DUSSELDORF, Germany, May 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Now Seven Plants in China

The Gerresheimer Group today opened a new plant for pharmaceutical glass packaging in China. The high-tech production facility constructed in Danyang (Jiangsu Province) covers 16,000 square meters. Specializing in high-quality pharmaceutical vials and cartridges for injection systems it serves the pharma life science industry on both a local and international level. Dr. Axel Herberg, CEO of Gerresheimer AG, describes the investment as a very important strategic step for further business expansion in Asia. In China, Gerresheimer now operates seven production plants for highly specific glass and plastic products.

SAN RAFAEL, California, May 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Telltale Also Introduces Individual Wallace Gromit PC Episode Purchase Options

Telltale's first episodic game for Xbox LIVE(R) Arcade, Wallace Gromit: Fright of the Bumblebees, releases worldwide today. The first of four episodes comprising Wallace Gromit's Grand Adventures, the English language game is available for 800 Microsoft points and includes subtitles in German, French and Spanish.

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Powerful New FCC Catalyst Dramatically Improves Naphtha Yields While Reducing Coke

Albemarle Corporation, (NYSE: ALB) www.albemarle.com, a global leader in developing innovative specialty chemicals, catalysts and sustainable clean energy solutions, has launched the latest addition to their leading portfolio of refining products and technologies.

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HUIZINGEN, Belgium, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- RealDolmen, the independent single source ICT solutions provider and knowledge company, announces results for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2009, showing good growth across all metrics.

Highlights of the year - Turnover up 5,6% - Operational result before nonrecurring items (REBIT) up 7,0 %, with REBIT margins up to 6,0%, despite incurred integration costs - Strong cash position with EUR19,3m of operational cash flow - Integration almost completed and additional cost improvement plans taking effect - Net debt position reduced by EUR15,3m as a result of buy back convertible bond and strong operational cash flows

Full year results March 2009

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MARSEILLE, France, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- After building a solid network of over 200 resellers in France, Spain and Italy, Oxatis is now recruiting web agencies, IT resellers, graphic designers and freelancers for their reseller network in the UK.

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Like ethanol, the darling of activists who refused to know any better until it was actually implemented and shown to be a disaster, there is a certain amount of marketing hype around CFL bulbs and environmental groups have drunk the Kool-Aid.  

All mercury is bad when it comes to kids.   And who knows what those frequencies will do to your pets?   But it may not be an issue for long.   A new laser process says it can double the brightness of incandescent bulbs while using the same amount of energy.    

SAN DIEGO, May 28 /PRNewswire/ --

DHS Begins Test of Biometric Exit Procedures at Two U.S. Airports, the next step toward deploying biometric exit procedures for international travelers.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today began collecting biometrics - digital fingerprints - from non-U.S. citizens departing the United States as part of a pilot program at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Since 2004, biometrics have helped DHS prevent the use of fraudulent documents, protect visitors from identity theft and stop thousands of criminals and immigration violators from entering the United States.

Collecting biometrics allows us to determine faster and more accurately whether non-U.S.

"The men are getting really angry and the women are a little too gleeful,” wrote New York Times columnist Lisa Belkin commenting on the overwhelming response she got for an article on a new study that found that men, too, may have a “biological clock” ticking when it comes to having what biologists would call “high quality” offspring.

I’m fascinated by the contributions of researchers outside of the mainstream— the monk whose bean garden seeded modern genetics, the bicycle mechanic brothers who built a flying machine in their garage, and all of those amateur stargazers who found supernovae in their favorite corner of the sky.

Modern indie researchers, often called "grassroots scientists" or  “citizen scientists”, make especially good food for thought when grad school is at its most frustrating. It’s comforting to remember that at its heart, science is still open to anyone with a bit of curiousity and good observation skills.