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Positive Results from Tekmira's Lipid Nanoparticle Technology-Enabled ALN-TTR02 Phase II Trial for ATTR

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a leading developer of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics, today reported that Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. presented positive results from its Phase II clinical trial with ALN-TTR02, an RNAi therapeutic targeting transthyretin (TTR) for the treatment of TTR-mediated amyloidosis (ATTR), which is enabled by Tekmira's lipid nanoparticle (LNP) technology.

2 Jul 2013

Scifiniti Introduces Ultra-Low Cost, Drop-In Replacement PV Silicon Wafer

Scifiniti came out of stealth mode today, with the announcement of its first product, SmartWafer™. SmartWafer is an ultra-low cost, drop-in replacement photovoltaic (PV) silicon wafer that offers the same form factor and performance as traditional wafers, but costs less than half as much to produce.

2 Jul 2013

AGIN Receives SPE RESST KIPT Project Abstract for Study of Graphene in 3D Printing

American Graphite Technologies Inc. ("AGIN" or the "Company") and announces the receipt of the project abstract from Mr. D.V. Vynogradov (SPE RESST KIPT) project manager of the scientific team at the Kharkiv Institute of Physics & Technology ("KIPT") in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

2 Jul 2013

Gigaphoton Reports Successful Continuous Operation of EUV Lithography Scanner LPP Light Source

Gigaphoton, Inc. a major lithography light source manufacturer, announced today that it has successfully achieved 2 hour continuous operation of its laser-produced plasma (LPP) light source for EUV lithography scanners. This milestone was confirmed using a prototype LPP system which generates EUV light by irradiating Tin (Sn) Droplets with a solid-state pre-pulse laser and a CO2 main pulse laser.

2 Jul 2013

New Report on Opportunities for Printable Nano-Gold Inks

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "New Opportunities for Gold: Conductive Inks for the Electronics Industry 2013-2019" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 2 Jul 2013

Nanofiber Solutions and Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Surgeon Honored with Ohio Third Frontier Award

Nanofiber Solutions, LLC, in collaboration with Gail E. Besner, MD, chief of Pediatric Surgery, program director of the Residency in Pediatric Surgery and co-director of the Burn Program all at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, recently was honored with the Ohio Third Frontier Technology Validation and Start-up Fund award.

2 Jul 2013

NAS Award to Develop Inkjet-Printed, Nanoparticle-Based Test Strips for Testing Drinking Water

Today the National Academy of Sciences announced a three-year, $271,930 grant to chemist Vincent Rotello at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to develop, test and deploy new, sensitive, reliable and affordable inkjet-printed, nanoparticle-based test strips for detecting disease-causing bacteria in drinking water, with researchers at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan.

2 Jul 2013

STATS ChipPAC Granted its 1,000th Patent by USPTO

STATS ChipPAC Ltd. (“STATS ChipPAC” or the “Company”), a leading provider of advanced semiconductor packaging and test services, today announced that it has been granted its 1,000th patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

2 Jul 2013

Altairnano, TAURON Dystrybucja Enter Agreement on Joint Energy Storage Systems Demonstration Project

Altairnano today announced it entered into an agreement with TAURON Dystrybucja S.A. (TAURON) to jointly determine the necessary infrastructure needs for stationary energy storage systems based on lithium titanate batteries, and for the construction of power and frequency stabilization systems in Poland. TAURON is a subsidiary of TAURON Polska Energia S.A., Poland's second largest energy company.

1 Jul 2013

Ultra-Thin Antenna to Embed RFID Tags in Fiber Composites

Antennas that are capable of transmitting radio waves turn components into intelligent objects. Researchers have now found a way to embed these antennas in fiber composites. As a result, the technology also works with carbon and glass fibers.

1 Jul 2013

Researchers Able to Turn Solar Cells into Colorful Creations Using Thin-Film Technologies

Until now, designers of buildings have no choice but to use black or bluish-gray colored solar panels. With the help of thin-film technologies, researchers have now been able to turn solar cells into colorful creations.

1 Jul 2013

New Report Analyzes Worldwide Market for Intraocular Lens

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Wintergreen Research, Inc's new report "Intraocular Lens (IOL): Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, Nanotechnology, 2013 to 2018" to their offering.

1 Jul 2013

New MEMS Absolute Pressure Sensor to be Released by OMRON

OMRON Corporation will release an absolute pressure sensor capable of accurately detecting 50cm altitudinal variations on July 29th 2013.

1 Jul 2013

Advances in Better Comprehension of Cell Fate Determination

Knowing virtually everything about how the body’s cells make transitions from one state to another – for instance, precisely how particular cells develop into multi-cellular organisms – would be a major jump forward in understanding the basics of what drives biological processes.

29 Jun 2013

Scientists Create Atom-By-Atom Structure of Ribosomes

This may look like a tangle of squiggly lines, but you’re actually looking at a molecular machine called a ribosome.

29 Jun 2013

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Positive Results from Tekmira's Lipid Nanoparticle Technology-Enabled ALN-TTR02 Phase II Trial for ATTR

Scifiniti Introduces Ultra-Low Cost, Drop-In Replacement PV Silicon Wafer

AGIN Receives SPE RESST KIPT Project Abstract for Study of Graphene in 3D Printing

Gigaphoton Reports Successful Continuous Operation of EUV Lithography Scanner LPP Light Source

New Report on Opportunities for Printable Nano-Gold Inks

Nanofiber Solutions and Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Surgeon Honored with Ohio Third Frontier Award

NAS Award to Develop Inkjet-Printed, Nanoparticle-Based Test Strips for Testing Drinking Water

STATS ChipPAC Granted its 1,000th Patent by USPTO

Altairnano, TAURON Dystrybucja Enter Agreement on Joint Energy Storage Systems Demonstration Project

Ultra-Thin Antenna to Embed RFID Tags in Fiber Composites

Researchers Able to Turn Solar Cells into Colorful Creations Using Thin-Film Technologies

New Report Analyzes Worldwide Market for Intraocular Lens

New MEMS Absolute Pressure Sensor to be Released by OMRON

Advances in Better Comprehension of Cell Fate Determination

Scientists Create Atom-By-Atom Structure of Ribosomes

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