CombiMatrix Corporation announced today that it has updated its Influenza-Detection Microarray to include sequence information of the latest strain of Swine Flu.

Takumi Technology Corporation, a leading developer in high-performance layout optimization software for equipment and integrated circuit (IC) manufacturers, announced today it has been issued a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its methods in system for simplifying layout processing. The patent covers technology in layout processing to enhance manufacturability of integrated circuits layouts for 65 nm processes and below.

The first ever international conference focusing on the importance of bio sensing technology is to be held at the Marriott Hotel and the Council House in Bristol on 10-12 November 2009.

FluCide has been shown to be effective against both common influenza subtype H1N1, as well as two different variants of bird flu subtype H5N1.

Now available from Ocean Optics is a complete line of optical-sensing systems and components that addresses the needs of the growing market for photovoltaic solar cells - from characterization of the thin films comprising such cells to measurement of the spectral output of solar simulators.

A noninvasive, needle-free system that uses light to measure tissue oxygen and pH will soon be an alternative to the painful use of needles to draw blood and cumbersome equipment to determine metabolic rate.

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc., a leading provider of world-class photonic and laser systems for microengineering applications, today introduced its Model 6680 Visual Test System for two- and three-dimension inspection of ceramic components.

Researchers from Durham University's Centre for Bioactive Chemistry are developing methods that show how proteins interact with cell membranes when a virus strikes.

Brookhaven National Laboratory will be home to one of 46 new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers announced on Monday by the White House in conjunction with a speech delivered by President Barack Obama at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences.

With two $15 million grants, scientists and engineers aim to revolutionize solar cells and provide the fundamental science for geological storage of greenhouse gases as part of two Energy Frontier Research Centers established at The University of Texas at Austin by the U.S. Department of Energy.