Applied Physics

Spirent(R) Communications Advances Carrier Ethernet Networks And Services Testing At Carrier Ethernet World Congress

SUNNYVALE, California, September 29 /PRNewswire/--- Spirent TestCente(TM) Enables Interoperability Testing of Carrier Ethernet in Real-World Network Environments Spirent Communications plc (LSE: SPT), a global provider of performance analysis and service ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 29 2008 - 10:34am

Carbon Dioxide 'Scrubber' Takes Greenhouse Gases Right Out Of The Air

In research conducted at the University of Calgary, climate change scientist David Keith and a team of researchers showed it is possible to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2), the main greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming, using a relatively simple m ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 29 2008 - 10:57am

CFL Bulbs- Are We Trading Energy Conservation For Toxic Air Emissions?

A team of Yale scientists has found that certain countries and some U.S. states stand to benefit from the use of compact fluorescent lighting more than others in the fight against global warming. Some places may even produce more mercury emissions by switc ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 1 2008 - 12:33pm

Plexus Kelso Facility Receives UK Best Factory Awards

KELSO, Scotland, September 29 /PRNewswire/-- Plexus Corp. (Nasdaq: PLXS), a global contract manufacturer of electronic products, announces that its Kelso manufacturing facility was recognized in two categories at the recent 2008 UK Best Factory Awards. Th ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 29 2008 - 5:30pm

Patton Solves VoIP Interop Challenges For DECT, PBX, And FAX In ISDN Deployments

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland. and BERN, Switzerland, September 30 /PRNewswire/--- The high-precision clock in SmartNode(TM) digital VoIP IADs preserves DECT, PBX, and FAX functionality when converting ISDN telephony systems to Voice-over-IP.- SmartNode(TM) VoIP ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 30 2008 - 2:33pm

GRACE & GOCE

A gravity model of the Earth constructed with data from GRACE. Credit: University of Texas Center for Space Research and NASA It is all about gravity these days. First came GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) and then we'll have GOCE (Gra ...

Article - Bente Lilja Bye - Mar 31 2009 - 4:22am

Premier Farnell's US$100,000 Live EDGE Competition Now Open For Registration

LONDON, October 1 /PRNewswire/--- A Live EDGE Energy Efficiency Conference will be Hosted Online on 15 October 2008 Premier Farnell plc (LSE:PFL), the leading multi-channel, high service distributor and its companies (Farnell, Newark, Premier Electronics, ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 1 2008 - 2:34am

Bühler Chooses Swisscom And Verizon Business Alliance To Deliver Seamless Local-to-Global Communication

ZURICH, Switzerland, October 1 /PRNewswire/--- Combined Capabilities Deliver a Winning Formula Swiss-based Bühler, a global leader in food and chemical processing technology, has chosen the recently announced alliance of Swisscom and Verizon Business to d ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 1 2008 - 3:30am

Valeo Creates A New Joint Venture In India For The Production Of Lighting Systems

PARIS, October 2 /PRNewswire/-- Valeo announced today that it has created a joint venture with the Anand Group for the production of lighting systems in India. The new company, called Valeo Lighting Systems India Private Limited, will be majority-owned by ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 2 2008 - 11:30am

L&T Infotech And Astea Announce Partnership To Deliver Global Field Service & Mobility Solutions

HORSHAM, Pennsylvania, October 2 /PRNewswire/-- Astea International Inc. (Nasdaq: ATEA), the leader in service lifecycle management and mobility solutions, today announced that it has signed a partner agreement with Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd, a lea ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 2 2008 - 4:33pm