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(NLM.NIH.gov) An early stage clinical trial by California Stem Cell Inc. in Irvine tested a therapy harnessing the body’s immune system to treat a common form of liver cancer. The trial, conducted with eight patients in Shanghai, China, showed the treatments were safe for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and did not cause complications, according . . . → Read More: Early Trial Tests Stem Cell Immunotherapy for Liver Cancer  Comments are closed  New products, Regulations  Asia, biomedical, cancer, China, clinical trials, life sciences, pharmaceuticals Influenza ultrastructure illustration (Dan Higgins, CDC) Public health researchers at University of Maryland, with colleagues at Harvard, Boston University, and University of Hong Kong identified the main ways flu virus spreads through populations and specifically recommend flu sufferers wear surgical masks to stop the virus. The team led by Maryland and Harvard professor Donald . . . → Read More: Surgical Masks Shown to Cut Flu Transmission Zhengwei Pan, center, demonstrates a prototype of the new LED bulb, with colleagues Feng Liu, left, and Xufan Li (University of Georgia) Zhengwei Pan, center, demonstrates a prototype of the new LED bulb, with colleagues Feng Liu, left, and Xufan Li (University of Georgia) Researchers from the U.S. and China created a light-emitting diode . . . → Read More: Material Developed for Warm White Light from LED Bulbs Comments are closed New products Asia, China, energy, engineering, materials science, physical sciences, physics, university Sofia Merajver (University of Michigan) Engineering and medical researchers at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with colleagues in China developed a simple technique to capture circulating cancer cells believed to spread cancer from the original tumor to other parts of the body. The team from the labs of Michigan breast cancer researcher Sofia . . . → Read More: Method Devised to Reliably Capture Circulating Cancer Cells Comments are closed New products biomedical, cancer, China, computer science, engineering, life sciences, medical device, nanotechnology, patent, physical sciences, semiconductors, university Transmission electron microscopy image of nanoparticles designed for deep-tissue imaging. (Zhipeng Li, University at Buffalo) Researchers in the U.S., Sweden, China, and Korea created illuminated nanoscale particles that can be detected through a 3.2 centimeter, or 1.26 inch layer of tissue. The team led by University at Buffalo, New York chemistry professor Paras Prasad . . . → Read More: Luminous Nanoparticles Detectable Through Tissue Developed Comments are closed New products Asia, biomedical, chemistry, China, Europe, Korea, life sciences, materials science, medical device, nanotechnology, physical sciences, university Gypsy moth (NCAGR.gov) Physicists in the U.S. and China have developed nanoscale materials using a design based on the eye of a moth to increase the efficiency of X-ray devices, which can lead to higher resolution images with lower doses of radiation. The research team led by Yasha Yi at City University of New . . . → Read More: X-Ray Efficiency Boosted with Nanomaterials 3 comments - (Comments are closed) New products Asia, biomedical, chemistry, China, materials science, medical device, nanotechnology, physical sciences, university (USDA.gov) A collaboration of genetic and agricultural scientists from the U.S., Mexico, France, Kenya, and China have conducted a comprehensive analysis of the corn genome. The team, led by researchers from Cornell University and the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, and funded by USDA and National Science Foundation, published their findings online in the journal . . . → Read More: International Consortium Studies Corn Genome 4 comments - (Comments are closed) Joint ventures/collaborations agriculture, Asia, biofuels, China, energy, Europe, life sciences, mathematics, NSF, university, USDA National Science Foundation’s new report on global research and development (R&D) trends, Science and Engineering Indicators 2012, shows in the last decade, U.S. leadership in research and development has come under severe challenge from China and other countries in Asia. The report from NSF’s policy-making body, the National Science Board, shows between 1999 and 2009, . . . → Read More: Report: Asia Closing Gap in U.S. R&D Leadership 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Business conditions, Hiring/layoffs, Intellectual property Asia, China, economics, engineering, Europe, investment, life sciences, manufacturing, NSF, patent, physical sciences, statistics Graphene molecular illustration (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) Researchers in the U.S., Korea, and China have discovered a modified form of the material graphene with better thermal properties than graphene in its natural state. The team led by Alexander Balandin, an engineering professor at University of California – Riverside, published its findings online in the . . . → Read More: Modified Graphene Found to Dissipate Electronics Heat 2 comments - (Comments are closed) New products Asia, China, computer science, engineering, Korea, materials science, physical sciences, semiconductors, university (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Global investment dollars in clean technologies increased in 2011 from the previous year, but the number investment deals declined somewhat, according to the industry research company CleanTech Group in San Francisco. Clean technologies, as defined by Cleantech Group, include renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, as well as . . . → Read More: Cleantech Investment Volume Up, Deal Numbers Down in 2011 One comment - (Comments are closed) Finance biofuels, China, cleantech, economics, energy, engineering, entrepreneurs, equity, Europe, investment, solar, venture capital, wind |
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