Ice Core Drilling Effort Involving CU-Boulder Should Help Assess Abrupt Climate Change Risks
Ice Core Drilling Effort Involving CU-Boulder Should Help Assess Abrupt Climate Change Risks
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IBM Closes Acquisition of Coremetrics
ARMONK, N.Y. – 02 Aug 2010: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the closing of its acquisition of Coremetrics, a leader in Web analytics software. Coremetrics, based in San Mateo, CA, will expand IBM’s business analytics capabilities by enabling organizations to use cloud computing services to develop faster, more targeted marketing campaigns.
IBM and University of Aberdeen Collaborate to Identify Molecules from the Deep Sea
— 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
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.
A Cellular Housekeeper, and Potential Target of Obesity Drugs, Caught in Action
Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have obtained the closest look yet of how a gargantuan molecular machine breaks down unwanted proteins in cells, a critical housekeeping chore that helps prevent diseases such as cancer. (more…)
Rare Earth Elements: The World is Rapidly Running Out and China Has Most of The Remaining Supply
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
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.
Improving Global Health: Five Engineering Strategies
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.