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• BioTime Announces Joint Hypothermic Medicine Study With Argonne National Laboratory

  - 2007-11-02

  EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- BioTime, Inc. (OTCBB:BTIM) and Argonne National Laboratory today announced that they intend to engage in a cooperative research program in the field of therapeutic hypothermia. BioTime and Argonne have each developed complementary technologies in the field with potential applications in stroke, heart attack, and trauma patients.

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• Catalyst helps eliminate NOx from diesel exhaust.(EMERGING TECHNOLOGY)(United States. Department of Energy. Argonne National Laboratory develops Cu-ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst)(Brief article)

  - 2007-07-01

  A catalyst that could help diesel truck manufacturers eliminate harmful nitrogen-oxide emissions from diesel exhausts has been developed by researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill. Cu-ZSM-5 is a zeolite with copper ions attached with A catalyst that could help diesel truck manufacturers eliminate harmful...

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• Xradia Delivers Hard X-ray Nanoprobe Microscope to Argonne National Laboratory

  - 2007-06-28

  CONCORD, Calif. & ARGONNE, Ill. -- Xradia, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of ultra-high-resolution x-ray imaging systems for 3D tomography and nanotechnology applications, today announced the delivery of the first hard x-ray Nanoprobe instrument, which has been developed together the Argonne National Laboratory's Center for Nanoscale Materials CNM. The hard...

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• Editorials.(News)(Editorial)

  - 2007-06-20

  Energy researchers are doing their part So where do we stand today on a new federal energy policy as gas prices have again jumped at the pump? Well, we find lobbyists putting a lot of energy into defeating the energy bill Congressional Democrats have...

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• FCStone Carbon Teams Up with Argonne National Laboratory to Quantify Biofuel Carbon Credit Reductions

  - 2007-06-04

  DES MOINES, Iowa -- FCStone Carbon, LLC, a subsidiary of major commodity risk management firm FCStone Group, Inc., and the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory announced that they are working together to quantify biofuel carbon credit reductions and trading in the marketplace.

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• Single-crystal nanoribbons form flexible electronic parts.(resaerch of semi conductors)(Brief article)

  - 2007-06-01

  Single-crystal semiconductor nanoribbons in stretchable geometric configurations are reportedly under development for flexible electronic structures by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill., and the Single-crystal semiconductor nanoribbons in stretchable geometric configurations are reportedly under development for flexible electronic ...

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• Nanoengineered platinum has catalytic properties for fuel cells.(EMERGING TECHNOLOGY)(Brief article)

  - 2007-05-01

  Nano-engineered platinum surfaces for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells are being studied at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill. Researchers discovered that the nano-segregated platinum-nickel alloy surfac Nano-engineered platinum surfaces for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells are being studied at the...

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• X-ray analysis shows link between both kinds of superconductivity.(SUPERCONDUCTORS)

  - 2007-04-01

  Researchers from Brigham Young University and the University of Tennessee, both USA, have taken a step closer to explaining the disparity between high- and low-temperature superconducting ceramics. The researchers--Assistant Professor of Physics at Brigham Young, Branton Campbell, and Pengcheng Daiand, University of Tenessee--took ...

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• Magnetic polymers formed when copper ions bond to pyrazine.(EMERGING TECHNOLOGY)

  - 2007-03-01

  A sheet-like magnetic polymer that is formed when copper ions bind to pyrazine molecules is reportedly under development at Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill. The magnetic polymers are held together with very strong hydrogen bonds. They conta A sheet-like magnetic polymer that is formed when copper...

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• Argonne could start recycling nuclear fuel Enegry department wants to get response from community.(News)

  - 2007-02-21

  Byline: Marni Pyke Daily Herald Staff Writer Argonne National Laboratory could be a candidate for a research facility exploring the recycling of nuclear fuel. The U.S. Department of Energy will host a community meeting Thursday evening in Joliet to explain the concept...

