Daily News For March 27, 2009

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Lightweight Trend Drives Automotive Aluminum Use to New High
Now 8.6% aluminum, could rise to 11% by 2020 Click to continue

GM: 7,500 Union Workers Took Buyouts
GM plans to reduce its U.S. employment levels to 72,650 by 2012 from 195,374 in 2000. Click to continue

Machine Tool Builders Ink Global Collaboration Deal
Mori Seiki Co. Ltd. and Gildemeister AG have announced a global 'business and capital collaboration' that will tie together the two machine tool builders in activities that may include production, purchasing and the development of machines. Click to continue

Hours of Service Wars Redux
Safety groups have filed suit asking that current Hours of Service rules be overturned. The American Trucking Associations has filed a motion in opposition. Click to continue

RFID Tracks Nuclear Material, Hazmat and More
A unique tracking technology employing RFID devices makes it possible to monitor the environmental and physical condition of containers of nuclear, hazmat or other valued materials in storage and transportation. Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory developed the technology that delivers the status and history of each container at the click of a mouse. Click to continue

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Pick Your Poison: Layoffs, Pay Freezes or Wage Cuts
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