09/16/2003 SEPT. 16--HOLLISTON, Mass.--Lista International Corp., a maker of storage and workspace systems, has purchased the assets of the Ergomation product line of adjustable height workbenches and workbench accessory systems from Aero-Motive Co., a subsidiary of Woodhead Industries, Inc.
09/16/2003 SEPT. 16--OXFORDSHIRE, England--Bookham Technology plc, a provider of optical components, modules and subsystems for fiber optic communication networks, has completed the consolidation of its two main wafer fab facilities, following the acquisition of the Nortel Networks Optical Components businesses (NNOC).
09/16/2003 Few people remember Richard Reid by name, but many can recall his media-made moniker: the shoe bomber. An Osama bin Laden sympathizer, Reid attempted to blow up an American Airlines transatlantic flight in late 2001 by igniting plastic explosives hidden in his shoes. He failed, thanks to alert crewmembers and passengers who overpowered him. But his attempt showed that some explosives can elude detection.
09/16/2003 Santa Clara, Calif.-based Pacific Nanotechnology Inc. has licensed IBM's patent of the fundamental technology for the atomic force microscope, according to a news release.
09/15/2003 SEPT. 15--BOSTON--Massachusetts stands to gain as many as 100,000 life sciences jobs if it comes up with the right incentives to attract companies in fields like biotechnology, Harvard professor Michael E. Porter told a classroom full of high-profile executives and state officials yesterday.
09/15/2003 Although nano-size grains are at the heart of Inframat Corp.'s coatings, itÂ’s the company's proprietary solution plasma spray (SPS) technology that has captured the interest of jet engine-makers and land-based turbine manufacturers. The technology could lead to such improvements as more efficient, hotter-burning jet engines.
09/15/2003 CombiMatrix Corp. has teamed up with two University of Washington researchers and their clinical genomics firm to develop a microarray-based test for lymphoma diagnosis, according to a news release.
09/15/2003 Sept. 15, 2003 -- Atlanta-based attorney Bryan Bockhop has been appointed co-chair of the American Intellectual Property Law Association's (AIPLA) Nanotechnology Subcommittee, according to a news release.
09/13/2003 Firefighters in New York City are using thermal imaging cameras, equipped with sensors made with MEMS technology, to help them in their search and rescue operations in the rubble of the World Trade Center. The cameras use military infrared technology to give firefighters the ability to see in dark, smoke-filled environments.
09/12/2003 September 11, 2003 - Dow Corning, Midland, MI, has formed a new business to gather together its thin film technologies and target the wideband gap semiconductor industry.
09/12/2003 September 10, 2003 - A new report proclaims that a turnaround is waiting in the wings for cleanroom equipment makers, thanks in large part to a brightened outlook for the semiconductor industry.
09/12/2003 September 11. 2003 - Renesas Technology Corp., the chipmaking JV between Hitachi Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp., and PointChips, a fabless USB flash drive controller provider, have announced plans to jointly deliver an ASIC combining Renesas' USB 2.0 technology with PointChips flash controller design.
09/12/2003 Nanogen Inc. and Prodesse Inc. are developing microarray-based products to detect infectious diseased such as influenza, pneumonia, West Nile Virus and SARS, according to a news release.
09/12/2003 Carbon nanotubes, once a darling of the display industry, are re-emerging as an attractive candidate for flat panel displays in big-screen televisions. DuPont announced Wednesday that it is licensing a carbon nanotube-based technology from the startup Nanomix for field emission displays (FEDs), while Motorola Inc. recently unveiled a competing approach using nanotubes.
09/11/2003 September 9, 2003 - Schlumberger Technologies, Inc. has transferred its verification systems unit, which develops metrology capital equipment, to Soluris, Concord, MA, a new company formed by the division's management team.
09/11/2003 September 9, 2003 - Cadence Design Systems and CoWare Inc., both of San Jose, CA, have agreed to jointly develop and market system-on-chip efforts based on the SystemC standard of system-to-silicon-design.
09/11/2003 Halfway through the third quarter, many big-name chipmaking firms are upping their 3Q performance estimates, and for the most part, Wall Street is cheering. Here's a rundown of recent mid-quarter revelations.
09/11/2003 September 9, 2003 - Sypress Semiconductor, San Jose, CA, yas sold a portion of its stake in NVE Corp., a developer of "spintronics" memory IC technology.
