Researchers in condensed matter physics at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Chicago have created an experimental and computer model to study how jamming, the physical process in which collections of particles are crammed together to behave as solids, might affect the behavior of systems in which thermal motion is important, such as molecules in a glass.

The study presents the first experimental evidence of a vestige of the zero temperature jamming transition — the density at which large, loose objects such as gas bubbles in liquid, grains of sand or cars become rigid solids such as foam, sand dunes or traffic jams — in a system of small particles where thermal energy is important.

LONDON and SINGAPORE, May 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- **One Minute Tradable Brent and Gasoil Markers Available During the Asian Trading Day Beginning May 22**

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.(R) (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, today announced the introduction of a one minute tradable marker facility for ICE Brent Crude futures and the ICE Gasoil futures contracts during the Asian trading day. The new markers, called the Singapore Brent and Singapore Gasoil markers, will be available for trading on May 22, 2009.

The recent Star Trek movie raised a new set of conundrums about time travel and alternative realities. As an astrophysicist, I am clearly most able to tackle these issues.

Basically, time travel theories fall into two classes. C. J. Ander posits 6 Theories of Time Travel, but Anders is more of a trek anthropologist. His work categorizes how time travel affects people and things, not entire universes. From a physics point of view, these can be simplified to two different energy perspectives.

OAK PARK, Michigan, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD) - (Azure or the Company), a leading innovator in the development of environmentally friendly and cost effective hybrid electric and electric technologies for commercial vehicles, today reported its first quarter financial results for the period ending March 31, 2009. The Company also provided an update on corporate and product development activities.

We already have a war on drugs, a war on terror, and war against everything French (freedom fries anyone?) but our capacity for war is seemingly unlimited and the newest vendetta has targeted high BMIs. That's right, we're fighting a war on fat people and the soldiers have just added a new weapon to their arsenal.

Not only does obesity cause diabetes, heart diseases, stroke, cancers, depression, high blood pressure, asthma, arthritis, and urinary tract infections (i.e everything) but now obese people also cause global warming. If we could prove that obesity caused 9/11 and the AIDS epidemic, we would have found the root of all evil, hands down.

NEW YORK, May 12 /PRNewswire/ --

Correlix, a leader in Latency Intelligence(TM) solutions that monitor and analyze trading execution and market-data flows in real-time announced today its status as a finalist of the Red Herring 100 North America award, a prestigious list honoring the year's most promising private technology ventures in North America.

I have a confesson to make; I'm probably smarter than you.

SUNNYVALE, California, May 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Spirent TestCenter(TM) Virtual is the Industry's First Single Application Solution to Benchmark Layer 2-7 Performance Across All Elements of a Data Center

In response to the growing challenges of deploying high-performance advanced data centers, Spirent Communications plc (LSE: SPT), a leader in networks, services and devices testing, today introduced Spirent TestCenter(TM) Virtual, the industry's first solution specifically designed to holistically validate the performance of all elements of the data center and cloud computing environments including virtual machines (VM), servers and storage devices. Spirent will demonstrate Spirent TestCenter Virtual at Interop 2009 at Booth #1051.

LONDON, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- For over three years, a growing number of trucks operating in Europe have been using SCR to clean their exhausts of damaging NOx, rapidly escalating the demand for AdBlue. At present, Integer estimates that there are over 700,000 using SCR in Europe, requiring about 1 million tonnes of AdBlue per year.

CORK, Ireland, May 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Marketed as Align(R) by Procter Gamble

Alimentary Health Ltd. (Alimentary Health or the Company), the specialty gastrointestinal company, welcomes today's announcement from its licensing partner Procter Gamble (PG), that Align, a daily probiotic supplement clinically proven to naturally defend against episodic digestive upsets, is now available nationwide in the US. Previously only available on-line and through special order from pharmacists, Align is already the US's number one gastroenterologist-recommended probiotic supplement.