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Diggger Wasps Use Antibiotics to Fend off Fungal and Bacterial Infections

Digger wasps of the genus Philanthus, so-called beewolves, house beneficial bacteria on their cocoons that guarantee protection against harmful microorganisms

1 Mar 2010

Mitsubishi Electric Completes New PV Cell Production Facility in Japan

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today its has completed construction of PV Cell Plant #2, a new photovoltaic (PV) cell production facility at its Nakatsugawa Works Iida Factory in Nagano Prefecture

1 Mar 2010

TriCipher Releases Hosted Version of Digital Signing Solution for Business Processes

TriCipher, a leading provider of Internet identity services, today announced a hosted, on-demand version of its powerful digital signature solution. myOneLogin SignatureBook is an on-demand service that accelerates and streamlines business processes requiring non-repudiable signatures across different groups, organizations or geographic locations. It supports a number of different online credentials, including a clientless credential and the SAFE-BioPharma digital signature widely adopted in healthcare and pharmaceutical industries.

1 Mar 2010

New TECHSPEC Near UV Achromatic Lenses Ideal for Fluorescence Applications

Edmund Optics’ TECHSPEC Near UV Achromatic Lenses are perfect for use in fluorescence applications

27 Feb 2010

Thermoteknix Unveils New Thermal Imaging Camera

Work Smarter with NEW VisIR® 320-P Thermal Imaging

27 Feb 2010

Tamron to Demonstrate Mega-Pixel Compatible Lenses at SECURITY SHOW 2010

At Tamron booth you will find demonstrations of live images from our new mega-pixel compatible surveillance camera lenses. We will also showcase the complete lineup of our mega-pixel compatible lenses designed for a variety of applications.

27 Feb 2010

Free Workshop on Electron Backscatter Diffraction Offered by College of Microscopy

The College of Microscopy, in partnership with electron microscope equipment companies JEOL and EDAX, provided a free workshop on electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD). Experts in the fields of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and EBSD sponsored the one-day event, providing information about the applications of these technologies for materials research and analysis. The College of Microscopy is the education division of The McCrone Group, Inc, a leader in materials analysis.

27 Feb 2010

NEC Electronics Introduces New IPDs for Automotive Lighting

NEC Electronics (TOKYO: 6723) announced today, four new intelligent power devices (IPDs), the µPD166017, µPD166019, µPD166020 and uPD166021. Each high-side IPD is applicable for automotive lighting and other critical vehicle loads. Designed for on-board electronic control units (ECUs) typically used in head- and fog-light applications, the new devices, or power ICs, have an embedded power MOSFET for switching and a control chip for protection features in a single package. The IPDs strongly contribute to the improvement of the ECUs’ efficiency, which help designers to develop environmentally friendly automobiles.

27 Feb 2010

Clear Channel Spectacolor Continues New Developments in its Sign Displays

Clear Channel Outdoor's Spectacolor unit, the U.S. market leader in spectacular sign displays and a division of the world’s largest outdoor advertising company, continues to develop new ways for advertisers to reach the millions of consumers who visit the Las Vegas Strip every year. In a new development, the Company has added social media capabilities on its digital screen at the entrance to the Miracle Mile Shops located across from the new City Center.

27 Feb 2010

Raman Spectroscopy Helps Scientists to Study Workings of Iron-Containing Enzyme

A team of Michigan State University scientists ¬– using a new cooling method they created – have uncovered the inner workings of a key iron-containing enzyme, a discovery that could help researchers develop new medicines or understand how enzymes repair DNA.

27 Feb 2010

Wisconsin Physicists Used Lasers to Build CNOT Quantum Gate

Exerting delicate control over a pair of atoms within a mere seven-millionths-of-a-second window of opportunity, physicists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison created an atomic circuit that may help quantum computing become a reality.

27 Feb 2010

Johns Hopkins Researchers Develop Infrared Scanning System to Detect Melanoma

Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a noninvasive infrared scanning system to help doctors determine whether pigmented skin growths are benign moles or melanoma, a lethal form of cancer

27 Feb 2010

PerkinElmer to Acquire Remaining Interest in ICP-MS Joint Venture

PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced that it has agreed to purchase the remaining interest of its joint venture in Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) and related assets from Danaher Corporation. Danaher acquired this joint venture stake and these assets as part of its acquisition of MDS Inc.’s Analytical Technologies business.

27 Feb 2010

PerkinElmer to Display Mass Spectrometry, Chromatography Solutions at PITTCON 2010

PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, will offer attendees of PITTCON 2010 an in-depth perspective on advances in analytical instrumentation, laboratory services, and consumables for the environmental, pharmaceutical/nutraceutical and academic markets. PerkinElmer will showcase a broad range of technologies including mass spectrometry, thermal analysis, infrared and chromatography solutions at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando Florida. (PITTCON Booth No. 2769)

27 Feb 2010

LDK Solar to Acquire Best Solar's Crystalline Module Factory for $21.5 Million

LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LDK), a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the crystalline module manufacturing plant of Best Solar Co., Ltd. ("Best Solar"). Under the terms of the transaction LDK Solar will acquire Best Solar's crystalline module manufacturing plant at cash consideration of $21.5 million, representing the fair value of the assets acquired determined on an arms-length basis.

27 Feb 2010