Small reactor powers nuclear industry
- February 18, 2010
A new type of nuclear reactor—smaller than a rail car and one tenth the cost of a big plant—is emerging as a contender to reshape the nation’s resurgent nuclear power industry. ... Read More
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Coming soon, Avfuel from algae?
- February 18, 2010
Experiments by scientists at the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are moving forward quickly and could be producing jet fuel from algae at competitive prices by next year, the ... Read More
Delta Dental acquires Fla. eyecare firm
- February 17, 2010
Delta Dental of Missouri has acquired Advantica EyeCare, a Clearwater, Fla.-based vision benefits provider with 2.4 million members nationwide and annual revenue in excess of $46 million. Financial terms weren’t closed. ... Read More
Astra pays up to $1.2 billion for arthritis drug
- February 17, 2010
AstraZeneca waded into the competitive rheumatoid arthritis market on Tuesday by buying rights to Rigel Pharmaceuticals‘ next-generation drug R788 for up to $1.245 billion, Reuters reported. The deal is a big ... Read More
Norway’s Yara to buy Terra Industries for $4.1B
- February 16, 2010
Norwegian fertilizer company Yara International ASA said Monday it has agreed to acquire U.S. competitor Terra Industries Inc. for $4.1 billion. Yara said it would pay $41.10 per share of Terra ... Read More
Mitsubishi Heavy may build U.S. wind turbine plant
- February 16, 2010
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd said on Monday it is considering building a wind turbine plant in the United States, and will a make final decision after seeing how demand recovers. Mitsubishi ... Read More
Kia to introduce hybrid to U.S. market in 2010
- February 11, 2010
Kia announced on Feb. 10 its plans to introduce its first hybrid vehicle to the U.S. “It will be here before the end of the year and will be available to ... Read More
Biovail, Alexza develop inhaled mental health treatment
- February 11, 2010
An inhaled mental health drug could appear on the market in the near future under a collaboration announced Wednesday by Biovail Corp. and Alexza Pharmaceuticals. Biovail subsidiary Biovail Labs International SRL ... Read More
SunPower to acquire SunRay for $227 million
- February 11, 2010
U.S. solar-panel manufacturer SunPower has signed an agreement to acquire SunRay Renewable Energy and its existing solar projects for $277 million, both companies announced Thursday. The maker of high-efficiency solar panels ... Read More
Micron buys Numonyx for $1.27 billion
- February 10, 2010
Micron Technology announced late Tuesday that it was acquiring Numonyx Holdings in an all-stock deal worth about $1.27 billion, a move that may help it challenge Samsung and Toshiba. Numonyx, formed ... Read More