Applied Physics

Atmel Introduces AVR MCUs With Unique Combination Of USB, Battery Charging And Analog Features

BEIJING and SAN JOSE, California, March 7 /PRNewswire/-- Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today new AVR(R) microcontrollers combining USB controller and high performance analog features. The ATmega16U4 and ATmega32U4 reduce system cost in bat ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Mar 7 2008 - 8:30am

Hyperbranched Aluminosilica Absorbs CO2 From Coal Plant Smokestacks

Growing concern over increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide has prompted new interest in techniques for removing the gas from the smokestacks of such large-scale sources as coal-fired electric power plants. But to minimize their economic impact, th ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 7 2008 - 11:01am

Darwin Today Website Gives The Public A Say In The Evolution Debate

A new interactive website – www.darwin.rcuk.ac.uk- has been launched today that people the chance to learn about Darwin’s theories of evolution and what they mean today. It shows how his ideas are influencing our broader culture as well as science, enginee ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 8 2008 - 12:31pm

Bunkspeed Transforms Chrysler's CAD Data Into Lifelike Graphic Images

LOS ANGELES, March 10 /PRNewswire/--- Chrysler cites Bunkspeed 3D rendering tools as 'key ingredient' responsible for reinventing the auto company's marketing imagery process Bunkspeed, Inc. announced today that Chrysler Group has selected ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Mar 10 2008 - 3:31am

Charmed Strange Meson Decay- Observing The Beginning Of The Universe

High-energy physicists devoted to recreating the conditions at the beginning of the universe have for the first time observed a new way to produce those basic particles of atoms, protons and neutrons. Confirming a decades-old prediction, the physicists wit ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 10 2008 - 11:57am

Science Or Sci-Fi? Physicists Imagine A Pocket Dimension One Billionth Of A Nanometer In Size

The universe as we currently know it is made up of three physical dimensions of space and a relative one of time, but researchers in the Department of Physics and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech are exploring the poss ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 10 2008 - 3:28pm

Applied Engineering Takes On Portable DNA Detection

A researcher at the National University in San Diego has taken a mathematical approach to a biological problem- how to design a portable DNA detector. Samuel Afuwape, Applied Engineering professor, describes a mathematical simulation to show how a new type ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 10 2008 - 9:43pm

GreenField Ethanol And Enerkem Announce Plans To Make Cellulosic Ethanol A Commercial Reality

TORONTO and MONTREAL, Canada, March 11 /PRNewswire/-- GreenField Ethanol, Canada's largest ethanol producer, and Enerkem, a leading gasification and catalysis technology company, have signed a Binding Term Sheet outlining their plan to produce cellul ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Mar 11 2008 - 9:32am

Disenco Energy Confirms Q3 2008 Commercial Availability Of Its Home Electricity Producing And Carbon Footprint Reducing Applianc

SHEFFIELD, England, March 12 /PRNewswire/--- Addressing an Annual Global Market of Approximately 20 Million Units, Consumers in Both Residential and Business Sectors Could Drastically Reduce Their Annual Energy Costs and Carbon Footprint From Q3 2008 With ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Mar 12 2008 - 4:30am

INCAT, Tata AutoComp Strategic Alliance Creates Full-Service Supplier For Global Automotive Product Development And Component Ma

DETROIT and LONDON, March 13 /PRNewswire/--- First project: New vehicle platform development for Chinese automotive OEM INCAT, a global leader in Engineering Services Outsourcing (ESO) and Product Development IT services, has entered into a strategic alli ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Mar 13 2008 - 3:32am