DuPont scientist named one of the world's top young innovators by MIT's 'Technology Review' Magazine
WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 21, 2004 DuPont scientist Dr. Maria Petrucci-Samija has been named to the 2004 list of the world's 100 Top Young Innovators by Technology Review, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Magazine of Innovation. ... ...Dr. Petrucci-Samija, 33, represents a growing core of young scientists working on emerging technologies at the DuPont Experimental Station global...DuPont introduces in-home personal protection from dangers of hurricanes
WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 20, 2004 By integrating advanced science with 200-plus years of safety knowledge, DuPont is introducing its latest safety innovation a residential storm shelter made with DuPont Kevlar that is engineered to help provide residents protection from the dangers of hurricanes. ...... According to weather experts, when a hurricane hits land, its winds can top more than 150...DuPont developing new protective suits for military, first responders
WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 10, 2004 DuPont today announced promising research in the fight against terrorism with the development of protective materials that are resistant to chemical and biological agents. The suits are targeted for use by U.S. soldiers, firefighters, and other first responders. Early feedback from wearers has been positive. ... The U.S. government has awarded nearly $2.5 mil...DuPont awarded highest US honor for technological innovation
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 6, 2003 DuPont today was awarded the National Medal of Technology the highest honor for technological innovation in the United States -- for technology and policy leadership in the phaseout and replacement of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). President George W. Bush presented the Medal to DuPont Chairman and CEO Charles O. Holliday, Jr. at a ceremony in the Ea...President Bush to present DuPont with National Medal of Technology
Washington, D.C. President George W. Bush will present DuPont with a National Medal of Technology the highest honor for technological innovation in the United States for its global leadership and innovation in developing alternative technology that reduced the environmental impact caused by ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). DuPont Chairman and CEO Charles O. Holliday, Jr. will accep...DuPont to locate Asia Pacific R&D center in Shanghai
SHANGHAI, CHINA, Nov. 4, 2003 DuPont today announced it will construct a $15 million corporate research and development (R&D) facility near Shanghai to support growth in the Asia Pacific region. ...Globally, DuPont has more than 75 R&D facilities with over 40 in the United States and more than 35 in 11 other nations. The Shanghai research and development (R&D) center will be the third major re...DuPont and NREL to develop world's first integrated 'bio-refinery'
WILMINGTON, Del. and GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 6, 2003 DuPont and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today announced a joint research agreement leading toward the development of the world's first integrated "bio-refinery" that uses corn or other renewable resources rather than traditional petrochemicals to produce a host of valuable fuels and value-added chem...DuPont receives US EPA's Presidential Green Chemistry Award for new innovation
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 24, 2003 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today presented its Presidential Green Chemistry award to DuPont for the company's innovation that uses corn instead of conventional petroleum-based processes to produce the latest polymer platform for use in clothing, carpets and automobile interiors. ... ...DuPont, with joint development partner Genencor Internati...DuPont launches high-tech medical fabrics to enhance protection for healthcare professionals
WILMINGTON, Del., May 6, 2003 -- DuPont today introduced an innovative medical fabric -- DuPont Suprel -- born from a revolutionary composite technology that provides both advanced levels of protection and comfort for healthcare professionals. ... ...Traditional single-use medical fabrics can be uncomfortable, especially when they are worn for an extended time, and can lack the necessary fluid...DuPont technology to receive US EPA's clean air excellence award
WILMINGTON, Del., and DETROIT, March 6, 2003 The revolutionary science behind DuPont ultra-low emissions coatings technology has earned the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (U.S. EPA) Clean Air Excellence Award. ... ...SuperSolids clearcoat lowers volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions more than 25 percent, while also improving scratch and mar resistance 60 percent for autom...DuPont science leader discusses 'Sustainability and Integrated Science for the 21st Century'
DENVER Feb. 15, 2003 - DuPont Central Research and Development Vice President Dr. Uma Chowdhry will deliver today the topical lecture, "Sustainability and Integrated Science for the 21st Century," at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting and science innovation exposition at the Colorado Convention Center (Room A209) here. ..."Historically, the chemical ind...Clothing from Corn: DuPont develops innovative process to create polymer from renewable resources
