Press Releases by Category Science & Education
Back to the Stone Age? How Did the First Farmers Live?
The living conditions of the first farmers from the early Stone Age are being comprehensively reconstructed for the first time ever in Austria. This has been made possible by an interdisciplinary research project currently underway aimed at the thorough investigation of two early settlements. The project, supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, is expected to produce results that will be of great significance throughout Europe.
The people that established Central…
LearningRx Proves Weak Cognitive Skills Are Cause of Learning Disabilities
Colorado Springs, Colorado – LearningRx has proven that weak cognitive skills are a cause of learning disabilities, and these weak cognitive skills can be fixed with specific testing and training. LearningRx rebuilds a student\'s cognitive skills foundation for learning using proven methods. Further information on their testing and training can be found online at www.learningrx.com.
A good example of cognitive skills are those skills that we use in reading.…
EPFL – Sunâ Microsystems (Switzerland), Inc. Conference on "Security & Identit …
Lausanne, 2nd October 2006 – EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) Auditorium CO2
Bridging the Digital Divide, and bridging the borders between Technology, Legal and Social issues are the main challenges in building an Information Society for all. The Open Event on “\"Security & Identity Management in a Federated World\", jointly organized by the Chair MIR of the College of Technologies Management at the EPFL and Sunâ Microsystem (Switzerland),…
LunarPhase Pro V3 Moon Observer's Toolkit Hits The Shelves
Version 3 of the highly acclaimed LunarPhase Pro astronomy software has been released. LunarPhase Pro provides a wide range of information, predictions, diagrams, charts and printouts for the Moon. In addition, the software includes an interactive Moon Atlas, a database of over 9,000 lunar features, over 800 observing notes and emulates the view through a telescope. Users can keep up to date with Moon-related news and podcasts and LunarPhase Pro…
TeachMeIT Launches Portal on Life Science Courses
New Jersey (September 25th, 2006): TeachMeIT, a leading provider of online courses in IT and desktop applications, has proudly announced the launch of Online Life Science Course Portal (http://lifescience.teachmeit.com). The portal offers an Life Science course catalog, developed by a CME Category 1- accredited organization, focused exclusively on Life Science education for healthcare professionals as well as for companies including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, instrument, lab suppliers, healthcare and also for Patient…
Haute Couture from the Experimental Physics Lab
A team of Austrian physicists has recently developed ultra-thin pressure sensors that can also be processed into sensitive textiles. The breakthrough came with the arrival of technology for building up a sufficiently large electrical field in polymer foams. This enabled thin-film transistors to switch in reaction to pressure. Possible applications arising from this project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF include ultra-thin microphones, pressure sensors for replacement skin, and…
North Carolina Traffic School - The Safer and Smarter way of Driving
North Carolina Traffic School – URL: www.northcarolina-traffictickets.com provides a safe and easy way to handle your traffic allegations. The growing number of Traffic ticket instances has raised the necessity for a well equipped and recognized traffic safety course. North Carolina Traffic Safety course is designed just to meet the same expectations. It cancels your traffic points and lowers down the insurance rates. Not only that but it teaches you smart…
State Recognized Advance Driving Course at your desktop - Arizona defensive driv …
As the urbanization of cities is increasing in a rapid pace the population and traffic chaos is also growing at neck breaking speed. It is quite often that you encounter a traffic police officer issuing you a traffic ticket. Traffic tickets have become quite common and almost everyone bears with it. Arizona Defensive Driving School course comes to people’s rescue in this case. Refer to URL: www.arizonadefensivedrivingonline.com
Arizona defensive driving…
ATypI celebrates its 50th annual conference
Lisbon, Portugal
Association Typographique Internationale (ATypI), the premier international organisation dedicated to type design, typography, and allied graphic arts, is holding its 50th annual conference 28 September–1 October 2006 in Lisbon, Portugal. This year marks the beginning of ATypI’s two-year celebration of half a century of representing the type business and the typographic community.
