Scientists at the John Innes Centre in Norwich have discovered how roots find their way past obstacles to grow through soil. The discovery also explains how germinating seedlings penetrate the soil without pushing themselves out as they burrow.

“The key is in the fuzzy coat of hairs on the roots of plants” says Professor Liam Dolan. “We have identified a growth control mechanism that enables these hairs to find their way and to elongate when their path is clear”.

Root hairs explore the soil in much the same way as a person would feel their way in the dark. If they come across an obstacle, they feel their way around until they can continue growing in an opening.

SAN MATEO, California, February 28 /PRNewswire/ --

- NS-BOS Enables ISVs to Create and Distribute Vertical Business Applications Built on NetSuite

- NetSuite SuiteScript D-Bug Provides First Real-time, Interactive Debugger For Server-Resident SaaS Applications

LONDON, February 28 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Vertical Application Helps Ecommerce Businesses Do More With Less

SACRAMENTO, California, February 28 /PRNewswire/ --

ROBODOC, a Curexo Technology Company, and newly formed division of Curexo, Inc., announced today that they will be exhibiting at the upcoming American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Conference being held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, March 5th through the 7th; Hall D, Booth #4470.

"Because the ROBODOC Product brand has a strong worldwide recognition, Curexo Inc. has decided to name the company ROBODOC, a Curexo Technology Company," said Dr. Ramesh Trivedi, President and CEO.

SAN MATEO, California, February 28 /PRNewswire/ --

- Former Oracle Executive Michael Ni Leads New NetSuite Program

FREMONT, California, February 28 /PRNewswire/ --

- Corsair HX1000W is Latest Addition to HX Series of Modular Power Supplies for Gamers and Enthusiasts

Corsair(R) http://www.corsair.com, a worldwide leader in high performance computer and flash memory products, today announced the HX1000W power supply unit (PSU), the world's first 1000 watt PSU to be certified under the newly-created 3-way NVIDIA(R) SLI(R) Technology Certification Program from NVIDIA Corporation. The Corsair HX1000W will be debuted at the CeBIT 2008 show next week in Hanover, Germany on Corsair's stand (Booth 40, Hall 21).

LONDON, February 28 /PRNewswire/ --

- Building Retrofit Programme Will Be the First under the Global Carbon Reduction Initiative

Honeywell today announced that it has been selected by the Greater London Authority (GLA) for a building retrofit programme that will increase energy efficiency in city facilities and cut carbon emissions. London is the first C40 city in the world to launch a comprehensive programme under the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI), which the city and Honeywell joined in May to combat global warming.

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LONDON, February 28 /PRNewswire/ -- New Medium Enterprises, Inc.(NME) (OTC Bulletin Board: NMEN - News) reacts to the withdrawal of Toshiba's HD-DVD format from the market last week, effectively leaving two successors to DVD: Blu-ray and VMD.

Both formats offer the capacity required for High Definition film on a six inch optical disc; both formats have a pipeline of players and content hitting the market; however only one can be produced by the world's current manufacturing base at a consumer-sustainable price, and that is VMD as it is DVD based.

FREMONT, California, February 28 /PRNewswire/ --

- Corsair GT USB Drive Provides Up To 4X Faster Transfer Speeds than Standard USB Drives

Corsair(R) http://www.corsair.com, a worldwide leader in high performance computer and flash memory products, announced a new 16GB high performance "GT" Flash Voyager USB 2.0 drive. The new Corsair 16GB GT Flash Voyager USB drive will be debuted at the CeBIT 2008 Show next week in Hanover, Germany on Corsair's stand (Booth 40 in Hall 21).

High Performance USB Solutions for Transporting & Backing-up Critical Data

MOSCOW, February 28 /PRNewswire/ --

Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces that it has started a project to develop and implement an electronic trading system.

Mechel OAO and eTradeCommunity (ETC, a member of the ARMADA group of companies) are jointly realizing a project to develop and implement the Mechel-Procurement electronic trading system to automate the process of competitive purchases by Mechel's subsidiaries. Trading operations at Mechel-Procurement's electronic trading site, which will be opened on Mechel OAO's corporate web site, will be carried out by 14 of Mechel's subsidiaries.