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Google search results to include 'real-time' data
December 7, 2009 5:00 pm | by MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsFresh information from blogs, news sites, Twitter and other popular hangouts will appear in Google's search results more quickly as the company aims to give people a more comprehensive look at what's happening on the Web.The feature unveiled Monday represents Google Inc.'s most significant step...
Grant funds pain management for NYC seniors
December 7, 2009 11:52 am | by Cornell University | CommentsA $2 million grant from the National Institute on Aging will help researchers translate knowledge in social science into treatments, intervention programs and policies related to pain disorders.
Textile projects designed to help the aging
December 7, 2009 11:52 am | by Cornell University | CommentsCornell students designed winter boots that improve circulation and a jacket with built-in headphones for people in wheelchairs, among other products as part of a textiles course.
New Technology Could Boost Disease Detection Tests’ Speed and Sensitivity
December 7, 2009 10:53 am | by Yale University | CommentsA team led by Yale University scientists has developed a way to rapidly manipulate and sort different cells in the blood using magnetizable liquids. The findings, which will be published the week of December 7 in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,...
Steven Coleman Named Manager of Brookhaven Lab's Radiological Control Division
December 7, 2009 9:52 am | by Brookhaven National Laboratory | CommentsSteven A. Coleman has been named manager of the Radiological Control Division at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory. Coleman has been the division’s interim manager since September 2008, when his predecessor, Charles Schaefer, joined the Laboratory’s Office of...
CT Brain Perfusion Scans Safety Investigation: Initial Notification
December 7, 2009 8:50 am | Comments[UPDATED 12/07/2009] FDA identified at least 50 additional patients exposed to excess radiation; interim recommendations for imaging facilities provided.
International Interconnect Technology Conference Call for Papers
December 7, 2009 8:30 am | CommentsThe 13th annual IEEE International Interconnect Technology Conference (IITC) and exhibition has announced a Call for Papers for work describing innovative developments in the critically important field of interconnections for electronic systems.
Hybrid Supercar Uses Microturbines
December 7, 2009 7:52 am | CommentsCapstone Turbine Corporation has shown off its high performance hybrid electric car, the CMT-380, at the LA Auto Show. The car features a 30kW microturbine that extends the range of its traditional EV batteries, and which the company likens to having an ultra-clean and quiet jet engine under the hood.
Research Shatters Traditional Notions of Laser Limits
December 7, 2009 6:51 am | CommentsAir Force Office of Scientific Research and National Science Foundation-funded professor, Dr. Xiang Zhang has demonstrated at the University of California, Berkeley the world's smallest semiconductor laser, which may have applications to the Air Force in communications, computing and bio-hazard detection.
HID Global Settles Smart Cards Patents Lawsuit
December 7, 2009 6:42 am | CommentsGeneral Patent Corporation (GPC), a leading patent licensing and enforcement firm, announced today on behalf of its client, Leighton Technologies LLC, that it has settled all pending lawsuits with HID Global Corporation (HID) of Irvine, Calif., and licensed Leighton’s patents to HID, a leading manufacturer of employee and student ID cards, driver’s licenses and transaction cards such as cashless payment, fare collection, vending and loyalty cards.
Scoreboard shows strong increase of aid in response to the financial crisis but Single Market intact
December 7, 2009 5:54 am | by European Commission | CommentsThe European Commission's latest State Aid Scoreboard shows the financial crisis multiplied the overall aid volume from € 66.5 billion or 0.52% of the EU-27 GDP in 2007 to € 279.6 billion or 2.2% of GDP in 2008. Crisis measures excluded, total aid stood in 2008 at € 67.4 billion or 0.54%...
Statistics Insights for Scientists and Engineers
December 7, 2009 5:52 am | by Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog | CommentsMy father was a engineer and statistician. Along with George Box and Stu Hunter (no relation) they wrote Statistics for Experimenters (one of the potential titles had been Statistics for Engineers). They had an interest in bringing applied statistics to the work of scientists and...
Unless We Take Decisive Action, Climate Change Will Ravage Our Planet
December 7, 2009 5:52 am | by Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog | Commentsphoto by John Hunter at Glacier National Park. Tomorrow 56 newspapers, in 45 countries, are taking the unprecedented step of publishing the same editorial. The editorial will appear in 20 languages, as the United Nations Climate Change Conference is set to begin in Copenhagen. Unless we...
Publication in Neuropsychopharmacology Confirms CeNeRx's Novel RIMA Antidepressant TriRima & trade; Selectively and Reversibly Inhibits MAO-A
December 7, 2009 5:52 am | by Brookhaven National Laboratory | CommentsCeNeRx BioPharma, Inc., a clinical stage company developing innovative treatments for diseases of the central nervous system, today announced that a newly published PET imaging study in human subjects confirms that CeNeRx’s novel compound TriRima™ reversibly inhibits MAO-A, an...
Tiny RNA Has Big Impact On Lung Cancer Tumors
December 7, 2009 5:52 am | by Yale University | CommentsResearchers from Yale University and Mirna Therapeutics, Inc., reversed the growth of lung tumors in mice using a naturally occurring tumor suppressor microRNA. The study reveals that a tiny bit of RNA may one day play a big role in cancer treatment, and provides hope for future patients...
