Applied Physics

The Genetic Link Between Evolution And Schizophrenia

Positive selection in human evolution plays a role in genes associated with schizophrenia, according to a new study in the Sept. 2007 edition of Proceedings of the Royal Society B. It found that genes believed to be linked to schizophrenia are more likely ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 22 2007 - 10:59am

INI Power Systems Announces Appointment Of Chief Executive Officer

MORRISVILLE, North Carolina, September 24 /PRNewswire/--- Steve Gallo will lead company at 10th Grove Fuel Cell Symposium in London, UK Sept. 25-27th INI Power Systems, Inc. (INI), the developer of direct methanol Laminar Flow Fuel Cell (LFFCa) products i ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 24 2007 - 2:37am

Europe's Second Largest Web Host Goes CO2 Free

LONDON, September 24 /PRNewswire/--- STRATO Becomes 'First Buyer' of Climate-Friendly Power Supply as Part of its Climate Protection Plan STRATO, Europe's second largest web host, is becoming the first company to power its high performance ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 4 2009 - 12:29pm

FARO Unveils Its Most Advanced Portable CMM Ever: The All-New Quantum FaroArm

LAKE MARY, Florida, September 25 /PRNewswire/-- FARO Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO), the world market leader in portable computer-aided measurement arms and laser tracker sales, announced the release of the FARO Quantum FaroArm-- the first eight-foot a ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 24 2007 - 8:17pm

Minecode Corp. Announces Release Of LiDAR-M Data Processing Software

SEATTLE, September 25 /PRNewswire/-- Minecode Corporation, a provider of software and product development solutions for enterprise businesses, announces the release of LiDAR-M version 3.2, a stand-alone LiDAR data processing software developed on Microsof ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 25 2007 - 1:01am

4D Delivers 21st Century High-Performance, Scalable, Open SQL Platform For Business Applications

PARIS, September 25 /PRNewswire/--- 4D v11 SQL ships with over 200 new enhancements and delivers enhanced Vista compatibility and Universal Binary support 4D SAS, the award-winning maker of an integrated platform that simplifies the process of developing ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 25 2007 - 2:19am

Building A 'Google For Music'- A Search Engine For When You Aren't Sure What You Want

Do you like The Beatles but only certain kinds of their songs? What if you want music to go jogging but you don't know the names of artists you might like for that? UC San Diego researchers are working on a music search engine that lets you use natura ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 25 2007 - 1:47pm

Heart-Valve Replacement For Children- Use Ones Grown From Their Own Cells

Infants and children receiving artificial heart-valve replacements face several repeat operations as they grow, since the replacements become too small and must be traded for bigger ones. Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have now developed a ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 25 2007 - 2:04pm

Monogamy Penalty: Promiscuous Primate Sperm Is Faster

Researchers at UC San Diego and UC Irvine have found evidence that supports the theory that reproductive competition during the evolution of primate species has occurred at the level of sperm cell motility. A team led by Michael Berns, an adjunct professor ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 25 2007 - 10:20pm

Presenting An Entrust Webinar: 'Hitting A Moving Target: Protecting You And Your Customers From Online Fraud'

DALLAS, September 26 /PRNewswire/--- TowerGroup Research Director George Tubin to publicly unveil latest research along with Entrust Chief Technology Officer Eric Skinner on a live, interactive webinar Online fraud continues to plague many industries, wit ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 26 2007 - 2:31am