Air in Biological Technology

Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Rod McKinley (U.S. Air Force Retired) Joins MicroTech as Vice President of Strategic Partnerships

McKinley Only 15th Chief Master Sergeant in Air Force History Appointed to Highest Noncommissioned Officer Position VIENNA, Va., July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MicroTech announced today that Retired Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF) Rod McKinley has joined the company as Mi...

Television News Segment Featuring Pyratine XR to Air to 18 Million + Households on DIRECTV NewsCluster

- Bloomberg and CNN among stations to run 30-second spot on Pyratine XR(TM) and Rosacea - NAPA, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Senetek PLC (OTC Bulletin Board: SNKTY), a Life Sciences company engaged in the development of technologies that target the science of healthy aging, annou...

SANYO Donates Air Purification Systems Effective Against Flu Viruses to New York Airports and Schools

Some Recipients have recently faced H1N1 Flu Outbreaks JAMAICA, N.Y., May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- SANYO Biomedical and Environmental Solutions (SANYO), a division of SANYO North America, announces the donation of professional-use air purification systems to provide an added level of safe, healthy ...

SAFC Hitech & Air Water Inc. Extend High-End Materials Research Services Collaboration to Support Japan Chip Industry

Local R&D Capabilities Available To Accelerate Customer Development Programs; Agreement Underscores SAFC's Commitment to Japan 's Chip Market ST. LOUIS, April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAFC Hitech (R), a business segment within SAFC(R), a member of the Sigma-Aldrich(R) Group (...

EPA Awards Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute $500,000 for Air Quality Research

Focus on air pollutant components as possible link to cardiovascular disease ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $500,000 to the Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, a subsidiary of Lovelace Respiratory Res...

Thin films research lands engineering professor Air Force Young Investigator Award

Blacksburg, Va. -- The U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research has awarded Shashank Priya, associate professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, a $100,000, three-year renewable grant to conduct basic research in the area of high-frequency electronic co...

National Geographic Uses Air Filtration in Bid To Be an Energy, Environmental Leader

One-of-a-Kind Technology Earns an Innovation Point as a Stand-Alone Product LOUISVILLE, Colo., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Geographic Society has used a one-of-a-kind air filtration technology in a bid to be re-certified as a national leader in energy efficiency and environmental ...

Tests show LLNL detection instrument can monitor the air for all major terrorist threat substances

Security and law enforcement officials may some day have a new ally - a universal detection system that can monitor the air for virtually all of the major threat agents that could be used by terrorists. This type of system is under development by a team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory...

Lilly Announces Termination of AIR Insulin Program

INDIANAPOLIS, March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY ) today announced the termination of development of its AIR(R) Insulin program, which was being conducted in partnership with Alkermes, Inc. The program has been in phase III clinical development as a potential t...

MEDS World, LLC Provides Multiple Environments with Designed Solutions - Wherever People Congregate, MEDS Odor Elimination Solutions Offer Eco-Friendly, Odor-Free Air

In 2008, Bruce Hecht and Chase Walker formed MEDS World, LLC, launching innovative odor elimination, exterior plastic trim and headlight restoration products to the Automotive, RV and Marine industries. Bruce and Chase have combined over fifty years of management experiences, in a myriad of indus...

Alfalight receives $3.8 million Air Force laser contract

Madison, Wis. Alfalight , a manufacturer of high-powered diode lasers, announced on Tuesday it has received a $3.8 million research and development contract with the Air Force research laboratory in New Mexico. The lab wants Alfalight to, over the next 18 months, develop a multimode laser with ...

Active Air Networks Wisconsin launches broadband and wireless networks in Wisconsin

Madison, Wis. -- Active Air Networks Wisconsin said Monday it will begin delivering high speed broadband and wireless technologies to consumers and business users throughout Wisconsin communities. The network will begin deployment this month in multiple villages and towns throughout Washingto...

Job hunting the Air Google way

Silicon Valley's current enfants terrible Googles brilliant duo have given the global populace wings to soar over towns and cities, and the flights include everything except peanuts. Fasten your seat belts. Consider these two observations: First, every half century or so, advertisers accid...

