Liquid crystals are remarkable materials that combine the optical properties of crystalline solids with the flow properties of liquids, characteristics that come together to enable the displays found in most computer monitors, televisions ...
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Flies living with their brothers cause less harm to females during courting than those living with unrelated flies, say Oxford University scientists. The study, published this week in Nature, found that unrelated male flies compete more ...
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Esprit, the global brand of clothing and life style products, has released a comprehensive Discharge Progress Report and published an extensive table with detailed test results on its wastewater discharges. Esprit has always taken ...
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Seven new bedding-related sources will be exhibiting in their own showrooms for the first time at the Winter Las Vegas Market, further strengthening the market’s position as the international hub for the bedding industry and the ...
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Some may think of turkeys as good for just lunch meat and holiday meals. But bioengineers at the University of California, Berkeley, saw inspiration in the big birds for a new type of biosensor that changes color when exposed to chemical ...
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REI's Private Brands division, which is the largest source of apparel and equipment sold by the U.S outdoor retailer, has committed to using only 100 percent bluesign-certified fabrics by the time it launches its 2018 product lines. ...
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The Chinese import price for Indian-origin ferrochrome (58-60% Cr) inched higher to 84-86 cents/lb CIF China Friday, from 84-85 cents/lb CIF a week ago, as Chinese buyers lifted their price ideas amid a strengthening Chinese yuan against ...
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BASF has launched its new global brand, Master Builders Solutions, for the construction industry into the North American market. The global brand reflects BASF’s commitment to the construction industry and includes a wide range of ...
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Americans are being exposed to significantly lower levels of some phthalates that were banned from children's articles in 2008, but exposures to other forms of these chemicals are rising steeply, according to a study led by researchers at ...
Tags: Endocrine Disrupters, Banned Endocrine Disrupters, UCSF
Metso has received significant orders for its Neles and Jamesbury valves from Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara), a joint venture between Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) and The Dow Chemical Company. The valves will be delivered ...
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The European Commission wants EU member states to accept common environment and health rules if they use controversial 'fracking' to develop shale gas resources. A document prepared for the Commission's 2030 Energy and Climate Package due ...
RadiciGroup, one of the world’s leaders in the polyamide 6 and 6.6 industry, is refocusing on its core nylon business (PA synthetic fibres) in Brazil. It has suspended Crylor acrylic fibre production at its Brazilian site Radici ...
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China is targeting to raise its synthetic coal-to-gas output to 50 billion cubic meters by 2020, accounting for over 12% of domestic supply, an official with the National Energy Administration said Wednesday. But actual output may fall ...
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Citing mill discipline and some lingering supply problems, the US sheet market is reporting higher cold-rolled coil prices in the Midwest, but market participants have noted that the widening spread between CRC and hot-rolled coil may be ...
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The list of health woes linked to smoking is like a scroll that keeps unfurling. At a White House press conference Friday morning, half a century after the release of the historic 1964 Surgeon General's report, dozens of the nation's ...