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OBL Announces More Expansion in Ballistic Testing Capabilities and Facilities
Oregon Ballistic Laboratories (OBL) announces continued expansion in the range of services provided for accurate ballistic, body armor and blast testing. OBL is now using advanced Doppler radar technology in its ballistic, body armor and blast testing. The company uses Doppler to conduct V50... - February 05, 2012 - Oregon Ballistic Laboratories
Gamma Scientific to Showcase Comprehensive LED Testing Solutions at Strategies in Light
Attendees can visit Gamma Scientific at Strategies in Light 2012 to view live demonstrations of complete LED test solutions and learn how to optimize their LED testing for maximum performance. Gamma Scientific will be exhibiting at booths 501 and 600. Strategies in Light 2012 will be held at the Santa Clara Convention Center from February 7-9, 2012. - February 03, 2012 - Gamma Scientific
AnaSpec Offers Antibodies Against the Hexa-His and GFP Tags
The introduction of tags, whether short peptides (6X-His, DYKDDDDK, c-myc) or proteins (green fluorescent protein – GFP, glutathione-s-transferase – GST) into recombinant proteins aids in the characterization, localization or purification of the recombinant expressed protein.1-3 As a... - February 03, 2012 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
FDA Grants Eden Spine 510(K) Clearance for Its New Vertebral Body Replacement
Eden Spine launches in the United States its proprietary Vertebral Body Replacement (VBR), the GIZA™. - February 02, 2012 - Eden Spine, LLC
AnaSpec Highlights Calcein AM for Live Cell Staining
Calcein AM (Calcein acetoxymethyl ester), a non-fluorescent, cell permeable compound, converts to the strongly green fluorescent calcein when hydrolyzed by intracellular esterases in live cells.1-2 It is widely used for determining cell viability since the fluorescence intensity of calcein is... - February 02, 2012 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Highlights Atrial Natriuretic Peptides in GO® Collection
AnaSpec, EGT Group provides a wide range of GO® (catalog) natriuretic peptides for use in research laboratories. Their selection of atrial natriuretic peptides (ANPs) include the biologically active 1-28 amino acid peptide (human/porcine or rat sequences); shorter ANP fragments; and Biotin, FAM... - February 02, 2012 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Faculty of 1000 Introduces a Novel Open Access Publishing Venture: F1000 Research
Faculty of 1000 (F1000) today announces F1000 Research, a new fully Open Access publishing program across biology and medicine that will launch later this year. It is intended to address the major issues afflicting scientific publishing today: timely dissemination of research, peer review, and sharing of data. - February 02, 2012 - Faculty of 1000
Bio-Synthesis Expands Proteomic Platform with Enhanced Peptide Tools
Bio-Synthesis Inc. (BSI), is proud to announce new peptide tools that can help researchers analyze and design their peptides more accurately and efficiently. By utilizing BSI’s homepage, users will have access to the Peptide Property Calculator, as well as the Peptide Library Design... - February 02, 2012 - Bio-Synthesis Inc.
31 January 1950 President Truman Gave the Order to Create the Hydrogen Bomb. At Web of Stories Listen to Physicist Edward Teller Share His Story About His Involvement.
