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Serendipitous Jupiter

Serendipitous Jupiter

Mar 27 2009 | comment(s)

I'm putting the finishing touches to a GUI when the red light starts flashing. The voice comes over the PA from ops, "Warning, Jupiter hoving to view". We quickly drop our work and run across the metal crosswalk that separates us from the STEREO operations bunker. Inside, against the din of the klaxon, we see the massive bulk of Jupiter crowding the leftmost of the main displays. STEREO B was in danger!


And here is the result from our STEREO website. Jupiter seen by STEREO COR1 Okay, I made up the bit about the red light and the klaxons. And after this brief science break, I'll even bring in some irony.

Design Experts Honour The Jabra Jx20 Pura Bluetooth Headset In The Red Dot Award: Product Design 2009

Design Experts Honour The Jabra Jx20 Pura Bluetooth Headset In The Red Dot Award: Product Design 2009

Mar 27 2009 | comment(s)

COPENHAGEN, March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- In one of the most renowned and hardest international design competitions, the red dot design award, the JX20 Pura by Jabra has just received an honourable mention from the top-class expert jury. With 3,231 products submitted to the competition, the product clearly stands out from the masses, because the design experts awarded 194 honourable mentions to those products which distinguished themselves with particularly successful design details. The festive awards presentation with more than 1,000 guests will take place in the Essen Opera House, the Aalto-Theatre, Germany on 29 June 2009.

http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090318/340540-b

'Anti-Eco' Music Viral

'Anti-Eco' Music Viral

Mar 27 2009 | comment(s)

LONDON, March 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- April 1st 2009 is Energy Wasting Day - http://www.energywastingday.com

Wannabe celeb Dan Power is releasing the World's first ever 'anti-eco' single -'Energy Wasting Day' (Wednesday 1st April 2009). In his debut music video, Dan Power (a self-confessed carbon junkie and Jeremy Clarkson fan) is seen cavorting with a group of girls pole dancing around patio heaters, riding a gas guzzling motorbike and advocating all kinds of ways to needlessly waste energy.

Dan's 'Energy Wasting Day' music viral will be seeded on the internet in the run up to April 1st encouraging viewers to visit http://www.energywastingday.com to download the track, buy collectible T-shirts, and become friends via his Facebook, MySpace and Twitter pages.

Bavarian Nordic Publishes Its Annual Results 2008

Bavarian Nordic Publishes Its Annual Results 2008

Mar 27 2009 | comment(s)

KVISTGAARD, Denmark, March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Bavarian Nordic published the company's Annual Report 2008. The report is available on the company's website: http://www.bavarian-nordid.com.

SoftBank SELECTION To Launch English Version Of 'Brain Training Unotan'

SoftBank SELECTION To Launch English Version Of 'Brain Training Unotan'

Mar 27 2009 | comment(s)

TOKYO, March 27 /PRNewswire/ --

BB Softservice Corp., a Tokyo-based planner and developer of application service in the SoftBank Group, announces that it will release English version of 'Brain Training Unotan' application software for iPhone(TM) 3G/iPod touch offered by 'SoftBank SELECTION,' in 18 countries in the world on March 27, 2009 at the AppStore.

'Brain Training Unotan' offers full-scale brain training for adults to enhance their memory, concentration and intuition by answering simple questions asked speedily in games of memorizing graphic forms/numbers or finding similitude.

BB Softservice will further strive to provide convenient and amusing application software that will be available on iPhone 3G and iPod touch from 'Softbank SELECTION.'

Zinsser Analytic And ThalesNano Collaborate On Distributing Products

Zinsser Analytic And ThalesNano Collaborate On Distributing Products

Mar 27 2009 | comment(s)

FRANKFURT, BUDAPEST, Hungary, and PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 27 /PRNewswire/ --

Zinsser Analytic and ThalesNano today announced the signing of a collaboration agreement for product distribution in the territory of Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

We are very proud and excited about partnering with Zinsser Analytic. Zinsser is a leader in automation and a brand recognized in the industry around the world, said Dr. Ferenc Darvas, president and chairman of ThalesNano Inc. Our business in the region has been growing very rapidly and Zinsser will be providing our customers with high quality support that Zinsser is well known for.

Soitec Group Announces Circuit Stacking Capability Ready For Manufacturing And Technology Transfer

Soitec Group Announces Circuit Stacking Capability Ready For Manufacturing And Technology Transfer

Mar 26 2009 | comment(s)

BERNIN, France, March 26 /PRNewswire/ --

- Smart Stacking(TM) Enables Production Solutions for Image Sensors, Photonic Circuits and Wafer-Level 3D Integration Applications

A Theory of Time - Part Two

A Theory of Time - Part Two

Mar 26 2009 | comment(s)

Part 1, which begins our examination of the question 'what is time?' can be viewed here.
Part 2 Some travels through time.

This is a slightly whimsical interlude, presented as a break from the 'hard' stuff.

The first part of what follows is a speculation about a journey back through time. 
At some point in this fiction-science journey, fact begins to creep in.

"the end of our exploring,
Will be to arrive where we started,
And know the place for the first time."
TS Eliot, 'Little Gidding'

A Brief Journey Through Time
The Secret Life of Brewer's Yeast

The Secret Life of Brewer's Yeast

Mar 26 2009 | comment(s)

Some fun with microscopes and fluorescent proteins: in the image below, you can watch what brewer's yeast does with its DNA as it reproduces itself. This is the microbe that ferments your beer and wine, and makes your bread rise.




Diabetes TV - the new reality show?

Diabetes TV - the new reality show?

