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hormone receptor-positive early-stage breast cancer decreased recurrence rates by 20%. Michael Gnant, MD, Professor at the Medical University of Vienna, is President of ABCSG and lead investigator of the new study. “Mounting evidence suggests an exciting role for the PAM50 gene signature in breast cancer clinical decision making,” said Dr. Gnant. “Our current study is designed to build on the results recently presented by other investigators by confirming the ability of NanoString’s assay to identify early-stage breast cancer patients with a low enough risk of distant recurrence that they may be spared unnecessary chemotherapy.”
Nanosys Inc. and the Optical Systems Division of 3M Company (NYSE: MMM) are joining technologies to provide wide color gamut technology for consumer electronic displays, allowing Liquid Crystal Displays to display 50% more color. 3M and Nanosys will work together to commercialize Nanosys’ Quantum Dot Enhancement Film(TM ("QDEF") technology. QDEF is a drop-in film that LCD manufacturers can integrate with existing production processes. It utilizes the light emitting properties of quantum dots to create an ideal backlight for LCDs -- one of the most critical factors in the color and efficiency performance of LCDs.
Novaled AG, a German company specializing in OLED technologies and materials, and New York artist and designer Marcus Tremonto have desigend PAD, a new transparent OLED suspension light. This ultra slim light, which was conceived and developed by Tremonto entirely from an organic perspective. Based on the pad-like fingers of the red-eyed tree frog, PAD uses transparent OLED panels to create three types of illumination. The first two types occur when the PAD light is switched on, during which the bottom of the lamp gives off a rich white light, while the top emits ambient light in a variety of colors. The initial series of colors, red, yellow and blue, were chosen in honor of the Bauhaus school of design. The third type of illumination occurs when PAD is switched off, during which ambient light surrounding the lamp will pass through its transparent OLED panels, creating colored shadows similar to the effect of light passing through stained glass. The OLED panels are also partially transparent when PAD is switched on, creating a combination of light and technology that highlights the unique design potential of transparent OLED light sources.