May 2007
Université de Sherbrooke-led research team discovers the nature of
superconductors
Montreal, Canada, 31 May 2007: In a
paper published today in the magazine Nature, a team of researchers from the
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), led by Université de
Sherbrooke Professor Louis Taillefer, have laid to rest a 20-year-old mystery
about the nature of an exotic class of materials known as high-temperature
superconductors.
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UBC Team Key
Contributor to Superconductor Discovery: Solves 20-year-old Mystery
Vancouver, BC, 31 May 2007: A team of
University of British Columbia researchers has
contributed to the greatest advancement in superconductor research in a decade
by “growing” the purest samples of superconductors to date.
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Peer-Reviewed Study Concludes The FONAR UPRIGHT(TM) MRI Could Serve as the
`Standard Procedure of Care' for Pediatric Shoulder Malady
Houston, TX, 30 May 2007: FONAR
Corporation (NASDAQ:FONR),
The Inventor of MR Scanning(TM), announced today, that the April 23, 2007 issue
of the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging featured an article entitled
'Upright MRI of glenohumeral dysplasia following obstetric brachial plexus
injury'.
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Nanoscale
imaging reveals unexpected behaviors in high-temperature superconductors
Princeton, NJ, 30 May 2007: Recent
discoveries regarding the physics of ceramic superconductors may help improve
scientists' understanding of resistance-free electrical power.
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Media advisory - Major discovery in superconductivity
Montreal, Canada, 28 May 2007: On Thursday, May 31st, Professor
Louis Taillefer at the Université de Sherbrooke and Director of the Canadian
Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)'s Quantum Materials program will
announce a major breakthrough in the understanding of high-temperature
superconductors.
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Siemens
Installs the 400th MAGNETOM Espree Open Bore MRI at Suburban Imaging
Malvern,
PA & Coon Rapids, MN, 24 May 2007:
Siemens Medical Solutions
recently installed the 400th MAGNETOM Espree™
at Suburban Imaging - Coon Rapids (Minnesota), where the system will support the
entire imaging network of seven facilities in the Twin Cities area.
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Southwire Providing
Superconductor Cable For Consolidated Edison Project In NYC
Carrollton, GA, 23 May 2007:
Southwire Company announced
recently it will assist in the development, testing and production of a new high
temperature superconductor (HTS) cable capable of suppressing power surges,
helping to make power grids more resilient.
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AMSC Reports Fourth Quarter
and Full Fiscal Year Financial Results
Westborough, MA, 24 May 2007:
American Superconductor
Corporation (NASDAQ:
AMSC), a leading energy technologies company, today reported financial
results for its fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. Please
note that the company has changed the designation of its fiscal years to align
more closely with calendar years. As such, fiscal 2006 now refers to the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2007.
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Zenergy Power HTS Induction Heater Reaches Key Development Milestone
London, UK, 22 May 2007: Zenergy
Power plc (AIM:ZEN.L), the specialist manufacturer and developer of commercial
applications for high-temperature superconductive (`HTS') materials, is pleased
to announce that its research and development team has completed the
construction and successful testing of the Group's ground breaking HTS induction
heater ahead of its Q3 schedule.
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AMSC, Homeland Security Department
and Consolidated Edison Commence Project to Protect New York City's Power Grid
Westborough, MA, 21 May 2007:
American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies
company, announced today that it has signed a contract with Consolidated Edison,
Inc. (NYSE: ED), one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy companies, to
develop and deploy a new high temperature superconductor (HTS) power grid
technology in Con Edison's power delivery network in New York City. The
Department of Homeland Security is expected to invest up to $25 million in the
development of this technology to enable "Secure Super Grids" in the United
States.
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AMSC Introduces Surge-Suppressing,
High-Capacity Superconductor Power Grid Technology
Westborough, MA, 21 May 2007:
American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies
company, today introduced a new surge-suppressing, high-capacity superconductor
power grid technology - a system-level solution that increases the capacity of
power grids while also being able to rapidly suppress power surges.
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Pitt researchers create new form of matter: New
substance combines characteristics of superconductors with those of a laser
Pittsburgh, PA, 18 May 2007:
Physicists at the University of Pittsburgh have demonstrated a new form of
matter that melds the characteristics of lasers with those of the world’s best
electrical conductors. The work introduces a new method of moving energy from
one point to another as well as a low-energy means of producing a light beam
like that from a laser. The Pitt researchers and their collaborators at the Bell
Labs of Alcatel-Lucent in New Jersey detail the process in the May 18 issue of
the journal Science.
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AMSC Receives D-VAR(R) Orders for Australian Mining and Wind Farm Operations
Westborough, MA, 16 May 2007:
American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies
company, announced today it has received two new orders for its D-VAR(R) voltage
regulation solution for use in Australian mining and wind farm operations.
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Boost for Particle
Physics in Germany: Helmholtz Alliance “Physics at the Terascale” approved today
Hamburg, Germany, 15 May 2007: Physicists in Germany will soon be
able to strengthen their leading role in the international quest to understand
the fundamental laws of nature. The Senate of the
Helmholtz Association of
German Research Centres today granted 25 million Euros for the next five
years to the project proposal “Helmholtz Alliance Physics at the Terascale“,
proposed under the leadership of the
German
Electron Synchrotron DESY.
