His hobbies included wine making, welding, landscaping, and wood turning. He was a founding member of the Rochester Woodworkers Society and sold his wood-turning pieces at Rochester art shows and craft shops. He was an avid backpacker, hiking the Swiss Alps in his 70s. Wendell instilled in his children the values of hard work, integrity, and love of family.
by Linda Wang | March 28, 2020
—Cristina Sáenz de Pipaón wants to put CO2 to good use “Her company, Orchestra Scientific, is developing membrane technology to separate carbon dioxide from other gases and use it as a product” Growing up near both the mountains and the lush wine region of La Rioja in the north of Spain, Cristina Sáenz de Pipaón developed a fondness for nature.
by Britt E. Erickson | March 08, 2020
After dinner and a bottle of wine, Venkat surprised Krishnan by saying she’d come aboard as CEO to make the start-up a reality. “Everything changed,” Krishnan says. “From then, I understood what it is to have a professional businessperson manage very powerful technology.” They founded Esya Labs in 2018, with Krishnan in Chicago and Venkat in London.
by Celia Henry Arnaud | March 08, 2020
On Tuesday, BASF held its annual outdoor bash featuring four wines chosen from the company’s million-bottle cellar in Germany. On Wednesday, the cleaning institute hosted its usual cocktail hour, featuring live music, followed later in the evening by Evonik Industries’ annual dessert party. And on Thursday, Sasol took over one of the lobbies of the resort for a bayou-themed party—a nod to the huge complex it is opening in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
by Michael McCoy | February 16, 2020
Ancient aroma: Ingredients in one of Goldsmith and Coughlin's perfumes include wine (counterclockwise from top left), pine and pistachio resins, myrrh, calamus, cardamom, almonds, and olive oil. Smell like an Egyptian: Researchers recreate perfumes once made in the Nile delta. Shutterstock Dora Goldsmith Manny Morone/C&EN An overenthusiastic middle-age couple stand in their doorway with turkey hats on.
by Manny I. Fox Morone | December 13, 2019
Applications include more vibrant and eye-catching consumer product packaging, such as wine bottle labels, potato chip bags, and juice boxes. Like the modern-day version of a letterpress, flexographic printing technology applies ink to the surface of a flexible relief plate, and that ink is then transferred to different materials, such as paper and plastic.
by Linda Wang | November 02, 2019
The loud pop, the spray, and the sweet scent of wine filling the air have become synonymous with celebration. But have we ever given thought to how this happens? Gérard Liger-Belair, a professor of chemical physics at the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, did. Using high-speed video imaging, Liger-Belair and colleagues captured the bottle-popping process (Sci.
by Marsha-Ann Watson | October 12, 2019
A similar approach is sometimes used in the production of other fermented beverages, such as wine and ciders. A coat for all seasons Compared with beer and even investment casting, papermaking is a relatively young endeavor, dating back roughly 2,000 years. In Han dynasty China, the first practitioners simply passed a slurry of wood pulp through a fine fabric mesh to trap solids and eliminate unwanted water.
by Michael Eisenstein | September 30, 2019
The Italian food, wine, and beaches are a nice bonus! However, there are many difficulties—financial, personal, and family based. It is simply not possible for some people to move to a completely new country for a position with little long-term stability, particularly when young families with children are concerned.
by Alexander Cook | September 09, 2019
The Italian food, wine, and beaches are a nice bonus! However, there are many difficulties—financial, personal, and family based. It is simply not possible for some people to move to a completely new country for a position with little long-term stability, particularly when young families with children are concerned.
by Anna Tomberg, Kristina Pagh Friis, Jeffrey M. Ting, Tesia Stephenson, Robert Wexler, Alexander Cook, Julia G. Pribyl, Janus Juul Eriksen, Suzanne E. Witt | September 09, 2019