Leeds engineers developing bullet proof vests from cement
...ill combine super-strong cement with recycled carbon fibre materials to make a material tough enough to withstand most types of bullets. The cement vest project, still at the early research stage, is being carried out the School of Civil Engineering at the University. Dr Philip Purnell, who is lead...Traumatic brain injury caused by exposure to explosive blast presents critical challenge
...s, evaluated the physiological, neuropathological, and neurobehavioral consequences of airblast exposure, and studied the potential for using a Kevlar vest to prevent death and TBI. The advantages and limitations of using a pig model to study the causes and effects of explosive trauma to the brain is th...Strategic Diagnostics Appoints Kevin J. Bratton as Chief Financial Officer
...hares of restricted stock, subject to the terms set forth in grant agreements to be dated as of June 1, 2009. Both the option and the restricted stock vest in four equal annual installments, beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant. About Strategic Diagnostics Inc. Strategic D...Neuro Kinetics to Release VEST(TM) 6.7 Software at Audiology Conference
...o be held next month in Dallas. NKI said that vest 6.7 incorporates more than 70 new features and enh...te more accurate analysis and diagnosis." The vest software is used by audiologists, neurologists, ne... tests. Based on National Instruments technology, vest includes reporting features for reimbursable tests...NeoGenomics Appoints Douglas M. VanOort as Executive Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer
...NeoGenomics, Mr. VanOort been awarded 1.0 million stock options, which will vest over a four-year period, 50% vesting over time and 50% vesting based on the...ar term, an exercise price of $1.05 per share and 80% of such warrants will vest upon the attainment of exceptional share price performance at levels rangin...New approach to dental visits may ease kids' fears
...enist wore a special LED headlamp that directed the light into the child's mouth. The children listened to soothing music and were wrapped in a heavy vest that created a "hugging" effect. The dental chair itself was also modified to produce a vibration. Dr. Shapiro and her colleagues found that anxie...Neovasc Receives CE Mark Approval for Peripatch(TM) Aegis Staple Line Reinforcement Product
...f $0.40, expire five years from the grant date and vest over four years according to the following schedule: 20% vest on the grant date and 20% vest on each of the next four anniversaries of the gran...Cardium's InnerCool Reports on Expanding Use of Therapeutic Hypothermia
...ature modulation system, which includes a console and a disposable CoolBlue vest with upper thigh pads, is designed to provide a complementary tool for use ...ings best suited to prolonged temperature management. InnerCool's CoolBlue vest and thigh pads wrap the body without requiring any adhesives to stick to th...Cardium's InnerCool Announces Launch of New Enhanced Website
...ature modulation system, which includes a console and a disposable CoolBlue vest with upper thigh pads, is designed to provide a complementary tool for use ...ings best suited to prolonged temperature management. InnerCool's CoolBlue vest and thigh pads wrap the body without requiring any adhesives to stick to th...AMDL, Inc. Completes Revision of Performance & Equity Incentive Compensation Plan
...erformance and Equity Incentive Compensation Plan, all stock granted to senior executives and employees as incentive compensation will be scheduled to vest only if the Company's meets its strategic goals and specific financial performance targets. AMDL's Board of Directors and Compensation Committee hav...Labopharm Reports Results for Third Quarter Fiscal 2008
...t Agreement entered into with Hercules concurrent with the Company's drawdown, the remaining unvested warrants to purchase 292,030 common shares would vest only upon the Company drawing down on the remaining portion of the facility. The amendment also provides that the exercise price of the unvested warra...Neovasc Reports Development Progress, Streamlined Operations and Issuance of Options
...uglas Janzen were each granted 15,000 options, and directors Dr. William O'Neill and Boaz Lifschitz were each granted 10,000 options. The options will vest 20% immediately and 20% on each anniversary of the grant date for the next four years. The market price at close of previous day was $0.28. The grant ...WPI receives award from Homeland Security Department to advance first-responder location
...he Department of Homeland security in 2007 funded the integration of physiological monitoring capability into this system. This integration includes a vest made by Foster Miller Co. that monitors heart rate, respiration, body temperature, and posture, and a wireless pulse oximeter designed by WPI research...Smart Balance Announces Marketing Organization Appointment
...ent with the Company. Fifty percent of the options vest quarterly in arrears over a four year period on Mc...y at such time. Twenty-five percent of the options vest when the closing stock price is at least $16.75 pe...ve trading days. The remaining twenty-five percent vest when the closing price is at least $20.25 per shar...PetFit Challenge Helps Keep Pets - and Pet Owners - Healthy
...te fairs in Missouri and Maryland in August. Visitors to the tour program can see if their pets are obese, get health information, and wear a weighted vest to simulate obesity. The "treat translator" is popular on the tour, giving pet equivalencies for common treats, explains PetFit spokesperson Dr. Heidi...Keith Denner Extends Current Technology's Chairman and CEO Options
...all funds USD) per share; iii) vesting -- fifty percent of the options to vest if the Company's shares close at $0.78 or higher, and the remaining fifty percent to vest if they close at $1.14 or higher; iv) term -- the option to expire on Ju...Smart Balance Announces Sales Organization Appointments
...ent with the Company. Fifty percent of the options vest quarterly in arrears over a four year period. Twenty-five percent of the options vest when the closing stock price is at least $16.75 pe...ve trading days. The remaining twenty-five percent vest when the closing price is at least $20.25 per shar...Investigating causes of asthma attacks: New sensor system monitors environmental exposure
...e battery-powered system fits into the pocket of a vest and contains commercially available sensors that w...esigned to be comfortably worn in the pockets of a vest throughout the day and kept at the bedside while sleeping at night. Another vest pocket contains an electronic peak flow meter to p...Cipher reports third quarter fiscal 2007 results
...ued 274,000 stock options under the employee and director stock option plan, which have an exercise price of $3.90, 25% of which vest on March 9 of each year, commencing in 2008, and expire in 2017. Total compensation cost for these stock options is estimated to...Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Reports New Option Grants Under NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4350
...esis' 2006 Employment Commencement Incentive Plan, vest over four years as follows: 25% of the shares subject to each option will vest on the one year anniversary of the grant date of e...ning 75% of the shares subject to each option will vest in 36 equal monthly increments during each of the ...Scientists Develop Liquid Body Armour
...seful for making better body armour, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have said. The idea is to fill an armoured vest or helmet with shear-thickening liquid and surround it with an array of piezoelectric transducers, they say. Normally, the protective garment ...Researchers Have Developed Computerized Garment to Diagnose Mental Illness
... William Perry, professor of psychiatry at the University of California in San Diego, who lead the study hopes the lightweight and machine-washable vest called Life Shirt will eventually be used to help doctors get an accurate diagnosis by monitoring patients for just 15 minutes. ...