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New Family of Fluorescent Probes to Detect and Measure the Presence of Reactive Oxygen Species

Reactive oxygen species are highly reactive metabolites of oxygen that have been implicated in a variety of inflammatory diseases, including cancer and atherosclerosis.

15 Dec 2008

Asylum Research and ORNL Release Monograph on Piezoresponse Force Microscopy (PFM)

Asylum Research and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have released a detailed 24-page monograph explaining the theory, functionality and applications of Piezoresponse Force Microscopy (PFM).

14 Dec 2008

Shield Lens Protection System Receive Optical Laboratories Association (OLA) 2008 Award of Excellence

The Shield Lens Protection System distributed by Hilco Eyewear that won an Optical Laboratories Association (OLA) 2008 Award of Excellence, was developed by Aculon, Inc. Aculon, Inc., is a leading developer of nanotechno...

14 Dec 2008

New Optical Technique Holds Promise for Potential Early Cancer Diagnosis

A team led by a Northwestern University biomedical engineer has developed a new optical technique that holds promise for minimally invasive screening methods for the early diagnosis of cancer.

11 Dec 2008

PI Awarded United States Patent for Piezo Actuator Technology

PI's exclusive PICMA® piezo-ceramic actuators are based on the novel stress reduction and encapsulation technologies which increase lifetime by several orders of magnitude both in static and dynamic applications, addressing key lifetime mechanisms common to other piezoelectric actuators.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 10 Dec 2008

Leader in Synchrotron Light Research Named Founding Director of Joint Photon Sciences Institute

Chi-Chang Kao, a physicist and leader in synchrotron light research, has been named founding Director of the Joint Photon Sciences Institute (JPSI) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, effective immediately.

9 Dec 2008

Latest Laser Designed to Increase Manufacturing Productivity of OEMs for Solar Cell Processing

Based upon the widely adopted Q Series UV laser platform from JDSU, the new laser provides 50 percent more power and is designed to increase throughput, or the rate at which it can conduct micromachining functions such as hole drilling, wafer cutting or singulation, and solar cell processing.

9 Dec 2008

Rolling Out Flexible Displays for the Mass Market

European researchers have developed a cost-effective method for manufacturing flexible displays in much the same way that newspapers are printed. Their work promises to revolutionise packaging, advertising and even clothing.

7 Dec 2008

Researchers Create Quantum Dots with New Optical Properties

Quantum dots, tiny luminescent particles made of semiconductors, hold promise for detecting and treating cancer earlier. However, if doctors were to use them in humans, quantum dots could have limitations related to their size and possible toxicity.

7 Dec 2008

$2.4 Million Towards Gene Therapy for Human Degenerative Retinal Diseases

A Canadian and American research group including the team of Dr. Robert Koenekoop from the Research Institute at the Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC has just been awarded $2.4 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Foundation Fighting Blindness Canada (FFB). This five-year grant will fund an ambitious research project to develop innovative gene therapies for a number of human degenerative retinal diseases.

3 Dec 2008