Applied Physics

Arxan Takes On Hackers And Pirates In European Software Markets

LONDON, June 25 /PRNewswire/--- Arxan Technologies Expands Global Footprint to Europe to Address Software Piracy and Tampering ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 25 2008 - 8:32am

Let's Talk About SEX4

Energy from the sun and carbon dioxide fuel photosynthesis in plants and algae, making life on earth possible. Carbon that is fixed by plants is converted to starch and sucrose, which are utilized by plants for energy and to build biomass. Human evolution ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 26 2008 - 1:21am

Looking For London's Best Office

LONDON, June 26 /PRNewswire/--- Working Buildings 2008- 8-9 October 2008- Olympia, London The organisers of the London-based built environment exhibition Working Buildings 2008, is searching for London's best office. The Office of the Year award will ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 26 2008 - 4:32am

Corsair Dominator Delivers Extreme Speed & Performance In New Alienware Area-51 ALX Desktop

FREMONT, California, June 26 /PRNewswire/--- Alienware Area-51 ALX Overclocked to 1600MHz for High-Performance Gaming Corsair(R) http://www.corsair.com, a worldwide leader in high performance computer and flash memory products, announced today that the re ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 26 2008 - 8:32am

Science Versus Engineering

A friend wonders what I think about this editorial by Chris Anderson, the editor of Wired. Anderson says “faced with massive data, this approach to science — hypothesize, model, test — is becoming obsolete.” Anderson confuses statistical models with scient ...

Article - Seth Roberts - Jun 30 2008 - 1:07am

Nanotechnology Can Even Boil Water!

If you remember the early days of computers, you saw some marketing claims that seemed to make sense but quickly evaporated when reality hit- you could store all your recipes, for example, until you realized computers were as loud as a turbo jet and used a ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 26 2008 - 11:12pm

New International Study From Continental

HANOVER, Germany and VIENNA, June 27 /PRNewswire/--- Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Gaining Recognition Worldwide- Automotive Supplier Continental Presents Results of an Unprecedented Study- Increasing Fuel Prices are Driving a Change in Thinking- Approxima ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 27 2008 - 9:30am

Mystery Molecule Leads To Quantum Discovery

The odd behavior of a molecule in an experimental silicon computer chip has led to a discovery that opens the door to quantum computing in semiconductors. In a Nature Physics journal paper currently online, the researchers describe how they have created a ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 27 2008 - 4:30pm

Sol Invictus- Solar-Powered, Student-Built Cross-Country Race Car Almost Ready To Go

Sol Invictus, Iowa State University's student-designed and student-built solar race car, is getting ready to compete in the North American Solar Challenge July 13-22. The challenge will take 24 student-designed and student-built solar race cars from P ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 30 2008 - 7:30am

Tongue Drive System Helps Severely Disabled Have More Independence

A new assistive technology developed by engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology could help individuals with severe disabilities lead more independent lives. The novel system allows individuals with disabilities to operate a computer, control a pow ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 29 2008 - 11:50pm