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Countdown To First Global 'Shop Window' For Best Cleantech Projects Begins (Copenhagen, Denmark, Sept 1-3)

Countdown To First Global 'Shop Window' For Best Cleantech Projects Begins (Copenhagen, Denmark, Sept 1-3)

Aug 20 2008 | comment(s)

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, August 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- 12 Days to go Before 125 Universities Exhibit Latest Cleantech Innovations to Industry Executives at COPENMIND

Microsoft And Novell Expand Successful Interoperability Relationship

Microsoft And Novell Expand Successful Interoperability Relationship

Aug 20 2008 | comment(s)

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, August 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- Additional resources, training and investments to address growing customer demand.

Microsoft Corp and Novell Inc are announcing an incremental investment in their relationship to meet accelerating customer demand for their business model solution, which is designed to build a bridge between open source and proprietary software to deliver interoperability and intellectual property (IP) peace of mind for organisations operating mixed-source IT environments.

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The Science Sold In Auctions

The Science Sold In Auctions

Aug 20 2008 | comment(s)

On the 17th of June 2008, The Richard Green Library, a collection of rare scientific books was put up for bid by Christi’s Auction House.

Of the 289 lots sold totaling $11,019,688 the most notable was De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri V, 1543 (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres), the seminal work, by Nicolaus Copernicus, in which he explained his theory of heliocentricity.

The book, which is often referenced as the beginning of modern astronomy was sold for $2,210,500, the most expensive of the lot.

DataPlay Acquires DaTARIUS Technology And Resumes Operations

DataPlay Acquires DaTARIUS Technology And Resumes Operations

Aug 20 2008 | comment(s)

LONGMONT, Colorado, and REUTTE, Austria, August 20 /PRNewswire/ --

The U.S. based DPHI, Inc. dba DataPlay has received the approval to purchase the assets and intellectual property of DaTARIUS worldwide and resume operations immediately. DataPlay will be forming a new subsidiary in Austria and in the United States to continue to serve DaTARIUS's existing customer base. The new company will combine DaTARIUS's existing expertise in optical test equipment with DataPlay's advance technologies to create a true leader in the optical media marketplace. This new level of integration will allow DaTARIUS to quickly develop and manufacture new products that exceed the current and future needs of optical media manufacturers.

LHC Start-up

LHC Start-up

Aug 20 2008 | comment(s)

After the Olympics, the next big thing is the international Large Hadron Collider. There's a lot of excitement at CERN. The first injections, and without a hitch, of low energy protons shot through an eighth of the 27 km LHC ring. Back to back for this weekend they're doing it again at 0.45 TeV with the anti-clockwise beam. It's an important preliminary test, kicking the protons from the pre-accelerator loops, into the unknown. At this point CERN is confident there is nothing to worry about. The energy is only half of the currently most powerful collider, Fermilab's Tevatron, in Batavia, Ill. So, CERN's probably right, this time. Higher energies will be the real test.

Now for the news major media aren't covering, from the current Strings 2008, a CERN conference, and not only on String theory. It's another window on CERN that is fascinating.

Large Hadron Collider, first test bunch of protons 3 km into collider, courtesy CERN 2008
Yahoo! Buzz For Science

Yahoo! Buzz For Science

Aug 20 2008 | comment(s)

Yahoo! Buzz, a competitor to social news sites like Digg and Reddit, has been opened up to the entire worldwide community. We've been critical at times of sites like Digg, which are overrun by marketing people and have a secret 'auto-bury' list of sites that aren't tithing properly. It isn't just Digg, Shoutwire and any number of small sites are the same way, but the leader will take the most heat and deservedly so. Sites like ours, that don't need to make money from Digg or artificially pumping up traffic, can take a stand and so we have. Why? Well, it's social media, not who-pays-to-be-seen media. In a world where only people who pay get to be seen, we could never exist because we're the only large science site not owned by a media corporation or the government.
This Day In Science History: August 19th

This Day In Science History: August 19th

Aug 19 2008 | comment(s)

Scientific happenings, big and small, on this day in history

But first, today’s quiz:

What famous inventor, born on this day in 1871, will forever be famous for something he did for only 12 seconds? Think you know…? You might be right. To be sure check out the answer at the end of the article.

