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Next Shulman Lecture To Focus on ‘Experiment and Response’
February 19, 2010 8:20 am | by Yale University | CommentsLarry Stewart, professor of history at the University of Saskatchewan, will deliver the opening Shulman Lecture in Science and the Humanities on Wednesday, Feb. 24.
Brookhaven Lab's Mei Bai Awarded Early Career Prize for Accelerator Research Achievements
February 19, 2010 8:20 am | by Brookhaven National Laboratory | CommentsThe Asian Committee for Future Accelerators and the organizing committee of the 2010 First International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC’10) have awarded Mei Bai, a scientist at Brookhaven Lab, a prize for her significant and original contributions to the field of accelerator...
Long-Acting Beta-Agonists (LABAs): New Safe Use Requirements
February 19, 2010 8:20 am | by FDA MedWatch | CommentsFDA requires risk management plan and class-labeling changes for all LABAs.
PayPal to become a way to pay for Facebook ads
February 19, 2010 5:54 am | CommentsPayPal is extending its reach into Facebook. The companies said Thursday that advertisers on the world's largest online social network will be able to use eBay Inc.'s online payments business to buy ads. The service will roll out over the next couple of weeks.
Corporations, agencies infiltrated by 'botnet'
February 19, 2010 5:38 am | CommentsSecurity experts have found a network of 74,000 virus-infected computers that stole information from inside corporations and government agencies. The unusual thing about the incident is not that it happened but that it was discovered, and it is a reminder of the dangers of having computers with sensitive data connected to the open Internet.
Curvaceous Software awarded UK Government RandD Grant
February 18, 2010 9:46 am | by 1888 Press Release | CommentsCurvaceous Software, the award-winning British technology company has been awarded a Development Grant by Finance South East, on behalf of SEEDA, to enable the company to focus on the management and control of alarm floods.
Methanol Fuel Cell Prototype
February 18, 2010 9:45 am | by Product Design & Development | CommentsHEV prototype project includes multiple power sources for the electric drive systems including multi-fuel small-displacement internal combustion engines
System unveiled for regulating anesthesia via computer
February 18, 2010 9:45 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology) A team of researchers from the Canary Islands has developed a technique for automatically controlling anesthesia during surgical operations. The new system detects the hypnotic state of the patient at all times and supplies the most...
Building energy efficient cities
February 18, 2010 9:45 am | by European Commission | CommentsMore the half of the world's population live in cities. This trend will continue to increase, making energy efficiency in cities a global and crucial theme for the future. Ursula Eicker, of the Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, and Zerrin Yilmaz, of the Istanbul Technical...
Hi-tech tools help sniff out volcanic gas
February 18, 2010 9:45 am | by European Commission | CommentsThe European project NOVAC is creating a network for the measurement of volcanic gas emissions. The data is to be used for volcanological research and risk assessment, to minimise the threat posed by eruptions. Measurements are collected across five continents from some of the most active...
1 in 7 Sunbeds in breach of UV radiation safety limits
February 18, 2010 9:45 am | by European Commission | CommentsConsumers should be aware of the potential risks associated with using sunbeds according to the results of a market surveillance check of sunbeds, published today by the European Commission. In more than 500 sunbeds at over 300 locations checked it was found that UV radiation limits for...
Texas A & M to host Biomaterials Day
February 18, 2010 9:44 am | by Texas A&M University | CommentsThe Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering will host Biomaterials Day at Texas A&M University on Feb. 22. The one-day symposium, which is sponsored by the Society for Biomaterials, will be held at the Annenberg Presidential...
Sy Goodman Lends Support to the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act
February 18, 2010 9:44 am | by Georgia Institute of Technology | CommentsGoodman testifies before the House of Representatives
HABET Flight LX-121-A is set for 8:00 AM Saturday Morning Launch
February 18, 2010 9:44 am | by Iowa State University | CommentsThe Spacecraft Systems and Controls Laboratory will be conducting a launch Saturday, February 13,...
Researchers Find Switch That Allows Cancer Cells to Spread
February 18, 2010 9:43 am | by Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog | CommentsResearchers discovered of a specific protein called disabled-2 (Dab2) that switches on the process that releases cancer cells from the original tumor and allows the cells to spread and develop into new tumors in other parts of the body. The process called epithelial-mesenchymal...
