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Olympus Expands Industrial Microscope Distribution Network

Building on its leadership position in optical measuring and inspection, Olympus America Inc. has expanded its industrial instrument distribution network to better meet customer needs.

Mar 11th, 2010

Russian Nanotechnology Corporation Considers $1.7 Billion Bond Sale

Russian Nanotechnologies Corp., the state holding company known as Rusnano, plans to sell the equivalent of $1.7 billion in bonds beginning in the third quarter to fund expansion and new projects.

Mar 11th, 2010

Leica Microsystems Acquires Genetix Strengthening Life Science Technologies Portfolio

This acquisition brings together Genetix' expertise in developing and marketing imaging systems and software for clinical and research applications, with Leica Microsystems' microscopes and other life science instrumentation.

Mar 11th, 2010

Vitex Systems' Licensees Receive Multiple Orders for Barix Thin-Film Encapsulation Equipment

Vitex Systems, Inc., a leading technology developer, licensor and engineering service provider of thin-film encapsulation and moisture barrier films, announced that its equipment licensees, SNU Precision and Sunic Systems, have received multiple orders for Barix thin-film encapsulation (TFE) equipment.

Mar 11th, 2010

Applied Materials Expands Display, Solar Equipment Manufacturing Capability in Taiwan

Applied Materials, Inc., the world's largest supplier of equipment to the semiconductor, flat panel display (FPD) and solar photovoltaic industries, today announced the opening of its newly expanded Tainan Manufacturing Center in Tainan, Taiwan.

Mar 11th, 2010

ALLVIA Webcast to Focus on Silicon Interposers With Through-Silicon Vias and Thin-Film Capacitors

ALLVIA, the first through-silicon via (TSV) foundry, in conjunction with Semiconductor International magazine, will broadcast a webcast on how to build silicon interposers with embedded capacitors in 3D stacked semiconductors.

Mar 10th, 2010

Electron Microscopy Sciences Offers Graphene Support Films

The new graphene support film provides an invisible, crystalline background that enables the unrivaled TEM characterization of organic and inorganic nanomaterials.

Mar 10th, 2010

Particle Size Measurements Between 1 and 6000 Nanometer With Dynamic Light Scattering

The new ANALYSETTE 12 DynaSizer from FRITSCH uses Dynamic Light Scattering as a measuring method and therefore enables the measurement of particle size distributions between 1 and 6000 nm.

Mar 10th, 2010

GigOptix Receives Funding to Enable New Era of Ultra Fast Hybrid Silicon-Organic Integrated Circuits Based on Proprietary Polymer

GigOptix-Helix AG, subsidiary of Palo Alto, CA based GigOptix Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, that provides electronic engines for the optically connected digital world and other advanced radio frequency (RF) applications today announced that they will participate in the European Union funded project Silicon-Organic Hybrid Fabrication Platform for Integrated Circuits (SOFI).

Mar 10th, 2010

WaferGen Ships First International SmartChip System Following CE Certification

WaferGen Biosystems, Inc., a leading developer of state-of-the-art genetic analysis systems, today announced eight new early-access customers that include major universities and service providers in the U.S. and Japan.

Mar 10th, 2010

Malvern Instruments and Particle Measuring Systems Conclude Customer Support Transfer in Nordic Region

As sister companies within Spectris plc, Malvern Instruments and Particle Measuring Systems have completed the transfer of sales and support for Particle Measuring Systems products in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland.

Mar 10th, 2010

Bruker and Agilent Technologies Announce Agreement for Bruker to Acquire Certain Varian Inc. Product Lines

Pursuant to this agreement, Bruker will acquire certain product lines of Varian Inc., which Agilent has committed to divest in connection with obtaining regulatory approval for Agilent's previously announced acquisition of Varian.

Mar 10th, 2010

mPhase Technologies Receives Certification for Its Reserve Battery Technology

mPhase Technologies, Inc. today announced that its mPower On Command Reserve Battery has successfully met all United Nations / US Department of Transportation (UN DOT) safety standards and has received UN DOT certification for the safe transport of lithium-containing batteries.

Mar 9th, 2010

TSB Project Award for Nano-Engineered Platinum Catalyst Layers for Fuel Cells

A GBP 1.1 million project aimed at creating new platinum based catalyst layer designs for fuel cells has been awarded funding by the UK Technology Strategy Board.

Mar 9th, 2010

Thomas Swan Achieves Commercial-Scale Production of Carbon Nanotubes in the U.S.

Leading manufacturer of carbon nanotubes Thomas Swan has achieved commercial scale production to meet growing demand in the USA. This success has been marked by the company's announcement that it has issued a 'Notice of Commencement of Manufacture or Import' to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in relation to its Elicarb SW single-wall carbon nanotube products.

Mar 9th, 2010

Moser Baer Achieves 7.3 % Solar Module Efficiency Through its Proprietary Process

PV Technologies India Limited (PVTIL), a subsidiary of Moser Baer India Limited (MBIL) announces successful completion of testing and validation of breakthrough process that will enhance the stable efficiency of its single junction thin film module from 6% to 7.3%.

Mar 9th, 2010