DENVER, Jan. 30, 2003 Clothing from cornfields? DuPont scientists have recently developed an innovative bio-based method that uses corn instead of conventional petroleum-based processes to produce the latest polymer platform for use in clothing, carpets and automobile interiors. ... ...DuPont scientist Dr. Scott Nichols will unveil the latest findings Feb. 14 at the American Association for t...DuPont shares significant wheat genome information
WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 10, 2002 -- In a move that will significantly boost industrywide research and enhance nutritional applications of wheat and other major cereal crops, DuPont announced today it is making proprietary wheat genome data available to public and private researchers without restriction.... The DuPont contribution, consisting of more than 200,000 lines of expressed sequence tags (E...DuPont Chief Science and Technology Officer to address summit during Asia Pacific trip
TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 18, 2002 DuPont Chief Science and Technology Officer Dr. Thomas M. Connelly today will address more than 1,200 leaders at the Japanese government-sponsored "Business-Academia-Government Summit" in Tokyo as part of a three-nation visit to the Asia Pacific region. ..."As a global science company, DuPont touches virtually every nation on earth," Connelly said. "Entering our thi...DuPont part of science-based consortium receiving U.S. Dept. of Energy 'Bio-Refinery' grant
WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 28, 2002 DuPont is part of a science-based consortium that will receive $19 million in matching funds from the U.S. Department of Energy for research leading to an innovative "bio-refinery" -- capable of producing ethanol fuel and value-added chemicals from renewable resources such as corn. ...The consortium includes DuPont, Diversa Corporation, the National Renewable Ene...DuPont scientists to unveil 'greener' process to reduce waste
WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 5, 2002 -- Dr. Mas Subramanian and Dr. Leo E. Manzer, two of the world's foremost industrial scientists in materials chemistry and process development, will have their scientific paper, "A 'Greener' Synthetic Route for Fluoroaromatics Via Copper Fluoride," featured in the Sept. 6 edition of Science magazine. ... In the paper, DuPont senior scientists Subramanian and Manze...UC Riverside receives Dupont gift of intellectual property in form of herbicide
The University of California, Riverside (UCR) today announced it has received a donation of intellectual property from the DuPont Company for a novel class of herbicides the university hopes to further develop and eventually license for commercial use.... ..."UCR is pleased to join an elite group of research institutions involved in this type of collaboration on intellectual property," said Steve...World's largest scientific society to honor DuPont scientists for 2 breakthrough discoveries
WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 7, 2002 -- The world's largest scientific society will honor five DuPont scientists this month for two breakthrough discoveries that have strengthened security and protection measures globally. ...... During its upcoming 224th national meeting Aug. 18 in Boston, the American Chemical Society (ACS) and its 163,000 members will present four "Heroes of Chemistry" awards. Two o...DuPont to launch soybeans into space
... ... .....................CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 29, 2002 In the first space experiment of its kind, DuPont tomorrow will begin space exploration designed to discover new scientific research about one of the most consumed crops in the world today soybeans. ...Continuing its extensive history with NASA, DuPont has partnered with the Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics (WC...Dupont donates patents to UCSD
San DiegoDuPont (NYSE:DD) is donating key intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, and technical information to the University of California, San Diego. The universitys engineering faculty will continue to develop the intellectual property for applications ranging from flat-panel displays to pollution abatement....... The donation includes 11 patents granted or filed pertaining to t...DuPont gives agricultural pesticide patent rights to Purdue
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. It's a gift of potential, which could turn out to be one of the largest gifts in Purdue's history.... ...DuPont has donated more than 30 U.S. and foreign patents for two agricultural pesticides to the Purdue Research Foundation, said Thomas Woods, the company's director of intellectual assets management.... ...The announcement was made today (Monday, 9/10) as part of Discove...Glowing Bacteria: DuPont And UD Scientists Detect Poultry Toxin And Other Environmental Contaminants
..ANAHEIM, CALIF.--By harnessing glowing bacteria, scientists at the DuPont Co..and the University of Delaware have created inexpensive biosensors that rapidly.detect a key toxin in poultry feed, as well as broad classes of other.environmental contaminants, including herbicides and metals.. ."Our glowing bacteria should make it easier to pre-screen for potential.contaminants, including aflatoxin...