Hologic Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Operating Results
...mpared to $219.5 million for the same period in fiscal 2008. This decrease was primarily due to fewer Selenia systems sold, as well as product mix and configuration differences, resulting in a reduction in Selenia product revenues. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in service revenues related to ou...First Customer Installs CyberKnife System in Existing Radiation Therapy Vault
...arks the first installation of this new CyberKnife configuration option, which can save hospitals both time and mon... "We are excited about the new CyberKnife configuration and its ability to fit into an existing vault, bec... build a new facility. The new CyberKnife configuration made this vault modification and installation poss...Next-Generation Hemostatic Dressing Available for Military Emergencies
... Christopher Murphy, now of Wake Forest University. HemCon states that in addition to the z-fold, the dressing will ship by Fall 2009 with a packaging configuration that can be opened from any angle to offer easier, more rapid and sterile deployment. "Over our long and strong relationship with the U.S. Army, ...Next-Generation Hemostatic Dressing Available for Military Emergencies
... Christopher Murphy, now of Wake Forest University. HemCon states that in addition to the z-fold, the dressing will ship by Fall 2009 with a packaging configuration that can be opened from any angle to offer easier, more rapid and sterile deployment. "Over our long and strong relationship with the U.S. Army, ...Prospective Clinical Advantages of Trabecular Metal(TM) Technology Highlighted in Comparative Study
...sely than other prosthetic materials. The unique, highly porous trabecular configuration is conducive to more normal bone formation and bone in-growth, decreased st...metal and a patented vapor deposition process that creates a metallic strut configuration resembling cancellous bone with a nano-textured surface. Trabecular Metal...Genes Identified That Enhance Tumor Cell Sensitivity to CTI's Cancer Drug Brostallicin
...cin, at the 2009 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting in Denver, Colorado. "Contexts of vulnerability" refers to the genetic configuration in a patient's tumor that makes it susceptible to a specific drug thus providing the genetic rationale for targeted therapy. The study's objective was...New CyberKnife Technologies Demonstrate Dramatic Reduction in Treatment Times
... with the new Optimized Path Traversal feature, treatment times were further reduced with more efficient robotic motion. "This new CyberKnife System configuration now allows us to deliver radiosurgical quality treatments almost as fast as radiation therapy," said Greg Spurlock, chief operating officer of US Radi...Brilliance CT - 64-channel configuration
Description: The Brilliance 64-channel configuration breaks through previous boundaries in CT imaging, providing large volume, thin-slice coverage to improve diagnostic confidence, image quality and productivity. With 40mm of thin-slice coverage, the 64-channel broadens horizons in cardiac imaging,...Streck-MiniPack Diluent, Lysing and Cleaning Agent
Description:...de; three-part differential instruments. Each 4L package includes diluent, lysing agent, cleaning agent and a reagent management card. The 15L package configuration includes diluent, lysing agent, and a reagent management card. The shelf life is one year from date of manufacture....STEER-IT® Deflecting Tip Guidewire
Description:... handle mechanism, located at the proximal end of the guidewire, deflects the distal tip in two directions. Guidewire length, diameter, and distal tip configuration are indicated on the product label....OPMI VISU 160 Surgical Microscope
Description:... OPMI VISU 160 was designed specifically for hospitals that perform a broad spectrum of procedures in ophthalmic surgery. The versatile configuration and accessories are perfectly tailored to meet the needs of the surgeon....Innovative system for monitoring coastline processes
...t the exhaustive monitoring of the regeneration or the retreat of sandbanks, knowing the morphological evolution of estuaries or obtaining data on the configuration of beaches and dunes. The Kosta System has also proved to be an optimum technique for studying various coastal processes from the flooding of seaside ...Pliable proteins keep photosynthesis on the light path
...teriochlorophylls. She found that, though the zinc-coordinated reaction center is comprised of six bacteriochlorophylls, changing their structure to a configuration similar to that used in plant photosystem I reaction centers, surprisingly, the data from the reaction kinetics and the energy conversion efficiency w...Findings uncover new details about mysterious virus
