12/02/2002 Cornell University researchers said they have developed a microscopic device that could supply power for decades to remote battlefield sensors or implantable medical devices.
12/02/2002 When it comes to nanotubes, the small tech world has been in ready, steady – wait! mode for a while now. Hailed as a wondermaterial, the tubes have been slow to make their way into products. The industry will be one step closer once Rosseter Holdings Ltd. sets up its licensing agreement with an unnamed company in Taiwan. The Cyprus-based concern has been waiting for a break like this.
12/01/2002 LANCASTER, PA—THE ACRYLIC WINDOW in a cell phone, the clear lens that covers a car's instrument panel and the plastic surgical instruments all need to be perfect, for any flaws will render them scrap.
12/01/2002 Culturing methods1, the gold standard for measuring bacteria in ultrapure water (UPW), take 24 to 48 hours or more to report a result. When you need faster response times, here are some options:
12/01/2002 I recently attended a public hearing where the proposed revision of aseptic guidelines for manufacturing parenteral products was presented for comment by the FDA. While there was universal concern in the room about the content of the document, the mood was decidedly mixed.
12/01/2002 The design and material property of high-purity valves have improved over the years to provide tighter liquid chemical process control and increased cleanliness.
12/01/2002 BURR RIDGE, IL—IMAGINE A giant Ziploc sandwich bag big enough to package a person and outfitted with filters, intake and exhaust fans and sleeves that protect a patient and gives medical personnel access to that patient without the risk of exposure to contamination.
12/01/2002 SCHÄRDING, AUSTRIA — EV Group (EVG), a manufacturer of various wafer processing equipment, completed another equipment purchase agreement with XinTec Inc. of Taiwan.
12/01/2002 FRANCONIA, PA?THE 19 MILLION pounds of ConAgra ground beef tainted with E. Coli was only in the books as the largest recall in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) history for a short time.
12/01/2002 AUSTIN, TX—Spotting particles as soon as possible without disturbing manufacturing was a theme at SEMICON Southwest 2002, held here in mid-November.
12/01/2002 CHICAGO, IL—ABBOTT.LABORATORIES continues to have trouble complying with federal regulatory drug manufacturing standards as a recent inspection of its Austin, TX plant turned up mold and rust in critical manufacturing areas and the intravenous (IV) solutions it produces.
12/01/2002 HOPKINTON, MA—DUDE, YOU'RE working with Dell. That sentiment sums up a deal EMC Corp. recently struck with Dell Computer Corp. (Austin, TX), an agreement that will allow Dell to manufacture data storage hardware under a year-old partnership between the two companies and disclose new details of Dell's growing role as a reseller of EMC's equipment for small- and medium-sized businesses.
12/01/2002 Here we are at the end of 2002, at pretty much the same point we were at the end of 2001?having survived a very difficult year and assuming/hoping that business would be better by about the middle of the following year.
