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In 2009, the U.S. produced enough plastic bottles to stretch around the world 190 times. According to plastics manufacturing industry, it takes around 3.4 megajoules of energy to make a typical one-liter plastic bottle, cap, and packaging. A barrel of oil contains around 6,000 megajoules, and the Pacific Institute estimates that the equivalent of more than 17 million barrels of oil was needed to produce these plastic bottles in 2009 in the United States. In addition, rubber tires represent another problem which the world hasn’t successfully dealt with. Each year, motorists in the U.S. generate about 1 scrap tire for every man, woman, and child in the country. There are currently over 250…. Click Here to Read More

Menicon Acquires Lagado Corporation Menicon Co., Ltd. announced on June 16 that Menicon and Lagado Corporation based in Colorado, USA, reached an agreement for Lagado to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Menicon America Inc., effective as of June 14, 2010. Read more on PR Newswire via Yahoo!…. Click Here to Read More

Landec Corporation Announces CEO Interview with Nasdaq MENLO PARK, Calif.—-Landec Corporation , a materials science company that develops and markets patented polymer products for food, agricultural, medical device and licensed partner applications, today announced that a new Nasdaq video interview with Gary Steele, Chairman and CEO of Landec, is now available for investors on the Landec Investor Relations webpage. Read more on Business Wire via Yahoo!…. Click Here to Read More

Elixir Medical Corporation Announces Excellent Nine Month Safety And Efficacy Results From The EXCELLA II Randomized … Elixir Medical Corporation, a developer of product platforms combining state-of-the-art medical devices with advanced pharmaceuticals, announced today the superiority of the Elixir DESyne stent compared to the control Endeavor stent in the primary endpoint of the EXCELLA II randomized clinical trial. The Elixir DESyne Stent is the first drug eluting stent with the thinnest durable polymer … Read more on Medical News…. Click Here to Read More

Quantum Solar Power Corporation Names New CTO SANTA FE, NM–(Marketwire – 03/03/10) – Quantum Solar Power Corp (OTC.BB: QSPW – News ), a development stage company engaged in the advancement of Next Generation solar cell technology, announced today that it has named Dr. Andras G. Pattantyus-Abraham as its new Chief Technology Officer. Dr. Pattantyus-Abraham resigned his post at the University of Toronto to lead and to spearhead the growth of … Read more on Marketwire via Yahoo!…. Click Here to Read More