Chipping in

Article Abstract:

Semiconductor fabrication is one of the fastest growing industry and has grown by more than 10 percent a year over the past few decades and currently consists of some 900 plants and hundreds of thousands of workers worldwide which has led the US government to turn their attention to the impact of industry on environment and on the health of its employees. The workers working in this industry wear bunny-suits to keep hair and flakes of skin from polluting the environment, and water used in manufacturing is filtered so that it is far cleaner than the drinking water.

United States, Health aspects, Integrated circuit fabrication, Environmental aspects

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Nanotech growing pains

Article Abstract:

Oxonica is locked in a court battle over the intellectual property behind the nanoparticle-based fuel additive, Envirox. Oxonica asked the High Court in London to rule out royalties' payment for the product to Neuftec as they use a different technology to make its additive that no longer falls under Neuftec's patent.

Patents & copyrights, United Kingdom, Intellectual property, Fuel additives, Oxonica Ltd.

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Uganda hosts banana trial

Article Abstract:

A report on genetically modified banana plants to be grown in Uganda, as one of the first field trails in Africa is presented.

Uganda, Fruits and Tree Nuts, Fresh fruits and vegetables, Fresh Fruit & Vegetables Whsle, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers, Genetic aspects, Fruit industry, Fruit trade, Agricultural field experiments, Genetically modified crops

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