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Laird Technologies Expands Distribution Product Portfolio
November 30, 2009 5:59 am | CommentsLaird Technologies, a leader in the design and manufacture of customized, performance-critical components for wireless systems and other advanced electronics applications, today announced it has expanded its global distribution product portfolio with Mouser Electronics to include its thermal management product line.
Brookhaven Women in Science Holds High School Career Day at Brookhaven Lab
November 30, 2009 5:53 am | by Brookhaven National Laboratory | CommentsAbout 50 female students from three local high schools – Bellport, Rocky Point, and Shoreham-Wading River – recently learned about careers in science and toured world-class facilities at Brookhaven Lab.
Norway opens world's first osmotic power plant
November 30, 2009 5:33 am | by Wojciech Moskwa | CommentsNorway opened on Tuesday the world's first osmotic power plant, which produces emissions-free electricity by mixing fresh water and sea water through a special membrane. State-owned utility Statkraft's prototype plant, which for now will produce a tiny 2-4 kilowatts of power or enough to run a coffee machine, will enable Statkraft to test and develop the technology needed to drive down production costs.
Navy Lieutenant Ian Liggett visits Aero Department
November 30, 2009 4:57 am | by Iowa State University | CommentsLT Ian Liggett (ME, 2003) paid a visit to the Aerospace Engineering Dept on Friday Nov 13 and...
Brain Scan Study Shows Cocaine Abusers Can Control Cravings
November 30, 2009 3:52 am | by Brookhaven National Laboratory | CommentsA new brain-imaging study shows that active cocaine abusers can suppress drug craving, suggesting new ways to help them quit and avoid relapse.
Report on e-Invoicing
November 30, 2009 2:55 am | by European Commission | CommentsThe European Commission has published today the report of expert group on e-Invoicing. The group was mandated to design a European e-Invoicing framework, to contribute to the uptake of open and interoperable electronic invoicing solutions within the EU. Particular emphasis was put on the...
Companies More Prone to Go 'Vertical'
November 29, 2009 10:59 pm | by Wall Street Journal | CommentsCompanies are reviving "vertical integration," a 100-year-old strategy in which a firm controls materials, manufacturing and distribution.
Trying to Save the Web's Shortcuts
November 29, 2009 7:55 pm | by Wall Street Journal | CommentsThe Internet Archive and more than 20 start-ups are banding together to preserve the historical records of the abbreviated Web addresses that are passed around on services such as Twitter.
Hunting Down TV Shows Online
November 29, 2009 7:55 pm | by Wall Street Journal | CommentsThe Mossberg Solution looks at Clicker.com, which helps viewers find their favorite shows online faster.
Disrupting Bacterial Communication to Thwart Them
November 29, 2009 4:52 pm | by Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog | CommentsInterrupting Bacterial Chatter to Thwart Infection To measure their own numbers, bacteria produce, release, and detect chemical signals called autoinducers. As a population of bacteria grows, it releases more autoinducer into its environment. When individuals detect that a threshold level...
Lenovo to Buy Back Handset Maker
November 29, 2009 3:56 pm | by Wall Street Journal | CommentsLenovo Group said it plans to buy back a mobile handset maker founded by the Chinese personal computer maker in 2002 for $200 million in cash and shares.
Nook's Store Debut Delayed
November 29, 2009 1:56 pm | by Wall Street Journal | CommentsBarnes & Noble said it won't have any of its Nook electronic-book reading devices in stores until Dec. 7, so that it can meet shipments of pre-orders.
Observation of Confinement Phenomenon in Condensed Matter
November 29, 2009 8:52 am | by Brookhaven National Laboratory | CommentsAn experiment has confirmed that spinons, particle-like magnetic excitations, can be confined in a magnetic insulator similar to the way elementary quarks are confined within individual protons and neutrons.
We're Back Baby!!!
November 28, 2009 4:53 am | by An Engineering Mind | CommentsSome of my co-workers are at the Embedded Systems Conference this week in San Jose and they're presenting a session on how smart kids are these days. I mused on the subject and realized that educating children to eventually take my job is not the best idea. Seriously kids, go watch TV.ps....
PayPal Sees Jump in Online Payments
November 27, 2009 2:00 pm | by Wall Street Journal | CommentsPayPal said it recorded a 25% increase in the volume of U.S. payments on Thursday, compared with Thanksgiving day last year, one measure of what appears to be a strong start to online holiday shopping.
