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January 2007
Protons
are successfully accelerated at the J-PARC Linac
Tokai, Japan, 31 January 2007: A milestone was set by the Linac (linear
accelerator) of J-PARC
(Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex) on January 24, 2007. Protons
were, for the first time, successfully accelerated to the designed energy of the
Linac (181 million electron-volts, traveling at about half the speed of light).
This marks the first step in commissioning of the high intensity proton
accelerator complex, jointly built by the two national institutions, Japan
Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK).
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American
Superconductor and Siemens Achieve Commercial-Grade Performance Levels for
Superconductor Surge Protection Device for Power Grids
Westborough, MA and Erlangen, Germany, 30 January 2007:
American Superconductor
Corporation (NASDAQ:
AMSC), a leading energy technologies company, and
Siemens
AG (NYSE: SI), a
global power systems company, announced today commercial-grade performance
levels for a medium voltage superconductor surge protection device known as a
fault current limiter (FCL). The United States Department of Energy has
estimated that the potential market for fault current limiters is several
billion dollars over the next 15 years.
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STI to Present at IWPC-Sponsored Conference on Multi-Mode, Multi-Band Handset
Antenna Technologies
Santa Barbara, CA, 29 January 2007:
Superconductor Technologies
Inc., a leading provider of high performance infrastructure products for
wireless voice and data applications, today announced Dr. Robert B. Hammond,
chief technical officer and senior vice president, is scheduled to present at
the International Wireless Industry Consortium (IWPC) Technology Exchange Forum
to be held at the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club in Durham, NC on February 1,
2007.
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Cook Children's First in the
World to House Intraoperative iMRI Operating Room/Diagnostic Room
Fort Worth, TX, 25 January 2007:
Cook Children's Medical
Center will soon house the only combined IMRIS Intraoperative MRI (iMRI)
operating room/diagnostic room in the world. The iMRI enables surgeons to view
high- resolution patient scans during brain surgery leading to improved patient
outcomes.
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STI Appoints
Finance Expert to Board of Directors
Santa Barbara, CA, 24 January 2007:
Superconductor Technologies,
Inc.(Nasdaq: SCON),
a leading provider of high performance infrastructure products for wireless
voice and data applications, today announced the appointment of David
Vellequette, 50, to its board of directors effective January 18, 2007. With the
addition of Vellequette, STI's board has seven members.
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Varian, Inc.
Board Authorizes New $100 Million Stock Repurchase Program
Palo Alto, CA, 24 January 2007:
Varian, Inc. (NasdaqGS:VARI)
today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up
to $100 million in shares of its common stock. The repurchase program is
effective until December 31, 2008.
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Varian, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2007 Results
Palo Alto, CA, 24 January
2007: Varian, Inc.
(NasdaqGS: VARI)
today reported that revenues for the first quarter of fiscal year 2007 increased
11.3% from the first quarter of fiscal year 2006, with double-digit sales growth
for both industrial and life science applications.
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STI Launches
Redesigned Website With New Branding
Santa Barbara, CA, 24 January
2007: Superconductor Technologies Inc.
(Nasdaq: SCON),
a leading provider of high performance infrastructure products for wireless
voice and data applications, today announced the company's re-branding as
STI and the launch of an
extensive website redesign. The new look debuts the company's STI logo and
refreshed sales focused content in an easy-to-navigate design.
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Liberty Pacific Center Features First 3T MRI Technology of Its Kind in the East
Bay Area
Encino, CA, 23 January 2007: Liberty
Pacific Medical Imaging (LPMI),
a developer, owner and operator of diagnostic imaging centers, announced
today the opening of its latest outpatient diagnostic imaging center in
Castro Valley, Calif. This marks the company’s
fourth location in California.
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AMSC's
Windtec(TM) Sells License for New Wind Energy System Design in China
Westborough, MA, 23 January 2007:
American Superconductor
Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, announced today that its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Windtec(TM), has sold a license in China for its Model
WT1650 wind energy system to Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Research Institute (ZELRI),
a division of China-Southern-Loric.
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New technique for easily identifying explosives in luggage
Osaka, Japan, 22 January 2007: Scientists in Japan have developed a new
technique for sensing explosives in luggage and landmines. The paper, published
today in the Institute of Physics
journal Superconductor Science and Technology describes how radio waves
can be used to identify specific explosives, such as TNT. The new method could
be used in future to screen baggage at airports.