Mar 26 2009 | comment(s)

Can a TV show about disease management educate people who don't take their meds? Or does it just help sell expensive gadgets to motivated patients who are already doing better than most?
Plexus Announces Modest Expansion In United Kingdom

Plexus Announces Modest Expansion In United Kingdom

Mar 26 2009 | comment(s)

KELSO, Scotland, March 26 /PRNewswire/ --

Plexus Corp. (Nasdaq: PLXS), announced today that it intends to enter into a lease agreement on a building located in Tweedside Park, Tweedbank, Galashiels. This facility will consolidate other leased locations in the region and incrementally add an additional 25,000 sq ft of manufacturing space required for recent program wins from both new and existing customers. The additional space will support Mechatronics assembly with logistics services and will increase Plexus' overall footprint in the UK to 100,000 sq ft. It is anticipated that the facility will be ready for production by April 2009 and will employ approximately 50 people by December 2009.

Exercise Reduces Migraine Suffering - Study

Exercise Reduces Migraine Suffering - Study

Mar 26 2009 | comment(s)

While physical exercise has been shown to trigger migraine headaches among sufferers, a new study describes an exercise program that is well tolerated by patients. The findings show that the program decreased the frequency of headaches and improved quality of life. The study is published in Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain.

The study used a sample of migraine sufferers who were examined before, during and after an aerobic exercise intervention. The program was based on indoor cycling (for continuous aerobic exercise) and was designed to improve maximal oxygen uptake without worsening the patients' migraines.

Hagiwara Successfully Squeezes 2.5-Inch SSD Features And Reliability Into A 1.0-Inch Form Factor Aimed For The Embedded Computing Market

Hagiwara Successfully Squeezes 2.5-Inch SSD Features And Reliability Into A 1.0-Inch Form Factor Aimed For The Embedded Computing Market

Mar 26 2009 | comment(s)

IRVINE, California, March 26 /PRNewswire/ --

Hagiwara Sys-Com Co., Ltd. -- the industry leader in semiconductor application products for industrial/embedded computing -- today announced a new addition to the TRUESSD(R) product family: The HFD10P - 1.0 inch PATA SSD.

Carriers Will Need Mobile Broadband Services To Compete In Emerging Markets, Finds Pyramid Research

Carriers Will Need Mobile Broadband Services To Compete In Emerging Markets, Finds Pyramid Research

Mar 26 2009 | comment(s)

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 26 /PRNewswire/ --

Mobile broadband services will become necessary to remain competitive in emerging markets and will increasingly be used as a substitute for fixed broadband, according to the latest report by Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com).

US Patent Office Rejects 95% Of Verathon Claims In Patent Case With Aircraft Medical

US Patent Office Rejects 95% Of Verathon Claims In Patent Case With Aircraft Medical

Mar 26 2009 | comment(s)

EDINBURGH, Scotland, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 23, 2009 the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Non-Final Action Closing Prosecution in the ongoing re-examination of Verathon, Inc.'s United States Patent Number 6,543,447. Aircraft Medical, Ltd. filed the request for the re-examination of this patent in 2006 following litigation (currently on hold) that Verathon initiated against Aircraft.

Eden unearthed?

Eden unearthed?

Mar 26 2009 | comment(s)


May I pass on to you all the following link to an article







Do these mysterious stones mark the site of Garden of Eden?


which refers to archeological disoveries at Göbekli Tepe in Turkey.  Condensed, it says that the religious significance of the place, ca 10,000 BC, caused people to gather there and develop agriculture. Memory of the rigours of agriculture, and the resulting ecological crash, is preserved in the early chapters of Genesis. 
Sea Level Change and Semi-Buoyant Ice.

Sea Level Change and Semi-Buoyant Ice.

Mar 26 2009 | comment(s)

It is commonly held that if floating ice melts, then it makes no difference to sea levels.

This is true only of free-floating ice.

When a sheet of ice is attached to  land, basic principles of mechanics show that the weight is partially supported by that land.  A sheet of ice attached to land is a semi-cantilever. 
A cantilever is a beam supported at one end only.
New Health Threat For Dogs And Owners As World Climate Changes

New Health Threat For Dogs And Owners As World Climate Changes

Mar 26 2009 | comment(s)

SEVILLE, Spain, March 26 /PRNewswire/ --

Hotter summers and milder winters have a hidden health impact, with experts now cautioning that warmer year-round weather will make more countries a haven for disease-carrying pests.

David Reis Named CEO Of Objet Geometries Ltd.

David Reis Named CEO Of Objet Geometries Ltd.

Mar 26 2009 | comment(s)

REHOVOT, Israel, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Objet Geometries Ltd., the innovation leader in 3D printing, today announced that printing technologies pioneer David Reis has been named President and CEO, effective immediately. He assumes the role from Adina Shorr, who steps down after six successful years at the company.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080514/305187 )

Mr. Reis, who has served on the Objet board since 2001 and is currently Objet's Active Vice Chairman, holds a B.A. in Economics and Business Administration and an MBA from Denver University. Mr. Reis brings to the company extensive leadership and international management experience. Most recently, he served as President and CEO of NUR Macroprinters Ltd.

Hublot And WISeKey Revolutionize BASELWORLD2009 With Its Breakthrough Technology Against Counterfeiting

Hublot And WISeKey Revolutionize BASELWORLD2009 With Its Breakthrough Technology Against Counterfeiting

Mar 26 2009 | comment(s)

ZURICH, Switzerland, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday at BASELWORLD 2009, WISeKey, and Hublot announced a world first at BaselWorld 2009 demonstrating an unique breakthrough solution that will help reduce counterfeiting among the luxury watch industry. This solution arrives during a period on which the watch industry is also impacted by the crisis and needs to reassure its clients.

All Hublot watches (new and old) will be protected by WISeAuthentic(c), a certification system of authenticity through a smartcard. By leveraging this technology, online shopping and auction Websites have the ability to provide its users a safe, secure transaction, avoiding counterfeited goods in its product range.