Applied Physics

Old School Aviation: Giant Balloon Takes Solar Telescope 120,000 Feet Up

In a landmark test flight, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and a team of research partners this month successfully launched a solar telescope to an altitude of 120,000 feet, borne by a balloon larger than a Boeing 747 jumbo jet. The tes ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 23 2007 - 3:55pm

Gamma Oscillations Distinguish True From False Memories

For the first time, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are able to pinpoint brain waves that distinguish true from false memories, providing a better understanding of how memory works and creating a new strategy to help epilepsy patients retain ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 23 2007 - 3:39pm

NanoMaterials Technology To Conduct Process Development Feasibility Study With US Based Emerging Pharmaceutical Company

SINGAPORE, October 25 /PRNewswire/-- NanoMaterials Technology ("NMT") announced that it will conduct a feasibility study with a US based emerging pharmaceutical company. As part of the feasibility agreement, NMT will apply its proprietary techno ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 25 2007 - 3:09am

IntelliOne Expands Into Europe; Announces TrafficAid(R) IPTV Project With Georgia Tech Ireland

ATLANTA, and ATHLONE, Ireland, October 25 /PRNewswire/-- IntelliOne Technologies, the premier traffic information company that measures roadway speed by instantly analyzing mobile phone network usage, announced today the creation of IntelliOne Europe, Ltd ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 25 2007 - 7:17am

Geologist: Mass Extinction Event 250 Million Years Ago Not Caused By Meteor

The greatest mass extinction in Earth’s history also may have been one of the slowest, according to a study that casts further doubt on the extinction-by-meteor theory. Creeping environmental stress fueled by volcanic eruptions and global warming was the l ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 25 2007 - 10:03am

3M And Zargis Announce Global Marketing Alliance

ST. PAUL, Minnesota and PRINCETON, New Jersey, October 25 /PRNewswire/-- 3M and Zargis Medical Corp., a spin-off from Siemens Corporate Research (NYSE: SI) and a majority-owned subsidiary of Speedus Corp. (Nasdaq: SPDE) today announced an exclusive multi- ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 25 2007 - 2:34pm

Disembodied 'Brain' Can Fly A Flight Simulator

A University of Florida scientist has grown a living "brain" that can fly a simulated plane, giving scientists a novel way to observe how brain cells function as a network. The "brain"-- a collection of 25,000 living neurons, or nerve c ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 31 2007 - 9:26am

GE Energy Completes Acquisition Of Sondex, A Global Oilfield Technology Company

LONDON, October 26 /PRNewswire/-- GE Energy announced today it has completed the acquisition of Sondex plc to further expand its capability and expertise in oil & gas drilling and wireline technology. Sondex is headquartered in Hampshire in the UK and ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 26 2007 - 3:06am

Premier Farnell Announces Its International Panel Of Expert Judges For The 2007 LiveEdge Competition- First Ever Electronic Des

LONDON, October 26 /PRNewswire/--- 3,200 Engineers From 102 Countries Have Already Signed Up to Submit Designs for the Prize Valued at $100,000 U.S. ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 26 2007 - 6:14am

Bio Engineers Make New Spinal Cement For Burst Fractures

Biological cements to repair ‘burst fractures’ of the spine are being developed and tested in a major new collaborative project between the University of Leeds and Queen’s University Belfast. Bone cements, similar to those used in joint replacement surgery ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 29 2007 - 12:17am