage transmission system that transports hydroelectric power from North to South Quebec. As part of the order, ABB will upgrade two ...
It’s the middle of winter. Icicles glitter from the roofs, white covers the ground. Nothing is further away than the thought of patio furniture. At least that’s what you may think if you’re from the “warm” ...
Tags: Patio Furniture, cold winter, wonderful outdoor experience
Los Angeles — AVAD will present attendees to its Digital Signage Expo (DSE) 2014 booth 110 with leading commercial video solutions along with parent company Ingram Micro. DSE 2014 guests will have the ability to view, learn and ...
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EOS imaging (Paris:EOSI) (NYSE Euronext, FR0011191766 - EOSI), the pioneer in orthopaedic 2D/3D imaging, today announced the installation of the EOS imaging system at Shriners Hospitals for Children® in Philadelphia. This fourth ...
Engineers intrigued by the toughness of mollusc shells, which are composed of brittle minerals, have found inspiration in their structure to make glass 200 times stronger than a standard pane. Counter-intuitively, the glass is ...
Tags: AFP, 3D, Nature Communication, brittleness
According to a new study by researchers at the University of Montreal, nightmares have greater emotional impact than bad dreams do, and fear is not always a factor. In fact, it is mostly absent in bad dreams and in a third of nightmares. ...
Tags: Nightmare, REM sleep, sleepwalking, emotional impact
What is ETMR/ETANTR and who does it affect? Embryonal tumours with multilayered rosettes (ETMR) are rare, deadly brain tumours that affect mainly children below the age of 4 years. There are 300 cases reported but probably there are many ...
Subaru Canada, Inc. (SCI) today introduced Canadian media to the 2015 Subaru WRX, a new version of the brand's iconic high-performance model, at Le Salon International de l'auto in Montreal. With its bold new wide-body sedan design and ...
Tags: Subaru, 2015 Subaru WRX