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Amazon.de Launches German Kindle Store with the Largest Selection of Any E-Bookstore in Germany

By Guest PostApril 21, 2011TechnologyAmazon, android-based devices, arno geiger, charlotte link, e bookstore, german classics, german customers, german language, Germany, greg greeley, ipad, iPhone, ipod touch, kerstin gier, kindle, kindle 3g, kindle store, mac, pc, smartphone, spiegel bestsellers, whispersync technology

*Amazon’s Free “Buy Once, Read Everywhere” Kindle Apps Now Available in German*

*Thousands of Free German Classics Available on Kindle*

LUXEMBOURG, Apr 21, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.de today launched the Kindle Store (www.amazon.de/kindlebuecher), the biggest e-bookstore in Germany, with the largest selection of ebooks including more than 650,000 titles, 71 of 100 Spiegel bestsellers, and over 25,000 German-language titles with thousands of German classics downloadable for free only on Kindle. Amazon also announced that its series of free “Buy Once, Read Everywhere” apps for the most popular devices, including iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, PC, Mac and Android-based devices, are now available in German-language versions. In addition, in response to customer demand, Amazon is now offering the latest-generation Kindle and Kindle 3G with an English user interface directly from Amazon.de. (more…)

Imagine: Material That If Scratched, You Can Quickly and Easily Fix Yourself, With Light Not Heat

By Guest PostApril 21, 2011Scienceabrasive environments, andrew lovinger, automobiles, christoph weder, mechanical properties, metallo supramolecular polymers, microstructure, molecular glue, napoleon complex, polymer, scientific concepts, self corrective healing process, stuart rowan, supramolecular, switzerland, united states, weak molecular interactions

*Discovery of self-corrective healing process for polymer detailed this week in the journal Nature*

Imagine you’re driving your own new car–or a rental car–and you need to park in a commercial garage. Maybe you’re going to work, visiting a mall or attending an event at a sports stadium, and you’re in a rush. Limited and small available spots and concrete pillars make parking a challenge. And it happens that day: you slightly misjudge a corner and you can hear the squeal as you scratch the side of your car–small scratches, but large anticipated repair costs.

Now imagine that that you can repair these unsightly scratches yourself–quickly, easily and inexpensively–or that you can go through a car wash that can detect these and other more minor scratches and fix them as the car goes through the washing garage. Fantasy. Not exactly. Not anymore. Not according to a new discovery detailed in the April 21 issue of the journal Nature, and depicted in a short video interview and simulation. (more…)

Democrats and Republicans Increasingly Divided over Global Warming

By Guest PostApril 21, 2011Environment, Politicsclimate change, global warming, political polarization, public debate, scientific consensus

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Despite the growing scientific consensus that global warming is real, Americans have become increasingly polarized on the environmental issue, according to a first-of-its-kind study led by a Michigan State University researcher. (more…)

Polluted Air Leads To Disease by Promoting Widespread Inflammation

By Guest PostApril 20, 2011Environment, Healthanimal model, cellular activity, chronic inhalation, enzyme, exposure to pollution, il-12, immune system, inflammation, inflammatory monocytes, interleukin-12, mcp-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein, monocytes, nadph oxidase, ohio state university, polluted air, protein, sanjay rajagopalan, thomas kampfrath, tlr4, tnfa, toll-like receptor 4, tumor necrosis factor alpha, white blood cells

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Chronic inhalation of polluted air appears to activate a protein that triggers the release of white blood cells, setting off events that lead to widespread inflammation, according to new research in an animal model.