“This year, in Lisbon,” says ATypI president Jean Francois Porchez, “ we are starting to…
Spray PhotoBlocker to Prevent Photo Radar Red Light Camera and Speed Camera Tick …
Wakefield, NH -- No one wants to permit drivers to speed or to run red lights, but they also do not want unjust, unfair, and undeserved traffic tickets sent in error, so thousands spray PhotoBlocker on their license plates.
A growing number of drivers spray PhotoBlocker on their license plates to prevent unjust photo radar tickets that cause inconvenience, time, and expense to resolve.
\"Spray PhotoBlocker on each license plate,\" explained David…
The Red Race is On: China and Russia Plan Mission to Mars, Iran made member of C …
West Palm Beach, FL – September 12, 2006 – “The Red Race is on,” stated 2008 leading Independent Presidential Candidate Daniel Imperato. “China and Russia are strengthening ties with regional allies in an effort to bolster their own power and decrease US influence in Asia.”
Last week, China and Russia unveiled plans to launch a joint mission to Mars in 2009 to scoop up rocks from the red…
EssayPlant.com launches a program to help students in the new academic year beco …
In the fall of 2006, approximately 17 million students will start their academic career in US colleges and universities and this very number will start writing essays, term papers and research papers for different classes. EssayPlant.com prepared in an attempt to improve the overall writing abilities of US students prepared a Study/Writing Guide, where in a brief manner writing tips and advices are presented.
Whenever students feel they cannot find enough…
TeachMeIT launches Curriculum for Security+ Certification
New Jersey, US: TeachMeIT, a leading provider of online courses in IT and desktop applications, has launched the curriculum for Security+ Certification. The TeachMeIT security+ curriculum is principally designed for learners IT professionals preparing for TruSecure ICSA Certified Security Associate (TICSA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), or CompTIA security+ certification.
Security+ Certification helps learner to identify and help mitigate security risks. It allows learners to gain knowledge and apply…
Podcasting: Im Internet auf Sendung gehen? neuer Online-Workshop bei akademie.de
(Berlin, 22.08.2006) Angela Merkel tut es. Die Tagesschau tut es. Und Sie können es auch! Podcastings, kleine regelmäßige Audio-Beiträge im Internet, können sich heute als etabliert betrachten und erreichen eine breite Zuhörerschaft. Mittlerweile ist Podcasting auch technisch ganz einfach zu realisieren: Headset und ein normaler Mulitmedia-PC genügen.
Im Online-Workshop Podcasting (http://www.akademie.de/direkt?pid=36146) von akademie.de zeigt Stefan Dudas den Teilnehmern, wie sie auch als absoluter Podcasting-Anfänger innerhalb von drei Wochen ihren eigenen Podcast…
Young Germany launches 'Deutsch@YG'
Introductory German-language offering on young-germany.de – the Germany website for high potentials.
Young Germany (YG), the website for international high potentials, has launched its German-language section „Deutsch@YG“(www.young-germany.de/deutsch.html) to establish a sixth category in its online editorial offering. Deutsch@YG serves as an interactive and multimedial introduction to the German language.
The website will use the English-language content in the existing categories „Career & Education“, „Business & Innovation“, „Lifestyle & Society“ and „Living in…
OCRobotics wins an EPSRC Industrial CASE Award
OCRobotics, UK-based manufacturer of snake-arm robots, has been granted an award for an Industrial CASE Studentship to research intelligent skins for snake-arm robots.