Orbitec will use $25 million Air Force contract to make small launch vehicle

Madison, Wis. - A United States Air Force contract to fund the development of small space vehicle technology could not only provide a Madison aerospace research and product development firm with up to $24.9 million, it also could enable it to propel something much larger. The U.S. Air Force R...

IP video goes where air travel cannot

Madison, Wis. - Commercial air service doesn't always please the business traveler, but interconnectivity is being viewed as more fundamental to enterprise than ever before. That's why technology developers are encouraging potential customers to dismiss the expenses of putting employees on pla...

Testing Compressed Air Lines for Microbiological Contamination

An air impaction microbial assessment of your air supply may indicate you have unwanted inhabitants in your compressed air system Rudy Pina INTRODUCTION Manufacturers of medical devices who lab...

Testing Compressed Air Lines for Microbiological Contamination

An air impaction microbial assessment of your air supply may indicate you have unwanted inhabitants in your compressed air system RUDY PINA INTRODUCTION Manufacturers of medical devices who label their product as sterile may use compressed air in vari...

Next Safety Releases Advanced Respirator for Infectious Diseases

...ese respirators are a cross functional platform that supply highly purified air to half facemasks and air supply hoods. Next Safety designed its respirators with input from ...

Biopolymers Symposium 2009 Teams with Carbonfund.org to Create a Zero-Carbon Event

...eakers and delegates seriously care for their carbon footprint." Convention attendees are also able to offset the emissions relating to their air travel by visiting www.biopolymersummit.com and using the calculator provided by CarbonFund.org. All of CarbonFund.org projects are independently v...

Aztech Controls Introduces Standardized Gas Sticks for Semiconductor Tool Hook Up

... occasional tool install or tool relocation. Gas sticks available from stock are intended for high purity services and lower purity compressed dry air (CDA) or Nitrogen (N2), from 1 to 1500 standard liters per minute (slpm). Typical gases include are Oxygen (O2) , Hydrogen (H2), Helium (He), Argon (A...

Nanotech particles affect brain development in mice

...ade nanoparticles are increasing worldwide. Titanium dioxide in its nanoparticle form has a high level of photocatalytic activity, and can be used for air and water purification and self-cleaning surfaces. Our findings, however, add to the current concern that this specific nanomaterial may have the pote...

Charging ahead: University of Houston team revealing secrets of electricity-producing materials

... be harvested from common activities. "An enormous benefit can be expected in everything from soldiers in the field, to police on the street, to air and ground vehicles in the form of locally powered devices," White explains. Sharma says the environment contains plenty of waste energy that can ...

Laser technology creates new forms of metal and enhances aircraft performance

...length of light the filament radiates. In addition to this research, Guo and his team have been working on creating technology that may enable the air Force to create an additional kind of metal. They are able to do this by using the femtosecond laser once again to alter the surface of metal and crea...

Brain Monitor Eliminates Need for Routine Oxygen With Propofol - Friedberg's Triad Unveiled

... Most healthy patients can safely breathe room air without supplemental oxygen when getting propofol sedation if they have bra...chael Jackson died. Most healthy patients can safely breathe room air without supplemental oxygen when getting propofol sedation if they have bra...

Novel method predicts impact of a covert anthrax release

...ople and geographic areas likely to be worst affected." Anthrax has the potential to cause a large number of deaths in the event of a covert, open air release. If such a release were to occur, it is critical for public health decision makers to evaluate its extent and the potential impact on the popu...

High-Tech 'Smart' Face Mask Helps Hong Kong Families Combat Swine Flu

...cooped up all summer. Now, with the BioMask(TM), the kids can play with their friends. We're also thinking of taking that family vacation this summer. air travel will be a lot safer if we wear BioMasks on the plane." As for healthcare workers, the BioMask(TM) is also the superior mask. Not only do...

Bion Announces Approval of New U.S. Patent that Broadens Protection for the Company's Livestock Waste Environmental Treatment Processes

...able to provide a comprehensive solution to concentrated livestock waste, through simultaneous removal and stabilization of nutrients and reduction of air emissions including ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, VOC's, greenhouse gases, odors and other pollutants, together with reductions of pathogens, antibiotics...

