Studies have shown that children do not accurately use landmarks to orient themselves until about the age of six but those studies were done in an artificial environment. A new study taking place in a natural environment disputes that finding and says even children as young as three use 'reorientation.'

Reorientation is using things around us to regain our bearings.

Dr Alastair Smith from the Department of Experimental Psychology and colleagues from his department and the Department of Computer Science at the University of Bristol have tested the ability of children aged between three and seven to orient themselves in the great outdoors.

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and Aarhus have shown they are able to use the radiocarbon dating method to study special proteins in the lens of the eye - they use a nuclear accelerator to determine the amount of Carbon-14 in as little as one milligram of lens tissue and thereby calculate the year of birth.

This will enable forensic scientists to establish the birth date of an unidentified body and could also eventually be used in cancer research.

The lens of the eye is made up of transparent proteins called crystallins. These are packed so tightly together and in such a particular way, that they behave like crystals, allowing light to pass through the lens of the eye so that we can see.

REDMOND, Washington, January 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- First eight languages available for new release as global launch tour begins.

Microsoft Corp today began the global launch of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 by announcing the availability of the first eight languages, including English, Spanish, simplified Chinese and French. As part of its commitment to a rapid global rollout, Microsoft is kicking off a 12-week global launch tour today to give organisations worldwide the opportunity to experience Microsoft Dynamics CRM for themselves.

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Ten years ago, astronomers made the stunning discovery that the universe is expanding at a faster pace today than it did in the past.

“Explaining why the expansion of the Universe is currently accelerating is certainly the most fascinating question in modern cosmology,” says Luigi Guzzo, lead author of a paper in this week’s issue of Nature, in which the new results are presented. “We have been able to show that large surveys that measure the positions and velocities of distant galaxies provide us with a new powerful way to solve this mystery.”

“This implies that one of two very different possibilities must hold true,” explains Enzo Branchini, member of the team.

Scientists at University College London say they have established a link between changes in the temperature of the sea’s surface and increases in North Atlantic hurricane activity.

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- New service simplifies customer support and reduces total cost of ownership of Psion Teklogix' line of rugged mobile computers

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Fiorano Software Ltd., a leading provider of business integration and SOA-ESB middleware solutions, today announced that LiquidityHub, a consortium of leading investment banks, selected FioranoMQ(R) as its messaging infrastructure for implementation of its trade messaging system.

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FioranoMQ(R) provides superior messaging technology for the LiquidityHub, a cluster of systems for on-line negotiation of trades with a requirement for sub-micro-second latency and consistent high-performance message exchanges.

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- New Deal Advances the Company's Groundbreaking Smart Shape Memory Polymer (BIO-SMP(TM)) Commercialization Program -

LONDON, January 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Alsbridge plc, the award winning advisors on outsourcing, shared services and offshoring are delighted to announce their expansion into France, with the opening of new offices in central Paris.

Jean-Paul Binot has been appointed Director and will be managing the French office whilst focusing on business development in France and the Benelux. Binot has a strong background in management consulting, having worked with both PwC and latterly Atos Origin in shared services and outsourcing.

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Panopto, Inc. announced today the availability of CourseCast 1.5, the newest version of the lecture-capture technology developed and first implemented at Carnegie Mellon University. CourseCast 1.5 is available to qualified academic institutions free of charge through the Socrates Project.

CourseCast enables educators to capture, edit, index, archive and stream video and audio over the Internet. CourseCast gives students on-demand access to indexed lectures and course material, enabling them to experience or revisit entire lectures, or to focus on segments of their choice. CourseCast is easily deployed using standard PCs and peripherals, which substantially drives down the cost of lecture-capture deployment.