The aim of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funded studentships is to enable companies to define and arrange research projects with an academic partner of their choice. The company receives high-calibre research relevant to the business and the student gains valuable experience in industry whilst…
Drehbuch schreiben: neuer Online-Workshop bei akademie.de
(Berlin, 01.09.2006) \"Ein guter Film braucht drei Dinge: erstens ein gutes Drehbuch, zweitens ein gutes Drehbuch und drittens ein gutes Drehbuch.\" (Alfred Hitchcock)
Wie Sie aus Ihrer Filmidee ein spannendes Drehbuch machen, erfahren Sie im neuen Online-Workshop „Drehbuch schreiben“ (http://www.akademie.de/direkt?pid=35112) von akademie.de. Regisseurin und Drehbuchautorin Tatiana Brandrup begleitet die Teilnehmer vier Wochen lang auf dem Weg von der ersten Filmidee bis zum fertigen Exposé.
Der Workshop wird komplett übers Internet abgehalten,…
Review: Beautiful energies is the bridge to success for those who want to fly hi …
I got know about Albert Metzler’s concept of Beautiful Energies from European Freeride community with which I have long and very good relationships. I am aware that many famous Freeride competitors from Germany, France, Norway, Russia know and use successfully Beautiful Energies in their sports activities obtaining great victories in prestigious contests. They are well inspired by Beautiful Energies and make good use of this unique valuable mode which starts…
VMC-2000 Motion Card Offers MEI XMP-PCI Compatibility
TORRANCE, CA – August 25, 2006 -- Varedan Technologies (www.varedan.com) is offering an alternative source for MEI customers using the XMP-PCI. With the recently announced “end of life” for the XMP-PCI card, the VMC-2000 offers drop in replacement pin-for-pin compatibility with the XMP-PCI. The VMC-2000 series motion control cards are functionally compatible with the Motion Engineering Inc. (MEI) XMP-PCI motion controllers and offer a similar software library of commands so…
LousyWriter.com Helps College Students Become Better Writers
This fall more than 16 million students will be enrolled in our nation’s colleges and universities, and nearly all of these students will need help with their writing assignments, from writing college essays to writing dissertations.
When students need help with grammar, spelling, writing style, and punctuation, they can turn to an online resource called LousyWriter.com, at http://www.LousyWriter.com. It is a reference center that offers free grammar lessons and free writing…
EssayPlant.com revenue boost in 2006
Essayplant.com came to the Custom Research and University writing service market in 2004 and ever since provided quality writing assistance to global customers. According to Scott Wardner, CEO of EssayPlant.com, the company conquered a 6.4% market share within only one year, an achievement that only few writing firms could boast. To guarantee future market supremacy, the company streamlined its operations and improved its weaknesses that halted further development. Scot Wardner,…
OFDM for Advanced Wireless Communications
Getting ready for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing within 3 days
Starnberg, July 26th, 2006 - hueggenberg gbr, the experienced firm for technical training courses, is offering a new short course on " OFDM for Advanced Wireless Communications" (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing). The courses will be presented in October and December 2006 in Munich (Germany) and in Scotland. OFDM is a bandwith efficient digital modulation technique which forms the basis of many…
Multimedia Software for English Language Learning
Winterthur, Switzerland, July 2006
The language school wds in Winterthur, Switzerland has recently launched the PC program “Pass First Certificate”, an educational program used as preparation for the most popular and most recognized English language examination "University of Cambridge First Certificate in English, which is taken by over 270,000 students of English each year.
The program, which runs on the Windows platform, consists of over 500 exercises in grammar and vocabulary. A…
TuitionMart Announces New Chief Delivery Officer
TuitionMart, a world’s most economical 24-hour online tutoring, has today announced Namitha Prem as Chief Delivery Officer.
Washington DC, United States, 07/19/2006 – In her new role, Namitha will be responsible for marketing, business development as well as spearheading all new TuitionMart engagements.
“We are pleased to welcome Namitha to the team,” said Ranjith Pavithran, chairman and founder of TuitionMart. “Namitha’s vast expertise in the recruitment business, education business as well as…
New York goes Billerbeck – Dr. Suwelack Skin & Health Care Ltd. appoints James A …
International strengthening of the board of Dr. Suwelack Skin & Health Care Ltd., Billerbeck, NRW, Germany. With immediate effect Professor Dr. James A. Hayward is appointed to the board of the leading developer and manufacturer of biomatrices in the Asian, U.S., and European markets.
