Applied Physics

Vocal Joystick Surfs The Internet Hands Free

Is using a Wii too much workout for you? Developers at the University of Washington may have something you like better. Designed for people with disabilities, their new software lets users control a computer cursor without any tactile involvement. Early te ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 9 2007 - 1:30pm

Activated Lignite (HOK) For Clean Drinking Water In Ruhr Region

COLOGNE, Germany, October 10 /PRNewswire/-- Activated lignite (HOK) from the Rhineland is being used to ensure clean drinking water in the Ruhr region, where RWW Rheinisch-Westfälische Wasserwerksgesellschaft mbH operates six waterworks that process some ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 10 2007 - 3:54am

How Ferroelectric Computer Memory Works

A collaboration of University of Pennsylvania chemists and engineers has performed multi-scale modeling of ferroelectric domain walls and provided a new theory of behavior for domain-wall motion, the "sliding wall" that separates ferroelectric do ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 10 2007 - 11:10am

Researchers Identify Neural Circuitry That Allows Spatial Discrimination Through Touch

The ability to tactually recognize fine spatial details, such as the raised dots used in braille, is especially important to those who are blind. With that in mind, a team of researchers has identified the neural circuitry that facilitates spatial discrimi ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 10 2007 - 2:57pm

Former Kennametal Executive Joins Third Wave Systems' Board Of Directors

MINNEAPOLIS, October 10 /PRNewswire/-- Third Wave Systems announces that David Arnold, former Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of Kennametal (NYSE: KMT), has joined the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Arnold was elected last month at EMO ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 10 2007 - 3:36pm

The Future Of The Past Tense And The Evolution Of Language

Verbs evolve and homogenize at a rate inversely proportional to their prevalence in the English language, according to a formula developed by Harvard University mathematicians who've invoked evolutionary principles to study our language over the past ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 10 2007 - 4:35pm

Concur Opens Office In Czech Republic, Broadens Global Presence

PRAGUE, Czech Republic, October 11 /PRNewswire/--- Dedicated Presence in Prague reinforces commitment to European customers, partners Concur (Nasdaq: CNQR), the world's leading provider of on-demand business services that automate Employee Spend Mana ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 11 2007 - 1:13am

Synergy Wins 'Most Innovative Relationship' Award At The European Outsourcing Awards

SLOUGH, England, October 11 /PRNewswire/-- At the European Outsourcing Awards, announced in Milan last week, the 'Most Innovative Relationship' award was won by Synergy Outsourcing for its unique in-house, out-sourcing business model. The compan ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 11 2007 - 5:31am

Thermally Rearranged (TR) Plastic Membrane Shows 4X Improvement Stripping Out CO2

Natural gas (methane) has a greater global warming impact than carbon dioxide but conventional cellulose acetate membranes in processing plants lose natural gas in their waste products. Thermally rearranged (TR) plastic works four times better than convent ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 12 2007 - 6:28pm

Stem Cell Nuclei Are Soft 'Hard Drives'

Biophysicists at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered that the nuclei of human stem cells are particularly soft and flexible, rather than hard, making it easier for stem cells to migrate through the body and to adopt different shapes, but ultimat ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 12 2007 - 2:02am