Carbon Design Innovations, Inc. Introduces Carbon Nanotube Probe Technology for Atomic Force Microscopy, CNT-Probes Deliver New Level of AFM Imaging Performance

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Northwestern chemists take gold, mass-produce Beijing Olympic logo

... (PPL), that can write on three different length scales using only one device. The PPL ... print on the nanometer, micrometer and millimeter length scales. The new printing method could find ... the researchers built had features on all three length scales, perfectly integrated together. Building ...

Video: Data From 185,000 ICU Admissions Show Significant Reductions in Mortality:

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Spiraling nanotrees offer new twist on growth of nanowires

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Free Webinar on Safer Clinical Hand-Offs Offered by Compirion Healthcare

... Inpatient units to improve outcomes, as well as to decrease Outpatient length of Stay by increasing the number of patients discharged early in the ... in Billable Volume, Patient Satisfaction , Core Measures, length of Stay , Bed Control , Case Management , Patient Throughput and ...

Santaris Pharma - Interim Report for the Period 1 January to 30 June 2009

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MIT, BU engineer cellular circuits that count events

... pollutants such as arsenic. Engineers would also be able to specify the length of time an input needs to be present to be counted, and the length of time that can fall between two inputs so they are counted as two events ...

Engineers tune a nanoscale grating structure to trap and release a variety of light waves

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Dry Eye Survey: Ophthalmologists Cite Treatment Limitations/Gaps in Treatment of Moderate to Severe Dry Eye

... considerations selected by a majority include dosing frequency (66%), length of time preserving the tear film (66%) and length of time to effectiveness (63%). Once the patient inserts Lacrisert in ...

Paperwork: Buckypapers clarify electrical, optical behavior of nanotubes

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Custom NX(R) Drug Eluting Stent System Continues to Demonstrate Favorable Outcomes in Challenging Patient Populations at One, Two and Three Years

... ever in a DES study, and CUSTOM II featured the longest average lesion length ever in a DES study. "These long-term safety data continue to support ... The Custom NX delivery system allows physicians to customize the length and diameter of the stent at the site of the lesion by enabling separation ...

Dry adhesive based on carbon nanotubes gets stronger, with directional gripping ability

... line contact along, you have van der Waals forces acting along the entire length of the nanotubes, but when you have a point contact, the van der Waals ... same as a real gecko. The resistance to shear increased with the length of the nanotubes, while the resistance to normal force was independent of ...

Kelly Osbourne and International Health Groups Call for Improved Education on Choices and Usage of Contraception

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JD Technologies, LLC Selected by FCT Ingenieurkeramik GmbH to Represent Their High Performance Ceramic Expertise In the United States

... components FCT can produce vary from small medical devices (0.20 inches length / 0.08 inches diameter) to large aerospace / optical / industrial structures [4 feet length / up to 2 feet diameter]. The relationship creates a gateway to the US ...

DNA Study Unlocks Mystery to Diverse Traits in Dogs

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DuPont Expands Animal Health Solutions Business in Asia

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Encision Launches Next Generation of EnTouch(R) Handles for Advanced Laparoscopic Procedures

... need during a laparoscopic procedure. The EnTouch model ES8200 is 35cm in length for normal size patients while the ES8200L is 45cm in length for large patients and many bariatric procedures. "Our goal is to offer ...

AstraZeneca Submits sNDA for SEROQUEL XR(TM) for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder

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Faster X-ray interferometers due to single-photon interference

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FDA Clears Biospace med's Revolutionary Low Dose Xray Imager

... images to be obtained with a low dose of radiation and is capable of long length digital imaging, permitting full-body, uninterrupted digital imaging with ... is common with traditional Xray systems. In addition, EOS enables long length digital imaging without the need for digital stitching -- all at a reduced ...

DuPont, Genencor International and Tate & Lyle Honored for Groundbreaking Work in Developing Bio-PDO(TM)

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REPEL-CV(TM) Adhesion Barrier Receives Endorsement of Kids With Heart

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Angiotech Pharmaceuticals announces launch of Quill SRS product codes for laparoscopic gynecology procedures

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First U.K. Stem Cell Awareness Rally to Take Place in Manchester, England on August 9th, 2009

... him from being a medically trained skeptic to informed stem cell advocate. Peter states, "I visited stem cell treatment facilities and spoke at length with patients and staff. I came away convinced I'd witnessed the start of a significant medical advance." Shel Morse, stem cell advocate and ...

Scientists discover repulsive side to light force

... force, or the "push," on a silicon chip, the team split a beam of infrared light into two separate beams and forced each one to travel a different length of silicon nanowire, called a waveguide. As a result, the two light beams became out of phase with one another, creating a repulsive force with an ...

Nanopillars promise cheap, efficient, flexible solar cells

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Researchers unite to distribute quantum keys

... industrial organisations were realised as secure, quantum encrypted information was sent over an eight node, mesh network. With an average link length of 20 to 30 kilometres, and the longest link being 83 kilometres, the researchers from organisations such as the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology ...

Schering-Plough Announces Phase II and III Data for Corifollitropin Alfa

... that corifollitropin alfa in combination with a GnRH antagonist may be an effective treatment that can reduce the number of injections and the length of treatment protocols." ENGAGE is the largest double-blind fertility agent trial ever performed. The ongoing pregnancy rate, the primary ...

Glenmark's Novel Molecule for Diabetes, Melogliptin to Enter Phase III Trials

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Amgen to Participate in Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting in August

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CQ Forum on Biosimilar Biological Products - Wed., June 17, 2009

... vs. traditional pharmaceuticals. Are generic biologics possible? Will the availability of these products save money for consumers? What is the right length of intellectual property protection? The event will be hosted by Congressional Quarterly and sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical ...

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - Why Does Your Urine Smell so Different After You've Eaten Asparagus?

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Document Management Inefficiencies Cost Clinical Study Sites Time, Money

... "This underscores the importance of moving the clinical study management process to a paperless system, which has been proven to reduce both the length of time and the cost associated with clinical trials. Not to mention, nearly 9 out of 10 respondents to our poll said they'd be willing to try an ...

Agendia Supports Genentech's Citizen's Petition Urging FDA to Hold In-Vitro Diagnostic Tests to One Set of Scientific and Regulatory Standards

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Amgen Exercises Option for Exclusive License to Cytokinetics' Cardiac Contractility Program That Includes CK-1827452

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Genomas and Institute of Living Among Organizers of Pharmacogenetics Symposium at 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association

... Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Dr. Ruano presented results from a study that showed a significant link between certain genetic variations and length of stay and re-hospitalization rates for patients treated for major depressive disorder (MDD). Data were obtained from the DNA of 150 psychiatric ...

Health Strategies Group Forecasts Emerging Trends in Future Sales Force Models at the SPBT 2009 Conference

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Smith & Nephew Endoscopy Launches the BICEPTOR(TM) Tenodesis System, the First All-Arthroscopic Procedure for Biceps Tendon Repair

... the tendon and re-attaching it. "The device has really simplified the biceps tenodesis procedure by eliminating steps and shortening the length of the procedure," said Dr. Scott Trenhaile, a shoulder specialist with Rockford Orthopedic Associates and Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at ...

President Bill Clinton to Speak at the Ethanol Summit in Brazil

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New Website Connects Physicians to Solve Challenging Cases and Share Experiences

... should be monitored in the hospital after their procedure and whether accessing the coronary arteries via the wrist versus the groin impacted the length of hospital stay. "Such debate and sharing of experience is precisely the type of learning we hope to foster on the Cardiovascular Forum," said ...