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LED Bulbs Edge CFLs for Environmental Friendliness
A report from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington says today’s bulbs made with light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are a bit more friendly to the environment than compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), but both types of bulbs far outpace traditional incandescent lights. As LED technology advances in the next five years, the environmental advantage for LED bulbs…
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University Consortium to Research Nanotech Health Monitors
North Carolina State University in Raleigh will lead a group of universities in the U.S., Australia, and Asia to develop self-powered health monitoring sensors and devices. Some 30 industry partners are expected to join the five-year, $18.5 million consortium, known as the Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST), and funded…
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Pharma Company Allergan to Build New Jersey R&D Center
Allergan Inc., a developer of specialty pharmaceutical products, will build a new research and development center in Bridgewater, New Jersey. According to a company announcement, the the 93,000-square-foot facility is expected to employ “several hundred” employees, but neither the precise number nor types of the jobs were disclosed. Allergan, headquartered in Irvine, California, develops and…
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RNA Nanoparticles Advanced for Cancer Drug Delivery
Medical researchers at University of Kentucky and University of Nebraska developed nanoscale particles using RNA to deliver cancer drugs that could bind to and regulate cells in mice without harming other tissue. The results of the research carried out in the the lab of Kentucky’s Peixuan Guo (pictured right) appear in the August issue of…
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Electronic Enhanced Carpet Monitors Walking, Detects Falls
Researchers at University of Manchester in the U.K. added electronic optical fibers on the underside of carpets to monitor and detect changes in walking patterns that can lead to falls. Patricia Scully, who led the the interdisciplinary team from Manchester’s Photon Science Institute, reports the team’s findings today at the Photon12 conference at Durham University…
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Stem Cell Therapy Results Reported for Spinal Cord Injury
Researchers for StemCells Inc. in Newark, California reported interim, largely positive, results from a clinical trial of stem cell therapy to treat spinal cord injury. The findings were reported yesterday at a meeting of the International Spinal Cord Society in London. The trial tests StemCells’ therapy to treat disorders of the central nervous system, called…
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Labor Day holiday
The U.S. is celebrating its Labor Day holiday today — which the rest of the world celebrates on 1 May — thus Science Business will take a break as well. A song by Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie about unions is appropriate for Labor Day … We’ll be back tomorrow. * *…
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Feasibility Demonstrated of Tiny Wireless Cardiac Implants
Engineers at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California showed that millimeter-sized implanted cardiac devices could be powered by radio waves transmitted from outside the body. The findings from the team led by electrical engineering professor Ada Poon (pictured right) appear online in the journal Applied Physics Letters; paid subscription required. Poon, with doctoral candidates Sanghoek…
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Methods Developed to Detect, Remove Ice from Aircraft Wings
Engineers at two Fraunhofer Institutes in Germany are devising new solutions for dealing with ice accumulating on aircraft wings in flight, a serious safety concern. The technologies developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability in Darmstadt and Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials in Bremen will be discussed at the…
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Biopharma Start-Up Secures $27 Million in Venture Funding
Aerpio Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company in Cincinnati, closed a $27 million series A financing deal, the first round of funding after initial start-up. The round was led by Novartis BioVentures with Venture Investors LLC, Triathlon Medical Ventures, Kearny Venture Partners, Athenian Venture Partners, and AgeChem Venture Fund. The company began in January 2012 as a…