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RENSSELAER, N.Y. - Friday, January 4th 2013

A new report by the BioInitiative Working Group 2012 says that evidence for risks to health has substantially increased since 2007 from electromagnetic fields and wireless technologies (radiofrequency radiation). The Report reviews over 1800 new scientific studies. Cell phone users, parents-to-be, young children and pregnant women are at particular risk.

"There is a consistent pattern of increased risk for glioma (a malignant brain tumor) and acoustic neuroma with use of mobile and cordless phones,” says Lennart Hardell, MD at Orebro University, Sweden. "Epidemiological evidence shows that radiofrequency should be classified as a human carcinogen. The existing FCC/IEE and ICNIRP public safety limits and reference levels are not adequate to protect public health.”

A dozen new studies link cell phone radiation to sperm damage. Even a cell phone in the pocket or on a belt may harm sperm DNA ... Read more »

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. - Friday, January 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Oakley, Inc. today announced the addition of Bubba Watson to its family of professional golfers who put their faith in the company’s performance golf apparel. The addition of Watson further expands Oakley’s roster of golf greats who revere the icon of innovation and style.

"Oakley gets it,” said Watson. "I’m proud to join their family because they love the game and they never stop pushing technology to make the game better. Whatever they can do — whatever can be done — Oakley will do it. I respect that.”

"We are honored to welcome Bubba to the Oakley Golf family,” said Scott Bowers, SVP of Global Marketing and Brand Development at Oakley. "He is a Masters Champion who fuels excitement with amazing drives and unbelievable shot making, and his personality brings a whole new flavor to the game.”

"Oakley has the kind of attitude I connect with,” Watson continued. "It’s about keepin ... Read more »

Helping the automotive industry equip all new EU vehicles with eCall emergency capability by 2015. Contributing to road safety, and to people’s daily life using digital security

AMSTERDAM - Thursday, January 3rd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced its collaboration with Yokosuka Telecom Research Park, Inc. (YRP), FUJITSU TEN, a leading developer of advanced safety systems, and ERTICO to launch Japan’s first eCall testing facility in order to help global automakers meet the European Union’s (EU) new emergency response standards. Gemalto will provide its best-in-class Cinterion® Machine-to-Machine (M2M) automotive modules and Machine Identification Modules (MIMs)technologies to enable communications and GPS positioning for all trial scenarios. It is the first eCall facility outside Europe, allowing Japanese automakers to locally test solutions destined for the European Union.
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IRVINE, Calif. - Wednesday, January 2nd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kurion, Inc., an innovator in nuclear waste management, announced that recent advances with its Modular Vitrification System(MVS®), GeoMelt® vitrification and Ion Specific Media technologies, necessitated an expansion of its leadership team effective today in order to pursue several large domestic and international opportunities. As a result, Ralph DiSibio, chairman of the board, will assume expanded duties as Executive Chairman/CEO and former President/CEO John Raymont will assume the role as Vice-Chairman and President, International Operations/M&A Initiatives.

Raymont, who founded the company in 2008 with support from Lux Capital, will primarily direct his attention to Japan, where Kurion’s revolutionary cesium removal systemled efforts to improve safety at the March 2011 tsunami-damaged Fukushima plant. "The nuclear cleanup challenges at the plant and surrounding Fukushima Prefect ... Read more »

Doha, Qatar - Monday, December 31st 2012 [ME NewsWire]

Qatar University’s undergraduate and Masters programs in Environmental Sciences have become the first outside of the UK to be recognised by the world’s leading accreditation body for environmental science education degree programs.

The Committee of Heads of Environmental Sciences (CHES) and the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) accredited QU’s BSc and MSc Environmental Sciences programs, which began in September 2008 and 2011 respectively, in a ceremony at Qatar’s national university earlier this week.

The award is the culmination of 15 months of hard work for the university’s Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, which began the process in March 2011.  Although CHES usually accredits only honors and graduate programs, an exception was made for QU’s BSc Environmental Science course because of its rigorous nature, which puts it at the same level as an honors program in other univers ... Read more »

SINGAPORE - Saturday, December 29th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

Adds 2.6 million tonnes per year of new finished product capacity
World-scale facility increases jobs in Singapore
ExxonMobil begins producing specialty grade metallocene polymers in Asia

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ExxonMobilhas commenced startup operations at one of the world’s largest ethylene steam crackers, the centerpiece of the company’s multi-billion dollar expansion project at its Singapore petrochemical complex.

The expansion, powered by a new 220-megawatt cogeneration plant, adds 2.6 million tonnes per year of new finished product capacity. It includes two new polyethylene plants, a polypropylene plant, a metallocene elastomers unit, an oxo-alcohol unit and an aromatics expansion, all of which are completed and beginning operation. Ethylene production is expected to start in the next few months.

"We have doubled the size of our finished product capacity at Singapore, making this the largest chemic ... Read more »

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DALLAS & TAIPEI, Taiwan - Friday, December 28th 2012

Xtera Communications Inc. (Xtera), a leading global provider of Optical and WAN networking solutions, today announced the launch of the XteraLink 300. This new, commercially available product line brings advanced networking solutions to branch offices, home offices, medium size businesses, apartments, hotels, and other multi-tenant buildings. XteraLink is designed to enable businesses to optimize network efficiency by maximizing ROI on existing infrastructure, improving network reliability and enhancing user experience.

XteraLink is an edge server appliance deployed on the border between enterprise intranets (LANs) and the Internet (WAN). It cost-effectively bonds multiple WAN links into virtual pipes to deliver bandwidth aggregation and WAN fault tolerance. With a maximum throughput of 300Mbps, XteraLink has 3 WAN, 1 LAN and 1 DMZ links, and a USB port for 3G cellular data cards. ... Read more »

TOKYO - Friday, December 28th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

2013 International CES

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) will showcase a reference display of an SDHC memory card with TransferJet™ close proximity wireless transfer technology at the 2013 International CES, to be held from January 8 to 11, 2013, in Las Vegas, U.S.A.

The SDHC memory card on reference display will be a product under development, integrating a TransferJet™ transceiver IC, a coupler, an RF filter, peripheral passive parts, an SD bridge connection circuit, and Toshiba's NAND flash memory.

Data transfer by TransferJet™ communications will be implemented in devices supporting SDHC memory cards, such as digital cameras and PCs, by inserting this card in the card slots.

About TransferJet™

TransferJet™ is a close proximity wireless transfer technology standard promoted by the TransferJet™ Consortium whose membership consists of 45 companies (as of December 28, 2012), incl ... Read more »

DUBLIN - Thursday, December 27th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Covidien(NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire CV Ingenuity.The companies expect to complete the acquisition in the first calendar quarter of 2013. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

CV Ingenuity, a privately-held company based in Fremont, CA, is focused on improving patient outcomes in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) by providing solutions to relieve vascular obstructions, inhibit restenosis, and allow natural vessel healing. The company's core technology, while still in the investigational phase, is a Drug Coated Balloon (DCB) platform with a novel, proprietary, tunable, rapid-release system.

"We continue to be focused on technologies that deliver improved patient care, delighting both our physician and hospital system customers,” said Stacy Enxing Seng, President, Vascular Therapies ... Read more »