Applied Physics

What Bacteria Can Teach Us About Surviving Global Warming

Bacteria survive everywhere. Under the sea, in the air, even in some of the hottest environments on Earth. How are microbes seemingly so smart? Bacteria don't just react to changes in their surroundings, say Princeton University researchers, they anti ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 18 2008 - 10:18pm

Infosys BPO Conferred 'Provider Of The Year' Award

BANGALORE, India, June 19 /PRNewswire/--- Establishes Itself as the Leader in F&A Outsourcing Category for the Second Consecutive Year Infosys BPO, the business process outsourcing subsidiary of Infosys Technologies, has been awarded the Provider of t ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 19 2008 - 3:30am

Gasrec, BOC And SITA UK Announce First Fuel Production At Biomethane Project In Albury, Surrey

LONDON, June 19 /PRNewswire/--- Maximum Capacity of Plant Sufficient to Power up to 150 HGVs or 500 LGVs- With Photo Gasrec, the UK's first commercial producer of liquid biomethane fuel, BOC, a member of the global gases and engineering Linde Group a ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 19 2008 - 4:33am

FirstGroup Chooses Quintiq Resource Optimisation Solution

ABERDEEN, Scotland and 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, The Netherlands, June 19 /PRNewswire/-- Quintiq, a leading provider of advanced planning and scheduling solutions, today announced that it has won the contract to provide a comprehensive resource optimisation ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 19 2008 - 9:30am

Learning Versus Evolution In Microbes.

One of my pet peeves is the common description in the media of bacteria "learning" to "outsmart" antibiotics. As anyone with a basic comprehension of evolution knows, learning has nothing to do with it. Learning is what happens during ...

Article - T. Ryan Gregory - Jun 20 2008 - 2:10pm

Mechel Announces Construction Of A Spur-Track To Elga Deposit At Opening Ceremony

NERYUNGRI, Russia, June 23 /PRNewswire/-- Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces that on June 22nd at the 60th kilometer landmark of Verhny Ulak Station of Baikal-Amur Mainline, together with Transstroy E ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 23 2008 - 10:33am

A Hive Solution To Curing Cancer

Want to put your computer to good use while you sleep? Muhammad Zaman, assistant professor in biomedical engineering, recently introduced Cellular Environment in Living Systems @Home or CELS@Home for short. The program already has more than 1,000 computer ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 23 2008 - 8:06pm

Intellect Neurosciences, Inc. And Medical Research Council Technology (U.K.) Reach Important Milestone In Generating An Alzheime

NEW YORK, June 24 /PRNewswire/-- Intellect Neurosciences, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ILNS) and MRC Technology (MRCT) announced today they have achieved an important milestone through their collaborative efforts to humanize Intellect's lead antibody IN ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 24 2008 - 5:30am

Atmel Upgrades 4 Linear Regulator PMU Single Chip To 5V Input Supply

ROUSSET, France, June 24 /PRNewswire/--- AT73C237 Integrates 4 Linear Regulators in a 3mm x 3mm QFN Package Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the release of its AT73C237 Power Management Unit (PMU) compatible with a 5V input supply and g ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 24 2008 - 7:30am

Rosum Corporation Announces Successful DVB-H Positioning Trial In Collaboration With UK's National Grid Wireless

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, June 25 /PRNewswire/--- Demonstrates Viability of Using Mobile TV Broadcasts for positioning-based Services ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 25 2008 - 7:30am