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• Microgreen testing thermoformed eco-cup.(Microgreen Polymers Inc)

  - 2006-03-06

  Byline: Frank Antosiewicz Building an eco-friendly and cheaper plastic coffee cup is just one way that new company Microgreen Polymers Inc. wants to use its patented thermoforming process. The company announced Feb. 22 that it has received $2.4 million in funding...

  Tags: food, Manufacturing, MARKETING, PRODUCTIVITY, University of Washington

• Getting in better touch with animal kingdom

  - 2004-12-19

  Byline: REVIEWS By Paul Denison The Register-Guard This is the season for coffee table books, usually the kind that art history majors carry around campus to develop their triceps and biceps. Here are two exceptions aimed not at art lovers but animal lovers. Living with...

  Tags: Manufacturing, University of Washington

• Binge drinkers are fat!(Slants & Trends)(Brief Article)

  - 2004-07-01

  BINGE DRINKERS ARE FAT! Students on campus think they can binge drink and have a little "fun" in college, then move onto an adult life where they regale buddies with tales of their wild times, with no long-term consequences. That is not the case, according to ...

  Tags: Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Manufacturing, SOFTWARE, University of Washington

• Plastic high-speed circuits just around the bend?

  - 2004-04-01

  Kren, Lawrence Machine Design 04-01-2004 Plastic high-speed circuits just around the bend? Byline: Kren, Lawrence Volume: 76 Number: 7 ISSN: 00249114 Publication Date: 04-01-2004 Page: 52 Section: ELECTRONICS IN THE NEWS Type: Periodical Language: English Flexible circuits mode from organic electro-optic polymers are able to wrap around a...

  Tags: electronics, Manufacturing, polymer, radar, University of Washington

• Enforcement may increase drinking, Univ. of Washington expert suggests.(University of Washington)

  - 2004-03-01

  University police forces may want to rethink zero tolerance policies and stepped up enforcement of underage drinking, as it might force students into more dangerous behavior, says a University of Washington psychologist. G. Alan Marlatt, who was on the National Institute for Alcohol ...

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• Composted sewage captures dirt's lead - Environment - Brief Article

  - 2003-03-29

  Lead-contaminated soil in urban parks, gardens, and schoolyards could be made safer by adding composted organic waste, new research suggests. The tactic could reduce the quantity of the toxic metal that moves from the soil to people, especially children, says Sally Brown of the University of Washington in Seattle. ...

  Tags: environment, Manufacturing, University of Washington

• McMahon 8 at University of Washington: sophisticated food, versatile equipment, including a Mongolian grill, and engaging decor provided by local artisans, are on full display at this university's most recently renovated residential dining facility. At Mc

  - 2003-03-01

  In the mid-`90s, the University of Washington's dining facilities were coming under severe criticism from customers. Renovated in the `60s and `70s, residence hall and student union foodservice operations looked dated and dull. "We always offered good foodservices," explained Paul Brown, director of Housing and Food...

  Tags: director, food, Manufacturing, salad, University of Washington

• The human tide sweeps into cities.

  - 2003-01-07

  Jan 07, 2003 (Far Eastern Economic Review - ABIX via COMTEX) Over 100 million people have moved from China's rural areas to its cities and manufacturing regions in the past 20 years. The United Nations calculates that 200 million people will move to the cities...

  Tags: China, Manufacturing, U.N., University of Washington

• University, bio-techs bright spots for Snohomish County.(manufacturing and engineering expansion)

  - 2002-10-01

  The state of the high-tech, bio-tech and electronics industries in Snohomish County appears to be in a brewing stage, according to those in the know. Both manufacturing and engineering divisions of two electronics companies are contemplating a move into Everett; Cypress Semiconductor is...

  Tags: Biotechnology, electronics, manufacturing, Seattle, software, University of Washington

• Cola's effect the same as OJ, low fat milk.

  - 2002-04-29

  Apr 29, 2002 (Food Industry Week NZ ABIX via COMTEX) -- A new US study has found that cola soft drinks, orange juice and one per cent milk have the same ability to satisfy hunger. The University of Washington study, presented at the ...

  Tags: beverage, juice, Manufacturing, U.S., University of Washington