Billerbeck, 18th July, 2006: Hayward studied biology and chemistry at New York State University, Oneonta. In 1976 the now 52 year-old gained his bachelor’s degree in Biology…
How Red Apples Mark a Cognitive Leap Forward
Children aged about four suddenly become capable of recognising that an object can be described differently depending on how it is viewed. This apparently simple skill requires cognitive changes that are not far enough advanced until then. A project carried out by the Department of Psychology at the University of Salzburg with support from the Austrian Science Fund FWF reached this finding. The research could also contribute to an improved…
Back to School Preparation for All Ages
(Newbury Park, Ca.,July 14, 2006) If you have children, late July, August and early September represents more than summer ending, cooler weather and fall foliage. School begins once again for millions of kids across the country. Getting your child prepared, regardless of whether they are in Kindergarten or a senior in high school, is a must. Here are some tips to make the transition from several weeks…
Short Courses on DSP for FPGAs
Technical Courses on Digital Signal Processing for Programmable Logic Technology
Starnberg, July 14th, 2006 - hueggenberg gbr, the experienced firm for technical training courses, is pleased to announce a new series of short courses on "DSP for FPGAs". These courses will be presented during the second half of 2006 at several locations in Germany, Italy, Scotland, Switzerland, and the United States. FPGAs with DSP functionality are a rapidly growing market with…
No Man Is An Island – SCIENCE Features Simron Singh, Social Scientist & Supporte …
The current issue of SCIENCE features an article on Simron Singh, a human ecologist and anthropologist, and his work on the Nicobar Islands both before and after the massive tsunami hit Southern Asia in December 2004. In the wake of the disaster, Singh was asked by tribal elders to help them rebuild their society. He helped in many ways and the Austrian Science Fund FWF supported some of his activities.…
Five Industries Being Revolutionized By Maglev Technology
Goleta, CA, July 6th 2006 - -
Magnetic levitation has been heralded as one of the next big technologies for more than thirty years. Maglev is finally finding applications in many key industries now that research is catching up to theory.
· Energy Storage
California’s rolling blackouts of 2001 and the great New England blackout of 2003 received major media coverage and made the slowly-deteriorating national power grid a hot topic. A new…
Campus Vienna Biocenter – Department of Biotechnology: from Vienna to Reykjavik, …
Universities from five European countries have signed student exchange agreements with the Department of Biotechnology of the University of Applied Sciences "fh-campus wien" in Vienna. Among them is the renowned King's College London, which has made this possible via a special arrangement.
Five universities have simultaneously signed co-operation agreements with the Department of Biotechnology of the University of Applied Sciences "fh-campus wien" in Vienna. This agreement allows the 55 students…
Campus Vienna Biocenter: Training & Dissemination Centre on RNA Viruses launched
A newly established Training and Dissemination Centre (TDcentre) will contribute significantly to the rapid diffusion of scientific knowledge that is being generated by an EU-Integrated Project on RNA Viruses. The TDcentre has now launched its activities with a workshop at the Campus Vienna Biocenter on 28. June. Participants from 15 countries exchanged ideas and facts about the structural analysis of protein domains.
Integrated Projects (IP) are one of the largest EU-Research…
Bursa Beasiswa - Scholarships Reference Point
There are many opportunities to get scholarships in universities all over the world; unfortunately, the information did not reach us.
