For statues, hidden stress and fractures result from standing in place for hundreds of years. Researchers have now developed a way to predict such fracturing, applying the procedure to Michelangelo's David in an analysis that proved simpler, faster and more accurate than previous methods.

In applying the technique to other objects -- including human bones -- the researchers are also gaining new perspective on how these structures are likely to fail.

On March 18, 2008, Vadim Shapiro of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Igor Tsukanov of Florida International University and their colleagues will present their latest results from their Scan and Solve technique at the International Conference on Computational and Experimental Engineering and Sciences in Honolulu, Hawaii.

A silent, ultra-thin, low-power and low maintenance cooling system for laptop computers and other electronic devices has been developed based on silent air purifier techniques.

The compact, solid-state fan is the most powerful and energy efficient fan of its size. It produces three times the flow rate of a typical small mechanical fan and is one-fourth the size.

Dan Schlitz and Vishal Singhal of Thorrn Micro Technologies, Inc., of Marietta, Ga. will present their RSD5 solid-state fan at the 24th Annual Semiconductor Thermal Measurement, Modeling and Management Symposium (Semi-Therm) in San Jose, Calif., on March 17, 2008. The device is the culmination of six years of research that began while the researchers were NSF-supported graduate students at Purdue University.

When viruses enter cells they manufacture proteins to assist in growth and replication but the body’s immune system recognizes and attacks these non-native proteins. Human Papillomavirus (HPV)(1), which causes several types of cancer but is particularly associated with cervical cancer, has developed sneaky ways of hiding in the body, but researchers at the University of Leeds have found that its ability to trick the body’s first line of defence leaves it vulnerable to counter-espionage from a second defence system.

Professor Eric Blair(2) of the University’s Faculty of Biological Sciences and Dr Graham Cook(3) from the Leeds Institute for Molecular Medicine have been specifically looking at one of the proteins produced by HPV, called E7, and have discovered that it suppresses markers on the cell surface, making infected cells much less visible to T cells, one of the body’s key defense systems.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, March 20 /PRNewswire/ --

Playlogic Entertainment, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PLGC) an independent publisher of entertainment software for PCs, consoles, handhelds, mobile devices, and other digital media; announced that it has successfully closed US$3 million in equity (US$1.00 per share) and US$4 million in loan through a Private Placement. This loan of US$4 million is bearing a yearly interest of 7% and a term of 2.5 years.

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The total amount of US$7 million is placed at existing and new shareholders, all accredited investors. After closing of this private placement, the company has 41.5 million common shares outstanding as per March 31st 2008.

LONDON, March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- NHS Choices (http://www.nhs.uk), the digital 'front door' to the NHS, launches a new Live well bundle aimed to help people improve their fitness levels.

Based on NHS accredited information, the Fitness section (http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/fitness/Pages/fitnesshome.aspx) enables users to get the low down on the health benefits of exercise in seconds and provides them with clinically approved guidance to help them improve their activity levels in order to lead a healthy lifestyle. This Fitness section is the latest addition to the NHS Choices' extensive Live well section.

CALGARY, Canada, March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Addax Petroleum Corporation (TSX: AXC)(LSE: AXC) ("Addax Petroleum" or the "Corporation") announces that Mr. Jean Claude Gandur, President and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the UBS European Mid-Cap Oil Conference in London, on Wednesday March 26, 2008 at approximately 8:00 a.m. London U.K. Time / 4:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

The presentation slides will be available prior to the presentation on Addax Petroleum's website at http://www.addaxpetroleum.com.

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"March Madness", the annual tournament in college basketball to determine the national champion, impacts more than just sports fans. College basketball teams that make this year’s cut for the 'Sweet 16' may boost the number of students applying to their schools by as much as 3 percent next year, while the winner of the tournament, may see a 7 percent to 8 percent jump in applications, according to a new study.

Jaren Pope, assistant professor of agricultural and applied economics at Virginia Tech and his brother Devin Pope, an assistant professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, have co-authored a paper in Southern Economic Journal that finds a link between college sports success and college admissions around the country.

SAN JOSE, California, March 20 /PRNewswire/ --

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a leader in application-optimized, high performance server solutions, today announced the availability of high-bandwidth, low-latency InfiniBand (IB) connectivity solutions for its SuperBlade(TM) and high-performance computing (HPC) product lines. Both the Supermicro AOC-UINF-M2 Universal I/O (UIO) network adapters and SuperBlade integrated switch and Mezzanine IB solutions are based on Mellanox(R) Technologies, Ltd. (Nasdaq: MLNX; TASE: MLNX) controllers for industry-leading 20Gb/s InfiniBand I/O performance.

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- Online Competition Galvanizes Innovations

Global Water Challenge (GWC) and Ashoka's Changemakers invite everyone to join "Tapping Local Innovation: Unclogging the Water and Sanitation Crisis," an online competition to discover and support entrepreneurs with groundbreaking approaches to the world's water and sanitation challenges. Also today, director of Oscar-winning films, Elizabeth and Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Shekhar Kapur launches a blog on Changemakers.net inspired by his latest film, Paani ("Water"), which will examine the daily struggle for water in the slums of Mumbai.

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Finesse Solutions, LLC, a manufacturer of measurement and control solutions for life sciences process applications, is pleased to announce the opening of their new E-Commerce Store effective March 25th. Finesse will be introducing this new E-Store at Interphex in Philadelphia. The new E-Store has been added to the Finesse web site (http://www.finesse.com) so that customers can harness the power of the web and purchase sensors and other accessories on-line.