Government Mandates Create Guaranteed Market for Bio-Fuel, Says Frost & Sullivan

...of Chemicals, Material & Food Practice, Ratneswary Balasingam, bio-diesel is clearly viewed by most governments in the region as a way of reducing air pollution and contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; to stimulate domestic agriculture; and most importantly, in many cases, to re...

European Airports Actively Engaging on Reducing CO2, Despite the Crisis

... airports' efforts to manage and reduce CO2 emissions within their direct control. It will also take into account collaborative efforts with airlines, air traffic controllers, ground handlers and others on the airport site. Today's launch of the programme - which is voluntary - sees a total of 31 Europea...

Welcome to the Biofuel Age of Flight

...e tanks of aircraft, according to the Geneva-based air Transport Action Group (ATAG). In order to inform ... tanks of aircraft, according to the Geneva-based air Transport Action Group (ATAG) . In order to inform...anisation representing all parts of the commercial air transport sector, said, "We are standing at t...

Hill-Rom Innovative Envision(R) E700 Wound Surface Receives Gold Medical Device Excellence Award

...mate management is accomplished through a unique approach that delivers low air loss through multiple layers of breathable, 3-D fabric with crush resistant channels increasing air circulation and flow beneath the patient. In turn, the high moisture vapor ...

Krohne Announces Podcast on Energy Management

...rtment of applications in these environments, such as vapor and saturated steam measurement, steam boiler monitoring, compressor control or compressed air systems monitoring. The meter can also be used for measurement of industrial gases, burner consumption measurement, and SIP or CIP processes in the fo...

University of Texas 'Picosatellite' to be launched from space shuttle to begin milestone mission

...or. In December, two more University of Texas at Austin satellites are scheduled to be launched into orbit from Kodiak Island, Alaska aboard a U.S. air Force Minotaur IV rocket. The student-built nanosatellites (larger than picosatellites but still substantially smaller than traditional ones) are part...

Leading North American Emergency Medical Services Provider British Columbia Ambulance Service Selects NICE Inform for Improved Service

... which ground ambulances are deployed, and the Provincial Air Ambulance Coordination Center located in Victoria, which manages all responses requiring air ambulance transport. These fast-paced call centers operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week and are the first point of contact for people requiring e...

AIAA names top ten emerging aerospace technologies of 2009

...d, "The list provides guidance to AIAA for its institute development strategy, while helping shape the annual input AIAA provides to the United States air Force Scientific Advisory Board. The technologies listed represent the aerospace technologies in which research and technology development is most act...

DHS Begins Test of Biometric Exit Procedures at Two U.S. Airports

...ly. US-VISIT plans to begin implementing new biometric exit procedures based on these pilots for non-U.S. citizens departing the United States by air within the next year. Non-U.S. citizens departing the United States from all other ports of entry will continue to follow current exit procedure...

Novel method predicts impact of a covert anthrax release

...ople and geographic areas likely to be worst affected." Anthrax has the potential to cause a large number of deaths in the event of a covert, open air release. If such a release were to occur, it is critical for public health decision makers to evaluate its extent and the potential impact on the popu...

NIST's LIDAR may offer peerless precision in remote measurements

...ng networks of satellites in perfect formation, creating a giant space-based platform to search for new planets. LIDAR transmits light through the air and analyzes the weak reflected signal to measure the distance, or range, to the target. NIST's new LIDAR, described in Nature Photonics,* has a uniqu...

Enerkem GreenField Alberta Biofuels Awarded Permit to Build World's First Commercial Municipal Waste-to-Biofuels Facility

...meetings and studies as well as a consultation with the public. The project successfully met all required regulatory environmental standards including air emissions and was awarded a permit allowing for construction and operation. In 2008, EGAB entered into a 25-year agreement with the City of Edmonton...

Inexpensive plastic used in CDs could improve aircraft, computer electronics

...nes. Thanks to a pair of grants from the U.S. air Force, Shay Curran, associate professor of physics...intable ink would be particularly appealing to the air Force for its lightweight properties, resulting in...icant investment. And we are very thankful to the air Force for giving us this auspicious start." ...