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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

Joint Company to Manufacture New Generation Lighting Products

The establishing documents have been signed by Anatoly Chubais, Director General of the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RUSNANO), Mikhail Prokhorov, President of "ONEXIM Group" Ltd. and Sergey Maksin, Director General of the Ural Optical and Mechanical Plant (UOMP).

3 Dec 2008

TEL Venture Plans Collaboration in LCD and Solar Industries

Unidym, a majority owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ARWR), announced today that TEL Venture Capital, Inc., the U.S. investment arm of Tokyo Electron, has invested additional capital into the company. Concurrent with the investment, Unidym and Tokyo Electron intend to enter into a program to develop equipment for use in the production and integration of Unidym's films.

3 Dec 2008

Using Lasers and holograms to Precisely Position Numerous Tiny Particles within Seconds

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a technique that uses a laser and holograms to precisely position numerous tiny particles within seconds, representing a potential new tool to analyze biological samples or create devices using nanoassembly.

2 Dec 2008

Nikon Appointed as Official European Distributor of NeoScope Benchtop SEM

Nikon Instruments Europe and JEOL have announced an agreement that appoints Nikon as the official European distributor of the innovative NeoScope benchtop SEM (scanning electron microscope).

2 Dec 2008