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Fluids and Lubricants H Hydraulic fluids • Fire-resistant hydraulic fluids Β Gear lubricants Η High-temperature lubricants Β Low-temperature lubricants Β Rubber lubricants Β Packing lubricants Β Compressor and Pump lubricants fl Lift-truck lubricants Β Metal-working fluids Β Heat-transfer fluids fl Grease components I Textile lubricants Β Defoamers Η De-emulsifiers Η Cosmetic components Η Ink and Dye diluents fl Leather softeners Β Solvents and Plasticizers gj Chemical intermediates These polyalkylene glycols and derivatives are available in both water-soluble and water-insoluble series, with or without addi- tives. Viscosities of UCON fluids and lubri- cants range from 50 to 90,000 S.U.S. at 100° F. UCON fluids and lubricants have a record of proved performance. Find out what they can do for you. Write For booklet 6500. UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS COMPANY 30 East 42nd Street Ne\y York 17,N.Y. "Ucon" is a register&<f trade-mark ofUCC 114 C&EN FEB. 3, 1958 For the Dog Who Has Everything Persnickety pooches who don't want to get their feet cold and wet this winter can pussyfoot it down to a good store for dogs and buy miniature vinyl dog boots. B. F. Goodrich Chemical says boots molded from its Geon vinyl resins are being marketed by a Cali- fornia firm. The boots are made in four sizes and have adjustable ankle scraps so all dogs can be fitted perfectly and wear them in comfort. Boots come in black and red for the color-conscious. Wheat Next—Beer Breaks? A few beers a day ease nervous strain and may play a big role in blunting the excessive tension states of ordinary life. Leon A. Greenberg, di- rector of the applied biodynamics lab- oratory at Yale, told the U. S. Brewers Foundation's convention Jan. 21 that two or three bottles of beer a day re- duce tension enough to ward off high blood pressure that can lead to heart trouble and yet not cut working effi- ciency. Greenberg has some research sta- tistics on people and small lab animals to back bis claim. Studies began with animals that react to certain sounds by running around until they go into con- vulsions called audiogenic seizures. When animals were injected with amounts of alcohol equal to what a man gets from one to three bottles of beer, the tests showed that the equivalent of one bottle kept the animals from blow- ing their tops 40% of the time; two bot- tles did the trick half the time, and three worked every time. To test results on people, researchers built a machine to measure changes in emotional tension. Volunteers were asked to sort cards, which kept them constantly at a high emotional pitch. Six ounces of beer cut basic level of tension 13%; 24 ounces reduced it 37% and did not cause any perceptible symptoms of intoxication or any loss of accuracy or speed in sorting the cards. "Not uncommonly under certain cir- cumstances, in certain tasks, and with certain amounts of alcoholic beverage, performance has even been seen to improve," says Greenberg. For the Record Use of nickel, until now known to have dated back to 170 B. C. when cupro-nickel coins were made in the Kingdom of Baotria, gets its history pushed back even further, according to a research paper written by Charles M. Schwitter of Inco and C. F. Cheng, formerly of Inco. Nickel was present in significant amounts, the two men say, in certain bronze tools made almost 6000 years ago in the ancient civilizations of Sumeria, Syria, and the Indus Valley. They report that many ancient bronzes had traces of nickel that was "some- times associated with copper in the types of ores available to ancient man." Some pieces contained nickel in amounts bigger than 1%—not "simply a fortuitous impurity." Although Schwitter and Cheng date the use of nickel back so far, the metal was not isolated as an element until 1751. COMING NEXT WEEK The Future for Enzymes in Industry Good, if left with the "bugs" that make them. Prospects for greater growth are based on some "if s," however. A C&EN Special Report Calendar of Events A list of who and where for some 270 technical and scientific meetings in the U. S., Canada, and abroad News-scripts FOR UCON RRANn AI W A mm Division of UNION CARDIOE Corporation
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Fluids and Lubricants H Hydraulic fluids • Fire-resistant hydraulic fluids Β Gear lubricants Η High-temperature lubricants Β Low-temperature lubricants Β Rubber lubricants Β Packing lubricants Β Compressor and Pump lubricants fl Lift-truck lubricants Β Metal-working fluids Β Heat-transfer fluids fl Grease components I Textile lubricants Β Defoamers Η De-emulsifiers Η Cosmetic components Η Ink and Dye diluents fl Leather softeners Β Solvents and Plasticizers g j Chemical intermediates
These polyalkylene glycols and derivatives are available in both water-soluble and water-insoluble series, with or without additives. Viscosities of UCON fluids and lubricants range from 50 to 90,000 S.U.S. at 100° F.
