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IBM and University of Aberdeen Collaborate to Identify Molecules from the Deep Sea

By Guest PostAugust 2, 2010Scienceatomic force microscope, marine compound, nuclear magnetic resonance, pressure tolerant bacterium

— For the first time, atomic force microscopy helps scientists reveal the exact chemical structure of a natural compound

— Using this fast and accurate technique could open new possibilities in drug discovery and treatments

— Compound was extracted from a mud sample taken from the Mariana Trench, 10,916 meters (35,814 feet) below sea level

ABERDEEN, Scotland & ZURICH – 02 Aug 2010: In a pioneering research project, for the first time, scientists at IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the University of Aberdeen have collaborated to “see” the structure of a marine compound from the deepest place on the Earth using an atomic force microscope (AFM). The results of the project open up new possibilities in biological research which could lead to the faster development of new medicines in the future. (more…)

Office for Mac 2011 Hitting Store Shelves This October

By Guest PostAugust 2, 20101 commentTechnologyeric wilfrid, mac, microsoft macintosh, microsoft office, office 2011

REDMOND, Wash. — Aug. 2, 2010 — Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, the next version of the leading productivity suite for the Mac, will be available in more than 100 countries around the world at the end of October.

The suite will come in two editions to purchase at retail — Office for Mac Home and Student 2011 and Office for Mac Home and Business 2011.

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Rare Earth Elements: The World is Rapidly Running Out and China Has Most of The Remaining Supply

By Guest PostAugust 2, 2010Economy, Politicscell phones, chinese economy, green economy, green technology, hybrid car batteries, rare earth elements

Most people have no idea what rare earth elements are, but a wide array of the technologies that we use every single day are dependent on them. (more…)

New Insights into How Stem Cells Determine What Tissue to Become

By Guest PostAugust 1, 20101 commentSciencechristopher chen, immunofluorescence image, jianping fu, matrix, mesenchymal stem cell, microposts, regenerative therapies, silly putty, stem cells

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Within 24 hours of culturing adult human stem cells on a new type of matrix, University of Michigan researchers were able to make predictions about how the cells would differentiate, or what type of tissue they would become. Their results are published in the Aug. 1 edition of Nature Methods.

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Improving Global Health: Five Engineering Strategies

By Guest PostJuly 31, 20105 commentsHealthkathleen sienko, medical care, nicaragua, osman palma, sofia merajver, sustainable health technologies, tejkaran gill

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— After researching more than 600 health-related technologies and traveling to Nicaragua to observe medical care there, University of Michigan graduate students have identified five keys to developing sustainable health technologies in resource-limited settings such as developing nations.

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IBM Opens the First Multipurpose Cloud Computing Center in Poland

By Guest PostJuly 29, 20101 commentTechnologycloud computing, czeslaw smutnicki, ibm, information technology, it, Nanotechnology, pawel panecki, poland, robotic, Wroclaw, wroclaw university of technology

WARSAW, Poland & WROCLAW, Poland – 29 Jul 2010: IBM Poland (NYSE: IBM) and the Wroclaw University of Technology today announced an agreement to establish the first university cloud computing center in Poland. As part of the partnership, the Wroclaw University of Technology will create a new academic curriculum, making cloud-focused courses available to more than 1500 students.

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Ordinary Soot Key to Saving Arctic Sea Ice

By Guest PostJuly 29, 20101 commentEnvironmentarctic warming, fossil fuel soot, global warming, ordinary soot, renewable electric power, solar radiation

WASHINGTON — The quickest, best way to slow the rapid melting of Arctic sea ice is to reduce soot emissions from the burning of fossil fuel, wood and dung, according to a new study. (more…)

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