This finding narrows the gap in researchers’ understanding of how prolonged exposure to pollution can increase the risk for cardiovascular problems and other diseases. (more…)

Berkeley Lab Scientists Find That Normal Breast Cells Help Kill Cancer Cells

By Guest PostApril 20, 20111 commentHealth, Scienceberkeley lab, breast cancer cells, cytostatic, cytotoxic, dna mutations, extracellular matrix culture, healthy cells, human body, il25, immune system, inflammation, interleukin 25, malignant phenotype, mammary epithelial cells, microenvironmental factors, mina bissell, natural defense mechanism against cancer, pathogens, protein, saori furuta, treatment of breast cancer, tumor cells, tumor surveillance system

It is well known that the human body has a highly developed immune system to detect and destroy invading pathogens and tumor cells. Now, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have shown that the body has a second line of defense against cancer – healthy cells. A new study shows that normal mammary epithelial cells, as they are developing, secrete interleukin 25, a protein known for its role in the immune system’s response to inflammation, for the express purpose of killing nearby breast cancer cells.

“We found that normal breast cells provide an innate defense mechanism against cancer by producing interleukin 25 (IL25) to actively and specifically kill breast cancer cells,” says breast cancer authority Mina Bissell, of Berkeley Lab’s Life Sciences Division, who led this research. “This suggests that IL25 receptor signaling may provide a new therapeutic target for the treatment of breast cancer.” (more…)

Apple iOS Platform Outreaches Android by 59 Percent in U.S. When Accounting for Mobile Phones, Tablets and Other Connected Media Devices

By Guest PostApril 19, 2011Technologyandroid phones, apple ios, apple ipad, apple ipad users, apple user base, Comscore, comscore mobilens service, first public data, ipad, ipod touch, mark donovan, mobilens service, samsung galaxy tab, smartphone

*comScore Releases First Public Data on Apple iPad Users from MobiLens Service*

RESTON, VA, April 19, 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the results of a U.S. study of Apple iPad owners, based on data from the comScore MobiLens service. The report includes comScore’s first publicly available data showing demographics and other characteristics of users of connected media devices, such as the iPad and iPod Touch. Initial research indicates that Apple’s iOS platform, which resides on iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches, has a combined platform reach of 37.9 million among all mobile phones, tablets and other such connected media devices, outreaching the Android platform by 59 percent.

“comScore is excited to announce the availability of connected device data as part of the comScore MobiLens service,” said Mark Donovan, comScore senior vice president of mobile. “This new data set enables us to not only understand the comprehensive ecosystem of mobile and connected media device users, but it also allows us insight into their detailed demographic and behavioral attributes.” (more…)

Are Your Values Right or Left? The Answer Is More Literal Than You Think

By Guest PostApril 19, 2011Sciencebrain-injured patients, daniel casasanto, dexterity test, linguisti tropes, mental metaphors, optimistic, putative, zebras

Up equals good, happy, optimistic; down the opposite. Right is honest and trustworthy. Left, not so much. That’s what language and culture tell us. “We use mental metaphors to structure our thinking about abstract things,” says psychologist Daniel Casasanto, “One of those metaphors is space.”

But we don’t all think right is right, Casasanto has found. Rather, “people associate goodness with the side they can act more fluently on.” Right-handed people prefer the product, job applicant, or extraterrestrial positioned to their right. Lefties march to a left-handed drummer. And those linguistic tropes? They probably “enshrine the preferences of the right-handed majority.” (more…)

Coming To A Computer Near You: Google Apps For Education

By Guest PostApril 19, 2011Education, Technologyapplemail, blackberry, calendar, chuck powell, docs, electronic protected health information, email system, ephi, Google, google apps, google apps for education, google talk, groups, information technology services, iPhone, its, peter salovey, sites, thunderbird, yale, yale systems

It’s official. Yale is making the switch from its current email system to Google Apps for Education — a move that is expected to cut costs and free up resources, while expanding the features available to the Yale community.

“This will be a huge improvement for students, who will benefit not only from a better Web-based email client, but also from the entire suite of Google Apps for Education: Google Talk, Groups, Docs, Sites and Calendar,” says Chuck Powell, associate CIO for operations, support and services at Information Technology Services (ITS). He also noted that the switch means that ITS has one less commodity service to provide, which frees up time to work on more institutionally-important initiatives that outside vendors like Google can’t deliver. (more…)

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