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New magnet may help pull rare
isotope science into the future
East Lansing, MI, 14 May 2007: One of the more daunting
obstacles in the fast-paced world of rare isotope research – designing a magnet
that can handle high-radiation environments – appears to have been cleared by
Michigan State University's National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory
researchers, or NSCL.
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FONAR Announces Third Quarter
and Nine-Month Financial Results for Fiscal 2007
Melville, NY, 11 May 2007:
FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ-FONR),
The Inventor of MR Scanning™, announced its financial
results for the third quarter of fiscal 2007, which ended March 31, 2007.
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Nexans Annual Shareholders'
Meeting of May 10, 2007
Paris, 10 May 2007: The Annual Shareholders' Meeting of
Nexans, held on May 10,
2007, and presided by Gérard Hauser, Chairman and CEO, approved the payment of a
dividend of 1.20 euro per share to be paid on May 15, 2007, which represents an
increase of 20% of the dividend paid last year.
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Superconductor Technologies Inc.
Announces First Quarter 2007 Results
Santa Barbara, CA, 9 May 2007:
Superconductor Technologies
Inc. (NASDAQ:SCON), a leading
provider of high performance infrastructure products for wireless voice and data
applications, today announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2007.
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World’s first power
transmission cable made with 2G HTS wire has been tested successfully by AMSC
and Nexans
Westborough, MA/Paris,
9 May 2007:
American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company,
and Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, have tested successfully
the world’s first power transmission cable made with second generation (2G) high
temperature superconductor (HTS) wire. The cable was produced by Nexans
utilizing AMSC’s proprietary 2G HTS wire known as “344 superconductors.”
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ELEKTA NEUROMAG
AND INNOKAS MEDICAL IN AGREEMENT ON PRODUCTION OUTSOURCING
Stockholm, Sweden, 8 May 2007:
Elekta Neuromag Oy, the Finnish subsidiary of the Swedish Elekta Group, and
Innokas Medical Oy, a Finnish private company, have signed an agreement covering
production of the Elekta Neuromag® magnetoencephalography (MEG) system. The
Elekta Neuromag MEG system is used for non-invasive real-time measurements of
brain activity at leading research institutions and hospitals around the world.
The production, including the employees involved, will be transferred to Innokas
Medical during 2007.
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Sumitomo Electric
Industries achieves new record "World's highest critical current performance of
210A"
Osaka, Japan, 7 May 2007: Sumitomo Electric is excited to announce a
new record achievement of 210A critical current at 77K with our high
temperature superconducting (HTS) DI-BSCCO wire. This new developmental
milestone is a result of our continued efforts to meet the market demand for
higher performing, lower cost superconducting wires.
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Toshiba Installs First Vantage
Powered by Atlas MRI System at Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging Center
Las Vegas, 7 May 2007:
Toshiba America
Medical Systems, Inc., a global leader in diagnostic and medical imaging
systems, today announced it has installed its first Vantage powered by Atlas
1.5T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system at Steinberg Diagnostic Medical
Imaging (SDMI), one of the country’s premier imaging
centers located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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SUPERCONDUCTIVE
COMPONENTS, INC. REPORTS IMPROVED FIRST QUARTER 2007 RESULTS
Columbus, OH, 3 May
2007:
Superconductive
Components, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board:
SCCI), dba SCI
Engineered Materials, a manufacturer of high quality sputtering targets for
select markets in the physical vapor deposition industry, today announced
results for the three months ended March 31, 2007.
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Manchester to spearhead £8.3
million particle physics project
London, UK, 2 May
2007: The University of
Manchester is leading an £8.3 million drive to develop a new type of
particle accelerator, which could lead to more effective cancer treatment,
greener electricity and less nuclear waste.
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Shipment of Completed
30-Meter HTS Cable For Installation Into The Albany HTS Cable Project Announced
Schenectady, NY, 2 May 2007:
SuperPower, Inc. has
announced that the completed 30 meter second-generation high temperature
superconducting (2G HTS) cable has been shipped from the Sumitomo Electric
Industries Osaka Works in Japan and is enroute to Albany, New York. The cable
was fabricated by Sumitomo, SuperPower's partner in the Albany HTS Cable
Project, from nearly ten kilometers of 2G HTS wire that was delivered by
SuperPower to Sumitomo in December 2006, and will be installed into the cable
system at National Grid's North Albany Service Center later this year. This
will be the world's first use of 2G HTS wire in any device and the first
installation on a live grid.
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AMSC Completes Acquisition of
Power Quality Systems, Inc.
Westborough, MA, 1 May 2007:
American Superconductor
Corporation (NASDAQ:
AMSC), a leading energy technologies company, announced today that it has
completed its previously announced acquisition of Power Quality Systems, Inc. (PQS)
in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $4.0 million, or
approximately 1.3 times PQS sales for calendar year 2006, based on AMSC's
closing stock price on April 27, 2007. Located in Pennsylvania, PQS offers
reactive compensation products known as Static VAR Compensators, or "SVCs,"
based on its proprietary thyristor switch technology. These products enhance the
reliability of power transmission and distribution grids and greatly improve the
quality of power for manufacturing operations. PQS has been integrated into
AMSC's Power Systems business unit.
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U of M physics professor elected
to the National Academy of Sciences
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, 1 May 2007: University of Minnesota
professor Allen Goldman, head of the Institute of Technology's
School of Physics and
Astronomy, was elected today to the
National
Academy of Sciences. Goldman was chosen for his research contributions in
the physics of superconductivity.
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