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U.S.-India Partnership to Develop Long Shelf-Life Tomato

By Alan, on June 27th, 2012%

(Agricultural Research Service/USDA)

Arcadia Biosciences Inc. in Davis, California, and Bioseed Research India Pvt. Ltd. in Hyderabad unveiled plans to develop a tomato with more durability and longer shelf life. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Because of their perishable nature, many fresh fruits and vegetables — including tomatoes — are . . . → Read More: U.S.-India Partnership to Develop Long Shelf-Life Tomato

Method Devised for Inexpensive Graphene Production

By Alan, on June 21st, 2012%

Izabela Kaminska holding a model of graphene molecules (Institute of Physical Chemistry)

Researchers from Poland, France, and India have developed a process for producing the high-performance material graphene using common laboratory equipment. The team led by the Institute of Physical Chemistry (translation provided by EurekAlert) of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, . . . → Read More: Method Devised for Inexpensive Graphene Production

Graphene as Rust-Proof Coating for Steel in Development

By Alan, on May 17th, 2012%

Steel coated with a graphene compound, in foreground, remains rust-free, while and the uncoated steel in the background accumulates rust. (University at Buffalo)

Chemistry researchers from University at Buffalo in New York are developing a process for rust-proofing steel using a graphene-based composite as a coating. The Indian steel manufacturer Tata Steel is . . . → Read More: Graphene as Rust-Proof Coating for Steel in Development

Piramal Healthcare Buys Bayer Molecular Imaging Portfolio

By Alan, on April 16th, 2012%

Patient enters a PET scanner (National Institute of Mental Health)

Piramal Healthcare, a pharmaceutical and drug discovery company in Mumbai, India, says it has acquired rights to the molecular imaging research and development portfolio of Bayer Pharma AG in Leverkusen, Germany. The company has formed a new subsidiary, Piramal Imaging SA, to manage . . . → Read More: Piramal Healthcare Buys Bayer Molecular Imaging Portfolio

$600M Venture Fund Targets Technology, Health Care Sectors

By Alan, on January 10th, 2012%

(SecretService.gov)

Canaan Partners, a venture capital company in Menlo Park, California says it has closed contributions to a new fund to finance start-ups in the technology and health care fields. The company says the $600 million fund, the ninth such fund in its series, will support new technology and health care entrepreneurs.

Canaan . . . → Read More: $600M Venture Fund Targets Technology, Health Care Sectors

Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada Fund TB Diagnostic

By Alan, on November 7th, 2011%

Electronic Nose (Grand Challenges Canada)

A device called an Electronic Nose that can detect tuberculosis in the breath of a patient, has received a $950,000 grant from Grand Challenges Canada and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The funding will support further development and testing of the technology, developed by the International Centre . . . → Read More: Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada Fund TB Diagnostic

Low-Cost Tablet Gets Hands-On Tests in Indian Schools

By Alan, on October 3rd, 2011%

I-slate table (Jeff Fitlow/Rice University)

Researchers have tested in India an electronic tablet device designed in the U.S. and Singapore for widespread use in Indian schools. The I-slate is being developed at the Institute for Sustainable and Applied Infodynamics (ISAID), a joint program of Rice University in Houston, Texas and Nanyang Technological University . . . → Read More: Low-Cost Tablet Gets Hands-On Tests in Indian Schools

Ad Hoc Network Devised for Emergency Communications

By Alan, on August 16th, 2011%

(Marvin Nauman/FEMA)

Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have developed a mobile ad hoc system called LifeNet designed to help first responders communicate after disasters. Santosh Vempala, professor of computer science at Georgia Tech and grad student Hrushikesh Mehendale will demonstrate the system at the ACM SIGCOMM conference today in Toronto, Canada.

LifeNet is . . . → Read More: Ad Hoc Network Devised for Emergency Communications

Study Highlights Crop Regions At Risk from Climate Change

By Alan, on June 3rd, 2011%

(Oxfam America)

A study by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) identifies food production regions in the world most at risk from disruption due to climate change. Some of these populations, in Africa and South Asia for example, are already facing food shortages, while other food-producing regions including China and Latin . . . → Read More: Study Highlights Crop Regions At Risk from Climate Change

Nanotech Patch Repairs Damaged Heart Tissue in Lab Tests

By Alan, on May 19th, 2011%

Heart tissue patch (Frank Mullin/Brown University)

Engineers at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island and India Institute of Technology (IIT) in Kanpur created a patch made from carbon nanofibers and a polymer material that restores damaged cardiac tissue similar to the damage resulting from a heart attack. The team reported their results online . . . → Read More: Nanotech Patch Repairs Damaged Heart Tissue in Lab Tests

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