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IMEC Matures its Flexible Radios in Deep Sub-Micron Digital CMOS

With the launch of its single-chip reconfigurable receiver achieving industry state-of-the-art performance, IMEC matures its flexible radios in deep sub-micron digital CMOS to ease the implementation of both the analog and the digital functionality into the same system-on-chip (SoC).

From IMEC 9 Feb 2009

New In-line Capability Provides Accelerated Probe Test Failure Analysis and Lower Cost of Ownership

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTEC), a worldwide leader in process characterization solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, today announced that the NSX® Series wafer inspection system now inclu...

From Onto Innovation 9 Feb 2009

Nanowire Lasers Setting World Record in Wavelength Tunability

A single semiconductor laser chip with world-record wavelength tuning range of 200 nanometers - from 500 to 700 nanometers - has been demonstrated by a research team led by Cun-Zheng Ning, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University.

8 Feb 2009

First Crystal Nanostructure of Intermediate Particle in Virus Assembly

The structure, described February 8 in an advance online publication of the journal Nature, provides fresh insights into the elegant dance that viral proteins perform to create the infectious structure that causes all ma...

8 Feb 2009

Measuring Shapes and Sizes of Proteins Could Help Scientists Create New Pharmaceuticals

CSIRO has patented an improved microscopy method for measuring the shapes and sizes of proteins which could help scientists create new pharmaceuticals that are a better match for the proteins they target. The method, ...

6 Feb 2009

Unscrambling Link Between Molecular Bonding and Distributing Pigment Leads to Potential Therapeutics for Rare Skin Disease

A RIKEN-led team of molecular biologists has determined the specific bonding leading to the formation of a protein complex involved in distributing pigment throughout the skin. Disruption of this membrane transport complex leads to the rare, lethal Griscelli syndrome for which there is no effective treatment.

5 Feb 2009

Thermo Fisher Scientific Extends X-Ray Spectrometry Petrochemical Solutions With New Demonstration Laboratory

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announces a series of X-ray solutions and resources targeted towards the petrochemical industry. The offerings include a comprehensive and versati...

5 Feb 2009

Scientists Shed New Light on Motor Protein

An international team of scientists led by the University of Leeds has shed new light on the little-understood motor protein called dynein, thought to be involved in progressive neurological disorders such as motor neuro...

5 Feb 2009

DIC Microscopy and Nanoparticle Research Wins Best Paper Award

The Springer journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (ABC) has chosen the chemist Wei Sun (26) as the recipient of its Best Paper Award 2008. Sun is the lead author of a paper in ABC on developing advanced tools for in vivo biological imaging. The award, including the 1,000 euro prize, was created by Springer to help exceptional young scientists establish their research careers.

5 Feb 2009

Johns Hopkins Researchers Discover Way to 'Tighten' Body's Protective Coating

A net with large holes won't catch small fish. Likewise, the microscopic fibers in the protective mucus coatings of the eyes, lungs, stomach or reproductive system naturally bundle together and allow the tiniest disease-causing bugs, allergens or pollutants to slip by. But Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered a way to chemically shrink the holes in the mucus layer's netting so that it will keep out more of the unwanted particles.

5 Feb 2009