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Revolution in X-Ray Technology: Nanotechnology-Enabled Multi-Pixel X-Ray Tubes

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. and Xintek Inc. announce today that they have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture company in Research Triangle Park, N.C. The mission of the new company, named XinRay Systems, is to develop a new multi-pixel X-ray source technology for a broad range of diagnostic imaging applications.

27 Sep 2007

The Trilobite Data Show a Different Process at Work

We've never seen anything quite like it," says solar physicist Lika Guhathakurta from NASA headquarters.

27 Sep 2007

Targeted Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment Could Lead to Better Quality of Life to Patients

Targeting the inflammation caused by VEGF could give better quality of life to patients affected by this progressive disease, say UK scientists

26 Sep 2007

World's Brightest Quantum Dots have Many Potential Applications

By placing quantum dots on a specially designed photonic
crystal, researchers at the University of Illinois have
demonstrated enhanced fluorescence intensity by a factor of up to 10⁸.
Potential applications include high-brightness light-emitting diodes,
optical switches and personalized, high-sensitivity biosensors.

26 Sep 2007

PhotonicLab Platform Wins Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award

BIOIDENT Technologies Inc., the leading
company in the development of printed opto-electronic solutions for life sciences, today
announced that the company is a co-winner in the semiconductor category for the
seventh annual Wall Street Journal contest for Technology Innovation. BIOIDENT was
awarded for the development of its PhotonicLab Platform™, which enables rapid in-vitro
diagnostics, chemical and biological threat detection, and environmental testing without
the need for off-site lab analysis.

26 Sep 2007

Next Generation of Visual Sensor Systems Installed on the Royal Navy's New Submarine

Engineers at Thales UK¡¦s Optronics business in Glasgow are installing Thales¡¦s CM10 optronic masts on the Royal Navy¡¦s new submarine, HMS Astute.

25 Sep 2007

Convergence Insufficiency in Children often Mistreated as ADHD

As an infant, Raea Gragg was withdrawn and could not make eye contact. By preschool she needed to smell and squeeze every object she saw.

25 Sep 2007

Laser Comb Proven to Prevent Hair Loss

The HairMax Laser Comb is the most recent product to have been approved by the FDA following clinical trials that proved the device prevents hair loss and re-grows the hair of those who experience genetic hair loss. The only two other treatments which have also been FDA approved are Minoxidil and Propecia - these are the two most effective known treatments to combat the problem of hair loss and ensure most people's hair loss will be halted and hair will be re-grown!

25 Sep 2007

Gene Identified for Binocular Vision

A team of U.S., Australian, and German researchers have identified the gene needed for binocular vision in mice.

25 Sep 2007

All-Purpose Interference Filters with Variable Transmission Characteristics

Applications such as analytical and environmental science, medical and biotechnology, and genetics and fluorescence measurement could all benefit from Schott¡¦s latest interference filters. Called ¡§Veril¡¨ filters, the product uses thin layers to either transmit or reflect various colors of the spectrum.

24 Sep 2007