According to this, www.bursabeasiswa.com , exist to be a bridge that provides information about scholarships. The information in this site is not only from local universities, you can also find scholarship’s info from all over the world. Moreover, it is only a click away and then you will find any…
Nanjing Community Celebrates Opening of New Concept Mandarin newest Language Tra …
Nanjing / Munich, June 14th, 2006 – Members of the local Nanjing business community celebrated the opening of New Concept Mandarin’s (NCM) newest language training centre End of May with a launch event held at the Blue Marlin Restaurant in downtown Nanjing. Co-organized by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC), the special event was attended by 200 senior foreign executives of all nationalities, including representatives from…
Two Events in History
Austin, Texas - June 14, 2006
The Wright Brothers started an industry that changed the world. Today thousands of individuals, companies, and universities are jump-starting another industry that will revolutionize the world far more than the airplane did. That new industry is Nanotechnology.
Molecular Manufacturing, the original core of Nanotechnology, uses a Nanofactory to create consumer products by assembling individual molecules and atoms into the final product. The research required…
The revolutionary disposable disperser / homogenizer
IKA® ULTRA-TURRAX® Tube drive
World first: Universal Disposable Disperser System with hermetically sealable disposable sample tubes. Protection and security for: Infectious sample materials, toxic substances, high-odour substances
Application areas: Human medicine, pathology, veterinary medicine, animal hygiene institutes, Clinical diagnosis research, Foodstuffs testing laboratories, Diagnostic laboratories, Toxicology, Medical research, Pharmaceutical research, Biological research, Tumour biology, Immunology, Chemistry, Cosmetics
- World first
- High level of user safety
- No possibility of cross-contamination
- Quick and simple
- Hygienic…
Campus Vienna Biocenter: Nanostructures of the Infective Apparatus of Salmonella
In Salmonella, structural changes to the molecular infection apparatus also signal an end to its further assembly. The mechanistic details of this sophisticated feedback system, which takes place at molecular level, have now been published in NATURE. Better understanding of how this pathogen’s needle-like secretion injectisome is formed will offer new approaches to preventing the infection process in future. The results obtained by the team of Thomas Marlovits, joint IMP-IMBA…
SME’s See Growing Value in Learning Chinese - Mandarin Language Institute wins o …
Hong Kong / Munich, May 29th, 2006 – Expatriates living and working in China can survive but not get around so easily if they were to rely entirely on speaking English. More than anywhere else, business and economic success in China depends upon having some understanding of Chinese. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SME) around the world, with interests in the China market, are beginning to train their staff and…
Whizlabs Aptitude Testing: Your first secret of Hiring Success
Aptitude is defined as the potential a person possesses to learn skills needed for a specific kind of performance. An individual’s aptitude is a primary factor in identifying the types of skills they can learn quickly and easily. Thus, the work an individual is most likely to enjoy and be successful in is the work that best matches his aptitude.
Aptitude testing (http://www.whizlabs.com/corporate/cat.html) is at the core of pre-employment testing (http://www.whizlabs.com/corporate/employment-testing.html)…
Adult Learners' Week: Countdown to the Online Open Week
Edinburgh, Scotland, 15 May 2006 — The New Curiosity Shop, an innovative online college based in Scotland, breaks new ground by hosting a virtual Open Week (20th - 26th May 2006) for online learners as part of Adult Learners\' Week and Silver Surfer Week.
Visitors to the website at www.newcurioshop.com are invited to \'meet\' the tutors, try some online learning activities and explore the courses the The New Curiosity Shop offers…
KidSafeLand - Free Safe Online Kids Chat Rooms
Kidsafeland was released to the public on 9th. May 2006 at 2pm EST a Kid Chat Rooms Software fully monitored 24/7. Now Parents can worry far less about their Children, when they go online to chat.
