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...that--the company has unleashed its power since licensing the technology in 1997. It has engineered 14 grades of the material to meet various needs, from coating frequently washed factory floors to shielding intravenous catheters. One AgION customer, Wellman International's polyester unit, has infused fibers with AgION's compound and is testing ideas like germ-resistant T shirts, air-conditioner filters and pillows. "We believe it fills a need that exists in the marketplace," says the unit's business manager, David Whitley. "It has value--and, bottom line, it works." AgION, for its part, is working with 60 companies...
...security.? Workshop roofs are covered with creeping passion-fruit vines to insulate the interiors from the brutal equatorial sun. Their fruit makes for a handy snack. Lotus ponds punctuate factory floors. ?If the fish die,? says Hardy, ?we know something is wrong.? The compound is designed to be light on the ground. If the Hardys closed shop, the whole area could be back to rice paddies in three months' time. The breathtaking showroom is a cathedral of curving bamboo, designed by renowned Malaysian architect Cheong Yew Kuan. It's easy to chuckle when Hardy speaks...
...year, the yuan has appreciated nearly 20% against both the euro and the Japanese yen. Consequently, while the U.S. continues to urge Beijing to allow its currency to strengthen versus the dollar, the yuan has already strengthened against most other currencies. Why should China bow to the U.S. and compound the already serious currency risks bearing down on its exporters...
...cracked down so hard on the drinking and revelry that really only has one occasion, The Game, to rear its beautiful and intoxicated head. Do these elite schools really think their traditions of privilege and culture are above such messy and pedestrian things as drinking? Is there some strange compound in our blue blood that reacts with alcohol to create disastrous effects?Surely there had to be some reason, some rationale. Surely the deans and administrators of Harvard and Yale have been to, or at least heard of, tailgates and parties at Michigan or Florida State where, despite the apparent...
...soft drinks. “There’s a suggestion that, if you’re increasing your cola intake, there may be a slight increase in the risk of high blood pressure,” Curhan explained, adding that the team suspected this was due to some compound found in the drinks other than caffeine. The results were true for caffeinated and decaf varieties. However, Dr. Soheyla D. Gharib of the Center for Wellness and Health Communication at Harvard University Health Services was cautious about this particular finding. “I wouldn?...