A University of Colorado at Boulder space dust counter designed, tested and operated by students that is flying aboard NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto now holds the record for the most distant working dust detector ever to travel through space. (more…)
*Microsoft Sites Climbs to Fourth Place in Video Content Ranking with 45 Million Viewers*
RESTON, VA, October 12, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today 
released data from the comScore Video Metrix service showing that 175 million U.S. Internet users watched online video content in September for an average of 14.4 hours per viewer. The total U.S. Internet audience engaged in more than 5.2 billion viewing sessions during the course of the month. (more…)
*Changes in population, including aging and urbanization, could affect global carbon dioxide emissions*
Changes in the human population, including aging and urbanization, could significantly affect global emissions of carbon dioxide over the next 40 years, according to research results published this week. (more…)
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Tuberculosis fights off the toxic agents, acidity and oxidants, that our immune system sends to destroy it, which is why the maddeningly drug-resistant bacterium can survive in harsh conditions in our bodies for essentially as long as its human host lives, new research shows. (more…)
*Two new technologies are showcased at the eScience Workshop to fuel advancement of data-driven research in healthcare and environmental fields.*
BERKELEY, Calif. — Oct. 12, 2010 — With more than 200 researchers in attendance at the seventh annual eScience Workshop, Microsoft Research showcases two technologies that facilitate data-driven research: the Microsoft Biology Foundation (MBF) and a MODISAzure-based environmental service. (more…)
*Social Networks Value for Business Use on the Rise*
ARMONK, N.Y. – 12 Oct 2010: In a dramatic shift of workforce investments, growth market companies – led by the twin forces of China and India — are increasingly hiring in North America and Europe, according to the findings of a major new IBM (NYSE: IBM) study of over 700 Chief Human Resource Officers (CHROs) and senior executives from 61 countries and 31 industries worldwide. (more…)
REDWOOD SHORES, CA & ARMONK, NY – 11 Oct 2010: Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that the companies will collaborate to allow developers and customers to build and innovate based on existing Java investments and the OpenJDK reference implementation. Specifically, the companies will collaborate in the OpenJDK community to develop the leading open source Java environment. (more…)
*The phone delivers a new user experience by integrating the things users really want to do, creating a balance between getting work done and having fun.*
Editor’s note – Oct. 11, 2010 – information regarding the initial availability of Windows Phone 7 in the U.S. has been updated.
REDMOND, Wash. – Oct. 11, 2010 – The goal for Microsoft’s latest smartphone is an ambitious one: to deliver a phone that truly integrates the things people really want to do, puts those things right in front of them, and either lets them get finished quickly or immerses them in the experience they were seeking. (more…)
