Invisibility once belonged squarely in the realm of science fiction but in the last few years advancements in metamaterials have made it an exciting possibility, though not yet in the range of normal human vision or on a cost-effective basis.

Scientists in the Departments of Applied Physics and Electromagnetism at the University of Granada have taken a different tack, using the Transmission Line Method(TLM).

In 1885, Oliver Heaviside created the first transmission line model to understand the behavior of wires in the telegraph. That's right, pre-telephone Morse Code stuff. Future tech like invisibility can learn a thing or two from James Clerk Maxwell even today, it seems.

Rheumatoid arthritis is often a more painful experience for women than it is for men, though the visible symptoms are the same, and doctors should take more account of these subjective differences when assessing the need for medication, according to findings presented at a congress on gender medicine arranged by Karolinska Institutet.

For reasons yet unknown, rheumatoid arthritis is roughly three times more common amongst women than men. Moreover, several studies also suggest that rheumatoid arthritis eventually impairs the life quality of female suffers more than it does that of male sufferers. Here, too, the underlying reasons are unclear, but scientists have speculated that the medicines used affect women and men differently.

OAK PARK, Michigan, September 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- << Presentation to Highlight the Growing Demand for Azure Dynamics' Hybrid Commercial Trucks >>

OAK PARK, Michigan, September 12 /PRNewswire/ --

Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD, LSE: ADC & OTCQX: AZDDF) ("Azure" or the "Company"), a leading developer of hybrid electric and electric powertrains for commercial vehicles today announced that Scott T. Harrison, Azure Dynamics' Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Merriman Curhan Ford's 5th annual Investor Summit on September 16, 2008 at 2:15 PM (PST). This event will be held at the Mark Hopkins InterContinental Hotel in San Francisco.

LONDON, September 12 /PRNewswire/ -- There was jubilation from officials representing Dr Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) at a meeting of the Brent Planning Committee this week, where the local Council unanimously approved new plans for an GBP8m cultural centre - The Maqam - in Brondesbury Park, London.

The new Maqam Centre, which takes its name from the 'Station of Abraham' in Makkah, will be a dynamic cultural and exhibition space where professionals, scholars and artists from around the world can meet and interact. The Centre will also accommodate exhibitions and educational resources, as well as a cafe open to the public.

NEW YORK and DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, September 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- KIT digital Builds Interactive Web Environment for Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy Web Shorts

KIT digital, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: KITD), a leading global provider of IPTV enablement technology and video-centric interactive marketing solutions, revealed this week its latest work -- a custom-built Web environment created for TV innovator Seth MacFarlane and his new collection of web shorts titled Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy (http://www.sethcomedy.com). KIT digital was called upon by Media Rights Capital (MRC), an independent film, television and digital studio.

PARIS and MONTREAL, September 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- OEM Agreement Integrates Bluestreak's MachBlue into SoftAtHome Operating Platform Delivering Exceptional Interactive Applications to Consumers

SoftAtHome announced today that it has licensed Bluestreak Technology's MachBlue(TM) platform. MachBlue runs Flash(R)-formatted files with a series of custom ActionScript functions on iTV, set-top boxes (STBs), Web tablets and mobile devices. The licensing agreement will see Bluestreak's MachBlue(TM) platform integrated into SoftAtHome's Operating Platform.

Yes, you read that right - the very people you look to for comfort, for learning, for a shoulder to cry on, could lead you down the path of annihilation. You don't have to be a lemming zombie to take up terrorism after all!

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Liverpool University's Center (or Centre, if you live across the pond) for Investigative Psychology led a project that constructed psychological "profiles" to describe how Jihadists were led into their violence, according to a BBC article.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, September 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Data on the Mechanism of Action of the Second Generation 5-HT3 Antagonist palonosetron Presented Today at the 33rd ESMO Congress in Stockholm, Sweden

LONDON, September 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite, the UK's largest union, met with over 40 other European union representatives from 9 countries in Brussels in advance of an expected re-structuring announcement by the IT company Hewlett Packard (HP) next week.

The HP announcement, due on Monday 15th September, follows its takeover of EDS, and is predicted by the unions to contain details of substantial job cuts in the UK and worldwide.

The unions are concerned about the impact on employment and working conditions of the EDS takeover by HP, and are also dissatisfied about the lack of information provided by HP and EDS to date.

MUMBAI, India, September 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Reuters: SUN.BO, Bloomberg: SUNP IN, NSE:SUNPHARMA, BSE: 524715) announced that USFDA has granted final approval for the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for generic Fosamax (R), alendronate sodium tablets.

Alendronate sodium tablets are indicated for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis in post menopausal women, to increase bone mass in men with osteoporosis, in the treatment of glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis, and Paget's disease of the bone in men and women.

These generic versions of alendronate sodium tablets 5 mg (base), 10 mg (base), 35 mg (base) and 70 mg (base) are bio-equivalent to Fosamax (R) tablets distributed by Merck & Co.