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IGNIS Innovation Expands its Presence in Japan

IGNIS Innovation Inc., a world leader in the design and development of thin film transistor circuits and driver algorithms for Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diodes (AMOLED), announced today that it is expanding it...

28 Oct 2008

The Largest Photovoltaic Manufacturing Facility to be Established in Dubai

Solar Technologies FZE, a Dubai Technopark-based global company, has announced the establishing of the Middle East's largest photo-voltaic (PV) manufacturing facility in Dubai. The announcement was made by Mr. Sultan...

28 Oct 2008

WTA2 Kits Offer Rapid, Robust Amplification of Partially Degraded RNA

Sigma-Aldrich today announced the launch of its TransPlex(R) Whole Transcriptome Amplification (WTA2) technology. TransPlex technology is believed to be the fastest, most sensitive and robust method available for amplifying total RNA from a variety of sample tissue sources such as animals, plants, and microorganisms.

28 Oct 2008

Using Nanotechnology to Investigate How Barnacles Colonize a Surface

The fouling or growth of sea organisms, such as barnacles, on ships' hulls causes damage costing many billions of euros annually. In order to prevent this fouling, In Yee Phang of the University of Twente used nanotechnology to investigate how barnacles colonize a surface.

28 Oct 2008

Cadence Low-Power Solution Enables Legend Silicon to Achieve 90nm First Silicon Success

Cadence Design Systems, Inc., a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced that Legend Silicon, a leading technology company delivering semiconductor solutions for terrestrial digital TV (DTV), has ta...

From Cadence Design Systems 28 Oct 2008

Rosetta Genomics Launches MicroRNA-Based Plant Biotechnology Project

Rosetta Genomics Ltd, a leading developer of microRNA-based diagnostics and therapeutics, announced today it has launched Rosetta Green, a microRNA-based plant biotechnology project. Rosetta Green will leverage the exten...

28 Oct 2008

Nanoemulsion-Based Intranasal Vaccine Adjuvant System Represents Paradigm Shift in Vaccinology

A single administration of a novel, nasally delivered influenza vaccine elicited immune responses in ferrets that were more than 20 times higher than those generated by two injections of the currently approved vaccines, ...

28 Oct 2008

Harnessing the Process of Biomineralization a Step Closer to Reality

The teeth and bones of mammals, the protective shells of mollusks, and the needle-sharp spines of sea urchins and other marine creatures are made-from-scratch wonders of nature. Used to crush food, for structural supp...

28 Oct 2008

Researchers Develop New Technique for Improving Properties of Diamonds

Researchers at the Carnegie Institution have developed a new technique for improving the properties of diamonds-not only adding sparkle to gemstones, but also simplifying the process of making high-quality diamond for scalpel blades, electronic components, even quantum computers. The results are published in the October 27-31 online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science.

28 Oct 2008