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Researchers seeking to understand the causes of a rare genetic lysosomal storage disease, Sanfilippo syndrome type B, were surprised to find protein aggregates, known as neurofibrillary tangles, that are usually seen in Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, according to a study published May 4 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. http://www.physorg.com/news160676472.html Medicine & Health Mon, 04 May 2009 17:22:00 EST news160676472 (AP) -- Sun Microsystems Inc.'s loss ballooned in the latest quarter as restructuring charges and a 20 percent drop in sales compounded the financial woes Oracle Corp. is set to inherit by acquiring Sun for $7.4 billion. http://www.physorg.com/news160157226.html Technology Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:07:34 EST news160157226 (AP) -- Brocade Communications Systems Inc. is deepening its ties with a powerful ally, IBM Corp., forging a new distribution deal for Internet routers and switches at a time when bigger rival Cisco Systems Inc. is straining some of its old relationships. http://www.physorg.com/news160126854.html Technology Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:41:27 EST news160126854 (PhysOrg.com) -- G.E. has unveiled a 500 GB micro-holographic disc that is the same size as existing DVD's. The storage capacity is equivalent to 100 DVD's and is aimed at the archive industry but eventually can be used in the consumer market place. http://www.physorg.com/news160061435.html Electronics Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:30:58 EST news160061435 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in Japan are reporting development of a new so-called "photochromic" material that changes color thousands of times faster than conventional materials when exposed to light. http://www.physorg.com/news159732927.html Chemistry Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:15:54 EST news159732927 Phosphate chains store energy and have many more different functions in a cell. http://www.physorg.com/news159714807.html Biology Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:14:23 EST news159714807 (AP) -- If you aren't sure whether Amazon.com Inc.'s latest Kindle electronic reading device is worth its $359 price tag, an analysis by research firm iSuppli may shed some light. http://www.physorg.com/news159642940.html Electronics Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:16:22 EST news159642940 (AP) -- Chip designer Broadcom Corp. is launching a $764 million hostile takeover offer for network gear maker Emulex Corp. Broadcom said Tuesday the deal would help it develop new technologies for corporate data centers. http://www.physorg.com/news159542931.html Technology Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:29:52 EST news159542931 Fujitsu Laboratories today announced the development of two new technologies designed to prevent the unwanted disclosure of data from lost universal serial bus (USB) memory devices and prevent uploads to file-sharing networks: a USB memory device technology that after a fixed period of time automatically erases data stored on the USB memory, and a file redirect technology which ensures that the data from the USB memory device can only be stored on a specified server. This creates a secure environment that protects confidential information and allows USB memory devices to be used as a convenient way to safely carry customer data back to one's own company to manage the data. http://www.physorg.com/news159201094.html Electronics Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:32:15 EST news159201094 (AP) -- Motorola Inc. accused its former chief financial officer Wednesday of hiding his tracks by wiping files from a company laptop. http://www.physorg.com/news159039065.html Technology Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:31:25 EST news159039065 With serious competitors for its MediaSmart home server finally coming to the U.S., Hewlett-Packard is announcing a big software update of the Windows Home Server-based system. http://www.physorg.com/news159038686.html Technology Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:26:19 EST news159038686 (PhysOrg.com) -- Can you imagine an electric car that stores power and, depending on variable utility rates, returns it to the power grid over the course of a day? Fraunhofer researchers are exploring this visionary idea. At the Hannover Messe tradeshow from April 20 to 24, interested visitors can view a model presentation to gain an understanding of this concept and the latest research in this field. http://www.physorg.com/news159033399.html Technology Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:57:02 EST news159033399 Apple has a history of making things without features that many people consider essential. http://www.physorg.com/news159012835.html Electronics Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:14:42 EST news159012835 How many keys are on your keychain? I just looked at mine and counted nine keys. And that's not counting the bulky little remote control key fob that locks and unlocks my car. I've tried to consolidate my keys by making one key fit every lock in the house instead of having different keys for the front door, the back entrance, the shed and some of the different rooms that lock. Then I thought about making just one key that would work for everything. http://www.physorg.com/news159012042.html Technology Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:01:06 EST news159012042 Researchers have uncovered new evidence suggesting factors other than genes could cause obesity, finding that genetically identical cells store widely differing amounts of fat depending on subtle variations in how cells process insulin. http://www.physorg.com/news158943850.html Medicine & Health Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:06:35 EST news158943850 A new study finds that it will take more than 75 years for the carbon emissions saved through the use of biofuels to compensate for the carbon lost when biofuel plantations are established on forestlands. If the original habitat was peatland, carbon balance would take more than 600 