The Politics Of Fluoridation

The Politics Of Fluoridation

Aug 19 2008 | comment(s)

Fluoridation was adopted more by politicking than by science according to Edward Groth III, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, with Consumers Union, publishers of the popular Consumers Reports magazine. In a presentation made at the February 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Groth reported that, with three experimental fluoridation trials incomplete, enthusiastic fluoridation proponents successfully lobbied and persuaded the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) to endorse fluoridation in 1950 who, then with a few state dental officials, began vigorously promoting fluoridation with little, if any, scientific support.
Intelligent Concrete Technology Supports World's Greenest Casino Resort

Intelligent Concrete Technology Supports World's Greenest Casino Resort

Aug 19 2008 | comment(s)

LOS ANGELES, August 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- New 20-acre Revel Entertainment Group complex will be 'the world's greenest casino resort,' says iCrete CEO Juan Carlos Terroba. - Atlantic County Concrete is pouring advanced iCrete mixes that will help the Revel Casino Resort and others meet LEED certification standards. - Tishman Construction is managing the building of this Atlantic City entertainment complex, designed by internationally renowned architect Bernardo Fort-Brescia, FAIA, principal of Arquitectonica.

LightAir Continues To Successfully Expand Into New Markets

LightAir Continues To Successfully Expand Into New Markets

Aug 19 2008 | comment(s)

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, August 19 /PRNewswire/ -- In a short time LightAir has managed to establish presence in a great variety of markets world wide and keeps on demonstrating a steady growth rate. LightAir is striving to improve indoor air quality and create awareness about its related health effects. A step in this direction is the world premiere of the LightAir film, "Do you know what you are breathing?" which explains problems of indoor air quality and how LightAir can be part of the solution.

Nature's Premium(R) Brand First Fresh Pork In North America To Carry DNA TraceBack(R) Seal Of Authenticity

Nature's Premium(R) Brand First Fresh Pork In North America To Carry DNA TraceBack(R) Seal Of Authenticity

Aug 19 2008 | comment(s)

NORTHFIELD, Illinois and LAWRENCE, Kansas, August 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- 'Nature's Bar Code' Traces Naturally Raised Pork Back to Farm of Origin

Nature's Premium Brand, a leader in premium, all-natural fresh pork, is the first North American pork company to track DNA for reliable and accurate traceability back to the farm where the animals were raised. Nature's Premium will use IdentiGEN's DNA TraceBack(R) system, a USDA Process Verified, DNA-based traceback system, for indisputable product verification.

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PopCap's Bejeweled Franchise Hits 25 Million Units Sold Mark

PopCap's Bejeweled Franchise Hits 25 Million Units Sold Mark

Aug 19 2008 | comment(s)

DUBLIN, August 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- That's 'One Sold Every Ten Seconds' or 'More Than 6 Billion Hours of Gameplay' Since 2000

PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual games, can today confirm hitting 25 million unit sales of its flagship franchise, Bejeweled (that's Bejeweled and Bejeweled 2 collectively) based on updated information from distribution partners across Web, mobile, retail, in-flight and other channels. This figure equates to a Bejeweled game being sold every 10 seconds.

To celebrate this phenomenal statistic, PopCap reveals some of the finer 'facets' of the most popular casual video game of the 21st century:

Isango! Goes Deutsche!

Isango! Goes Deutsche!

Aug 19 2008 | comment(s)

LONDON, August 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- isango!, the Largest Online Travel Experience Provider in Europe Launches German Site http://www.isango.de in Record Time.

Another first for isango.com as it rolls out the first, truly localised travel experiences offering in the German market. Only 4 months after raising the necessary funds, the dynamic startup has put together a dedicated site for German customers on http://www.isango.de. Far more than just a translated version of isango! - it is a site truly tailored to German customers, in line with the country's e-commerce regulations and crucially, offering tour and activity products across the world conducted in the German language.

Artworks Created Using Objet 3-D Printing System Acquired By The Museum Of Modern Art

Artworks Created Using Objet 3-D Printing System Acquired By The Museum Of Modern Art

Aug 19 2008 | comment(s)

REHOVOT, Israel, August 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- Artist Used Objet's Breakthrough Connex500(TM) System

Objet Geometries Ltd. (http://www.objet.com), the innovation leader in 3-D printing, today announced that four abstract artworks utilizing Objet technology have been acquired for the collection of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City.

