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• Andor builds upon its strong position in Japan (21 Nov 2008)
  Andor Technology plc reported the strengthening of their position in Japan. Andor began its Japanese operations in August 2000 by opening an office in Tokyo. Since then the company has grown from strength to strength in the region, where a ...
  
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• PIAB announces new Chief Executive Officer (21 Nov 2008)
  Per-Erik Lindquist will manage company’s increasing activity
  PIAB has appointed Per-Erik Lindquist to the position of CEO as the company continues its worldwide expansion and ongoing capture of new market segments. With more than two decades of experience at global companies in related industries, Mr. ...
  
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• The CEO of Wyatt Technology receives 2009 American Physical Society Prize for Industrial Application of Physics (20 Nov 2008)
  Wyatt Technology Corporation announced that Dr. Philip J. Wyatt, the CEO and founder of Wyatt Technology Corporation has been awarded the 2009 Prize for Industrial Application of Physics by the American Physical Society (APS). By leading the ...
  
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• New filtering technology has environmental, industrial applications (20 Nov 2008)
  Materials engineers have created a new type of membrane that separates oil from water and, if perfected, might be used for environmental cleanup, water purification and industrial applications. The new technology would last longer than ...
  
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• Dancing droplets (19 Nov 2008)
  Our blood, sweat and tears are three precious fluids that can answer lots of questions about the state of our health but testing small amounts of bodily fluids, without contaminating them through contact with solid surfaces or other fluids, is ...
  
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• 'Enlightened' atoms stage nano-riot againsts uniformity (19 Nov 2008)
  Harnessing this behavior could lead to cooler computer chips, better bio-sensors
  When atoms in a crystal are struck by laser light, their electrons, excited by the light, typically begin moving back and forth together in a regular pattern, resembling nanoscale soldiers marching in a lockstep formation. But according to a ...
  
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• AnaSpec Establishes New Dedicated GMP Manufacturing Facility (18 Nov 2008)
  In response to increased demand for GMP peptide production, AnaSpec has established a new facility dedicated to GMP manufacturing. Located adjacent to its current San Jose, California-based headquarters, the expansion provides an additional ...
  
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• Test identifies toxic platinum and palladium without time-consuming sample pretreatment (18 Nov 2008)
  Fluorogenic solution glows green within four hours when even minute traces of poisonous Pd(II) and Pt(IV) are present
  The painstaking process of detecting toxic species of platinum and palladium mixed in with the form of platinum essential to certain pharmaceuticals could be reduced to one simple step, University of Pittsburgh researchers report in the ...
  
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• Putting a new spin on current research (18 Nov 2008)
  Physicists in the USA and at the London Centre for Nanotechnology have found a way to extend the quantum lifetime of electrons by more than 5,000 per cent, as reported in Physical Review Letters. Electrons exhibit a property called 'spin' and ...
  
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• Analytik Jena aquires majority of distributor in Romania (17 Nov 2008)
  Analytik Jena took over 70% of the company shares of a Romanian company based on a cash-share deal.
  Backdated to the start of the fiscal year (01.10.2008), Analytik Jena took over 70% of the company shares of a Romanian company based on a cash-share deal. The remaining shares stay with Viorel Domitrescu, the founder of the company. The ...
  
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