Applied Physics

Study Says Magnetic Field Can Reduce Swelling

A recent study by University of Virginia researchers demonstrates that the use of an acute, localized static magnetic field of moderate strength can result in significant reduction of swelling when applied immediately after an inflammatory injury. Thomas S ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 4 2008 - 1:30am

Lamarckian Evolution: "Epigenetic" Pathway Bypasses Normal DNA

A group of scientists in Princeton's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology has uncovered a new biological mechanism that could provide a clearer window into a cell's inner workings. What's more, this mechanism could represent an &qu ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 4 2008 - 5:45pm

OKI, Alpine And Runcom Disclosing At CES-Las Vegas The World's First WiMAX Compatible Navigation System For Vehicles

LAS VEGAS, CES 2008, January 7 /PRNewswire/-- OKI Electric Industry, Co., Ltd., the leading Japanese electronic equipment manufacturer and Alpine Electronics Inc, Japan's leading manufacturer of in-car audio equipment, mobile multimedia components an ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 7 2008 - 4:30am

Smart Grid Technology Company, BPL Global, Acquires Transformer Monitor Provider Serveron

PITTSBURGH, January 8 /PRNewswire/--- Investors Siemens Venture Capital and Private Equity Fund Perseus to Join Board of Directors BPL Global(TM), Ltd., a smart grid technology company dedicated to leading the transformation of energy and information deli ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 8 2008 - 3:30am

Vgo Software And Futech Partner To Provide World Class Software Modernization Solutions To The Middle East

MANCHESTER, Connecticut, January 8 /PRNewswire/-- Vgo Software, Inc., a leading provider of software modernization solutions, today announces Futech, a professional software services firm, as a certified Vgo implementation partner and reseller of its Orac ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 8 2008 - 8:30am

Multiphoton Microscopy Reveals The Mechanics Of Gene Activation

The molecular machinery behind gene transcription-- the intricate transfer of information from a segment of DNA to a corresponding strand of messenger RNA-- isn't stationed in special "transcription factories" within a cell nucleus, accordin ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 8 2008 - 6:30pm

New Technique Uses Magnetic Fields Rather Than Drugs To Control Cellular Signaling

Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston have developed a new “nanobiotechnology” that enables magnetic control of events at the cellular level. They describe the technology, which could lead to finely-tuned but noninvasive treatments for disease, in the ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 8 2008 - 6:35pm

3-D 'Acoustically Invisible' Devices Could Still Break The Sound Barrier

You've read plenty of articles recently about visual invisibility but acoustic invisibility was considered beyond the reach of science. Now Duke University engineers say a three-dimensional sound cloak is possible, at least in theory, by making sound ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 9 2008 - 4:21pm

Northrop Grumman Wins Orders To Upgrade Navigation Systems For Shell Liquefied Natural Gas Carriers

LONDON, January 9 /PRNewswire/-- Shell International Trading and Shipping Co Ltd (Shell) is upgrading the navigation systems on several liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers with new- generation bridge electronics from Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: N ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 9 2008 - 3:30pm

Next-Gen Electric Cars Will Use Heat-Resistant Magnets

One of the roadblocks for electric motor technology is that as operating temperatures go up, the magnets in the motors get weaker, resulting in a drop in power. Ames Laboratory Researcher Iver Anderson and his team have developed a new magnetic alloy that ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 9 2008 - 5:42pm