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New Study on Effectiveness of Colonoscopy in Preventing Colorectal Cancer

The prevalence of left-sided advanced colorectal neoplasms was lower in participants in a community setting, but not right-sided advanced neoplams, who had received a colonoscopy in the preceding 10 years, according to a new study published online December 30 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

31 Dec 2009

Herschel Space Observatory Provides Most Detailed Images of Space

An instrument package developed in part by the University of Colorado at Boulder for the $2.2 billion orbiting Herschel Space Observatory launched in May by the European Space Agency has provided one of the most detailed views yet of space

31 Dec 2009

Solos Endoscopy is in Process to Achieve CE Mark for MammoView Endoscopy Instruments

Solos Endoscopy, Inc. (Pink Sheets: SNDY) is pleased to announce that the Company looks forward to a prosperous 2010, following a solid year in 2009, due in great part to its MammoView(TM) instrument line.

31 Dec 2009

Absorbent Materials and MAX Endoscopy Receive Investment Commitment from JumpStart

JumpStart Inc., the Northeast Ohio venture development organization that accelerates the progress of high growth early-stage businesses, announces two JumpStart Ventures investments. Absorbent Materials Company LLC (dba ABSMaterials LLC), a company developing a novel, silica-based material that absorbs toxins in water, and MAX Endoscopy Inc., a medical device manufacturer using fiber optics to guide the treatment of hemorrhoids, each received investment commitments of $250,000.

31 Dec 2009

ASYS and EKRA Americas to Merge as ASYS Group Americas, Effective January 2010

ASYS Inc. and EKRA Americas Inc. announced today that they will merge under the name of ASYS Group Americas Inc. as of January 1st, 2010. The Regional Headquartes for the Americas will be in Suwanee, GA; Personnel and offices will remain in Marlborough, MA, Hillsboro, OR, San Jose, CA, Mexico and Brazil.

31 Dec 2009

New Short Movie on MIRI Detectors Aboard Webb Telescope

It's going to take infrared eyes to see farther back in time than even the Hubble Space Telescope.

31 Dec 2009

Ricoh Announces Aficio MP 2851, MP 3351 Digital Imaging Systems for SMBs

Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, today introduced the Aficio MP 2851 and MP 3351 Digital Imaging Systems. Ideal for small and mid-sized businesses, the MP 2851 and MP 3351 provide quality features Ricoh is known for, such as color scanning capabilities and secure document storage, as well as an increased print speed of 28 pages-per-minute (ppm) with the MP 2851. The MP 2851 and MP 3351 also feature solutions-based technology that provides a customized and unique user experience with Personal Paperless Document Manager(TM) (PPDM) and App2Me®, a brand new technology available in early 2010.

31 Dec 2009

New Molecular Imaging Technology for Use in Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography

A novel molecular imaging technology aimed at rapid diagnosis of cell death in organs such as the brain and heart has been licensed by The Medical College of Wisconsin to GE Healthcare. Under the license GE will further evaluate and develop the technology and will have an option to commercialize the technology. The technology, using imaging probes with a radiopharmaceutical compound, was invented by Ming Zhao, Ph.D., assistant professor of biophysics.

29 Dec 2009

Epoch Management Uses Yardi CHECKscan for Efficient Rent Processing

Yardi Systems announced today that multifamily real estate management company Epoch Management, Inc., has purchased Yardi CHECKscan™, which integrates with Epoch’s Yardi Voyager™ property management and accounting system to sharply reduce the time and labor Epoch spends processing rent payments.

29 Dec 2009

High-Speed Video Cameras Help Discover New Behaviour of Locusts

Scientists have shown for the first time that insects, like mammals, use vision rather than touch to find footholds. They made the discovery thanks to high-speed video cameras – technology the BBC uses to capture its stunning wildlife footage – that they used to film desert locusts stepping along the rungs of a miniature ladder.

28 Dec 2009