Truls Thorstensen (EFS Consulting Vienna), Karl Grammer (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Urban Ethology) and other researchers at the University of Vienna say that people make lots of assumptions about sex, age, emotions, and intentions by looking at human faces - and we do it with cars as well.

They're not the first ones to come up with this idea; five year olds have been finding personalities in inanimate objects for thousands of years and my kid has been saying "Ka-chow!" ever since he saw Cars, but they are the first ones to tackle it in a systematic fashion.

How did they do it? They asked people to describe car grills anthropomorphically. Then they used geometric morphometrics to calculate the corresponding shape information, whatever that means. One-third of the respondents associated a human or animal face with over 90 percent of the cars and everyone noted eyes (headlights), a mouth (air intake/grill), and a nose in 50 percent of the cars. Yep, that means people think cars have a personality.

PARIS, September 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Platform and Software Bring Massive Scale and Cost-Efficiency From Core to Cell Site

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE:ALU) today announced the launch of the 7705 SAR - Fixed Form Factor (7705 SAR-F) and enhanced operating system software. This new solution demonstrates Alcatel-Lucent's strong commitment to continuous innovation and technological leadership in the IP/MPLS market for mobile service providers.

WELLESLEY HILLS, Massachusetts, September 22 /PRNewswire/ --

Joseph F. Finn, Jr., C.P.A. ("Finn"), Assignee of the assets of Spherics, Inc. ("Spherics") for the benefit of creditors, announced today that all oral drug delivery intellectual property will be sold at a sealed bid auction on October 10, 2008.

The three presentations were: 1. BIOROD -- Bioadhesive Based Oral Delivery System 2. Biological Factors Affecting the Bioadhesion Performance of Spheromer III 3. Pharmacokinetics Evaluation of Topiramate Immediate Release Tablets and Topiramate Extended Release Capsules in Healthy Volunteers (BIOGIT Based)

LONDON, September 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- Kenshoo Becomes a Major Player in the UK Search Engine Market

Within a few months of opening its UK office, Kenshoo is excited to share its exciting progress. In only two full quarters of operations Kenshoo UK has built an impressive client roster. With this long list of clients Kenshoo has become a dominant player in the UK search market.

ST. LOUIS, September 22 /PRNewswire/ --

Exegy, Inc., the innovator behind the Exegy Ticker Plant (http://www.exegy.com/tickerplant), unveiled today the first public website that tracks real-time market data rates every second of every trading day.

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Called MarketDataPeaks.com (http://www.MarketDataPeaks.com), the new site provides a minute-by-minute account of the aggregated volume of market data messages across major North American exchanges. The site highlights the peaks from the current day as well as historic peaks.

SUNNYVALE, California, September 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- Spirent ULTS First to Obtain Complete Validation for All A-GPS Test Standards

Spirent Communications plc (LSE: SPT), a global provider of performance analysis solutions, maintains its leadership in Assisted GPS (A-GPS) testing by becoming the first test system vendor to validate all the A-GPS test standards on its UMTS Location Test System (ULTS). Mobile device manufacturers, chipset vendors and mobile operators now have access to a single test platform that runs all the validated A-GPS test cases required by the Global Certification Forum (GCF) and the PCS Type Certification Review Board (PTCRB).

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, September 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- Next-generation Solution Provides Open, Unified Environment for Custom Design

SAN DIEGO, September 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- High Speed Serial Display Controllers and Low Capacitance ESD Protection Devices to be Highlighted

ATLANTA, September 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- Savi Solution Links GPS, Satellite Communications and Sensors For Real-Time Visibility of Location and Security of Chemicals

Savi's SmartChain(R) Asset Management software now is being utilized by The Dow Chemical Company's Toxic Inhalation Hazard (TIH) rail tank car fleet to automatically monitor the location and security status of the hazardous materials they transport. The software solution, developed by Savi, a Lockheed Martin Company (NYSE: LMT), was announced here today at the opening of the LogiChem Conference.

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AURORA, Ontario, September 22 /PRNewswire/ --

Helix BioPharma announced today that it has received the necessary regulatory approvals to open clinical sites in Germany to expand upon its clinical trial with Topical Interferon Alpha-2b in patients with ano-genital warts, which is presently underway in Sweden.

"We are pleased to have received approval to open these additional clinical sites," said John Docherty, President of Helix BioPharma. "The opening of sites in Germany will grant us access to expanded clinical resources and a larger patient pool in order to enhance the recruitment rate of our trial."