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August 2006
American
Superconductor Achieves Performance Levels Required for Commercial
Electromagnetic Coils Utilizing New 348 Superconductors
Seattle, WA, August 29: American Superconductor Corporation
(NASDAQ:AMSC), a
leading energy technologies company, announced today at the Applied
Superconductivity Conference that it has achieved levels of magnetic,
electrical, thermal and mechanical performance required for commercial
electromagnetic coils utilizing its proprietary second generation (2G) high
temperature superconductor (HTS) wire. Electromagnetic coils are the core
component of virtually all electrical products beyond power cables.
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JLab Cryogenics
Innovation Saves $1,000/Day
Newport News, VA, August 29: A new process invented by
Jefferson Lab engineers has
revolutionized the way helium cryogenic plants work, saving electricity costs at
several scientific research facilities. The cycle requires very few or no new
components and nearly doubles the lifetime of refrigeration equipment, while
improving system reliability, availability, stability and efficiency. Although
the benefits of the process are fully realized for new plants, portions of the
new process have already been demonstrated on existing systems with significant
results.
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Conference on
Future Energy to be Held September 22-24
Washington, DC, August 29: As the the threat of global climate change
caused by fossil fuels looms on the horizon, remedies for future energy
technologies are being presented by Integrity Research Institute at a two-day
conference. David Goodwin, from the US Department of Energy, will give a report
on the government's fission and fusion research.
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Penn
researchers to get 7 Tesla whole-body MRI system
Philadelphia, PA, August 28: Researchers at the University of
Pennsylvania School of Medicine will soon be armed with a new, cutting-edge
technological tool in the field of radiology - a 7 Tesla whole-body Magnetic
Resonance Imaging (MRI) system. Penn's Department of Radiology will become the
first in the Greater Philadelphia region to acquire one of these ultra
high-field scanners. Only a handful of them are in operation elsewhere in the
United States.
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Varian, Inc. Launches Compact,
High Performance Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer
Tokyo, Japan, August 28: Varian, Inc. (Nasdaq:VARI)
today announced the introduction of its 400-MR magnetic resonance spectrometer.
This high performance NMR system gives non- specialists access to
state-of-the-art methods for molecular characterization and quantitation. The
compact footprint of the 400-MR makes it easier to accommodate in small
analytical laboratories in pharmaceutical, biotech, chemical and academic
environments.
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German Federal
President Horst Köhler Visits FLASH, DESY’s Worldwide Unique X-Ray Laser
Facility
Hamburg, Germany, August 23: On the first stop of his Hamburg visit,
German Federal President Horst Köhler came to the German Electron Synchrotron
DESY this morning, where he took a tour of the new X-ray laser facility FLASH.
“With his visit, Federal President Köhler acknowledges a worldwide unique
pioneering facility that has been available in Hamburg for researchers from
various natural sciences for over a year. FLASH not only plays a pioneering role
for the superconducting accelerator technology. FLASH also lays the foundation
for completely new insights into the structure and dynamics of the nanoworld,”
said Professor Albrecht Wagner, Chairman of the DESY Board of Directors.
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European Commission outlines
proposed Joint Undertaking for the European contribution to the ITER fusion
energy project
Brussels, Belgium,August 22: Today the Commission has published proposals for
the creation of a Joint Undertaking to provide the European contribution to the
ITER international fusion energy project. The Joint Undertaking will be
based in Barcelona and should be up and running by the first half of 2007.
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Zenergy Power plc: First Day on London Stock Exchange
London, UK, August 22:
Zenergy Power plc (AIM:ZEN),
the specialist manufacturer and developer of commercial applications for
superconductive materials, is today pleased to announce the admission of its
ordinary shares to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange
('AIM'). Teather and Greenwood is acting as nominated adviser and broker to the
Group.
