Grand Days for Outdoor Graphics.
Grand Days for Outdoor Graphics BY JEFFREY STEELE Bold new roll and flatbed print technologies, major advancements in ink, and inventive substrate innovations are all blending to make this a grand era for wide-format imaging shops specializing in grand-format outdoor applications. Whether they're...

Rhode Island children safer after lead paint victory: court orders paint manufacturers to clean up 'public nuisance'.
Public health authorities in Rhode Island could soon be drafting and implementing a statewide plan to clean up tens of thousands of older homes contaminated with lead-based paint. With the cost to clean one home estimated at up to $15,000, and with 200,000 to 300,000 Rhode Island homes contaminated...

An introduction to RNA-mediated gene silencing.
ABSTRACT Careful analysis of cases where introduction of additional copies of endogenous genes caused coordinate silencing of both the transgene and the endogenous gene laid the ground work for the discovery of RNA-mediated silencing. Silencing begins with the expression and recognition of double-stranded RNA, which is cleaved...

Color technology conference in Baltimore.
April 20-22: "Innovation in color technology," conference, sponsored by the Color Pigments Manufacturers Association (CPMA), Hyatt Regency at Baltimore's Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD. More info: (703) 6844044; Fax: (703) 684-1795; E-mail: cpma@cpma.com; Website: www.pigments.org. April 26, 27: PCITX advance technical conference, "New high performance ingredients and technology,"...

Some recent trends in personal care polymers: polymers play a major role in the formulation of skin care, sun care and many other personal care products. Here's a detailed look at the latest news in this chemistry.
PATENT LITERATURE provides insight into the priorities of major companies and can be a predictor of market direction. In this article, we have analyzed recent patents and patent applications for the use of polymers in skin care applications and summarized scientific and market trends of polymers in...

U.S. pigment demand to reach $3.4 billion in 2009.
* Demand in the U.S. for color pigments, including inorganic, organic and specialty types, is forecast to increase 5.2% per year to $3.4 billion in 2009, driven by above average gains in high performance organic pigments, and various specialty types. These and other trends are presented in Pigments: Inorganic,...

Monteith: a subsidiary of Dominion Colour Corporation.
Founded in 1959 by Arthur R. Monteith, the company initially specialized in a variety of industrial coatings. Early on, the company used its formulating skills to develop specialty inks for the graphics industry. As far back as 1978 they introduced a set of inks for North America's back-lighted vinyl...

Nutrient limitation promotes pigment production in Aureobasidium pullulans.
Abstract Aureobasidium pullulans ATCC 42023 is an environmental fungus found in soil and on plant leaves that produces both melanin-like pigments and exopolysaccharides such as pullulan. Industrial processes remove the melanin before pullulan can be used in consumer products such as breath freshner strips. The melanin-like pigments...

Natural colors from microbes.
Researchers at the University of New South Wales (Cooperative Research Center for Food Industry Innovation, Department of Biotechnology, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia) are screening microorganisms, looking for products or properties with commercial potential. They are also developing techniques for the production, extraction and purification of novel products. Strong emphasis...

Investigate sources of natural colors.
There has been an increasing interest in the food industry in the use of natural ingredients, including naturally sourced colors. Colors are natural when they are derived from biological sources. Microbial-sourced colors already are used in the fish industry to enhance the pink color of farmed salmon. Some natural...