Applied Physics

How Accurately Is The Environmental Protection Agency Evaluated?

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) evaluates research at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies using the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART), a set of questions that asks agencies about many aspects of the ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 31 2008 - 7:02pm

Microsoft Proposes Acquisition Of Yahoo! For US$31 Per Share

REDMOND, Washington, February 1 /PRNewswire/--- Transaction valued at approximately US$44.6 billion in cash and stock;- Provides 62 percent premium to current trading price for Yahoo! shareholders;- Combined entity to create a more competitive company whi ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Feb 1 2008 - 8:30am

Carbohydrate Molecule Linked To Proper Embryonic Stem Cell Self-Renewal

Heparan sulfate, a carbohydrate molecule that coats certain proteins on the cell surface, is critical for the proper proliferation and potency of embryonic stem cells, researchers report. Stem cells’ tremendous therapeutic potential arises from their abili ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 2 2008 - 11:17am

Particle Swarm Optimization Approach To Improve Digital Photos

A new approach to cleaning up digital photos has been developed by researchers in the UK and Jordan- they use a computer algorithm known as PSO (Particle Swarm Optimization) to intelligently boost contrast and detail in images without distorting the underl ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 3 2008 - 5:31pm

ARCADIS Bundles Water Know-How In Global Knowledge Network

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Article - Anna Ohlden - Feb 4 2008 - 2:30am

Air Force Invests $1 Million In Planes With Wingspans Smaller Than A Deck Of Cards

Aerospace engineers are again looking to natural flyers to create the next generation in airplanes. For example: A Blackbird jet flying nearly 2,000 miles per hour covers 32 body lengths per second but a common pigeon flying at 50 miles per hour covers 75. ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 5 2008 - 12:08am

Bytemobile Appoints Openwave Veteran Warren Simpson As Vice President, Worldwide Customer Support

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, February 5 /PRNewswire/-- Bytemobile, Inc., the global leader in mobile internet solutions for network operators, today announced the appointment of Warren Simpson as vice president, Worldwide Customer Support. Simpson joined By ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Feb 5 2008 - 6:30am

Funambol And Amobee Combine Open Source And Ad-Based Revenue Model To Fuel Mobile Email For Mass Market

REDWOOD CITY, California, February 5 /PRNewswire/--- Mobile leaders team up to offer first ad-based open sourcepush email & PIM sync for consumers, prosumers and SMB Funambol, the leading provider of Mobile 2.0 messaging software powered by open sourc ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Feb 5 2008 - 7:31am

Peugeot-Citroen Telematics Manager Joins ATX In Europe

DUSSELDORF, Germany, February 5 /PRNewswire/-- Arnaud de Meulemeester, who for the last three years has led the telematics program for PSA Peugeot Citroen, has been named Senior Director in Europe for ATX Group, the world's largest independent telema ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Feb 5 2008 - 9:31am

Systems Biology Using A Mechanical Engineering Approach

Quantitative modeling of a biological pathway normally involves intense computer simulations to crunch all available data on the dozens of relevant reactions in the pathway, producing a detailed interaction map. Now an MIT team has used an engineering appr ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 6 2008 - 10:55am