Posted July 11 Guardian Technologies International Inc., a Herndon-based
developer of threat detection systems, filed a patent
for medical mapping software for advanced imaging and
visualization of various diseases, including breast
cancer, to allow earlier diagnosis and treatment. (Business
Wire)
Posted July 10 Philip Morris, a Richmond-based cigarette manufacturer,
will produce a smokeless, spit-free tobacco product called
Marlboro Snus at its York County facility. The product
will be launched in late summer with consumer testing
in the Dallas-Ft. Worth market. (Daily Press)
Virginia Tech researchers
have developed a process of taking discarded poultry
byproducts and turning them into biodegradable plastics
using protein blends found in feathers and eggs. The
new material could provide an environmentally friendly
alternative to petroleum–based
plastics. (The Roanoke Times)
