Similar to the unique make-up of a human fingerprint, each artist has a technique inimitable to only them. Scientists have recently applied this idea to finding a new way of determining the authenticity of an art piece.

Using Van Gogh’s paintings and a digital analysis system, Penn State researchers James Z. Wang and Jia Li, are doing their part to help solve counterfeit painting schemes using computer science and engineering.

SAO PAULO, Brazil, July 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Favorable decision also includes the investment agreement between Braskem and Petrobras

Braskem (BOVESPA: BRKM3, BRKM5, BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK), the leading company in the thermoplastic resins industry in Latin America and third-largest resin producer in the Americas, announces that Brazil's antitrust authority, CADE (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Economica), today gave the final approval to the acquisition of the petrochemical assets of the Ipiranga Group by Braskem and Petrobras. The only recommendation made by CADE was to adjust the clause regarding non-competition by the sellers, which is limited to the markets where they operated.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 10 /PRNewswire/ --

GoCar, the original GPS-Guided Tour company that launched in April 2004 in San Francisco, has made the big leap from the USA into the European market with the addition of locations in Barcelona and Lisbon. The addition of EU locations takes the total number of GoCar locations to 5 across the globe; the others being San Francisco, San Diego and Miami.

PLEASANTON, California, July 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Innovative distance learning solution for on-demand, hands-on training launched by Citrix to train its worldwide channel partners and customers.

Toolwire, a leading innovator of experiential distance learning solutions announces that Citrix Systems, Inc. has chosen Toolwire to deliver an on-demand and scheduled lab environment to train Citrix worldwide channel partners and customers on its application networking products, including Citrix(R) NetScaler(R), Citrix WANScaler(TM), Citrix Access Gateway(TM), and NetScaler Application Firewall products.

LONDON, July 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Top Publisher Launches Slate of Games for iPhone & iPod Touch

Gameloft, a leading developer and publisher of mobile and console games, announced six games now available on the Apple App Store launching today. Games that are available include top sellers such as Brain Challenge, Bubble Bash, Chess & Backgammon Classics, Platinum Solitaire, Platinum Sudoku, and Diamond Twister. Each title capitalizes on iPhone's distinctive gaming features and offers a unique set of original characteristics and gameplay.

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GENEVA, Switzerland and HOUSTON, Texas, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. and WISeKey today announced that they were selected by the Regional Government of Biscay for the delivery of a comprehensive e-Government Citizen Services Platform. This EUR17.4 million project includes a leading-edge identity federation that enables the establishment of customized citizen portals adapted to the needs and the interests of each citizen in a real Web 2.0 environment.

ANTONY, France, July 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- 1st Half-Year Sales Up 16%

- Revision Upwards of 2008 Sales Growth Guidance: (greater than or equal to)12%

ANTONY, France, July 10 /PRNewswire/ --

PARIS, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Valeo announces that it has received the Global Innovation Award from Nissan Motor Co. for its contribution to their Lane Departure Prevention system. The award was presented on July 10 at the Nissan Global Supplier Award ceremony in Tokyo.

Valeo's advanced camera and intelligent software technology, which supplies precise vehicle position information, is a key element of this system. The new models equipped are the Infiniti EX, FX and M.

TORONTO, Canada, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Angoss Software Corporation (Angoss) (TSX-V: ANC), a leading provider of data mining and predictive analytics solutions for the financial services and information and communications technology industries, today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the challengers quadrant in the 'Magic Quadrant for Customer Data Mining Applications'(1) report.

A newly developed nano-sized electronic device is an important step toward helping astronomers see invisible light dating from the creation of the universe. This invisible light makes up 98% of the light emitted since the "big bang," and may provide insights into the earliest stages of star and galaxy formation almost 14 billion years ago.

The tiny, new circuit, developed by physicsts at Rutgers University, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., and the State University of New York at Buffalo, is 100 times smaller than the thickness of a human hair. It is sensitive to faint traces of light in the far-infrared spectrum (longest of the infrared wavelengths), well beyond the colors humans see.

"In the expanding universe, the earliest stars move away from us at a speed approaching the speed of light," said Michael Gershenson, professor of physics at Rutgers and one of the lead investigators. "As a result, their light is strongly red-shifted when it reaches us, appearing infrared."