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• Plug it in.(NEWSWATCH)(Electric Power Research Institute signs agreement with Argonne National Laboratory for research on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles )(Brief article)

  - 2007-01-01

  The Electric Power Research Institute EPRI and Argonne National Laboratory have announced a three-year collaborative agreement to conduct detailed analyses of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles PHEVs, aimed at assessing the commercial feasibility of this technology for the U.S. Department of Energy. The EPRI and Argonne analysis...

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• Diamonds for faster telecommunications.(ELECTRONICS)

  - 2006-10-01

  Research being led by Argonne National Laboratory, USA, is seeking to develop nanoscale diamonds for advanced telecommunications systems to be used in both military and civilian applications. Under a $1.4 million Defense Advanced Research Project Agency DARPA Phase II research and development programme, which...

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• Etnus Collaborates with Cisco Systems, Argonne National Laboratory on Development of MPI2 Debugging Interface; TotalView Debugger will Support MPI-2

  - 2006-09-14

  NATICK, Mass. -- Etnus, LLC, maker of the world's most scalable multi-process debugger on Linux, UNIX and Mac OS X, is working with partners including Cisco Systems and Argonne National Laboratory to develop a debugging interface for MPI2. This interface builds upon the current MPI-1 TotalView process acquisition interface, which...

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• Argonne spinoff aims for the hard sell; Will close VC funding, market diamond coating.(News)(Advanced Diamond Technologies Inc.)(Company overview)

  - 2006-09-11

  Byline: PAUL MERRION Imagine being able to spray paint an ultra-smooth, diamond-hard coating on things that absorb huge amounts of wear and tear, like the seals in an oil refinery's pumps. You wouldn't need much imagination. In effect, it's alr ...

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• Advanced Diamond Technologies : Diamond Technology Revolutionizes Broadband Communications

  - 2006-08-08

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Advanced Diamond Technologies, Inc. ADT, and its collaborators received a $1.4-million Phase II program award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA to advance next-generation broadband communication devices based on ADT's Ultrananocrystalline DiamondTM (UNCDTM). The unique properties of UNCD enable microelectromechanical systems MEMS to directly integrate...

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• Auto vehicle testbed enables research into power technologies.(GLOBAL ECONOMY)

  - 2006-07-01

  The Mobile Automotive Technology Testbed, or MATT, is an automobile chassis that enables researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill, to investigate new ways to power vehicles. According to Don Hillebrand, the center's director, " The Mobile Automotive Technology Testbed, or MATT, is an...

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• Argonne's growing pains at 60 As lab reaches milestone, the University of Chicago must compete to remain in charge.(News)

  - 2006-05-01

  Byline: Marni Pyke Daily Herald Staff Writer Few 60-year-olds have to endure growing pains. But that's what is facing the venerable Argonne National Laboratory as its overseer, the University of Chicago, competes for the privilege of continuing to run the facility. ...

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• Metal maker first has to raise some gold; Int'l Titanium Powder seeks $35 mil. to start up.(News)

  - 2005-11-07

  Byline: PAUL MERRION It was on a late summer day in 1996, relaxing with a beer on his friend's sailboat after a race, when former Argonne National Laboratory scientist Richard Anderson turned to Arthur Wong, his long-time sailing buddy, for a litt Byline:...

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• ARGONNE TAPS IBM BLUE GENE FOR DOE INCITE PROGRAM.

  - 2005-10-01

  A new collaboration between IBM and the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory will provide significant enhancements to computer capabilities available to scientific researchers around the world. IBM and Argonne have agreed to augmen A new collaboration between IBM and the U.S. Department of ...

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• INSEQ Acquires Privately Held Separation and Recovery Technologies, Inc.; Transaction Includes Exclusive License to Argonne National Laboratory's Plastic Waste Separation Technology

  - 2005-09-21

  MOUNT ARLINGTON, N.J. -- INSEQ Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: INSQ) today announced that it has acquired Separation and Recovery Technologies, Inc. ("SRT") from UTEK Corporation (AMEX: UTK; LSE-AIM: UTKA), in an all stock transaction.

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