Applied Physics

Herkules, The World's Greenest Supercomputer

The Herkules supercomputer is not only powerful, but also kind to the environment. It consumes considerably less electricity than similar supercomputers. In terms of energy efficiency, it occupies a leading position worldwide. Herkules, the new number-crun ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 5 2007 - 2:05am

Majesco Entertainment Brings Award-Winning Board Game 'Blokus' To The Playstation(R)Portable System

BRISTOL, England, December 5 /PRNewswire/--- Portable Version Joins Strategic Gameplay with Steambot Chronicles Characters Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ:COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced Blokus Porta ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Dec 5 2007 - 10:30am

Say Hello To The 'Flying Fish' Unmanned Aircraft

Howard Hughes had a 'Spruce Goose' but the University of Michigan now has a 'flying fish'- an unmanned seaplane with a 7-foot wingspan believed to be the first seaplane that can initiate and perform its own takeoffs and landings on wate ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 5 2007 - 11:25pm

FluoroPOSS Polymer Makes Oil Repellant Material

Creating a strongly oil-repelling, or “oleophobic” material, has been a long-standing challenge for scientists since there are no natural examples of such a material. “Nature has developed a lot of methods for waterproofing, but not so much oil-proofing,” ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 11 2007 - 6:27pm

SPIE Virtual Library Nominated For The UJJEF(x) 2007 Annual Contest

PARIS, December 7 /PRNewswire/-- At the prize-giving ceremony for the UJJEF 21st "Communication and Enterprise" Annual Contest, on Thursday 29th November at Cirque d'Hiver-Bouglione in Paris, prizes were awarded for companies' most inn ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Dec 7 2007 - 7:30am

Vocollect Names Roger Byford CEO

PITTSBURGH, December 7 /PRNewswire/-- Vocollect, Inc., the world leader in Voice-Directed Work, today announced that it has named co-founder, chairman and chief operating officer Roger Byford as the company's new chief executive officer. Byford assum ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Dec 7 2007 - 8:30am

Researchers 'Read Thoughts' To Decipher What A Person Is Actually Seeing

Following ground-breaking research showing that neurons in the human brain respond in an abstract manner to particular individuals or objects, University of Leicester researchers have now discovered that, from the firing of this type of neuron, they can te ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 7 2007 - 2:47pm

Will There Be A Move Toward A "Methanol Economy"?

After grabbing headlines for years as the ultimate solution to world energy problems, the “hydrogen economy” has an emerging but lesser-known competitor called the “methanol economy,” according to an article in Chemical & Engineering News. In the artic ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 8 2007 - 3:06pm

Industry Alliance Aims To Increase Accessibility, Interoperability And Innovation

WASHINGTON, December 10 /PRNewswire/--- Leading technology companies join forces to improve access to technology. A coalition of leading information and assistive technology companies today announced the formation of the Accessibility Interoperability All ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Dec 10 2007 - 6:30am

Collaboration Between ANSYS And Zuken Will Drive Improvement In Electronics Development

SOUTHPOINTE, Pennsylvania, December 10 /PRNewswire/--- ECAD Interface Now Available between Zuken Electronics Design and Manufacturing Solutions and ANSYS Workbench ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Dec 10 2007 - 8:30am