A University of Leicester space scientist has worked out that sending texts via mobile phones works out to be far more expensive than downloading data from the Hubble Space Telescope. Dr. Nigel Bannister’s calculations were used for the Channel 4 Dispatches program “The Mobile Phone Rip-Off.”

He worked out the cost of obtaining a megabyte of data from Hubble – and compared that with the 5p cost of sending a text.

PLANO, Texas, May 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Ireland-based acquisition adds to Perot Systems' global applications delivery capabilities

Perot Systems Corporation (NYSE: PER) announced today that it has acquired Original Solutions Limited (Original Solutions), a professional IT services firm providing applications development and management services to clients in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

In the Cerrado region of Brazil, four dogs trained to detect animal feces by scent are helping researchers monitor rare and threatened wildlife such as jaguar, tapir, giant anteater and maned wolf in and around Emas National Park, a protected area with the largest concentration of threatened species in Brazil.

The researchers analyze feces found by the dogs to learn about where and how the threatened mammals live. Data such as numbers, range, diet, hormonal stress, parasites and even genetic identity contribute to a study of how the mammals use environments inside and outside the park, especially on privately owned lands of the region.

The information helps develop conservation and development strategies that meet the needs of both the animals and local farmers. The dogs are rewarded for their good work with tennis balls to chase and chomp.

SAN DIEGO, May 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- All Patients in Cohort 3 Demonstrated Improvement in T-Cell Responses Further Supporting the Therapeutic Potential of HspE7

LONDON, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- NHS Choices (http://www.nhs.uk), the digital 'front door' to the NHS launches a new Live well bundle on cancer aimed to help people find out more about diagnosis, treatment and reducing their risk.

Based on NHS accredited information, the cancer bundle (http://www.nhs.uk/LiveWell/Cancer/Pages/Cancerhome.aspx) provides users with information about lifestyle changes that can reduce their risk of certain cancers. It also contains information on tests and screening, understanding and coping with a cancer diagnosis and videos on chemotherapy, radiotherapy and living with cancer.

This Live well bundle is the latest addition to the NHS Choices' extensive Live well section.

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BERLIN, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Automotive batteries is one of the major topics in the global auto industry. This is because energy storage is crucial in developing low emission powertrains using hybrid or fully electric technologies. According to the consultancy Advanced Auto Batteries, global growth in automotive batteries has increased more than ten-fold over the last six years and the global market will likely approach US$1.4 billion by 2010 and $2 billion by 2013. Growth in hybrids is especially strong in Germany, where registrations increased 44 percent in 2007. Business opportunities in Germany will be presented at the Advanced Automotive Battery and Ultracapacitator Conference, AABC 2008, May 14-16th in Tampa, Florida, USA.

HAIFA, Israel, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Oil Refineries Ltd. (TASE: ORL.TA) (the "Company" or "ORL"), Israel's largest oil refiner, announced that Carmel Olefins Ltd. (a private company in which ORL holds 50%, hereinafter: "COL") completed on May 6, 2008, the closing on the transaction to acquire 49% of the outstanding share capital of Domo Polypropylene BV (hereinafter: "Domo"), under the terms of the press release dated January 24, 2008.

On January 24, 2008 the company announced that a wholly owned foreign subsidiary of COL had signed an agreement to acquire 49% of Domo, this was followed by an additional press release dated April 28, 2008 announcing that all prerequisite conditions for the acquisition had been met.

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CAMBERLEY, England, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Hitched.co.uk (http://hitched.co.uk) has officially been recognized as the UK's number 1 wedding website of 2007. The popular online wedding guide has worked hard at improving, increasing and developing its website to help brides and grooms up and down the country plan their perfect day with less stress and more organisation. Having re-launched in August 2007, hitched.co.uk has succeeded in maintaining its status as the number 1 wedding website, recognized by Hitwise.

LONDON, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- PriceGrabber.co.uk(TM), part of Experian, today announced a partnership with CNET Networks UK to deliver its online shopping comparison tool to two of the online publisher's most popular titles, CNET.co.uk ( http://www.cnet.co.uk) and ZDNet.co.uk (http://www.zdnet.co.uk).

PriceGrabber.co.uk will make it easier for readers to find the best possible price for a wide variety of gadgets that are reviewed across the CNET.co.uk and ZDNet.co.uk Web sites, including mobile phones, game consoles, MP3 players, laptops and televisions. In addition, PriceGrabber.co.uk will provide merchant ratings to enable users to find the right product, at the right price, from the right seller.