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Materials Scientists Use Nanocrystals to Solve Environmental Issues

Materials scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have designed a way to harvest small amounts of waste energy and harness them to turn water into usable hydrogen fuel. The process is simple, efficient and r...

12 Mar 2010

New Cancer Treatment Approach Where Cells Respond to Physical Forces

Conventional biological wisdom holds that living cells interact with their environment through an elaborate network of chemical signals. As a result many therapies for the treatment of cancer and other diseases in which cell behavior goes awry focus on drugs that block or disrupt harmful chemical signals.

12 Mar 2010

Researchers Study Intracellular Movement of Electrons

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have created a molecular image of a system that moves electrons between proteins in cells. The achievement is a breakthrough for biology and could provide insights to minimiz...

12 Mar 2010

Scientists Develop Highly Promising Approach to New Variety of Lithium-Ion Battery

A common problem with notebook computers is that the battery delivers power for far too short a time, which only gets shorter as it gets older. If you don't take great care with your rechargeable battery at all times, its life drains away quite fast. Improved batteries that deliver significantly more energy, last longer, and are safer are thus the subject of current research.

11 Mar 2010

Voltaix Plans to Open Manufacturing Plant at Portland Industrial Park

Voltaix, LLC, a leading provider of materials that enhance the performance of semiconductor chips and solar cells, plans to open a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Voltaix, ...

11 Mar 2010

Industrial Nanotech and Intas Sign Distribution Agreement for Nansulate Coatings

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanoscience solutions, today announced that the Company has entered into an agreement with Intas Co. Ltd. to serve as the Company's exclusive...

From Industrial Nanotech, Inc. 11 Mar 2010

Multiple Barix TFE Tool Orders for SNU Precision and Sunic Systems

Vitex Systems, Inc., a leading technology developer, licensor and engineering service provider of thin-film encapsulation and moisture barrier films, announced that its equipment licensees, SNU Precision and Sunic Systems, have received multiple orders for Barix™ thin-film encapsulation (TFE) equipment.

11 Mar 2010