An artificial heart that can give patients up to 5 years of wxtra life has been successfully implanted for the first time at Georges Pompidou Hospital in France, The Daily Telegraph of London reported. The artificial heart weighs 0.9kg - ...
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US-based SynCardia Systems has announced the implantation of the 150th SynCardia temporary total artificial heart in 2013. The 150th SynCardia temporary total artificial heart has been implanted on 26 November 2013. In 2012, a total of ...
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Researchers at Samsung Electronics and Seoul National University (SNU) in Korea have produced high-quality free-standing gallium nitride (GaN) substrates from hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) on silicon [Moonsang Lee et al, Appl. Phys. ...
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Retailer Signature Cycles raised almost $80,000 for World Bicycle Relief last month with help from industry donors-and a huge assist from an individual benefactor. Signature held twin silent auctions at its Manhattan and Greenwich ...
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U.S. scientists report progress of a hormone therapy that can improve the outcome of bone grafts to treat bone loss from disease, birth defects or trauma. Zulma Gazit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Edward Schwarz of Rochester University ...
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Driven mainly by heat spreaders for high-power device thermal management, the diamond materials market for semiconductor devices will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14% to more than $43m in 2020, according to the base ...
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Fenwal, a Fresenius Kabi company, has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the Alyx system software version 3.1. The new software gives the Alyx system a protocol for closed system plasma collection and ...
US-based BiologicTx has announced the recent acquisition of Silverstone Solutions and its Kidney Paired Donation software, Silverstone Matchgrid, as part of BiologicTx’s continuing expansion. Silverstone Matchgrid is a sophisticated ...
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Specifications of the upcoming Kia Soul EV have been released, with the South Korean car maker promising a “best in class” range of more than 190km. The Kia Soul EV – Kia’s first zero-emission, all-electric vehicle ...
One Lambda, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, has obtained CE Mark approval for its C1qScreen assay in Europe. Utilizing Luminex-based single antigen beads, the C1qScreen solid-phase assay allows clinicians to further characterize ...
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Our Rating: Performance, Ride & Handling 4.5 Comfort & Interior 3.5 Quality & Design 4 Value & Features 4 It is claimed the Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG feels, sounds and drives differently to the hatchback it shares its fundamentals ...
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Prolacta Bioscience, the pioneer of human milk-based nutritional products for premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), will hold a grand opening event on Thursday, October 24, 2013, at their new facility in City of ...
Envirogen announces sucess at Nevada industrial site. Envirogen Technologies has announced the successful start of a large-scale fluidized bed bioreactor (FBR) system for American Pacific Corporation (AMPAC), to achieve the biodegradation ...
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Taiwan’s National Tsing Hua University has developed a method to improve the performance of zinc oxide (ZnO) transparent conductive oxide (TCO) as an electrode for short-wavelength nitride semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs) ...
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The interior of the BMW X4 has been spied, giving us our first look inside the German manufacturer’s forthcoming mid-sized SUV. Though black fabric obscures some of the dashboard and centre stack switchgear, it’s clear the ...
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