Research Center To Foster New Copper Technologies, Applied Research Expected To Yield Game-Changing Results For Government, Industry And Consumers
New York, NY (Vocus) December 11, 2009 -- The copper industry is pleased to announce today’s launch of a new joint public/private research center that will address energy efficiency, alternative energy, green building and public health for near-term applications.
The Copper Innovation Center (CIC) will foster scientific innovation and collaboration among various public and private entities, including federal, state and local government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), research institutions and universities, and industry stakeholders.
The CIC will provide government and industry the opportunity to leverage the momentum of current projects and stimulate research into new copper technologies. The Center will build upon the ongoing success of five current projects, three focusing on die cast motor technology, which are being executed in conjunction with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and two public health projects being carried out for the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), a section of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC).
“The Copper Innovation Center represents our industry’s determination to take responsibility and lead the effort in developing new technologies that will benefit everyone from government to industry stakeholders to the general consumer,” said Andy Kireta, Sr., president and CEO of the Copper Development Association (CDA).
The die cast copper motor projects currently underway focus on development in three areas: ultra-efficient power systems, lightweight motors for future industrial and defense applications and the application of copper casting technology to developing more efficient pumps, like the one being installed at the large chill water pumping facility at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
One of the public health projects, underway at the military barracks at Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC, is comparing the ability of antimicrobial copper heating and air conditioning components with the more commonly used aluminum components in controlling the growth of odor-causing bacteria and fungi in HVAC units.
The second public health project is fitting three hospital intensive care units with antimicrobial copper touch surfaces to determine copper’s efficacy at controlling organisms that cause hospital acquired infections.
The CIC is a joint initiative of the Copper Development Association, the information, education, marketing and technical development arm of the copper, brass and bronze industries in the United States, and the International Copper Association, a global organization that promotes the unique properties of copper and supports research and development worldwide.
About the Copper Innovation Center (CIC)
The CIC oversees the research and development of innovative applications of copper and copper alloys. It is a joint initiative of the Copper Development Association, the information, education, marketing and technical development arm of the copper, brass and bronze industries in the U.S.A., and the International Copper Association, a global organization that promotes the unique properties of copper and supports research and development worldwide. For more information please visit the Copper Innovation Center (http://www.copperinnovationcenter.org) Website.
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