Edward Teller, the late Hungarian-American physicist, is famous for having helped to develop the atomic bomb and providing the theoretical framework for the hydrogen bomb. His long and, at times, controversial career spanned decades, leaving behind him a legacy, including contributions to nuclear and molecular physics, spectroscopy and surface physics, that remains relevant today. - February 01, 2012 - Web of Stories Ltd
Novus Biologicals Added as New Preferred Vendor for the University of Washington
Novus Biologicals is excited to be a preferred vendor for the University of Washington. Novus’ extensive product line will soon be added to the UW online ordering system, and all UW researchers will now receive 5% off any order. Novus Biologicals is committed to developing and maintaining... - January 28, 2012 - Novus Biologicals
NovaTeinBio Now Offering Wider Range of ELISA Kit Testing Solutions
Cambridge, MA based biological reagents provider NovaTeinBio has recently announced that have added to the company’s exceptional selection of ELISA kit products. The company has made this move in order to continue to provide one of North America’s largest selections of ELISA kit... - January 27, 2012 - Novatein Biosciences
Gamma Scientific Introduces New Spectrometer for Quick and Easy LED Testing
Gamma Scientific has developed a new, low-cost spectrometer for easy LED testing. The RadOMA Lite is a high-performance, linear CCD array spectrometer designed to test LED intensity and total flux. - January 26, 2012 - Gamma Scientific
Virtual Job Summit for Postgraduate Life Scientists Opens February 1st
Bio Careers hosts it's second Virtual Job Summit for postgraduate scientists starting February 1st. The Summit is free for all Bio Careers Members, which comprise graduates and postdocs from the top 25% of graduate programs worldwide. - January 25, 2012 - Bio Careers
AnaSpec Expands SensoLyte® 520 Renin Assay Kits Collection
AnaSpec, the provider of the ultra-sensitive SensoLyte® 520 Human Renin Assay Kit now provides renin kits specific for mouse and rat - the SensoLyte® 520 Mouse Renin Assay Kit and SensoLyte® 520 Rat Renin Assay Kit. Using their proprietary 5-FAM/QXL™ 520 fluorescence resonance... - January 25, 2012 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Introduces SensoLyte® α-Synuclein ELISA Assay
AnaSpec, EGT Group is pleased to announce the release of an ultrasensitive ELISA assay for quantitatingα-synuclein. The SensoLyte® α-Synuclein Quantitative ELISA Kit (Human/Mouse/Rat) provides a convenient and quantitative assay for determining α-Synuclein amount in cell and... - January 25, 2012 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Offers Speedy 28-Day Custom Polyclonal Antibody Service
When traditional protocols can take almost 90 days, the wait for high-quality custom polyclonal antibodies can be excruciating. AnaSpec is pleased to introduce the Speedy 28-day custom polyclonal antibody service. Leveraging proven technology from Eurogentec, AnaSpec's parent company, this protocol... - January 25, 2012 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc. Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Nurture Earth Pvt. Ltd. to Form Stem Cell Joint Venture in India
BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc. of San Diego, CA signs MOU with Nurture Earth, Pvt., Ltd. of India to form joint venture called BioRegenerative Sciences India (BRS India). The new joint venture, BRS India will produce, test, register, and market and sell BRS' stem cell-based therapeutic products in the Asian markets. - January 20, 2012 - BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc.
AnaSpec Introduces Ultra-Sensitive SensoLyte® NADP/NADPH Assay Kit
AnaSpec, EGT Group, the provider of ultra-sensitive fluorimetric SensoLyte® line of assay kits is pleased to announce the release of the SensoLyte® Fluorimetric NADP/NADPH Assay Kit. This assay is a sensitive fluorimetric assay that detects NADP and NADPH without interfering with NAD/NADH. - January 19, 2012 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
AnaSpec Includes Ghrelin and Obestatin Peptides in GO® Collection
AnaSpec, EGT Group, a leading provider of integrated proteomic and genomic solutions, offers a wide range of ghrelin and obestatin GO® (catalog) peptides for research use. In 1999, Kojima and his group (1) reported the discovery of a growth hormone secretagogue that is involved in the release... - January 19, 2012 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
NovaTeinBio Advancing Research with New CD Antigen Solutions
Boston based biological reagents provider NovaTeinBio has recently announced to their client base that they will now be providing more CD (clusters of differentiation) antigen products than ever before. These new additions come as research companies across America look to specialists such as... - January 19, 2012 - Novatein Biosciences
Mixing Film and Philanthropy: One Production Company Explores a Creative and Charitable Way to Make Movies
"Relativity", one of the current film projects from production company Safe Passage Pictures, is about the torrid and turbulent marriage of Albert Einstein and Mileva Maric. It’s a promising project, but it’s not just the surprise factor (cuddly Einstein, a cad and a wife... - January 18, 2012 - Safe Passage Pictures
AnaSpec Highlights Its Proprietary HiLyte Fluor™ Dye Collection
AnaSpec, EGT Group’s proprietary HiLyte Fluor™ dyes are a series of excellent fluorescent labeling dyes with fluorescence emissions that span the full visible and near infrared spectrum. The hydrophilic property of most of the HiLyte Fluor™ dyes makes conjugations to protein... - January 17, 2012 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Nanion Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary - Still with a Strong Focus on New Innovations
Today, Nanion celebrates 10 years of innovation, scientific product development and successful roll-outs of several product families. Nanion is a success story of organic, revenue-based company growth and dedicated young professionals. - January 17, 2012 - Nanion Technologies GmbH
Top Scientists Meet to Discuss Greatest Threats to the Earth
A conference is held with world renowned scientists to identify the greatest threats to the Earth. - January 12, 2012 - The Jeffrey Epstein Foundation
IEEE GLOBECOM 2011 Completes One of the Most Successful Events in 54-Year Conference History
Nearly 2,500 Industry Professionals Attend More Than 1,400 Presentations Focused on Worldwide Communications Technology Innovations & Advancements - January 12, 2012 - IEEE Communications Society
Autoscribe Launches US Operation
The formation of Autoscribe Informatics Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Autoscribe Ltd, has been announced. Based in Falmouth, MA, USA, it gives Autoscribe, the developers of Matrix software products, a much stronger presence in the US and Canadian markets. Zumatrix Inc. operated as... - January 12, 2012 - Autoscribe Informatics
Indigo Empyrean - First Contact Will Not Come from the Stars
Indie Film Writer/Director Pens a Novel About a Teen’s Quest to Save an Advanced Underwater Race from Extinction - January 10, 2012 - D.F. Marsh
Sciclips Has Launched a Comprehensive Cancer Biomarker Database
A comprehensive oncology biomarker database with cancer companion diagnostic biomarker pathway maps. - January 04, 2012 - Sciclips
2011- The Year of Two Ozone Holes -Reported by The Ozone Hole Inc.