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New Non-Profit Institute to be Located at NC Research
Campus Scores a Scientific 'First and Only': Bruker BioSpin's World-Leading
Superconducting Magnet
Kannaplis, NC, August 21: David H. Murdock, chairman and owner of Castle &
Cooke, Inc. and Dole Food Company, Inc., announced today that he is purchasing
the world's first and only actively shielded 950 MHz superconducting magnet,
which he intends to donate to the soon to be formed non-profit David H. Murdock
Research Institute. The Institute will be located on the North Carolina Research
Campus.
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Intermagnetics
Files Definitive Proxy Statement for Acquisition by Philips, Settles Lawsuit
Latham, NY, August 18: Intermagnetics General Corporation (Nasdaq:
IMGC) today announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has
declared effective Intermagnetics' proxy statement for the acquisition of
Intermagnetics by Philips Holding USA Inc., subsidiary of Koninklijke Philips
Electronics, N.V. (NYSE:
PHG, AEX: PHI). The merger was announced by Philips and Intermagnetics on
June 15, 2006.
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Sam Aronson Named Director of Brookhaven
National Lab
Upton, NY, August 18: The Board of Directors of Brookhaven Science
Associates (BSA) announced today that Interim Laboratory Director Dr. Samuel
Aronson has been named as the new Director of Brookhaven National Lab (BNL).
BSA manages BNL for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). DOE also approved Dr.
Aronson's candidacy.
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US ITER project completes management team
Oak Ridge, TN, August 17: A team of scientists and
engineers has been chosen to manage the United States' role in a multinational
project to harness the power of fusion, the project manager announced Monday.
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3 Global Pioneers in Superconductivity Join Forces to
Accelerate Product Commercialization
London, UK, August 16:
Zenergy Power plc is
pleased to announce the acquisition and consolidation of three leading providers
of high-temperature superconductor materials and applications. The forces of
Zenergy Power plc,
Australian Superconductors Ltd.,
SC Power Systems
Inc. and Trithor GmbH
(“the Group”) will be combined to create a global player in the field of high
temperature superconductivity. Zenergy Power will combine both 1st generation
superconductivity commercially-ready products (with existing sales) with ongoing
2nd generation superconducting wire development.
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MRI scans in premature infants can predict future developmental delays
St. Louis, August 16: A Washington University pediatrician at St.
Louis Children's Hospital has found that performing MRI scans on pre-term
infants' brains assists dramatically in predicting the babies' future
developmental outcomes.
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High Profile Superconducting
Super Collider Project from Early 90's Sees New Life as Post 9/11 High-Tech,
Secure Data Center
Dallas, TX, August 16: The multi-billion dollar Superconducting Super
Collider (SSC), located south of Dallas, Texas and funded by the U.S.
Department of Energy, will see new life as a high-tech, secure data center.
Collider Data Center LLC, a Dallas-based company, along with investment
partner J.B. Hunt, has purchased 135-acres, 215,000 square feet of
buildings, and access to over 17 miles of rock and concrete encased tunnels
250 feet beneath the Earth's surface.
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NIH funds 14 High-End Instrumentation grants: Nearly $22
million will enable the purchase of cutting-edge research equipment
Bethesda, MD, August 15: The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR),
a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced today it will
provide $21.5 million for 14 High-End Instrumentation (HEI) grants that will
fund cutting-edge equipment required to advance biomedical research and increase
knowledge of the underlying causes of human disease. Awarded to research
institutions around the country, the one-time grants support the purchase of
sophisticated instruments costing more than $750,000.
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Brookhaven Lab's Anatoli Zelenski Wins 2006
Veksler Award from the Russian Academy of Sciences
Upton, NY, August 11: Anatoli Zelenski, a physicist at the U.S.
Department of Energy's
Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Alexander Belov of the Institute for
Nuclear Research in Moscow, are recipients of the 2006 Veksler Award from the
Russian Academy of Sciences. This top Russian award in accelerator physics
recognized the two scientists for outstanding achievements in "the development
of high-intensity polarized ion sources for high energy accelerators.”
