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Accukits, LLC the industry leader in Do-It-Yourself Environmental Testing Products announced on Thursday October 21, 2010 that for the rest of 2010 they will be giving away their asbestos, mold and lead-based paint testing kits. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) October 23, 2010 Accukits, LLC announced on October 21, 2010 that they will be giving the public free asbestos, mold and lead-based test kits for the rest of 2010. This will allow homeowners and businesses to sample for asbestos, mold or...

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The recent cold weather has prompted some to turn on their furnace and boilers only to find them needing repairs, according to the CEO of a local environmental abatement company, Abatepro, Inc. Nicholas Feco has been performing asbestos inspections since 2004 and has seen a steady influx of HVAC systems needing repairs as fall weather approaches. "When it gets cold, equipment will fail," says Mr. Feco, "and the reputable HVAC guys won't touch asbestos...

A research and development effort by the University of Notre Dame, the University of Wyoming, and Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. has succeeded in producing transgenic silkworms capable of spinning artificial spider silks."This research represents a significant breakthrough in the development of superior silk fibers for both medical and non-medical applications," said Malcolm J. Fraser Jr., a Notre Dame professor of biological sciences. "The generation of silk fibers having...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Tendons are the body's marionette strings. They connect bones and bones to muscles, allowing you wiggle your ears, scratch your back, and even burst into a sprint. This is all possible until you feel and unusual tug on the strings leaving you with a sprain, strain, or a tear. Surgeons try to repair more than 300,000 of these injuries every year, and doctor's visits for soreness fly into the millions. Scientists can now look all the way down to the atoms our tendons are...

Tendons are the body's marionette strings, connecting bones to muscles that raise an eyebrow or propel us into a full run.That is, until an unusually forceful or awkward pull on the strings leaves us with a sprain, strain or tear. Surgeons attempt to repair over 300,000 of these injuries every year, and doctors visits for sore tendons run into the millions.Using a combination of nanoscience and biomedical and civil engineering to explore tendon structure from atoms on up, researchers have...

Company Planting 300 Acres of Fiber-Variety Flax in Kingstree, South Carolina; Commencing Growing Trials as Part of the Initiative PORTLAND, OR, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc., (OTCBB: NADVF, TSXV: NAT), the developers of the patented CRAiLAR(R) process, announced today that they have created a sustainable, commercially viable complement to cotton using flax as a raw material. After successfully transforming hemp fibers into yarns and fabrics with...

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Individual tickets go on sale today for Secrets of the Silk Road -- a landmark exhibition from China making its only East Coast stop at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum) in Philadelphia February 5 through June 5, 2011. Timed tickets can be purchased online at www.penn.museum/silkroad or by phone: (877)77-CLICK. Discounted group tickets are available by phone: (215)746-8183, or by email:...

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Individual tickets go on sale today for Secrets of the Silk Road -- a landmark exhibition from China making its only East Coast stop at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum) in Philadelphia February 5 through June 5, 2011. Timed tickets can be purchased online at www.penn.museum/silkroad or by phone: (877)77-CLICK. Discounted group tickets are available by phone: (215)746-8183, or by email:...

NEW YORK, Aug 11 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Recently, a new online store operated by Abizark, http://www.inetsilk.com , was opened, mainly providing genuine silk products for retail and small scale wholesale. It offers the perfect experience of convenient online shopping, including safe online payment, fast global express service, etc. www.inetsilk.com is an online silk products store, whose main products cover a wide range of silk scarves, wool and cashmere scarves, silk pajamas, etc....

A decade of research yields new uses for ancient materialTougher than a bullet-proof vest yet synonymous with beauty and luxury, silk fibers are a masterpiece of nature whose remarkable properties have yet to be fully replicated in the laboratory.Thanks to their amazing mechanical properties as well as their looks, silk fibers have been important materials in textiles, medical sutures, and even armor for 5,000 years.Silk spun by spiders and silk worms combines high strength and extensibility....