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Reconfigurable Computer Chip Seeks to be Efficient and Flexible

Technology is struggling to meet demands for high-performance, specialised computing systems. A European consortium is responding with a new kind of reconfigurable chip that is both efficient and flexible.

20 Apr 2009

Nanoparticles that Target Tumor Cells

Dr. Esther Chang describes the most recent developments in human trials of the first systemic, non-viral, tumor-targeted, nanoparticle method designed to restore normal gene function to tumor cells while completely bypas...

20 Apr 2009

Veeco's MOCVD System Qualified for Production of High Brightness LEDs

Veeco Instruments Inc. announced today that Shandong Raysun Huaguang Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. (Huaguang) of China has qualified Veeco's gallium nitride (GaN) and arsenic phosphide (AsP) metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) systems for high volume production of red and blue high-brightness light emitting diodes (HB-LEDs).

From Veeco 20 Apr 2009

Smaller, Faster Transistors Using Gallium Arsenide and Nanotechnology

Researchers at the University of Illinois have found a new way to make transistors smaller and faster. The technique uses self-assembled, self-aligned, and defect-free nanowire channels made of gallium arsenide. In a...

20 Apr 2009

Carl Zeiss Launch Multiphoton Laser Scanning Microscope-The First with 2 Separate Scanners

Zeiss has overcome the challenges of imaging deep inside living tissues with the launch of the LSM 7 MP, a purpose-built multiphoton laser scanning microscope that, for the first time, incorporates two separate scanners.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 20 Apr 2009

LED Lighting Solution Designed for Architectural Applications

Advanced Power TopLED Plus is the new optimized LED from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors which has been designed particularly for architectural and sales lighting.

20 Apr 2009

Renishaw to Launch A Series of Firsts at Control 2009

Renishaw will be announcing a series of major new initiatives at Control 2009 (stand 3304, hall 3), including its first CMM retrofit service, its first metrology software, a new surface finish probe and a range of new op...

From Renishaw plc - Spectroscopy 20 Apr 2009

Garage Floor Coating System which Increases Productivity and Profits

Citadel Floor Finishing Systems has expanded its floor coatings family with the launch of Polyurea 350, a new floor coating system designed with efficiency and ease-of-use in mind. Polyurea 350's unique composition l...

20 Apr 2009

AMSC Receives Order for High Temperature Superconducting Wire

American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, today announced at Hannover Fair 2009 that LS Cable Ltd. (LS Cable) has ordered approximately 80,000 meters (50 miles) of 344 superconductors.

20 Apr 2009

Cabling Solution for Linking Network Components in Fiber Optic Applications

Corning Cable Systems LLC, part of Corning Incorporated's (NYSE:GLW) Telecommunications segment, introduces its Pretium Low-loss OM3 Jumpers with ultra-bend performance. Local area network (LAN) and data center appli...

20 Apr 2009

Futuristic Porsche Museum Made Possible Thanks to ThyssenKrupp Materials

The new Porsche Museum gives the impression of floating: The exhibition building is 16 meters off the ground, supported on three huge concrete columns. After a construction period of roughly three years, the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen was officially inaugurated in January.

20 Apr 2009

BASF to Sell Chinese Catalyst Manufacturing Facility

BASF today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its catalysts manufacturing facility in Nanjing, China, to Süd-Chemie AG, a worldwide leading speciality chemical company for catalysts and adsorbents headquartered in Munich, Germany.

From BASF Corporation 20 Apr 2009

World's First Tandem SunFab Thin Film Line Certified for Photovoltaic Module Production

Sunfilm, AG and Applied Materials, Inc., today announced that the world's first tandem junction SunFab Thin Film Line installed at Sunfilm's Grossroehrsdorf facility achieved factory acceptance on April 14, 2009.

From Applied Materials Inc 20 Apr 2009

Space Technology Made Available to the Masses

ESA’s Technology Transfer Programme holds its second annual ‘SpaceTransfer’ event at this year’s Hanover Fair from 20 to 24 April. SpaceTransfer09 presents a number of impressive spin-offs, illustrating the potential of advanced space technology.

20 Apr 2009

Polycarbonate, Glass and Stainless Steel Allow Amateurs to Take on Jacques Cousteau

Snorkelers and surfers alike will be thrilled that Canon’s WP-V1 waterproof camcorder housing will be available in Australia by the end of this month. For use with the LEGRIA HF20 and HF200 camcorders released earlier this year, the WP-V1 will allow users to capture spectacular full High Definition underwater movies to a depth of 40 metres.

20 Apr 2009