By Jim Ross, President & CTO, Axion Biosystems The ability to study human physiology often relies on biological models but recapitulating human development and disease comprehensively in a laboratory is a challenge. Most in vitro models rely on two-dimensional systems, which offer valuable insight into how cells function in healthy and diseased states but don’t…

The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending December 16, 2022, closed at 2,390.26 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -1.45% (or 35.17 basis points) from the week ending December 9, 2022. Three of the 25 RDWI members gained value during the past week from 0.39% (Merck & Co.)…

By taking advantage of nature’s own inherent symmetry, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have found a way to control and communicate with the dark state of atoms. This finding opens another door towards building quantum computing networks and quantum sensors to detect the elusive dark matter in the universe. “Nature likes symmetries…

By Christopher D. Cook, CPA Anglin Reichmann Armstrong CPAs and Business Advisors The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) allocated $45.6 billion to the IRS specifically for tax enforcement activities that would include hiring more enforcement agents, providing legal support, and investing in “investigative technology.” According to the Congressional Research Service, that is an enforcement funding increase…

Multiverse Computing, a value-based quantum computing solutions company, has released new research that illustrates how today’s quantum computers can be used to do complex mathematical calculations using a new algorithm. The algorithm created by Multiverse is designed to turn a quantum computer into a mathematical tool that can run complex calculations used by scientists daily,…

 From Sandia National Laboratory In pursuit of novel advanced memory technologies that would accelerate simulation and computing applications in support of the nation’s stockpile stewardship mission, Sandia National Laboratories, in partnership with Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore national labs, has announced a research and development contract awarded to Intel Federal LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary…

The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending December 9, 2022, closed at 2,425.43 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -2.63% (or 65.57 basis points) from the week ending December 2, 2022. Four of the 25 RDWI members gained value during the past week from 1.07% (Novartis) to 1.59%…

By Laércio Fernandes, Product Marketing Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific Hypothesize, test, and repeat. For centuries, the fundamentals of the scientific method have helped researchers stride toward greater understanding, and these principles are just as sound today. In recent years, leaps in technological innovation have brought us faster analysis and a greater depth of understanding — two…

“What factors most impact your ability to get additional human and financial resources to support innovation work?” That’s one of the key questions that the teams at InnoLead and KPMG are asking as part of their current benchmarking survey. The three answers here are bubbling to the top after 100+ responses, but the survey is still in…

For over 25 years BRANDTECH Scientific has represented the BRAND Group as the U.S. and Canadian supplier of dependable, high-quality laboratory solutions with BRAND, VACUUBRAND, and VITLAB products. The company’s product lines include pipettes, automated pipetting robots, bottletop dispensers, burettes, pipette controllers, repeating pipettes, vacuum pumps, cuvettes, PCR plastics, microplates, glass and plastic labware, and…

The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending December 2, 2022, closed at 2,491.00 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 2.57% (or 62.43 basis points) from the week ending November 25, 2022. Nineteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value during the past week from 0.05% (Roche Holdings) to…

Korea Maritime and Ocean University scientists have recently developed an innovative signal design for simultaneous wireless information and power transfer system. The proposed pulse position modulation scheme enhances power transfer efficiency and reduces information decoding energy consumption — a double advantage — besides performing better than conventional systems. The technique may bolster Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology.…

PASQAL, a neutral atoms quantum computing research company headquartered in Paris, announces a collaboration agreement with Professor Hannes Bernien at the University of Chicago. The collaboration aims to advance neutral atom quantum computing. PASQAL and Bernien will accomplish this by developing new techniques for enabling high-fidelity qubit control. Bernien is a professor of molecular engineering at…

Healthcare and laboratory professionals must regularly monitor the temperature inside medical refrigerators and freezers that hold specimens, research material, and pharmaceutical products. Failure to do so can compromise patient care, medical research, and regulatory compliance. Sensaphone’s IMS-1000 system provides cost-effective 24/7 remote monitoring of unattended medical refrigerators and freezers. The system is used in facilities…

ViroStat has just released its new catalog of infectious disease antibodies and antigens. This newest release includes 790 antibodies for use in antigen detection assays such as lateral flow rapid tests, ELISA, IFA, and CLIA. Many recommended pairs are available. Infectious targets include viruses, bacteria, toxins, parasites, and fungi. Go to the ViroStat website www.virostat-inc.com…

Electroninks, a maker of particle-free conductive metal inks and advanced materials, announces a redevelopment of their signature particle-free silver ink for aerosol jet printing applications enabled by Citrine Informatics’ AI-guided R&D platform. “Citrine’s groundbreaking AI-assisted software platform will help enhance not only our silver ink, but eventually all of our particle-free inks for new and…

From Purdue University,  Brian Huchel Purdue University engineers and entomologists are making some sweet discoveries about how honeybees build and structure their honeycombs, which could lead to new fabrication techniques taken from the buzzing builders. Nikhilesh Chawla, the Ransburg Professor of Materials Engineering at Purdue, is one of the first to use four-dimensional (4D) imaging…

Making vehicle structures out of a combination of metals and plastics could make them dramatically lighter, stronger, safer, and more environmentally friendly than the all-steel or all-aluminum approaches that dominate today. But how to join all those materials together quickly and cheaply has been a sticky problem. A University of Michigan lab is developing solutions.…

Q-CTRL, a quantum control infrastructure software company, and Classiq, a maker of quantum algorithm development software, announce a partnership to provide an end-to-end platform for designing, executing, and analyzing quantum algorithms. The new partnership will integrate Classiq’s Quantum Algorithm Design platform with Q-CTRL’s advanced quantum control techniques designed to boost hardware performance. The collaboration combines the sector’s…

The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending November 25, 2022, closed at 2,428.57 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 1.16% (or 27.79 basis points) from the week ending November 18, 2022. Twenty of the 25 RDWI members gained value during the past week from 0.03% (Alphabet/Google) to 3.75%…

The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending November 18, 2022, closed at 2,400.78 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 1.87% (or 44.12 basis points) from the week ending November 11, 2022. Sixteen of the 25 RDWI members gained value during the past week from 0.40% (Stellantis NV) to…

The Index was up 4.11% (or 93.11 basis points) from the week ending November 4, 2022. Twenty of the 25 RDWI members gained value during the past week from 0.61% (Cisco) to 24.49% (Facebook/Meta Platforms). Five of the 25 RDWI members lost value last week from -1.25% (Merck & Co.) to -3.58% (Bristol-Myers Squibb). Boeing…

Originally developed for surveillance and military operations, thermal cameras are now widely used for scientific research. Advanced IR cameras enable scientists to observe and study all types of environments, including the oceans, land, and sky (space). Different cameras can excel at different things, so researchers need to understand the tradeoffs between different types of thermal…

There is a growing demand for purer processes, greater process efficiency, reliability, and sustainability for labs. Vacuum plays a major role in supporting many laboratory applications and vacuum technology needs to addresses these concerns. For quite some time now, VACUUBRAND’s diaphragm pump technology has addressed these challenges down to the approximately 1 mbar pressure range…

The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending November 4, 2022, closed at 2263.55 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -2.35% (or 54.36 basis points) from the week ending October 28, 2022. Nine of the 25 RDWI members gained value during the past week from 0.39% (General Motors) to…