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Report: Discovery Networks Hostage-Taking a Rare Terror Event

By Guest PostSeptember 3, 20101 commentPoliticshostage taking incident, hostage-taking, radical environmentalists, terrorism researchers, terrorist act

U.S. Violent Terror Rarely Against Media, Capital; Rare for Environmentalists

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – A new report by terrorism researchers at the University of Maryland concludes that the deadly hostage-taking incident at the Discovery Communications headquarters in suburban Washington, D.C. meets the criteria of a terrorist act – a rare one for media organizations and the nation’s capital region. Hostage-taking, though, is a familiar pattern in capital-region terror, the researchers add. (more…)

Cranberry Juice Shows Promise Blocking Staph Infections

By Guest PostSeptember 3, 20101 commentHealthbacterial adhesion, bacterial colonies, bacterial infection, cranberry juice cocktail, process of infection, staph infections, urinary tract infections

WORCESTER, Mass. – Expanding their scope of study on the mechanisms of bacterial infection, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have reported the surprise finding from a small clinical study that cranberry juice cocktail blocked a strain of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) from beginning the process of infection. (more…)

Are Wolves Saving Yellowstone’s Aspen Trees from Elk?

By Guest PostSeptember 3, 2010Natureaspen regeneration, aspen trees, wolf restoration, wolves in yellowstone, yellowstone

LARAMIE, Wy. — Previous research has claimed that the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park in 1995 is helping restore quaking aspen in risky areas where wolves prowl. But apparently elk hungry for winter food had a different idea. (more…)

Bing Launches Search for World of Warcraft Gamers

By Guest PostSeptember 2, 20101 commentTechnologyarmond williams, bing, bing gallery, blizzard, bloodvenom blade, chestplate, frisbee, ice crown citadel, kevin wallace, lise brende, Microsoft, mmorpg, patrick mendenall, ring of rotting sinew, septic stitches, visual search gallery, world of warcraft, wow

*Bing launches a visual search gallery this week to help millions of World of Warcraft players find and learn about armor, weapons, and other in-game gear.*

REDMOND, Wash. — Bing launched a new World of Warcraft (WoW) visual search gallery on Wednesday, hoping to wow some of the game’s more than 12 million players.

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Laser-based Missile Defense for Helicopters being Developed

By Guest PostSeptember 2, 2010Weaponsafghanistan, combat, fiber optics, helicopters, Iraq, laser technology, mid-infrared supercontinuum lasers, missiles, mohammed islam, shoulder-launched missiles, university of michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— Protecting helicopters in combat from heat-seeking missiles is the goal of new laser technology created at the University of Michigan and Omni Sciences, Inc., which is a U-M spin-off company.

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Think the Mouse Is Dead? Think Again With Microsoft’s Arc Touch Mouse

By Guest PostSeptember 1, 2010Technologyarc touch mouse, bluetrack technology, microsoft hardware, touch mouse, touch strip

REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 1, 2010 — Some say the mouse’s days are numbered, but today Microsoft Corp. proves the gadget is alive and well by unveiling the Arc Touch Mouse, the first mouse designed to flatten for portability and pop up for comfort. The new mouse features Microsoft’s first touch scroll strip for easy navigation — just move a finger slowly for controlled scrolling or flick for hyperfast scrolling. Windows-based PC users will love packing up their laptop bags without the added bump of a mouse, as the Arc Touch Mouse flattens with just the touch of a finger. (more…)

Smithsonian and Arizona State University Launch Virtual Classroom

By Guest PostSeptember 1, 20101 commentEducationsmithsonian scientists, video conferencing, vidyo technology, virtual classroom

This fall, Smithsonian scientists in Panama and Arizona State University life-sciences students and researchers will talk by means of Vidyo—video-conferencing technology that transports virtual learning into the field. (more…)

IBM to Ship World’s Fastest Microprocessor

By Guest PostSeptember 1, 20103 commentsTechnologyasia dent, berg insight, computer chip, dram, edram technology, ibm, mainframes, microprocessor, new york, z196 processor, zenterprise, zenterprise 196, zenterprise system, zenterprise technology

Armonk, N.Y. – 01 Sep 2010: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced details of the world’s fastest computer chip — the microprocessor in a new version of the IBM mainframe that begins shipping to customers on Sept. 10.

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