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TSMC Unveils iDRC and iLVS for TSMC 40 nm Process Technology

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today unveiled interoperable design rule check (iDRC) and layout-versus-schematic (iLVS), two unified electronic design automation (EDA) data forma...

From TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 21 Jul 2009

Targeted Nanoparticles Overcoming Dose-Limiting Toxicities of Arsenic Trioxide

Arsenic trioxide has a long history as a potent human poison, but it also has proven valuable as one of the primary treatment options for acute promyelocytic leukemia. Efforts to use arsenic trioxide to treat other types...

21 Jul 2009

Detecting and Differentiating Normal, Cancerous and Metastatic Cells using Nanoparticle-Polymer Sensor Arrays

Using a "chemical nose" array of nanoparticles and polymers, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a fundamentally new, more effective way to differentiate not only between healthy and cancerous cells but also between metastatic and nonmetastatic cancer cells.

21 Jul 2009

Quantum Dot-Based Method for Analysis of DNA Methylation

One of the earliest events that changes a normal cell into a malignant one is known as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) hypermethylation, a biochemical alteration that inactivates critical tumor-suppressor genes. A team of in...

21 Jul 2009

Nanotechnology Revolutionizing Therapeutic Drug Discovery

Understanding the structure of proteins is a vital first step in developing new drugs, but to date, researchers have had difficulty studying the large number of proteins that are normally embedded in the cell membrane, a...

21 Jul 2009

First Implantable Diagnostic Device for Cancer Monitoring

Surgical removal of a tissue sample is now the standard for diagnosing cancer. Such procedures, known as biopsies, are accurate but offer only a snapshot of the tumor at a single moment in time. Monitoring a tumor fo...

21 Jul 2009

Zecotek Photonics Receives Another Grant Payment from Singapore Government

Zecotek Photonics Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ZMS)(FRANKFURT:W1I), today announced it has received another grant payment under the previously announced Government of Singapore Economic Development Board's (EDB) Research Incentive Scheme for Companies.

From Zecotek Photonics 21 Jul 2009

Targeted Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Could Serve as Novel Imaging Agents for Early Detection of Breast Tumors

Current methods of detecting breast cancer suffer from low sensitivity, limited spatial resolution, or the need to use complicated and expensive radioisotope-based technologies. A new report from investigators at the Emo...

21 Jul 2009

Products Designed to Meet the Demands of Molecular Diagnostics Market

SAFC Supply Solutions, a business segment of SAFC, a member of the Sigma-Aldrich Group (Nasdaq: SIAL), today announced the launch of a diverse product offer designed to meet the demands of the burgeoning molecular diagno...

21 Jul 2009

Beijing Electron-Positron Collider II Modification Passes Final Acceptance

Beijing Electron-positron Collider II (BEPC II), one of China's biggest and most challenging scientific devices, has its modification works approved by the Acceptance Committee in Beijing.

21 Jul 2009

MAPPER Deliver One of its Massively Parallel Electron Beam Platforms to CEA-Leti

CEA-Leti and MAPPER Lithography announce today that MAPPER has delivered one of its massively parallel electron beam platforms to CEA-Leti. This delivery is part of the collaboration program between MAPPER and CEA-Le...

21 Jul 2009

Using Subatomic Particles to Treat Cancer

Proton therapy -- which uses beams of the subatomic particles to treat cancer -- is a hot topic at this year's American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting, which takes place from July 26 - 30 in Ana...

20 Jul 2009

Key Innovations Recognized for Advancing Scientific Discovery

Battelle and the national laboratories it manages or co-manages for the U.S. Department of Energy have won 24 of the prestigious 2009 R&D 100 Awards, four more than it won in 2008.

20 Jul 2009

Samsung Mass Produces Industry's First Two Gb DDR3 Devices using 40 nm Class Process Technology

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced today that it has begun mass producing the industry's first two gigabit (Gb) DDR3 devices using 40 nanometer (nm) class process...

20 Jul 2009

Scientists Develop Fast and Efficient Way to Determine the Structure of Proteins

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a fast and efficient way to determine the structure of proteins, shortening a process that often takes years into a matter of days.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 20 Jul 2009