As usual The 2011 Ozone Hole formed over Antarctica but unexpectedly an Ozone Hole also formed over The Arctic. - December 29, 2011 - The Ozone Hole Inc.
With New “Joint Electronic Discovery Submission” Pilot Program Now in Effect in SDNY, Global Digital Forensics Keeps Clients Prepared
With Electronic Discovery (eDiscovery) costs continuing to spiral out of control in complex litigations, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York’s (SDNY’s) 31-member Judicial Improvements Committee, in a joint bench and bar effort, is the latest to tackle the still... - December 28, 2011 - Global Digital Forensics
SABIC Opens New State-of-the-Art Pilot Facility in Mt. Vernon, Ind., to Streamline Polymer Research and Product Development for Customers
SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business today held a ribbon-cutting ceremony here to mark the opening of a new, state-of-the-art pilot facility that will allow chemistry and process development for its high performance polymers (HPP) – Ultem*, Siltem* and Extem* resins – product line. - December 24, 2011 - SABIC Innovative Plastics
Gamma Scientific Laboratory Receives NVLAP Accreditation Under the Energy Efficient Lighting Products Program
Gamma Scientific, NVLAP Lab Code 200823-0, has been awarded accreditation by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program under the Energy Efficient Lighting Products Program. This includes LM-79 accreditation for Solid State Lighting Luminaires – Total Flux Measurements (Luminous... - December 22, 2011 - Gamma Scientific
Celestron Launches Stellar New Website
A spectacular Redesign Puts the Focus on Consumers - December 21, 2011 - Celestron
AnaSpec Highlights HiLyte Fluor™ Dyes Collection - for Labeling Amine and Thiol-Modified Oligos
AnaSpec is pleased to highlight their wide collection of amine and thiol reactive 6-isomeric dyes of fluoresceins and rhodamines, and AnaSpec’s own proprietary HiLyte Fluor™ dyes for labeling amine and thiol modified oligonucleotides. Fluorescent dye-labeled oligos are widely used as... - December 21, 2011 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
New Lightning-Link® Rapid Antibody Labeling Kits Now for DyLight™ Dyes
The Lightning-Link® Rapid Antibody kits allow direct antibody labeling reactions to be set up in seconds and used within just 20 minutes. Novus has recently expanded their Lighting-Link® Rapid kits to include the following DyLight™ dyes. Lightning-Link® Rapid DyLight... - December 17, 2011 - Novus Biologicals
Novus New Lab Program - Receive 20% Off for New Labs
Novus Biologicals understands the funding constraints and logistical difficulties of starting a new lab. Therefore, Novus is proud to announce a New Lab Program, offering 20% off Novus purchases for your first 3 months. Additionally, Novus will provide a welcome kit full of useful tools for your... - December 16, 2011 - Novus Biologicals
Novus Products Now Available Through the UPENN Cell Center Stockroom
Novus is proud to announce that select products will now be available through the University of Pennsylvania’s Cell Center Stockroom. Researchers who order through the Cell Center Stockroom will receive a 20% discount off the regular list price and free shipping. The Cell Center Stockroom... - December 15, 2011 - Novus Biologicals
Vail, Colorado Orthopedic Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon, Dr. Peter J. Millett, Named Chair for the ASES 2013 Annual Meeting
Dr. Peter Millett, orthopedic shoulder surgeon and sports medicine specialist for The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado, will join other orthopedic surgeons during the annual ASES 2013 meeting to discuss new techniques and procedures in the field of orthopedic elbow and shoulder surgery. - December 13, 2011 - Dr. Peter J. Millett
More Than 60 Minutes Explains the Science Behind the Alarming Increase in Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Global Warming
Author, T.S. Niazi, is pleased to announce the promotion of his book, More Than 60 Minutes: When Earth Stands Still. More Than 60 Minutes sets out to inform the general public why and how the extreme amount of geological occurrences are happening today and if global warming fits into the equation. - December 09, 2011 - Author, T.S. Niazi