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Global Science Gateway Agreement Signed in London
London, England, 22 January 2007: Dr. Raymond L. Orbach, Under Secretary for
Science of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),
yesterday signed an agreement with Lynne Brindley, Chief Executive, the British
Library, to partner on the development of a global science gateway. The gateway
would eventually make science information resources of many nations accessible
via a single Internet portal.
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Delft
nano-detector very promising for remote cosmic realms
Delft, Netherlands, January 17, 2007: A miniscule but
super-sensitive sensor can help solve the mysteries of outer space. Cosmic
radiation, which contains the terahertz frequencies that the sensors detect,
offers astronomers important new information about the birth of star systems and
planets. Merlijn Hajenius developed these sensors for Delft University of
Technology's
Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, in close cooperation with the
SRON Netherlands Institute for
Space Research.
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AMSC Signs Wind
Energy System Development Contract with Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction
Westborough, MA, January 18, 2007:
American Superconductor
Corporation (NASDAQ:
AMSC), a leading energy technologies company, announced today it has signed
a wind energy system development contract worth more than $2 million with Doosan
Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd. (Doosan) of South Korea, an
engineering, procurement and construction contractor with 5,000 employees
worldwide.
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Zenergy Awarded
Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation of the Year
Rheinbach, Germany, January 16, 2007:
Zenergy Power plc (AIM:ZEN.L),
the specialist manufacturer and developer of commercial applications for
superconductive materials, is pleased to announce that it has been chosen as the
overall winner of the 2006 Frost & Sullivan European Product Innovation of the
Year Award for its research and development work in the field of
high-temperature superconductors (‘HTS’).
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American Superconductor
Demonstrates World-Record-Level Production Rates for 344 Superconductors with
Commercial-Grade Performance
Panama City, FL, January 16 2007:
American Superconductor
Corporation announced today at the U.S. Department of Energy's 2007 Wire
Development Workshop in Panama City, Florida, that it has demonstrated
world-record-level production rates for 344 superconductors that have
commercial-grade electrical performance.
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United
States-Japan Cooperation on Energy Security
Washington, D.C., January 11, 2007: The United States and Japan are
committed to strengthening the energy security of both countries as two major
economic powers and energy consumers. Samuel W. Bodman, Secretary of Energy of
the United States of America, and Akira Amari, Minister of Economy, Trade and
Industry of Japan, therefore met in Washington on January 9, 2007, to review
their current and prospective cooperative activities in the energy field.
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Bonito Oliva Hired to Lead Series Connected Hybrid
Development
Tallahassee, FL, 9 January 2007:
The National High Magnetic
Field Laboratory is ramping up its magnet science and technology
capabilities with the hire of Alessandro Bonito Oliva, a leading expert in the
development of large magnet systems.
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American
Superconductor Completes Acquisition of Windtec
Westborough, MA, January 8, 2007:
American Superconductor
Corporation (NASDAQ:
AMSC), a leading energy technologies company, announced today that it
completed its previously announced acquisition of Windtec on Friday, January 5,
2007. Windtec, now a
wholly-owned subsidiary of American Superconductor, is operated by the company's
Power Electronic Systems business unit.
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Vector Fields
Launches Software For Modeling Superconductor Quenching
Aurora, IL, January 8, 2007: Electromagnetic specialist
Vector Fields has
released a software tool for modeling the quenching process in superconducting
materials.
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New MRI Technique Measures Intracranial Pressure in Brain Disorder
Chicago, IL, January 5, 2007: A new
advanced magnetic resonance imaging technique developed at the
University of Illinois at Chicago for the diagnosis and treatment of
neurological problems, such as Chiari malformations, hydrocephalus and brain
injury, will be evaluated for clinical use through a $1.4 million National
Institutes of Health Bioengineering Research Partnership grant.
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Varian Medical Systems
Announces Intent to Acquire ACCEL Instruments GmbH
Alto, CA, January 4:
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., (NYSE:
VAR) today announced it
has signed an agreement to acquire ACCEL Instruments GmbH, a privately-held
supplier of proton therapy systems for cancer treatment and scientific
research instruments. The acquisition will enable Varian to offer products
for delivering image-guided, intensity modulated proton therapy for selected
cancer patients. Varian will invest approximately $30 million to acquire 100
percent of ACCEL, including its debt.
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