UCON fluids and lubricants have a record of proved performance. Find out what they can do for you. Write For booklet 6500.
U N I O N CARBIDE CHEMICALS COMPANY
30 East 42nd Street Ne\y York 1 7 , N . Y .
"Ucon" is a register&<f trade-mark ofUCC
1 1 4 C & E N FEB. 3, 1 9 5 8
For the Dog Who Has Everything Persnickety pooches who don't want
to get their feet cold and wet this winter can pussyfoot it down to a good store for dogs and buy miniature vinyl dog boots. B . F. Goodrich Chemical says boots molded from its Geon vinyl resins are being marketed by a California firm. T h e boots are made in four sizes and have adjustable ankle scraps so all dogs can be fitted perfectly and wear them in comfort. Boots come in black and red for the color-conscious.
Wheat Next—Beer Breaks? A few beers a day ease nervous
strain a n d may play a big role in blunting the excessive tension states of ordinary life. Leon A. Greenberg, director of the applied biodynamics laboratory a t Yale, told the U. S. Brewers Foundation's convention Jan. 21 that two or three bottles of beer a day reduce tension enough to ward off high blood pressure that can lead to heart trouble and yet not cut working efficiency.
Greenberg has some research statistics on people and small lab animals t o back bis claim. Studies began with animals t ha t react to certain sounds by running around until they go into convulsions called audiogenic seizures. When animals were injected with amounts of alcohol equal to wha t a man gets from one to three bottles of beer, the tests showed tha t the equivalent of one bottle kept the animals from blowing their tops 40% of the time; two bottles did the trick half the time, and three worked every time.
T o test results on people, researchers built a machine to measure changes in emotional tension. Volunteers were asked to sort cards, which kept them constantly at a high emotional pitch. Six ounces of beer cut basic level of tension 1 3 % ; 24 ounces reduced it 3 7 % and did not cause any perceptible symptoms of intoxication or any loss of accuracy or speed in sorting the cards.
"Not uncommonly under certain circumstances, in certain tasks, and with certain amounts of alcoholic beverage, performance has even b e e n seen to improve," says Greenberg.
For the Record Use of nickel, until now known to
have dated back to 170 B. C. when cupro-nickel coins were made in the Kingdom of Baotria, gets its history pushed back even further, according to a research paper written b y Charles M. Schwitter of Inco and C. F . Cheng, formerly of Inco.
Nickel was present in significant amounts, the two men say, in certain bronze tools made almost 6000 years ago in the ancient civilizations of Sumeria, Syria, and the Indus Valley. They report tha t many ancient bronzes had traces of nickel that was "sometimes associated with copper in the types of ores available to ancient man." Some pieces contained nickel in amounts bigger than 1%—not "simply a fortuitous impurity."
Although Schwitter and Cheng date the use of nickel back so far, the metal was not isolated as an element until 1751.
C O M I N G N E X T WEEK
The Future for Enzymes in Industry Good, if left with the "bugs" that make them. Prospects for greater growth are based on some " i f s," however. A C&EN Special Report
Calendar of Events A list of who and where for some 270 technical and scientific meetings in the U. S., Canada, and abroad
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