Alba Wows Geeks at Oscars' Tech Fest

By RYAN PEARSON, AP Entertainment Writer, Technology / Computer Sciences

Academy president Sid Ganis talks with actress Jessica Alba at the Scientific and Technical Awards, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Saturday night, Feb. 9, 2008, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The awards are given for devices, methods, formulas, discoveries or inventions of special and outstanding value to the arts and sciences of motion pictures. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

(AP) -- At the first Academy Award presentations of the year, 20 computer geeks graciously accepted honors for their work on particle flow simulation technology - stuff that makes water scenes in the movies look more realistic.

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"Honored for the invention of pint-sized fog machines, Jorg Pohler remained silent as if playing Penn to Rudiger Kleinke's Teller."

Penn and Teller's roles are reversed here...