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Liquid Nitrogen Auto Changeover Upgrade from Oxford Instruments Offers Cost and Time Savings

The Liquid Nitrogen (LN2) Auto Changeover Unit is a cost and time saving development, enabling table cooling fluid to be automatically switched between LN2 and Chiller Fluid, via a recirculating chiller.

Mar 22nd, 2010

Tegal Sells Thin Film Etch and PVD Assets to OEM Group

Tegal Corporation, an innovator of specialized production solutions for the fabrication of advanced MEMS, power ICs and optoelectronic devices, today announced that it has sold its legacy thin film etch and physical vapor deposition (PVD) product lines to OEM Group, Inc.

Mar 22nd, 2010

Y-Carbon Receives DOE Phase I SBIR Award

Y-Carbon, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a Department of Energy (DOE) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) phase I grant.

Mar 22nd, 2010

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Signs Strategic Alliance Agreement With Indian Conglomerate Kirloskar Integrated Technologies

Under the terms of the multi-phase agreement the two companies will commence integration, marketing and distribution of Ascent Solar's flexible CIGS photovoltaic modules into products designed to address multiple market opportunities in India.

Mar 22nd, 2010

Calando Pharmaceuticals, Provides First Proof of RNA Interference in Humans with Systemically Administered siRNA Therapeutic

Arrowhead Research Corporation today announced that the clinical trial being conducted by majority-owned subsidiary, Calando Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has demonstrated systemic delivery of siRNA and the successful 'silencing' of a widely recognized cancer gene via RNA interference (RNAi) in humans.

Mar 22nd, 2010

Asuragen Appoints French Distributor Biomedical Diagnostics SA for Signature Oncology Portfolio

Asuragen, Inc., a leader in the development of molecular diagnostics, announced today the appointment of Biomedical Diagnostics SA (BMD), a leading medical diagnostic company in Europe, as its exclusive distributor of Signature Oncology Products in France.

Mar 22nd, 2010

InVisage Unveils World's First High-Performance Image Sensors Using Quantum Dots

Ushering in a new era of high-performance image sensors, InVisage Technologies today announced QuantumFilm. Harnessing the power of custom-designed semiconductor materials, QuantumFilm image sensors are the world's first commercial quantum dot-based image sensors, replacing silicon.

Mar 22nd, 2010

Nanocyl to Review Carbon Nanotube Applications and Trends at Conference

Presentation to offer new information about using CNTs for emerging applications, and CNT performance advantages for elastomers and composites.

Mar 21st, 2010

Fujifilm Begins Mass Manufacturing of Nanoparticle Technology Data Cartridges

The Fujifilm LTO Ultrium Generation 5 cartridges are available worldwide immediately, and offer a native storage capacity of 1.5 terabytes and native transfer rates up to 140 megabytes per second.

Mar 20th, 2010

New Research Chemicals Catalog 2010 Addendum from Alfa Aesar

Alfa Aesar, a Johnson Matthey Company, has published a new Research Chemicals Catalog Addendum that includes products added since the publication of the 2008/09 full line catalog.

Mar 19th, 2010

Global Engineering Society Places Nanofiber Technology on Prestigious List

In its most recent publication of Manufacturing Engineering magazine, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers recognized the implications of Forcespinning Technology to the fabrication of nanofibers by placing it on its list of 'Innovations That Could Change The Way You Manufacture'.

Mar 19th, 2010

P2i Showcases Liquid Repellent Nanocoating for Hearing Aids

Aridion, a revolutionary liquid repellent nano-coating that protects hearing aids against corrosion and warranty failure, will be showcased by P2i at AudiologyNOW! 2010.

Mar 19th, 2010

GE Sees Bright Future for Thin Film Solar Technology

With the race on in earnest to have the most efficient, low-cost solar module on the market, GE announced it is focusing its research and development efforts on thin film photovoltaic (PV) technology in conjunction with PrimeStar Solar Inc., the startup firm in which GE is a majority investor.

Mar 19th, 2010

Nanosphere Verigene SP Respiratory Virus Panel Categorized as Moderate Complexity by FDA

Nanosphere, Inc., a leader in the development and commercialization of advanced molecular diagnostics systems, received notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that its respiratory virus panel (RVNATSP) performed on the Verigene SP System has been categorized as 'Moderate Complexity' under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA).

Mar 19th, 2010

Showa Denko to Start Commercial Production of VGCFTM-X Carbon Nanotube With New 400 t/y Plant

Showa Denko K.K. has completed a 400-t/y plant for VGCFTM-X, a new grade of carbon nanotube with an optimized design for resin composite applications. Commercial production will begin next month after a trial run.

Mar 19th, 2010

Nanogea Featured in Scientific American

Nanogea, a nano-biotechnology company focused on commercializing the industry's most sensitive single molecular detection platform, is pleased to announce that its technology was featured in an article by Scientific American, a prominent science and technology magazine.

Mar 19th, 2010