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UAlbany NanoCollege to Co-Host National Technology Transfer Society Conference

"Entrepreneurship and Innovation Clusters" is the theme of the 2008 annual conference of the national Technology Transfer Society ("T2S"), to be co-hosted this month by the University at Albany's ...

10 Oct 2008

New Thermoelectric Material Could Help Improve Gas Mileage

With gasoline at high prices, it's disheartening to know that up to three-quarters of the potential energy you are paying for is wasted. A good deal of it goes right out the tailpipe instead of powering your car. ...

10 Oct 2008

Carbon Nanotube-Based Material Creating Directionally-Varied Adhesive Force

The race for the best "gecko foot" dry adhesive got a new competitor this week with a stronger and more practical material reported in the journal Science by a team of researchers from four U.S. institutions.

10 Oct 2008

New Analytical Tools Coming Online at the Spallation Neutron Source

New analytical tools coming on line at the Spallation Neutron Source, the Department of Energy's state-of-the-art neutron science facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, include a beam line dedicated to nuclear ph...

From Oak Ridge National Laboratory 10 Oct 2008

New Particle Sizer from Malvern is Specifically Designed for Proteins and Biomolecules

Malvern Panalytical’s
new Zetasizer µV is an advanced light scattering system specifically intended
for the characterization of proteins and other biomolecules. This latest addition
to Malvern Panalytical’s highly successful Zetasizer family, is designed and optimised
for maximum sensitivity and minimum sample volume.

From Malvern Panalytical 10 Oct 2008

Leading Lithography Supplier Acquires Patents From IBM for Semiconductor Wafer Annealing

Ultratech, Inc., a leading supplier of lithography and laser-processing systems used to manufacture semiconductor devices, today announced that it has acquired the rights to a collection of patents from IBM -- these incl...

9 Oct 2008

Next-Generation Mass Spectrometry Systems Raise Standards for Compound Analysis

Applied Biosystems Inc. and its joint-venture partner, MDS Analytical Technologies, a business unit of MDS Inc., today announced the introduction of two of the most advanced mass spectrometry systems ever built - the AB SCIEX Triple Quad(TM) 5500 and the AB SCIEX QTRAP® 5500 Systems - both of which will provide researchers with complete workflow solutions that are unmatched in terms of functionality, speed and performance.

9 Oct 2008

mRNA-Seq Expands Illumina's Gene Expression Product Portfolio

Illumina, Inc. today announced the broad availability of mRNA-Seq, a new product for full-length, complementary DNA (cDNA) sequencing on the Genome Analyzer. In contrast to tiling and exon arrays, researchers can use mRN...

9 Oct 2008

Using Nanotechnology to Develop Sustainable Energy Systems

Nanotechnologies can be used to develop sustainable energy systems while reducing the harmful effects of fossil fuels as they are gradually phased out over the next century. This optimistic scenario is coming closer to r...

9 Oct 2008

Information for Professionals Involved in Micro and Nanotechnology

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Nanotechnology Law + Business" subscription to their offering. Nanotechnology Law & Business (NLB) is a peer reviewed journal devoted to the legal...

9 Oct 2008

Funds to Support Commercial Development of Nanotechnology-Based Energy Absorbing Material

San Diego Tech Coast Angels, a member of the largest angel network in the United States and the number one source of start-up funding in Southern California, announced today that the group's seed track has closed a S...

9 Oct 2008

SIBS and QIAGEN to Develop Molecular Tests for Food Safety Tests

The CAS Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS) signed, on 25 September in Shanghai, a collaboration protocol with QIAGEN, a Netherlands holding company and world leading provider of sample and assay technologies, to develop new molecular testing solutions to improve the safety of food products.

9 Oct 2008