DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University bioengineers have designed a 1-by-3 inch chip that can produce custom-made segments of DNA in two days that currently would require many large pieces of equipment, significant human labor and two weeks to produce. Creating and copying novel pieces of DNA quickly and inexpensively could have broad implications in the […]
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Micralyne CEO Nancy Fares addresses MEMS fabrication in a fabless and fablite world at Sensors Expo & Conference 2011
Micralyne CEO Nancy Fares, who joined the company last year from Texas Instruments—where she led the drive to secure 95% market share for the DLP Cinema® and DLP® HDTV business units—will explore one of the hottest themes in microfabrication: the challenges and opportunities in adapting infrastructure to a fabless and fablite world. Ms. Fares will […]
Engineering Excitable Cells for Studies of Bioelectricity and Cell Therapy
By altering the genetic makeup of normally “unexcitable” cells, Duke University bioengineers have turned them into cells capable of generating and passing electrical current. This proof-of-concept advance could have broad implications in treating diseases of the nervous system or the heart, since these tissues rely on cells with the ability to communicate with adjacent cells […]
Rothman at Oval Office gathering
New Haven, Conn. — Yale’s James Rothman, fourth from right, and six other recipients of 2010 Kavli Prizes met President Barack Obama on June 6 in a White House ceremony to celebrate their achievements. Rothman, the Fergus F. Wallace Professor of Biomedical Sciences, was one of three recipients of the Kavli Prize in Neuroscience. The […]
Once Blamed for Aging, ROS Molecules May Actually Extend Life
New Haven, Conn. — In a new study, Yale University researchers have identified a pathway by which reactive oxygen species (ROS) molecules, which are usually implicated in the aging process due to their damage to DNA, can also act as cellular signaling molecules that extend lifespan. The study, which provides insights into the underlying mechanisms […]
Student lands three grants to study nerve disorders
In his effort to address the needs of underserved communities in health and education, Christopher Blackwood, a doctoral student in the area of pharmacology, has landed three major fellowship awards in three months to support his research into how the brain creates new neurons. Blackwood hopes his work will contribute to new therapies for such […]
OSRAM initiates patent infringement litigation against Samsung and LG(2)
Based on its conviction that these companies, respectively, infringe fundamental patent rights, OSRAM will also file a suit against LG in China tomorrow. With this move OSRAM intends to enforce its patents on Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology. SOURCE SOURCE
CMSF Corporation merges with Plures Technologies, Inc., a specialized semiconductor company
Its stated purpose has been to seek a merger with an operating company. Today, CMSF announced that it has entered into such an agreement to merge with Plures Technologies, Inc. Plures, through its 95%-owned subsidiary, Advanced MicroSensors Corporation, is a semiconductor foundry with unique expertise and capabilities to develop and fabricate high-quality, high-margin micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS) […]
Molecular Imaging Finds Link Between Obesity and Low Estrogen Levels
Contacts: Karen McNulty Walsh, (631) 344-8350 or Peter Genzer, (631) 344-3174 The following news release was issued by the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) regarding a talk given at their 58th annual meeting by Brookhaven Lab researcher Gene-Jack Wang. Society of Nuclear Medicine media contact: Susan Martonik, smartonik@snm.org, 703-652-6773. Molecular Imaging Finds Link Between Obesity […]
SiTime ships 50 Million units of its MEMS-based oscillators, clock generators and resonators
SiTime Corporation, an analog semiconductor company, today announced that strong worldwide demand for its Oscillators, Clock Generators and Resonators has propelled the company’s cumulative shipments past 50 million units. “The Silicon MEMS timing market is growing at a CAGR of 66.4% per year from 2011-2016. This growth is being driven by electronics companies who are […]