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2009 Tech Citizenship honoree: Boston Scientific Corp.
Source: MassHighTechNatick-based medical device company Boston Scientific Corp. has for years given back to the community through the Boston Scientific Foundation, which supports local and national programs that improve lives in the areas of health a...
Genetic clue to glioma brain cancer growth
Source: BBCScientists have pinpointed a mutated gene as key to the development of some types of glioma brain tumour.The mutation leads to hugely increased levels of a chemical in the brain, which seems to feed the cancer. The Nature study suggests th...
Silicon Valley Firm Raises Big Fund for Mix of Deals
Source: The New York TimesNorwest Venture Partners has raised $1.2 billion for a new venture capital fund, an optimistic sign for technology start-ups. LifeSize Norwest Venture had invested in the videoconferencing start-up LifeSize Communicati...
Wells Fargo Forms Clean Technology Investment Group
Source: Wall Street JournalWells Fargo & Co. (WFC) became the latest in the banking community to form a clean technology investment group. The San Francisco-based company said in a statement Wednesday that its new clean technology group will be...
IPG\'s Valentin Gapontsev wins Arthur L. Schawlow Award
Source: Laser Focus World November 10, 2009--IPG Photonics Corporation (Oxford, MA), manufacturer of high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers, proudly announced that its founder, chairman, and CEO Valentin Gapontsev was the recipient of the Laser Insti...
Adaptive optics restrictions placed on astronomy
Source: Physics World APS News: Restrictions imposed by the US Air Force on the use of lasers are significantly diminishing the utility of adaptive optics for studying the cosmos, according to a number of astronomers. An example of adaptive optics at...

