OTTAWA —Cyber attacks waged via the Internet are the fastest growing form of espionage, Canada’s spy agency says.

Researchers at Ohio State University have confirmed that a new 10-second heat treatment invented by Detroit entrepreneur, Gary Cola, makes steel 7 percent stronger than martensitic advanced high-strength steel (AHSS). Trademarked as Flash Bainite, the new steel is also stronger and more shock-absorbant than the Grade 5 (Ti 6-4) titanium commonly used in aerospace applications but at 10 percent of the cost. According to Suresh Babu, associate professor of materials science and engineering at Ohio State, and director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Center for Integrative Materials Joining for Energy Applications, Flash Bainite could provide a significant boost to the fuel economy of vehicles without sacrificing safety.

It’s difficult to argue against the green energy movement. Who doesn’t want to improve the environment and create a cleaner, healthier tomorrow for future generations?

The 2011 EPMA General Assembly took place on 12th May at the Eurometaux Conference Centre in Brussels and was attended by representatives from some 25 member companies. In addition to a series of Board, Council and Committee meetings, the two-day event included the EPMA’s Annual Dinner, held at the historic restaurant Vincent in Brussels. EPMA President, Ingo Cremer, opened the General Assembly with a review of the rebound from the financial crisis and the impact of the Japanese disaster on the PM industry

The 2011 EPMA General Assembly took place on 12th May at the Eurometaux Conference Centre in Brussels and was attended by representatives from some 25 member companies. In addition to a series of Board, Council and Committee meetings, the two-day event included the EPMA’s Annual Dinner, held at the historic restaurant Vincent in Brussels. EPMA President, Ingo Cremer, opened the General Assembly with a review of the rebound from the financial crisis and the impact of the Japanese disaster on the PM industry.

SARNIA— An Ontario recycling company has received $4 million from the province to advance its new technology for recycling plastic. Entropex is based in Sarnia, Ont

The BBC is reporting that retired Japanese engineers are lobbying their government to allow them to work on the damaged nuclear reactors at the tsunami-stricken Fukushima Daiichi power station. Dubbed the “Skilled Veterans Corps,” they suggest the adverse effects of radiation that will hound workers who are exposed for decades will not have the same impact on the elderly. Read: Japan pensioners volunteer to tackle nuclear crisis

Trying to become a leader in the vast North American market for product labels can be a sticky business at times, but that’s just how the Toronto-based Metro Label Group Inc.

With packaging sustainability still evolving from being merely a catchy buzzword to a widely embraced ideal, the concept is clearly catching on in the time-tested beekeeping industry, with French-based honey producer Famille Michaud Apiculteurs recently generating a lot of buzz with its new lightweight, recycled plastic packaging that will dramatically cut the apiary’s overall environmental footprint in coming months. Jointly developed by the Austrian-based Greiner Packaging International and French plastics processor Roskoplast S.A.

CALGARY: Cenovus Energy Inc. plans to accelerate oil project development over the next decade, investing an average of up to $3.5 billion a year as it seeks to increase production to about 500,000 barrels per day by the end of 2021. “Based on the strong performance delivered by our teams over the past year, we believe we can bring on substantially more oil production earlier than initially planned,” president and CEO Brian Ferguson said.