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ChemAxon Launches Marvin And JChem Version 5.1; Name To Structure Generation, OLE 2 And JavaScript Integration

ChemAxon Launches Marvin And JChem Version 5.1; Name To Structure Generation, OLE 2 And JavaScript Integration

Aug 19 2008 | comment(s)

BUDAPEST, Hungary, August 19 /PRNewswire/ -- ChemAxon, a software solutions provider for cheminformatics today announced the launch of version 5.1 of their cheminformatics toolkits, Marvin & JChem. As well as other improvements, the release sees the introduction of IUPAC name import, support for OLE 2 format useful for integrating with Microsoft Office applications.

Shuttle Presents Complete Mini PC With An Extensive Array Of Features For Only EUR 755

Shuttle Presents Complete Mini PC With An Extensive Array Of Features For Only EUR 755

Aug 19 2008 | comment(s)

ELMSHORN, Germany, August 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- 25 Years of Shuttle: New XPC P2 3500S Delivers Maximum Performance

Shuttle Inc., the market leader in the mini PC segment and manufacturer of multi form factor solutions, is kicking off its 25th anniversary with a powerful complete system at a particularly attractive price. Only limited numbers of the Shuttle XPC P2 3500S are being produced for this occasion.

"The production team of complete mini PC systems have really achieved outstanding work and created a fully-featured mini PC that will be difficult to beat when it comes to value for money," said Tom Seiffert, Head of Marketing & PR, Shuttle Computer Handels GmbH.

The App Store For The 3 Billion Users Who Don't Have An IPhone

The App Store For The 3 Billion Users Who Don't Have An IPhone

Aug 19 2008 | comment(s)

LONDON, August 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- GetJar Passes 300 Million Mobile Application Downloads

GetJar, the world's biggest mobile applications portal, has surpassed 300 million downloads, establishing it as the website of choice for the 3 billion mobile phone users across the world who do not own an Apple iPhone. GetJar (http://www.getjar.com) offers access to the biggest mobile application brands, including Google (Google Maps), Yahoo!(Yahoo! Go) and Opera, the world's most popular web browser for mobile phones, as well as the most groundbreaking social networking and messaging applications, including Nimbuzz, eBuddy and MyWaves.

General Dynamics To Acquire Jet Aviation For US$2.25 Billion

General Dynamics To Acquire Jet Aviation For US$2.25 Billion

Aug 19 2008 | comment(s)

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, August 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- Transaction will create a large, worldwide business-jet support network and expand General Dynamics' Aerospace operations into global flight-support services; current Jet Aviation management to remain in place.

General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and Dreamliner Lux S.a.r.l., a company controlled by the Permira Funds, have entered into a definitive agreement for General Dynamics to acquire Zurich, Switzerland-based Jet Aviation for CHF 2.45 billion (approximately US$2.25 billion) in cash.

Rosetta Genomics Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Rosetta Genomics Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Aug 19 2008 | comment(s)

REHOVOT, Israel and JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, August 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- Key Milestone Achieved With First Diagnostic Test Based on Company's microRNA Technology, Developed by Columbia University Medical Center, Approved for Clinical use

- Acquires CLIA-certified lab to Expedite Commercialization of its microRNA-based Tests

- Expands Pipeline With Three Additional microRNA-based Cancer Tests in Development

Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. (NASDAQ: ROSG), a leading developer of microRNA-based diagnostic and therapeutic products, reported today its consolidated financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and business highlights.

Facial Recognition Is Cultural, Not Universal

Facial Recognition Is Cultural, Not Universal

Aug 19 2008 | comment(s)

Because face recognition is effortlessly achieved by people from all different cultures it was considered to be a basic mechanism universal among humans. However, by using analyses inspired by novel brain imaging technology, researchers at the University of Glasgow have discovered that cultural differences cause us to look at faces differently.

Lead researcher Dr Roberto Caldara said: "In a series of eye-movement studies, we showed that social experience has an impact on how people look at faces. Specifically we noticed a striking difference in eye movements in Westerners and East Asian observers. We found that Westerners tend to look at specific features on an individual's face such as the eyes and mouth whereas East Asian observers tend to focus on the nose or the centre of the face which allows a more general view of all the features. One possible cause of this could be that direct or excessive eye contact may be considered rude in East Asian cultures."