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Superconductor Technologies Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2006 Results
Santa Barbara, CA, August 10: Superconductor Technologies Inc.
(Nasdaq:SCON)
("STI"), a leading provider of high performance infrastructure products for
wireless voice and data applications, today announced results for the quarter
and six months ended July 1, 2006.
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VSM MedTech reports second quarter 2006 results
Vancouver, British Columbia, August 10: VSM MedTech Ltd.
(TSX:VSM),
the leading provider of magnetoencephalography (MEG) systems and solutions for
functional brain imaging, today reported financial results for the second
quarter ended June 30, 2006.
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Nydic Medical Imaging Celebrates Re-Opening of
State-of-the-Art Diagnostic Imaging Facility in Columbus
Columbus, OH, August 9: Nydic
Medical Imaging, a leading provider of out-patient diagnostic imaging services
in the U.S., announced today the re-opening of its diagnostic imaging facility
in Columbus, which was recently upgraded with the most advanced diagnostic
imaging technology available for use in outpatient facilities. Nydic recently
upgraded the Columbus facility with the GE Signa 3.0T EXCITE HD MR, the highest
clinical magnet field-strength MRI machine available in the outpatient
marketplace. The facility also added the GE 0.35T Ovation, a mid-field Open MRI
machine with the widest opening available in mid-field MR equipment.
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American Superconductor Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2007
Financial Results
Westborough, MA, August 8: American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:AMSC),
a leading energy technologies company, today reported financial results for its
fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2006.
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Daresbury Laboratory, Cheshire, UK to get further £2 million for cutting-edge
particle accelerator
London, UK, August 8: A further £2m for constructing and testing out a
prototype particle accelerator facility at the Daresbury Laboratory in Cheshire,
to be the world's first, will help assure the North West of England's place on
the international science map, Science and Innovation Minister Lord Sainsbury
said today.
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VSM MedTech reports on Special Meeting of
Shareholders
Vancouver, British Columbia, August 4: VSM MedTech Ltd.
(TSX:VSM)
today announced the results of the Special Meeting of Shareholders held on
August 3, 2006. The special meeting was held to allow shareholders to vote on
two resolutions related to a proposed $20 million transaction with Mass
Financial Corp., an international merchant bank with diverse global business
relationships.
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LIPA and American Superconductor Bring the Largest
Superconducting Transmission Cable to Long Island
Hauppauge, NY, August 2: As in the midst of a scorching heat wave, and
part of its commitment to ensure economical, safe and reliable electricity to
its customers, the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA)
held a Groundbreaking Ceremony today in Holbrook to announce the construction
phase of the world's largest and highest-voltage superconductor electric
transmission cable system. The 138,000 volt (138kV) cable system, nearly
one-half mile in length, will be the world's first superconductor cable
installed in a live grid at transmission voltages and will carry more power than
all previous high temperature superconductor (HTS) cable demonstrations
combined.
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Governor Announces World's First Demonstration of High
Capacity Superconducting Power Cable on Live Utility Grid
Albany, NY, August 2: Governor George E. Pataki today announced that a new
high-temperature superconducting (HTS) power cable developed by a partnership of
companies, including SuperPower, Inc. of Schenectady, has been energized and
will be monitored on the local utility grid for the first time anywhere in the
world.
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Superconductive Components, Inc. Reports Second Quarter
Results
Columbus, OH, August 1: Superconductive Components, Inc. (SCCI),
which manufactures ceramics and metals for advanced applications including
optical systems, thin film batteries, and superconductors, today announced
results for the three months ended June 30, 2006.
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World’s First In-Grid High-Temperature Superconducting
Power Cable System is Now Online at Albany, New York
Tokyo, Japan, August 1: The transmission of electricity over the in-grid
superconducting power cable system started in Albany, New York State on the
local date of July 20th 2006. This system at the Albany High-Temperature
Superconducting (HTS) Cable Project uses high-temperature superconducting cable manufactured by Sumitomo
Electric Industries, Ltd.
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