When an electrical current passes through a wire it emanates heat – that's where we get toasters and the light bulbs Al Gore hates - but some materials violate this rule at low temperatures and carry current without any heat loss.

That's where we get superconductor research.

Andrea Bianchi, a professor in the Department of Physics at the Université de Montréal, and his colleagues say that, contrary to previous belief, superconductivity can induce magnetism, which has raised a new quantum conundrum.

When the world's land was congealed in one supercontinent 240 million years ago, Antarctica wasn't the forbiddingly icy place it is now. But paleontologists have found a previously unknown amphibious predator species that probably still made it less than hospitable.

The species, named Kryostega collinsoni, is a temnospondyl, a prehistoric amphibian distantly related to modern salamanders and frogs. K. collinsoni resembled a modern crocodile, and probably was about 15 feet in length with a long and wide skull even flatter than a crocodile's.

The term "Kryostega" translates to 'frozen' and 'roof,' which refer to the top of the skull. The scientists named the species for James Collinson, a professor emeritus of Earth sciences at Ohio State University who made important contributions to the study of Antarctic geology.

CHICAGO, September 11 /PRNewswire/ --

Novarra, the Internet Mobility(TM) company, today announced an extension to their partnership with Yahoo! to provide its Vision(TM) web solution for Yahoo! oneSearch. Novarra serves millions of transformed pages every day, enabling access to the best of PC Internet content on mobile. As part of the agreement, the companies deployed Novarra's Vision v7.3 platform that includes customized mobile content handling capabilities.

When consumers click on a Web link from Yahoo!'s oneSearch results, Novarra's Vision platform transforms the PC content for a fast and optimal mobile experience. Complex Web sites around the globe are automatically optimized for thousands of unique mobile devices.

WASHINGTON, September 11 /PRNewswire/ --

- SIIA & Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute to host stellar joint program benefiting IP Communities Across Europe and the U.S.

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), in collaboration with Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute, is pleased to host an intriguing one-day symposium entitled Software Cultures, Hardware Laws, slated for October 2, 2008, in Central London.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands and MILFORD, Connecticut, September 11 /PRNewswire/ --

- Transmission and Reception of DVI Video and Peripheral Signals Up To 40 Kilometers with Unsurpassed Quality

IBC Conference and Exhibition, Hall and Stand Number 12P.A29 -- Thinklogical, the leading designer and manufacturer of fiber optic connectivity and switching solutions, today unveiled the new VelocityKVM, a single-mode fiber optic KVM extension system. The VelocityKVM product line harnesses advanced single-mode fiber optic technology to transmit and receive DVI video and peripheral signals up to 40 kilometers (approximately 25 miles).

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LONDON, September 11 /PRNewswire/ --

- Voice-to-Text Application is Compatible With Avaya Modular Messaging Helps Businesses Communicate More Efficiently by Converging Voice and Text

LONDON, September 11 /PRNewswire/ --

SpinVox, a global leader in voice to content messaging, announced that its Voice-to-Text services are compliant with telephony and messaging solutions from Avaya, a leading global provider of business communications applications, systems and services.

Voice-to-Text helps businesses and their employees work more productively and efficiently by allowing them to receive voicemails in text form. The application now is compliance-tested by Avaya for compatibility with Avaya Modular Messaging.

LONDON, September 11 /PRNewswire/ -- What: GoldenSource Corporation, a leading provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) solutions will be exhibiting at Sibos 08, the world's premier financial services event, attracting the industry's leading figures and firms. Each year, Sibos highlights the prevailing challenges facing the financial services industry, creating a forum to explore solutions and opportunities.

Where: Stand B302 at the Reed Messe in Vienna

When: 15th - 19th September.

AMSTERDAM - IBC2008, September 11 /PRNewswire/ -- At the IBC2008 trade show and exhibition, which runs from September 11-16, Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is highlighting how it is spearheading the evolution of the TV experience for the next generation of TV viewers. At the show, Alcatel-Lucent - in Hall 12P, Stand # C20 in Amsterdam's RAI convention centre - is reasserting its commercial leadership in IPTV, as the company is currently supporting more than 13 per cent of all IPTV subscribers worldwide across its various platforms - more than any vendor. The company also is demonstrating its technical strength in mobile TV, having achieved a series of significant milestones with its Unlimited Mobile TV solution.