...Xiao discovered the true structure when he decided to try reconstructing the virus assuming it possessed not standard icosahedral symmetry but another configuration called five-fold symmetry. "If you start out thinking the object has icosahedral symmetry, then you assume there are 60 identical pieces, and that ...Laughing hyenas, wailing levees, the sound of cheese and blaring bagpipes
...Simulations suggest a single sensor in each ring doubles the power output, that multiple sensors should further improve the performance, and that this configuration can detect a change in mass. The data from preliminary experiments show that time reversal should work in buried pipes. The talk "Detection of stru...Breaking the ties that bind: New hope for biomass fuels
... plasticity allows the material to swap different types of hydrogen bonds but also constrains the molecules so that they must form bonds in the weaker configuration described by Langan and his colleagues. Most important, Shen and Gnanakaran's model identifies hydrogen bonds that can be manipulated via temperature ...CSHL researchers explain process by which cells 'hide' potentially dangerous DNA segments
...ments called short interfering RNAs, or siRNAs; a part of the RNAi machinery known as the RITS complex; and various enzymes that are able to alter the configuration of chromatin. A debate over recruitment "In trying to understand the interplay between each of these components," explains Joshua-Tor, "there ...New clues about a hydrogen fuel catalyst
...ike puzzle pieces that the team had to fit together. To put the puzzle together, the team used computer models to construct a theoretical molecular configuration that accounted for all the data. These computationally challenging models were calculated on computers at the National Energy Research Scientific Comp...Plastics that convert light to electricity could have a big impact
...into electricity and how much of the electric current actually gets to the wires leading out of the cell. The number of bubbles and channels and their configuration can be altered by how much heat is applied and for how long. The exact structure of the bubbles and channels is critical to the solar cell's perfo...Nanopillars promise cheap, efficient, flexible solar cells
... cost of efficient solar cells," says Javey. "There's the ability to grow single-crystalline structures directly on large aluminum sheets. And the 3-D configuration means the requirements for quality and purity of the input materials are less stringent and less costly. Nanopillar arrays are a new path to versatile...Krohne Announces Podcast on Energy Management
... applications that are prone to pressure and temperature fluctuations. Furthermore, the OPTISWIRL Flowmeter is the only device available in a two-wire configuration that combines a vortex flowmeter with a built-in temperature sensor in the flow stream and an integral pressure sensor at the point of measure. This ...Sterile infusion kit, standard configuration from Instech Solomon
Description: Instech Solomon's laboratory animal infusion kits reduce the time and expense of preparing for an infusion study while providing sterile equipment to reduce the risk of infection. Each kit includes everything you need for one animal, including swivel, tubing, tether and connectors. Tubing and tethe...Experion System, 100-240 V from Bio-Rad
Description:... V, is a microfluidics-based system that performs all the steps of gel-based electrophoresis, including some data analysis, in 30 minutes. This system configuration is used for protein analysis (it does not include the vortex station required for RNA analysis). The system includes the electrophoresis station, prim...Gemini Pipetting Software from Tecan
Description:...l pipettor. The intuitive software enables the user the simple graphical configuration of the system and writing of pipetting scripts. With the powerful scripting...uid-liquid extraction Enzyme kinetics etc. Features and functions configuration of racks, carriers, worktable and options (tip configuration, barcode reade...Nanoject II, 220 VOLT from Drummond Scientific Company
Description:... to 69nL. with a higher torque motor. This new motor is quieter and smoother in operation further reducing tip movement. The development of new collet configuration will hold the micropipet more securely and thereby reduce air infiltration and oil leakage. The two speed fill/inject mode will allow the user to fill...Bio-imaging Analyzer BAS-1800II from FUJIFILM Life Science
Description:... Fujifilm BAS-1800II provides the ideal configuration for a low-cost imager that requires only a small amount of space in the laboratory. The small imager for accurate high-throughput screening...