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- Artificial spider silk research could improve body armour.(DEFENCE)
- A team from the University of Wyoming is investigating how spider silk proteins could be used to produce biomaterials for military purposes. Producing useful quantities of natural spider silk has proven unrealistic because of challenges inherent in managing large numbers of small spiders,...
- Research articles 2008-05-01
- Kuwait plans 77 billion dollar 'City of Silk'
- KUWAIT CITY AFP — The oil-rich Gulf state of Kuwait plans to build a major new city inspired by the Silk Road that it hopes will become a global trade and tourist attraction, an executive said on Tuesday. The 77 billion dollar "City of Silk" aims to revive the...
- Research articles 2008-02-05
- Prada decrees light and airy for next summer
- MILAN AFP — After one of northern Europe’s wettest summers on record, fashion designers showing in Milan this week are confidently predicting more seasonal sunshine next year for their airy, light-as-a-feather creations. Certainly Miuccia Prada did not have downpours in mind when she sent out her models like a...
- Research articles 2007-09-26
- Scientists uncover secrets of black widow spider silk
- LOS ANGELES AFP — The prospect of super-strength military body armor inspired by silk from deadly black widow spiders has moved a step closer after research revealed by a US university. Scientists at the University of California, Riverside, outside Los Angeles, have identified the genes and DNA sequences for...
- Research articles 2007-06-14
- WhiteWave Foods Recognized as One of the Nation's Top Green Power Purchasers
- Company Honored with EPA Green Power Leadership Award BROOMFIELD, Colo. -- Today WhiteWave Foods Company was named a 2006 Green Power Leadership Award winner by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy DOE at an award ceremony at the National Renewable Energy Marketing Conference...
- Research articles 2006-12-05
- MIT engineers probe spiders' polymer art.(OF MATERIAL INTEREST)
- Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT, Cambridge, have identified two key physical processes that lend spider silk its unrivaled strength and durability, bringing closer to reality the long-sought goal of spinning artificial spider Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT, Cambridge, have identified two...
- Research articles 2007-01-01
- Designers hope to show Thai fashion is more than cheap silk and knock-offs
- BANGKOK AFP — Thai fashion is more than just cheap silk and brand-name imitations, a group of designers from the kingdom hope to show the world. Under a catwalk set up inside a white inflatable dome built on a lake in suburban Bangkok, models were to begin strutting out...
- Research articles 2005-08-17
- Spinning synthetic spider silk
- 00-00-0000 Spinning synthetic spider silk Byline: Anonymous Volume: 75 Number: 12 ISSN: 00249114 Publication Date: 06-19-2003 Page: 41 Section: News Type: Periodical Language: English For years, scientists have attempted to create a synthetic form of spider silk because of its high-strength and energy-absorption qualities. ...
- Research articles 2003-06-19
- Santa Fe, N.M., Bridal Salon creates unique wedding gowns.
- By Emily Van Cleve, Albuquerque Journal, N.M. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 21--SANTA FE, N.M.--Rolls of sumptuous silks line the back wall of Laura Sheppherd's bridal salon. These plush white and ivory fabrics, some made specifically for Sheppherd, will...
- Research articles 2003-01-21
- Plan puts MAS in direct competition with Silk Air, BUSINESS TIMES
- Business Times Malaysia 11-11-2002 MALAYSIAN Airline System Bhd MAS's plan to increase its presence in Asia may lead it into direct competition with a more established regional carrier, Silk Air Ltd. MAS is already facing increasing competition in the...
- Research articles 2002-11-11
- Thai Economic Development Fund Unintentionally Harms Local Silk Industry.
- By Chatrudee Theparat, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 13--A village fund intended to spur economic growth has backfired in Pak Thong Chai, Nakhon Ratchasima, where the availability of quick cash has left the local silk industry in tatters. ...
- Research articles 2002-08-13
- Exporters Eagerly Await Ending of Thai Quotas on Silk Yarn.
- By Somporn Thapanachai, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 19--Exporters of products made of silk expect to see an upturn in their business in 2005 when Thailand is due to scrap the quota system on imports of silk yarn, complying...
- Research articles 2002-06-19
- Dog Day Afternoons - Armour hot dog brand promotion - Statistical Data Included
- No, the pairing of hot dogs and baseball is not an original idea, but don't tell that to the folks at Armour. Marketers repositioned the ConAgra Foods hot dog brand last year as Armour Stars through a tie-in with Major League Baseball, and went on to score double-digit growth in...
- Research articles 2001-07-16
- Pueblo, Colo., Shop Enhances Customers Well-Being.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Dec. 12--With handmade soaps named Tranquil Sleep and Rose Petals, and bath salts called Angels Influence and Astral Journey, it's easy to understand why a new shop on Union Avenue says it's "simply a reflection of inner peace, love and kindness." The new shop,...
- Research articles 2000-12-13
- Silk and Religion: An Exploration of Material Life and the Thought of People, A.D. 600-1200.(Review) (book reviews)
- Liu, Xinru Silk and Religion: An Exploration of Material Life and the Thought of People, A.D. 600-1200 Delhi: Oxford University Press 235 pp., $9.95, ISBN 0-1956-4452-2 Publication Date: September 1998 This book deals with the complex web of economic, cultural, technological, and religious...
- Research articles 1999-09-22
- Dean Foods Announces Alliance With White Wave Soyfoods; Becomes Minority Shareholder in White Wave, Inc
- FRANKLIN PARK, Ill. and BOULDER, Colo.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 23, 1999-- Howard M. Dean, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF), the country's number-one dairy processor and distributor, and Steve Demos, President and Founder of White Wave, Inc., America's number-one soyfoods company, jointly announced today Dean Foods...
- Research articles 1999-08-23
- BILL OPENS DOOR FOR NEW LANGUAGE ON SILK LABELS; LABELS SUCH AS "DESIGNED IN" AND "DYED AND PRINTED IN" SEEN AS BENEFICIAL TO EUROPEAN MANUFACTURERS.
- WASHINGTON -- Congress has partially restored Europe's cache when it comes to labeling silk accessories produced there. While European manufacturers of silk scarves, shawls, handkerchiefs and silk fabric still won't be able to label these products as "made in" their particular...
- Research articles 1999-05-31
- Silk Telecom spreads network with Nortel's Common Photonic Layer (CPL) technology
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- Research articles 2006-07-01
- Starter Corporation completes acquisition of Galt Sand Company
- NEW HAVEN, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 19, 1996--Starter Corporation (NYSE:STA) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Galt Sand Company and its subsidiaries, located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Galt Sand is a manufacturer of silk screened and embroidered fleece products and t-shirts sold under...
- Research articles 1996-08-19
- Five more companies ready to join Dow Chemical in SiLKnet - The Fab Line - Brief Article
- FIVE MORE COMPANIES ARE READY TO JOIN DOW CHEMICAL FIVE SiLKnet Alliance, the industry group formed by Dow to facilitate integration of SiLK spin-on low-k dielectric films. Cabot Microelectronics, Kulicke & Soffa, Semitool, Therma-Wave and Thermo Nicolet have all signed letters of intent to join the consortium. Therma-Wave and Thermo...
- Research articles 2002-03-18
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