At a Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s medical oncology laboratory, Sean Burns, E’13, is working intensively to develop and improve nanoparticle screening techniques for assessing the efficacy of potential drugs on different types of cancer.
By G.P. Thomas
14 Jun 2012
imec and Panasonic have extended their strategic partnership for joint research and development on advanced CMOS process technologies, wireless communication, healthcare and flexible electronics by signing a new three-year deal at the Panasonic Headquarters based in Osaka, Japan.
By Will Soutter
14 Jun 2012
NanoLogix, a biotechnology company focusing on rapid diagnostics, has reported that the company’s research and development team together with researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston (UTHSC-Houston) is creating a multi-well, microplate reader version of NanoLogix’s BioNanoFilter (BNF) diagnostics for large volume lab conditions.
Internet search engines provide us with search results in the form of websites containing required information and listed in the order of relevance. Search engines employ a set of mathematical calculations known as page ranking algorithm to determine the relevance of web pages in respect to the search criteria.
By G.P. Thomas
14 Jun 2012
The Querrey Simpson Charitable Foundation has gifted $10 million to Northwestern University to open a center for carrying out research in the field of regenerative nanomedicine. The facility will be named The Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Center for Regenerative Nanomedicine after its benefactors, Louis A. Simpson, member Trustee at Northwestern, and his wife, Kimberly K. Querrey.
By Will Soutter
14 Jun 2012
Scientists at the University of Illinois have published the results of their studies to evaluate microscopy techniques employed to analyze the structure and shape of pollen grains.
Sony is all set to launch its first flow cytometer analysis device, the Cell Sorter SH800. The device is an automated implementation of Sony’s expertise in laser optics and is expected to find application in the fields of stem-cell research, regenerative medicine, cancer treatment and immunology.
By Will Soutter
14 Jun 2012
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have made a groundbreaking research, which shows that individual's health may get seriously affected when exposed to nanoparticles and this may lead to rheumatoid arthritis and other serious autoimmune disorders.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Jun 2012
A research team headed by Kian L. Tan and Dunwei Wang from Boston College in Chestnut Hill, the United States, has developed a new process based on the mechanisms of the dark reactions of photosynthesis.
By Will Soutter
13 Jun 2012
According to materials scientists, Paul Kotula and Ping Lu, Sandia’s new aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscope (AC-STEM) is 50-100 folds better in terms of resolution and time taken for sample analysis when compared to the lab’s older analytical microscopes.
By Will Soutter
13 Jun 2012
Harvard University researchers have discovered a novel technology that prevents development of ice or frost on metal surfaces. Any formation of ice can slide off the treated surface. The technology may have potential applications in aircraft, wind turbines, refrigeration systems and other industries.
By G.P. Thomas
13 Jun 2012
GLOBALFOUNDRIES will be manufacturing devices for STMicroelectronics by using a Fully Depleted Silicon-on-Insulator (FD-SOI) technology in 20 nm and 28 nm nodes. STMicroelectronics, the proprietor of this technology, is a worldwide semiconductor leader providing its customers with a range of electronics applications.
imec has inked a partnership deal with Tohoku University during the Belgian economic mission to Japan. The agreement was signed in the presence of his Royal Highness Prince Philip of Belgium.
The microfluid company, microLIQUID, a spin-off of the IK4-IKERLAN technology centre, is specialised in the entire process, from prototyping to mass production, from microtechnological lab on a chip cards to the rapid diagnosis of illnesses.
Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc., a manufacturer of scientific sensors, instruments, and systems for precise measurement and control, announces that it will be featuring its range of cryogenic and cryogenic-free probe statio...