Applied Physics

CP29- The 'Dimmer' Switch Of Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is of great interest outside biology, specifically in the energy industry. Using photosynthesis, green plants are able to harvest energy from sunlight and convert it to chemical energy at an energy transfer efficiency rate of approximately 9 ...

Article - News Staff - May 9 2008 - 8:55am

MagnaLab And NazcaLab- Two New Machines That Make Stem Cell Research Easier

Stem cells, the body's wonder tool, are extremely versatile. They can develop in 220 different ways, transforming themselves into a correspondingly diverse range of specialized body cells. Biologists and medical scientists plan to make use of this dif ...

Article - News Staff - May 10 2008 - 5:46pm

PAIN Protein Discovery In Fruit Flies May Lead To Natural Painkillers

At first, fruit flies eat like horses. Hatching inside over-ripe fruit where they were laid, they feed wildly in the sugar-rich environment until nature sends them an offer they can’t refuse. To survive, they must leave the fruit, wander off and burrow int ...

Article - News Staff - May 11 2008 - 10:05pm

DynaPel Systems, Inc. Changes Name To Nio Security, Inc., Introduces Advanced New Products At IFSEC 2008

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 12 /PRNewswire/--- Unified Brand Builds on Acquisition of Tempest Microsystems- New Worldwide Marketing Campaign; Oslo Bourse Ticker Changed to 'NIO' IFSEC 2008-- DynaPel Systems, Inc. (Oslo, Norway and Bokeelia, FL), (O ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 12 2008 - 4:31am

Perot Systems Acquires Original Solutions

PLANO, Texas, May 12 /PRNewswire/--- Ireland-based acquisition adds to Perot Systems' global applications delivery capabilities Perot Systems Corporation (NYSE: PER) announced today that it has acquired Original Solutions Limited (Original Solutions) ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 12 2008 - 7:31am

Azure Dynamics Announces First Quarter Results

OAK PARK, Michigan, May 12 /PRNewswire/-- Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD, LSE: ADC & OTCQX: AZDDF)- ("Azure" or the "Company"), a leading developer of hybrid electric and electric powertrains for commercial vehicles today rep ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 12 2008 - 4:31pm

Brazilian Miner MHAG Hires Luis Carlos Nepomuceno As CEO

HONG KONG, May 13 /PRNewswire/-- ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 13 2008 - 3:31am

Changes In Supervisory Board Of ARCADIS

ARNHEM, The Netherlands, May 13 /PRNewswire/-- ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the international consultancy, design and engineering company, today announced that the Company's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 7, 2008 has appointed Mr. Maarte ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 13 2008 - 4:31am

Infor Appoints Jean Philippe Pommel To Vice President EMEA Channels & Alliances

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 13 /PRNewswire/-- Infor today announced that Jean Philippe Pommel has been promoted to Vice President of Infor's Channels and Alliances operations in EMEA. Formerly, in his position as Global Account Manager, Pommel was responsi ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 13 2008 - 5:31am

California Micro Devices Develops New Display Controller Architecture That Supports Both MDDI And MIPI Based Serial Interface St

MILPITAS, California, May 13 /PRNewswire/-- California Micro Devices (Nasdaq: CAMD) announced that the Company has developed an innovative display controller architecture that serves both the Mobile Display Digital Interface (MDDI) and Mobile Industry Pro ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 13 2008 - 8:31am