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A months-long delay in starting up Iran’s first nuclear power plant is the result of a small leak, not a computer worm that was found on the laptops of several plant employees, the country’s nuclear chief said Monday. The leak occurred in a storage pool where the plant’s fuel is being held before being fed […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Have you ever worked on your laptop computer with it sitting on your lap, heating up your legs? If so, you might want to rethink that habit. Doing it a lot can lead to “toasted skin syndrome,” an unusual-looking mottled skin condition caused by long-term heat exposure, according to medical reports. In […]

CEA-Leti, a leading European research and development institute in the field of silicon photonics technology, today announced that it has demonstrated the efficient integration of silicon photonic devices with fully complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible plasmonic optical waveguides. This new capability sets the stage for the fabrication of smaller, faster and more efficient opto-electronic interfaces, which […]

As part of the partnership, SCHOTT Solar has extensively tested and established system compatibility, including the frame mounting procedure, with the Tigo Energy Maximizer™ Solution and SCHOTT’s industry-leading solar photovoltaic (PV) modules. Additionally, Tigo Energy will be actively supporting the SCHOTT Solar initiative to include intelligent electronics in next-generation module design. The Tigo Energy Maximizer […]

MedQuist Inc. said Friday it secured $310 million in financing, and will pay a special dividend of $4.70 in October. Shares of the medical transcription software and services company jumped to their highest price in almost three years during morning trading. MedQuist said it entered into an agreement with GE Capital for a $225 million […]

Contacts: Karen McNulty Walsh, (631) 344-8350 or Peter Genzer, (631) 344-3174 This news release was issued by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute. For more info contact Karen McNulty Walsh at Brookhaven National Laboratory, 631-344-8350 kmcnulty@bnl.gov or Brad Thomas at NSBRI, 713-798-7595 rbthomas@bcm.edu. “Dr. Mann is a leader in research and development on a national […]

Satcon Technology Corporation(R) (NASDAQ CM: SATC), a leading provider of utility scale power solutions for the renewable energy market, today announced a strategic manufacturing agreement with GCL Solar Systems Limited, one of China’s largest utility solar power plant developers, to enhance production of their industry leading 500 kilowatt (kW) PowerGate(R) Plus line of solar PV […]

Benjamin Thierry, of the Ian Wark Research Institute at the University of South Australia , along with his colleagues, has created an elastic, disposable microfluidic device that can efficiently catch the protein HER2 – which is the tyrosine kinase human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 — found in “aggressive breast cancers with poor prognosis.” The […]

Officials of the SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific announced their plans Tuesday to negotiate a sole-source contract with the Smart System Technology & Commercialization Center (STC) to provide MEMS sensor fabrication and diagnostic support for sensors, including starting wafer material and masks necessary to fabricate the devices. STC will handle wafer sizes as large as 150 […]

SiTime Corporation, the technology and market share leader in MEMS-based silicon timing solutions, today announced the availability of interactive, online Part Number Generator and Cross Reference tools that accelerate the deployment of SiTime’s products. Both these tools are closely integrated with a Sample Request page, ensuring that customers around the world can instantly configure and […]