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BOULDER, Colo., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has completed all performance testing for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope aft-optics subsystem (AOS) under contract to the Northrop Grumman Corporation. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130116/LA43566) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130108/LA39163LOGO) Since May of 2012, the AOS has undergone a series of tests including thermal and vibration, followed by cryogenic testing...

CULLMAN, Ala., Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Global Imaging Technologies has delivered the 1,000th precision-machined beryllium sensor housing to DRS Technologies, Inc. DRS integrates the sensor housings into the Mast Mounted Sight (MMS) for the U.S. Army's OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Helicopter. "We are very proud of the continued hard work and dedication exhibited by our employees on this project," said Bob McGill, vice president and general manager of General Dynamics...

Comprehensive beryllium market analysis and future projections are presented in the topical research report “Beryllium Market Review” by Merchant Research & Consulting Ltd. London, UK (PRWEB) September 25, 2012 By the end of 2017, the world beryllium market is forecast to reach about 506,000 metric tons, with the growth influenced by trends in the end-use application sectors. In particular, sustained demand from the telecom equipment/computers segment and the burgeoning automotive...

Union and Company Submit Draft Standard to Agency PITTSBURGH, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers (USW) and Materion Brush today announced that they have reached agreement on a model Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) beryllium standard and have sent it to the agency as a joint recommendation. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080131/DC12982LOGO ) Materion Brush, the only U.S. producer of pure beryllium metal, accounts for...

Smith, Gambrell & Russell environmental attorneys Andy Thompson and Steve O’Day achieved a major victory in a large toxic tort lawsuit last week. On October 21st, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a federal district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of SGR’s client Alcoa and other defendants. The ruling will have lasting impact on lawsuits claiming illness from exposure to beryllium and other toxic chemicals. Atlanta Georgia...

NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), the financial information and technology services company that provides the world's largest electronic marketplace for broker-dealers to trade unlisted stocks, announced that IBC Advanced Alloys Inc. (OTCQX: IAALF; TSX.V: IB), a manufacturer and developer of advanced alloys, is now trading on the highest tier of the OTC market, OTCQX®. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110118/MM31963LOGO) IBC Advanced...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Gradient, a nationally recognized environmental and risk science consulting firm, today announced the publication of a study that finds elevated levels of heavy metals in tested laundered shop towels. The study, "Evaluation of Potential Exposure to Metals in Laundered Shop Towels," builds upon an earlier analysis published in 2003 and concludes that, even after commercial laundering, the towels studied retain elevated levels of metals. This...

HOUSTON, April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp (OTCQB: TRER) announced today it has begun a stream sediment sampling program at its Round Top Mountain rare earth-beryllium-uranium project in Hudspeth County, Texas which also includes niobium, tantalum and gallium. The objective is to determine if the geochemical signatures from the stream sediments can be used to identify areas of higher grade in the massive rhyolite. To date, a total of fourteen first order...

HOUSTON, Feb. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Rare Earth Resources (Pink Sheets: TRER) announces that it has expanded its equity private placement financing announced February 1 by closing on an additional $2.0 million to bring the total capital raised to $4 million. The additional $2 million was provided by an institutional investor. The funds will be used primarily to advance our Rare Earth-Beryllium-Uranium Project at Round Top Mountain in Hudspeth County Texas. This additional investment...

HOUSTON, Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Rare Earth Resources (Pink Sheets: TRER) announces that it has successfully completed an equity private placement financing of $2.0 million. The round was led by a New York City based institutional investor and included participation by other institutional and accredited investors. The funds will be used primarily to advance our Rare Earth-Beryllium-Uranium Project at Round Top Mountain in Hudspeth County Texas. We placed a total of 800,000...