DARPA Grant Streamlines Data for the Department of Defense
Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology unify DoD data streams through competitive new DARPA grant. - December 07, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Danforth Center Scientist Elected AAAS Fellow
Dr. Eliot Herman, member at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center has been elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow. - December 07, 2011 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
NovaTeinBio Introduce Hundreds of New ELISA Kit Products Through Their Company Catalogue
Biological reagents provider NovaTeinBio has recently announced that they have added several new products to their extraordinary catalogue of ELISA kit solutions. The company has made this move after a distinct increase in demand for ELISA kits, which provide researchers with increase accuracy from... - December 04, 2011 - Novatein Biosciences
The Author of Chemistry of the Elements, Emeritus Professor Norman Greenwood Shares His Video Life Story with Web of Stories
Greenwood and Earnshaw's "Chemistry of the Elements" has today been translated into several European and Asian languages, and is widely regarded around the world as being one of the most influential chemistry bibles of our time. Web of Stories is delighted to share Professor Norman Greenwood’s video life story from his childhood in Australia, being a PhD student at Cambridge University under the direction of Harry Emeleus, to his present status of Emeritus Professor of Chemistry. - December 02, 2011 - Web of Stories Ltd
U.S. Aragonite Enterprises Announces the Results of USDA Lab Research Confirming Its Oshenite™ Brand as a Renewable Resource
USDA lab research confirms U.S. Aragonite Enterprises' Oshenite™ brand as a renewable resource leading to its role as a material building block in an important USDA grant project out of Iowa State to build 100% biorenewable content for bioplastic crop containers for the horticulture industry. An estimate $706 million will be saved annually by the specialty crop industry by converting from petroleum-based containers to bioplastic containers. - November 30, 2011 - U.S. Aragonite.com
Mitutoyo HR Series Hardness Testing Machines Raise the Bar for Value
Mitutoyo America Corporation's new HR-200/300/400/500 Series Rockwell hardness testing machines offer enhanced performance with improved frames, better ergonomics and additional productivity boosting features. - November 22, 2011 - Mitutoyo America Corporation
Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Welcomes New Staff
The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) - the non-profit entity recently selected by NASA to maximize use of the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory (ISS NL) - has hired three senior executives to direct the Operations, Marketplace Development and Economic... - November 18, 2011 - The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space
Intuitive Business Intelligence Wins Prestigious Green Apple Gold Award 2011
Business intelligence (BI) software author, Intuitive Business Intelligence, has today been presented with a Green Apple Gold award in the Science and Technology category for their software solution, Intuitive Dashboards, an advanced dashboard software tool that dramatically reduces the... - November 15, 2011 - Intuitive Business Intelligence Limited
Clinicial Trial Success Brings Researchers Closer to a Cure for Blindness
Gene Therapy Restored Sight to Patients with Leber's Congenital Amaurosis. - November 14, 2011 - Macula Vision Research Foundation
Educating the Public Through Educating the Students
Science2Discover™ Announces “Gene’s World” and “Gene and You”—a simple way to introduce elementary school kids to the world of genetics and biotechnology. - November 12, 2011 - Science2Discover
Barlane Ronald Eichbaum Has Recently Been Recognized by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Publication
Barlane Ronald Eichbaum, of Reno, Nevada, has recently been recognized by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Registry for his outstanding contributions and achievements in field of Applied Research and Development. About Barlane Ronald Eichbaum Barlane Ronald Eichbaum is Materials Processing... - November 12, 2011 - Strathmore Who's Who