years. The study appears in Conservation Biology. http://www.physorg.com/news158927041.html Space & Earth Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:24:40 EST news158927041 (PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have demonstrated a new ion trap that enables ions to go through an intersection while keeping their cool. Ten million times cooler than in prior similar trips, in fact. The demonstration, described in a forthcoming paper in Physical Review Letters,* is a step toward scaling up trap technology to build a large-scale quantum computer using ions (electrically charged atoms), a potentially powerful machine that could perform certain calculations -such as breaking today`s best data encryption codes -much faster than today`s computers. http://www.physorg.com/news158417507.html Physics Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:52:14 EST news158417507 ECE researcher, Dr. Mark Flynn's high-speed flywheel motor controller is reducing fuel consumption and harmful emissions at ports throughout the world. Flynn's design has been incorporated into energy storage systems used in Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes and sold by VYCON Inc. http://www.physorg.com/news158303372.html Technology Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:10:02 EST news158303372 Local scientist Dr. Russ Miller is leading the rollout of "Magic," one of the most powerful computers in New York State to qualified users worldwide for solving computationally-demanding problems. http://www.physorg.com/news158234329.html Technology Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:00:24 EST news158234329 Researchers have developed a critical part of a hydrogen storage system for cars that makes it possible to fill up a vehicle's fuel tank within five minutes with enough hydrogen to drive 300 miles. http://www.physorg.com/news157900295.html Technology Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:12:19 EST news157900295 (PhysOrg.com) -- Today's slumping economy and housing market may reduce, temporarily, the insistent economic forces on Washington's private forestland owners to give up the cycle of harvesting and replanting trees in favor of converting the land to other uses, such as lots for houses. http://www.physorg.com/news157645853.html Space & Earth Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:31:33 EST news157645853 (AP) -- A recent e-mail from Eastman Kodak Co. didn't lead to a Kodak moment for Vanessa Daniele. It got her angry. http://www.physorg.com/news157384011.html Technology Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:47:35 EST news157384011 (AP) -- Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak - currently strutting his stuff as a competitor on the ABC show "Dancing With the Stars" - is joining the advisory board of search startup DeepDyve. http://www.physorg.com/news157218077.html Technology Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:42:00 EST news157218077 A team of scientists from Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of Uppsala in Sweden, and the Savannah River National Laboratory have identified that carbon nanostructures can be used as catalysts to store and release hydrogen, a finding that may point researchers toward developing the right material for hydrogen storage for use in cars. http://www.physorg.com/news157127835.html Nanotechnology Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:37:54 EST news157127835 Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and world-leading gene-synthesis company DNA2.0 have taken an important step toward the development of a cost-efficient process to extract sugars from cellulose--the world's most abundant organic material and cheapest form of solar-energy storage. Plant sugars are easily converted into a variety of renewable fuels such as ethanol or butanol. http://www.physorg.com/news157048957.html Biology Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:43:35 EST news157048957 (PhysOrg.com) -- In order to save money and energy, many people are purchasing hybrid electric cars or installing solar panels on the roofs of their homes. But both have a problem -- the technology to store the electrical power and energy is inadequate. http://www.physorg.com/news156710943.html Nanotechnology Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:50:01 EST news156710943 (AP) -- Taking a cue from Amazon.com, Sun Microsystems Inc. plans to launch its own "public cloud" service, which will let everyone from big-time corporations to dorm-room entrepreneurs run their businesses on Sun's computers without buying hardware of their own. http://www.physorg.com/news156595456.html Technology Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:44:44 EST news156595456 (Physorg.com) -- Fusion-io, a leader in high-performance I/O solutions, announced their new ioDrive Duo. The new ioDrive Duo is one of the fastest and most innovative server-based solid-state storage solutions. Utilizing PCI Express, the server-based solid-state storage offers up to 640 gigabytes of capacity and 1.5 gigabytes per-second of sustained throughput. http://www.physorg.com/news156094033.html Electronics Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:28:00 EST news156094033 An international research team, involving Professor Rajeev Ahuja at Uppsala University and researchers in the USA, set out to understand the mechanism behind the catalytic effects of carbon nanomaterials. Experimental and theoretical efforts were combined in a synergistic approach and the results, published this week in the ASAP section of the journal Nano Letters, will fasten efforts to develop new catalysts. http://www.physorg.com/news156076440.html Nanotechnology Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:34:34 EST news156076440 (PhysOrg.com) -- Recent research by scientists in Italy and France shows that that single molecules have the ability to store information via their magnetic state. Their work is a first step toward a new generation of ultra-compact data storage technologies based on individual molecules. http://www.physorg.com/news155820171.html Physics Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:23:28 EST news155820171