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Tekmira to Advance RNAi Therapeutic Using Lipid Nanoparticle Technology

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation (TSX: TKM), a leader in RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics, today announced that it has been awarded a new contract with the United States Department of Defense (DoD) Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP) through the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC).

16 Jul 2010

Thin Film Solar Module Production Expected to Grow 24%

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ca34d2/thin_film_photov) has announced the addition of the "Thin - Film Photovoltaic (PV) Cells Market Analysis to 2020 - CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium ...

16 Jul 2010

Solvay to Develop PEEK Products Using Carbon Nanotube-Enhanced Compounds

Solvay Advanced Polymers, LLC is partnering with Entegris Inc.’s TEGO(TM) Polymers unit to develop and market advanced carbon nanotube-enhanced PEEK products suited for a range of emerging applications in the medic...

16 Jul 2010

BioImagene Receives License to Access Olympus' Patents in Virtual Microscopy

Olympus America Inc. has signed a nonexclusive worldwide licensing agreement with BioImagene, Inc. of Sunnyvale, California, allowing BioImagene to access an extensive portfolio of Olympus patents in the field of digital pathology and virtual microscopy.

16 Jul 2010

United Microelectronics to Purchase 300mm CMOS Manufacturing Tools from TI

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) (NYSE: UMC; TSE: 2303), today announced it will further increase its production capacity with the purchase of numerous advanced 300mm CMOS manufacturing tools. The tools wil...

From United Microelectronics Corporation 16 Jul 2010

New Publication on Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/421af7/nanostructured_mat) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology III, Volume 3...

16 Jul 2010

X-FAB Introduces New High-Voltage Foundry Process

X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the leading analog/mixed-signal foundry and expert in “More than Moore” technologies, today announced the industry’s first 100V high-voltage 0.35 micrometer foundry process.

16 Jul 2010

STMicroelectronics Selects Cadence QRC Extraction for 40nm Technology Design

Cadence Design Systems, Inc., a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced that STMicroelectronics, a global leader in integrated circuits for communications, consumer, computer, automotive and industrial applications, has standardized on Cadence® QRC Extraction for their 40-nanometer custom/analog designs.

From Cadence Design Systems 16 Jul 2010

NSF Awards Funds to Apply NanoGlide in Smart Manufacturing

The United States National Science Foundation has awarded NanoMech, Inc. a Phase 1 grant focused on applying NanoMech's proprietary and patent-pending nanotechnology innovations to improve machining and grinding processes across a broad range of applications in manufacturing.

16 Jul 2010

Researchers Develop New Arsenic Nanobins to Reduce Tumor Growth

You can teach an old drug new chemotherapy tricks. Northwestern University researchers took a drug therapy proven for blood cancers but ineffective against solid tumors, packaged it with nanotechnology and got it to...

16 Jul 2010

Scientists Explore Wrinkles on Thin Plastic Sheet

As a sign of aging or in a suit, wrinkles are almost never welcome, but two papers in the current issue of Physical Review Letters offer some perspective on what determines their size and shape in soft materials.

16 Jul 2010

Nanoscopic Bead Technology Can Act as a Diagnostic Tool

New research accepted by the Journal of Molecular Recognition confirms that a revolutionary technology developed at Wake Forest University will slash years off the time it takes to develop drugs – bringing vital new...

16 Jul 2010

Advancement in Microelectronics

Min-Feng Yu, a professor of mechanical science and engineering, and his graduate student have developed a novel approach for manufacturing metal interconnects that could shrink integrated circuits and expand microelectronics.

16 Jul 2010

FOREMOST Project Success Paves Way for Development of 32, 28 nm Nodes

Cooperation between semiconductor manufacturers, materials and equipment suppliers, and researchers has ensured that the European microelectronics industry can continue to maintain its global position in consumer electronics product design and manufacture.

16 Jul 2010

Researchers Makes Film Showing Cells' Protein Factories in Action

EU-funded researchers have made a film showing cells' protein factories, ribosomes, in action. The work offers an unprecedented glimpse of the workings of these essential pieces of cellular machinery and could aid the development of new drugs.

15 Jul 2010