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Industry's First 8-Bit MCUs for Segmented Display Applications with Hardware Real-Time Clock and Integrated Capacitive-Touch Peripheral

Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced the PIC18F87J90 8-bit direct LCD-drive microcontrollers (MCUs) with nanoWatt Technology. The 64- and 80-pin devices extend the memory reach and peripheral set of Microchip’s LCD MCU portfolio.

3 Mar 2009

Inserting Catheters Without X-Rays

X-rays penetrate the patient's body, helping the doctor guide the catheter through the artery. In future, it will be possible to monitor the position of the catheter without exposing the patient to X-ray radiation, and without the need for a contrast medium.

3 Mar 2009

Optical Techniques Show Continued Promise in Detecting Pancreatic Cancer

Optical technology developed by a Northwestern University professor of biomedical engineering has been shown to be effective in detecting the presence of pancreatic cancer through analysis of neighboring tissue in the duodenum, according to clinical trial results published in the journal Disease Markers.

2 Mar 2009

Researchers Reveal Individual Fluorescent Color Centers in Diamonds using STED Microscopy

A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen has now probed these color centers inside the crystal with unprecedented resolution using an optical microscope. Using STED microscopy, the scientists identified even densely packed color centers and determined their position inside the crystal with a precision better than 0.15 nanometers, corresponding to the dimension of an atom.

2 Mar 2009

Layer of "Dark Cells" in the Retina Has Been Imaged for the First Time

A layer of "dark cells" in the retina that is responsible for maintaining the health of the light-sensing cells in our eyes has been imaged in a living retina for the first time.

26 Feb 2009

Carl Zeiss Initiates Landmark Development Project with University of Ulm

Carl Zeiss SMT today announced the creation of a technology development project that represents one of the most ambitious electron microscopy development efforts to be undertaken in recent years.

25 Feb 2009

Vanderbilt Scientists Invented World's Smallest Periscope

A team of Vanderbilt scientists have invented the world's smallest version of the periscope and are using it to look at cells and other micro-organisms from several sides at once.

25 Feb 2009

world's Top Laser Experts to Speak at Upcoming Annual Conference of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery

The world's top laser experts will gather in National Harbor, Maryland to share innovations in lasers and emerging technologies at the 29th ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR LASER MEDICINE AND SURGERY (ASLMS).

25 Feb 2009

Development Enable Cost-Effective Mass Production of TFTs on Flexible Substrates

Optomec announced today that its Aerosol Jet system has been used to fully print Carbon NanoTube (CNT) based Thin Film Transistors (TFT) with operating frequencies over 5 Gigahertz (GHz). The work was conducted in collaboration with the University of Massachusetts and Brewer Science, Inc.

24 Feb 2009

3M Announces Availability of MicroTouch SCT System for 5.7-inch to 12.1-inch Displays

3M Touch Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the 3M Company and a leading innovator and manufacturer of touch technology, announces today the availability of the 3M MicroTouch System SCT3250CX.

24 Feb 2009