Applied Physics

What Phytoplankton Can Teach Us About Computer Chips

Denizens of oceans, lakes and even wet soil, diatoms are unicellular algae that encase themselves in intricately patterned, glass-like shells. Curiously, these tiny phytoplankton could be harboring the next big breakthrough in computer chips. Diatoms build ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 21 2008 - 8:36pm

Progentix Orthobiology B.V. Closes Series A Financing Round

BILTHOVEN, The Netherlands, January 22 /PRNewswire/-- Progentix Orthobiology B.V. announced today the closure of its Series A financing Round. The round was led by BioGeneration Ventures. ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 22 2008 - 3:31am

Korn/Ferry International Names New Head Of Financial Services Market

LOS ANGELES, January 22 /PRNewswire/--- Mike Franzino to Take on Global Role ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 22 2008 - 8:30am

Saudi Chemical Company Invests In ExploTrack; Takes The Lead As First Middle East Company To Enter Global Explosives Security Ma

PHILADELPHIA, January 22 /PRNewswire/-- ExploTrack, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Saudi Chemical Company has taken an investment position in its company, which provides breakthrough technical solutions that detect, track, monitor, and identify expl ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 22 2008 - 9:31am

Solar Breakthrough- Carbon Nanotubes Create Material That Absorbs 99.8 Percent Of Light

All materials, from paper to water, reflect some amount of light. Scientists have long envisioned an ideal black material that absorbs all the colors of light while reflecting none. So far they have been unsuccessful in engineering a material with a total ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 22 2008 - 12:42pm

Orban Announces Big Changes To Europe Operations

TEMPE, Arizona, January 23 /PRNewswire/-- Circuit Research Labs, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CRLI), parent company of Orban/CRL, a worldwide leader in audio processing for AM, FM, TV, and Internet broadcasting today announced major changes to its European o ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 23 2008 - 3:31am

Electromyograms Help Explain The Neural Ciruitry Behind Finger Dexterity

Quick use of fingertips is common for anyone text messaging on their cell phone but researchers at the University of Southern California say that this seemingly trivial action is the result of a complex neuro-motor-mechanical process orchestrated with prec ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 23 2008 - 10:30am

Qualcomm Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2008 Results

SAN DIEGO, January 23 /PRNewswire/--- Revenues US$2.44 Billion, Diluted EPS US$0.46- Pro Forma Diluted EPS US$0.52, up 21 percent year-over-year- Reaffirms Fiscal 2008 Pro Forma Earnings Guidance Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) today announced result ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 23 2008 - 5:31pm

Wavetrend Introduces GlobalEyes, A Revolutionary Fully Integrated Global Tracking Solution

SURREY, England, January 28 /PRNewswire/--- GlobalEyes Offers Unparalleled Capabilities for Tracking, Management and Control of Assets, People and Vehicles Wavetrend Technologies Ltd., a world leader in the deployment of active RFID application solutions, ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 28 2008 - 6:30am

Supersynchrony And The Evolution Of Mass Culture

In The Big Bang and the Birth of Culture, we talked about the beginning of culture long before what anthropologists had previously assumed and discussed why space travel is not only becoming important for ecological reasons, it's part of a universal m ...

Article - Howard Bloom - Jan 29 2008 - 2:06am