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AIXTRON Receives Multiple Order for MOCVD Tools from Chinese LED Manufacturer

AIXTRON AG (FSE: AIXA; NASDAQ: AIXG) announced today a substantial multiple order for additional MOCVD tools from Yangzhou Longyao, a LED manufacturing company in Yangzhou, PR China. Yangzhou Longyao is a subsidiary of R...

From AIXTRON SE 12 Aug 2010

Scientists Develop New Gene-Delivery System Using Venom-Based Nanoparticles

An ingredient in the venom of the "deathstalker" scorpion could help gene therapy become an effective treatment for brain cancer, scientists are reporting. The substance allows therapeutic genes — gene...

12 Aug 2010

Acquisition Strengthens Doe + Ingalls’ Position in Microelectronics Market

Leading chemical service provider Doe & Ingalls Management, LLC, parent of Doe & Ingalls of North Carolina, LLC, announces that it has acquired Medford, Massachusetts-based Doe & Ingalls, Inc.

12 Aug 2010

Donna Nelson Recognized for Contribution in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

A University of Oklahoma professor has been selected as a 2010 American Chemical Society Fellow—a distinguished group of chemists honored for contributions in chemistry in either academia, government or industry. ...

12 Aug 2010

New Photoacoustic Imaging Technique Uses Gold Nanocages to Detect Melanoma

Melanoma is one of the less common types of skin cancer but it accounts for the majority of the skin cancer deaths (about 75 percent).

12 Aug 2010

Understanding of Blinking Phenomenon in Fluorescent Quantum Dots

A new paper by University of Notre Dame physicist Boldizsár Jankó and colleagues offers an important new understanding of an enduring mystery in chemical physics.

12 Aug 2010

EUREKA Grant Helps to Design Nanofiber-Based Polymer Thin Films for Tumor Treatment

The Georgia Institute of Technology has received a EUREKA grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to design a new way to treat invasive brain tumors by capturing the migrating cells that spread the disease.

From Georgia Institute of Technology 12 Aug 2010

Scientists Shed New Light on Protein-Salt Interactions

To study nanostructures in real environments, Berkeley Lab scientists have combined theoretical and experimental approaches to glimpse into a protein’s interaction with simple salts in water.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 11 Aug 2010

Regional Technology Transfer Operations Form to Stimulate Economic Growth and Entrepreneurial Opportunity

The State University of New York (SUNY), in partnership with The Research Foundation of SUNY and SUNY campuses statewide, has launched five regional "Technology Transfer" hubs across the SUNY research enterpris...

11 Aug 2010

New Technique to Obtain Highest-Ever Resolution MRI Scan of the Inside of a Magnet

In a development that holds potential for both data storage and biomedical imaging, Ohio State University researchers have used a new technique to obtain the highest-ever resolution MRI scan of the inside of a magnet.

11 Aug 2010

Arrowhead Research Enters Option Agreement for Obesity-Treating Technology

Arrowhead Research Corporation today announced that it has signed an option agreement with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to negotiate a license in a defined field to a class of compounds that is believed to kill fat tissue by specifically targeting the blood vessels that supply it.

From Arrowhead Pharmaceutical 11 Aug 2010

M-Fuel System Testing to be Started Soon in India

EcoloCap Solutions Inc., an integrated network of environmentally-focused technology companies utilizing nanotechnology to develop efficient alternative energy solutions, today announced that Michael Siegel President and CEO of Ecolocap Solutions, Inc. has held successful discussions with the Indian Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Apruva Chandra IAS.

11 Aug 2010

Groundbreaking Ceremony for EnerG2’s New Carbon Electrode Plant in Albany, Oregon

EnerG2, an innovative seven-year-old company focused on introducing advanced nano-structured materials for next-generation energy storage, today announced the groundbreaking of the world's first facility dedicated to the commercial-scale production of synthetic high-performance carbon electrode material.

From EnerG2 11 Aug 2010

Smart Nanomaterial Can Improve Lives of Glaucoma Sufferers

A "smart" nanomaterial recently developed at the University of Dayton Research Institute for multi-purpose use in aircraft coatings, wind turbines and other large-scale commercial applications may also lead to ...

11 Aug 2010

New Videoconferencing Solution Utilizes CALIENT's MEMS-Based Photonic Switch

CALIENT Technologies, Inc., the global leader for photonic switching technology, today announced that it has partnered with Freeport Technologies, Inc. to deliver the industry's first video teleconference solution that can accommodate multiple government security domains without breeching network security.

11 Aug 2010