Now a breakthrough way for Kids to Chat has been set up by Mr. Joel Therien a Parent and Company CEO who had a vision…or a simple idea as he calls it…of a way for…
Vulvox to develop mega-terrabit memory
Vulvox Nanobiotechnology Corporation is undertaking a nanoelectronics research project. The nanoelectronics technology under development at Vulvox may be remembered as the most important invention of the 21st century. The President of Vulvox Nano/Biotechnology Corporation was interviewed by Nano-Investor’s News about this breakthrough in molecular electronics. In the interview Neil Farbstein discusses the implications of self assembling three dimensional integrated circuitry containing nano-transistors as well as novel technology to manufacture 5…
Cincom Expert Access Presents - Standing on the Shoulders of … Nanobots? Archime …
Cincom\'s award-winning Expert Access e-zine provides a fascinating and tantalizing look into the wonderful world of nanotechnology.
In an interview published today www.Internetviz-newsletters.com/cincom with Jim Von Ehr, Founder of Zyvex Corp., the world\'s first commercial molecular nanotechnology company, learn about real world nanotechnology applications hitting the markets today … and the future promise of a really wonderful world standing on the shoulders of … nanobots.
Delve into the race for…
Golf Career Education Discussed on XM Radio by TGAS’ PGA Master Professional Ala …
Golf commentator Peter Kessler, “the voice of golf,” recently interviewed PGA Master Professional Alan Flashner of The Golf Academy of the South (TGAS) on the XM radio show “Pure Golf.”
During the opening portion of the interview, Flashner (known to his friends as “Flash”) discussed golf career opportunities in the golf industry with the call-in audience. Flashner also discussed TGAS' golf career education program.
Kessler and listeners then pumped Flash for his…
Western International School of Shanghai Announces Opening
Shanghai’s newest international school is now enrolling for September, 2006
April 10, 2006 (Shanghai) – Western International School of Shanghai (WISS) announces the start of enrollment for classes beginning this September. WISS will open phase I of its campus for Nursery School (half day) through Third Grade for this upcoming 2006-2007 school year.
Lead by Dr. Alfonso Orsini, who earned his Doctorate at Teachers College, Columbia University and has served as Principal…
nestor is exchanging data with the Australian PADI subject gateway
Bilingual search for long-term preservation resources available free of charge
Access to German and international sources of information
The "nestor" network of expertise in long-term preservation of digital resources has just put into practice an agreement made in April 2005 between the Australian colleagues working on the PADI (Preserving Access to Digital information) portal at the National Library of Australia and the nestor partner, Goettingen State and University Library (SUB). Searches for…
Is THREE more than three? Brain Research is Looking for Answers
How do we process numbers? A new project from the Austrian Science Fund – FWF hopes to find the complex answer to this seemingly simple question by building on the recent findings of a team from Innsbruck. These show that while children and adults are equally good at processing numbers, they actually use different regions of the brain to do so. The new project is now comparing the cerebral activity…
eLA eLearning Africa 2006 - The Conference Programme is Online
Berlin/Addis Ababa. The conference programme for eLearning Africa 2006 can be viewed online at elearning-africa.com. The first international conference dedicated to information and communication technologies (ICT) for development, education and training in Africa takes place from 24 to 26 May in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The extensive agenda includes the deployment of eLearning in schools, universities, administration and government; the development of digital educational materials; eLearning in medicine, health service and HIV/AIDS…
WINGSFACTOR - The Open Networking Book
Edinburgh, the 29th of March 2006
WINGSFACTOR - The Open Networking Book is the first global publication ever to give an overview of the world of networking, evolving from a joint project of the two successful entrepreneurs & networkers Markus Roemmen and Robert Steiner to provide orientation for professional networkers all over the world.
The Book has been designed for all people committed to the idea of "networking" who want to increase…
BudgetSensors® Launches AFM probes Calibration Standard – the BS-Tipcheck
Sofia, Bulgaria – 16th March 2006
BudgetSensors®, a Bulgarian manufacturer of silicon and silicon nitride probes for Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM) announces the launch of a new calibration standard – the BS-Tipcheck.
The BS-Tipcheck is a SPM sample for fast and convenient determination of the AFM tip condition, offering a fast and easy way to compare and categorize different AFM probes with respect to tip apex shape and sharpness. It consists of…
