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Startup green sneaker maker END treads carefully in Portland, Ore.

The Oregonian
July 07, 2008 - Consumers want fewer wasteful products, but they're also increasingly wary of "greenwashing" -- sustainability claims amounting mostly to marketing. They also want their green shoes to last. END founders Andrew Estey and Ben Finklea think they've got a solution. The more stuff that goes into the shoe, the more resources you're using." END, short for Environmentally Neutral Design, has yet to sell a shoe. ...
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Brooks’ BioMoGo midsoles made to feed landfill denizens

Arkansas Democrat Gazette
July 07, 2008 - So how can an Oregon materials engineer possibly know that his BioMoGo midsole material won’t biodegrade on Arkansas feet, in Arkansas closets, Arkansas compost heaps, the Arkansas trunks of Arkansas cars? But this stuff will take 20 years to biodegrade. Also, the company changed its manufacturing process to use less raw material. ...
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Home show's focus is eco-friendly construction

The Modesto Bee
July 06, 2008 - A typical family would use about 4 kilowatts. But Nelson said photovoltaic solar systems are most cost-efficient when they're used to reduce, not eliminate, electrical purchases from utility companies. ...
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Persistent Japan green tech leader From carbon fiber to household power generation and CO2 capture and storage

Japan Times
July 03, 2008 - ...the composite material is used for 20 percent of an automobile's body, it reduces the weight by 30 percent and slashes 0.5 tons of carbon dioxide a year. "Japanese makers' carbon fiber has the highest strength and elasticity," said Minoru Yoshinaga, general manager at Toray Industries' manufacturing division of advanced composite materials. One of Toray's products, prepreg -- intermediate sheet material reinforced with resin -- is the thinnest and has the highest quality in the......
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Tiny tech, unknown risks Safety worries bubble up as nanotechnology pushes more companies to revamp products

The News & Observer
July 02, 2008 - ...businesses are having second thoughts about whether to trumpet their use of nanotechnology. Under current laws, manufacturers aren't required to disclose nanotechnology uses. "It's never too late to try and catch up, but with all the new products hitting the market, the government needs to act quickly to inform consumers," Finan said. Failing that, people will judge the future of nanotech with or without the information they need. tim.simmons@newsobserver.com or......
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Zi Corporation Wins Contract With Kyocera Corp.(1)

Marketwire Canada
July 02, 2008 - Zi Corporation's suite of award-winning products offers innovative ways for mobile operators to showcase new services and content to their subscribers, while encouraging users to get the most out of their communication devices. Any projections in this release are based on limited information currently available to Zi Corporation, which is subject to change. Kyocera is a registered trademark of Kyocera Corporation. ...
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Technology Report - Making Next-Generation Displays

Appliance Magazine
July 01, 2008 - The idea of “electronic paper” displays is an emerging concept, but one company has created a manufacturing technology that is bringing this concept to reality. One partner is UK display maker Plastic Logic, which is using the technology to produce active-matrix backplanes on plastic substrates combined with an electronic-paper front-plane material. As more display companies venture into this emerging area, Snodgrass believes the possibilities for industry are endless. ...
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CAD/CAM and Rapid Prototyping - When Speed Is of the Essence

Appliance Magazine
July 01, 2008 - The mold is then assembled, mounted on a standard injection molding press, and the molded parts are shipped to the customer. The company has developed a chemistry platform for its stereolithography materials, with a related manufacturing facility investment. CAID (computer-aided industrial design), CAD, rapid prototyping, and CAM are simply the new tools of the design process. ...
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Sports venues doing their part to be environmentally friendly

The Orlando Sentinel
July 01, 2008 - We see this growing exponentially."In order to become LEED green certified, your building must meet a minimum set of requirements the USGBC lays out. The field lighting is a perfect example of how being green ends up saving money. Green cleaning products also are used.As for the renovation of the Citrus Bowl, green initiatives will be put into place but they have not been finalized. ...
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Industry News & Analysis

Modern Plastics
July 01, 2008 - Also, Industrias Romi, Brazil’s leading manufacturer of machine tools, injection molding machines and blowmolding machinery, announced it would acquire Sandretto, the Italian injection machine manufacturer. Citadel intends to build a global plastics compounding company. New New Mexico facility Custom molder D.A. Inc. (Charleston, IN) added a new facility in Santa Teresa, NM. ...
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