Applied Physics

Debate Over? Flying Lemurs Are Closest Relatives Of Primates, Says Group

While the human species is unquestionably a member of the Primate group, the identity of the next closest group to primates within the entire class of living mammals has been hotly debated. Now, new molecular and genomic data gathered by a team including W ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 1 2007 - 3:22pm

Top 10 Scientific Uses For Leftover Halloween Candy

So the kids fell asleep late last night after finally crashing from their Halloween sugar high. There are smashed pumpkins out on the street, toilet paper in the trees, and still 3 to 5 pounds of candy remaining per child. The pumpkins and toilet paper can ...

Article - Kimberly Crandell - Oct 31 2017 - 1:22pm

Flickr In Reverse: Using Pictures To Create 3D Models Of Famous Places

More than 10 million people use Flickr to show pictures of actual 3D locations. Now a group at the University of Washington is doing the reverse – downloading thousands of photos from Flickr and using them to recreate the original scenes. A presentation in ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 2 2007 - 12:47am

Global Crossing Wins Gold Award For Considerate Contractor 2007

LONDON, November 5 /PRNewswire/--- Corporation of London Recognizes Company's Excellent Civil Engineering Work Global IP solutions provider Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC) is proud to announce that it has been awarded the coveted Gold Award in the Cor ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Nov 5 2007 - 9:42am

Extricom Expands Operations In Germany To Deliver Next-Generation WLAN

INTEROP, BERLIN, November 6 /PRNewswire/--- Accelerating Customer Projects and Strategic Distribution Partnerships Drive Significant New Investment in D-A-CH Region ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Nov 6 2007 - 6:04am

Research: "Printing" Organs Could Lead To Better Drug Trials And Faster Transplants

For the past four years, Gabor Forgacs, Professor of Physics at University of Missouri-Columbia, has been working to refine the process of “printing” tissue structures of complex shape with the aim of eventually building human organs. In a new study, the r ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 6 2007 - 12:22pm

Misys And Wipro To Increase Services Capability And Capture Growth In Middle East

LONDON, November 7 /PRNewswire/-- Misys (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces a partnership with Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT), the leading IT services provider across the globe, to increase its services capabili ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Nov 7 2007 - 6:24am

Engineering Global Warming Using Natural Chemical Weathering

Researchers at Harvard University and Pennsylvania State University have invented a technology, inspired by nature, to reduce the accumulation of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) caused by human emissions. By electrochemically removing hydrochloric acid fr ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 7 2007 - 11:27am

Real Logic Adds Another Prominent Board Member

PALM BEACH, Florida, November 7 /PRNewswire/-- Real Logic, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: RLLC) announced early today that it has added an additional prominent member to its Board of Directors. With this addition, the Company imparts emphasis to its focus on ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Nov 7 2007 - 2:09pm

Who’s Smarter: Chimps, Baboons Or Bacteria? The Power Of Group IQ (Part I)

Which have bigger brains, chimpanzees or baboons? If you guessed chimps, you’re right. Chimpanzees are our closest relatives on the planet. They share between 98.6% and 99% of our genes, depending on who’s counting. They are way up there in animal brainpow ...

Article - Howard Bloom - Dec 30 2007 - 12:05pm