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Marin Residents and Businesses Can Win Big Savings, Carbon Reductions, Energy Security Upgrade from Local Power Works, LLC Clean Energy Bid
Bringing dramatically cleaner and more secure energy sources to Marin County residents at prices at or below PG&E is what Local Power Works LLC’s July 20, 2009 bid to the Marin Energy Authority is all about. With its focus on local power and efficiency projects built by local firms, Local Power Works has bid to create local green jobs and improve the way of life in Marin County. The Local Power Works bid will provide over 76% of the community’s electricity from new local green energy sources. - August 05, 2009 - Local Power LLC
US Building Consultants Inc., US Building Laboratories Inc., Analytical Research Systems Inc., and the University of Florida Join Forces
U S Building Consultants and U S Building Laboratories Inc. collaborate with Analytical Research Systems, Inc. and the University of Florida to find solution to defective drywall crisis. - August 05, 2009 - USBCI
Shark Experts to be Auctioned on eBay
If you are watching Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, you are seeing the world’s top shark experts. Want to meet them in person? Then go to eBay and bid on lunch or dinner with your favorite shark expert. Meet for lunch or dinner, learn why they love sharks, and hear some great stories... - August 05, 2009 - Shark Research Institute
Algae Oil Lipid Trigger Breakthrough Sustainable Green Technologies Inc. Announces Innovative Way to Increase Algae Oil Production
Sustainable Green Technologies (SGT) a start-up company in Escondido, California announced today that it has discovered a highly effective and low cost way to massively increase algal oil production. Metabolic engineering research conducted at SGT over the past two years paid off when SGT scientists uncovered the elusive and long sought after “lipid trigger” in green algae. - August 04, 2009 - Sustainable Green Technologies
Firefighter Will Perform 100 Skydives in Memory of Smoke Inhalation Victims
Joe Frolick, avid skydiver and professional firefighter, will combine his love of skydiving and passion for the fire service by performing 100 consecutive skydives on September 4, 2009. Joe’s desire to accomplish his mission is to bring attention to much needed education regarding smoke inhalation fatalities and the need for continued research and program development to save the lives of firefighters and civilians alike. - August 01, 2009 - Cyanide Poisoning Treatment Coalition
Shark Celebrities to be Auctioned on eBay During Shark Week
You’ve seen them on Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, Animal Planet and the BBC − they are the top shark experts in the world. Now meet them in person for lunch or dinner, learn why they love sharks and why sharks need protection. More than 20 of the world’s top shark experts... - August 01, 2009 - Shark Research Institute
World's First Online Whooping CraneCam Launches
Operation Migration’s CraneCam is broadcasting live video around the world, offering watchers never-before-seen views of one of the world’s most endangered birds, the majestic Whooping crane. With fewer than 400 wild Whooping cranes in existence, Operation Migration Inc. and the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership are carrying out a reintroduction of these rare birds in Central Wisconsin, which sees Operation Migration use ultralight-aircraft to teach the cranes how and where to migrate. - July 30, 2009 - Operation Migration USA Inc
Indigenous Peoples Issues and Resources Celebrates the Publication of Its 1000 Article
Editor of Indigenous Peoples Issues and Resources (IPIR), Dr. Peter N. Jones, announces the publication of the magazine and research databank’s 1000 article. - July 30, 2009 - Bauu Institute and Press
Bioo Scientific Awarded SBIR Grant for Development of Targeted RNAi in Vivo Delivery Technology
Bioo Scientific received a SBIR Phase II award from the NSF to develop a targeted in vivo RNAi delivery technology. - July 30, 2009 - Bioo Scientific
Insights with Host Hugh Downs Creates New Series on Epilepsy
Epilepsy subject targeted as programming for medical documentaries - July 29, 2009 - InsightsSeries
From Asha Puthli's Space Talk to Apollo 11 Space Walk: Puthli's Jazz Funk Classic Sent Into Deep Space for Eternity
"Space Talk," the Asha Puthli classic has been transmitted into deep space by the UK based organization, SentForever, in tribute to NASA, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong's historic moon landing. - July 28, 2009 - Asha Puthli Inc.
Infonetica Announce Launch of PDF Version of the GCP Online Training Course
Infonetica Ltd.’s OnlineGCP is pleased to announce that it has recently added a printer-friendly “.pdf” version of the GCP course material to its online ICH-GCP training. The “.pdf” is accessible only to course trainees. The company hopes to diversify and, thus, enrich... - July 26, 2009 - Infonetica Ltd
Cellexus Launches 50 Litre Single-Use, Disposable Bioreactor System
This introduction of the 50 litre format follows the successful launch of the CellMaker Regular 8 litre system in October 2008. - July 26, 2009 - Cellexus Ltd
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Selects Outsource Facility Solutions, LLC. as Its Laboratory Furniture Representative for the Rocky Mountain Region
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (KSC) has partnered with Outsource Facility Solutions (OFS) to serve all of Colorado, Southern Wyoming and Northern New Mexico; providing the highest quality sales, service and installation of its laboratory furniture and fume hoods. - July 26, 2009 - Outsource Facility Solutions, LLC.
Paranormal Conference Comes to Los Angeles
Paranormal L.A. 2009 August 21-23 2009. Featuring: Loren Coleman - Cryptomundo & History Channel's "MonsterQuest, "Linda Godfrey - Beast of Bray road / MonsterQuest / Michigan Werewolf, Barry Conrad - San Pedro haunting / Bio Channel's "My Ghost Story: Hauntings revealed" / Local California Hauntings. - July 24, 2009 - Javier Ortega
Simple, Rapid Detection of Biodiesel in Diesel and Oil in Water for the Nuclear Industry
A2 Technologies announced today that its iPAL FTIR analyzer is now available with sampling technology and pre-loaded methods specifically designed for measurement of chemical species of significant importance to the nuclear power industry. Battery powdered, portable iPAL analyzers are rapidly being... - July 23, 2009 - A2 Technologies
New Capabilities for A2 Technologies Exoscan™ -the FTIR System for Lab and Field Use
A2 Technologies announces increased sampling and usability capabilities for its compact Exoscan FTIR spectrometer system. These enhancements extend the capability of this spectrometer to cover an array of applications and make the Exoscan the ideal system for the scientist who requires optimum... - July 23, 2009 - A2 Technologies
Insights with Host Hugh Downs Collaborates with the North American Association for Environmental Education
Story collaboration with the NAAEE as Content Advisor on Environmental Issues for Consumer and Expert Awareness. - July 22, 2009 - InsightsSeries
Cellexus Launches the CellMaker Regular™ - New, Improved Single-Use Bioreactor System
CellMaker Regular™ providing higher Optical Densities (ODs) and Yields of Soluble Protein compared with flask grown cell cultures. - July 22, 2009 - Cellexus Ltd
One Year Later, Youngest Solo Circumnavigator Returns Safely to Port Using ClearPoint Weather Service and Satellite Phone
First Sailor Under 18 to Cross the Globe in a Sailboat Weathered Oceanic Storms - July 17, 2009 - Weather Decision Technologies
With the Growing Hobby of AstroPhotography, Celestron Offers Consumers New Technology with EdgeHD Optics to See the Universe in HD
Celestron, the world's leading designer and manufacturer of quality optical equipment, is announcing the release of its newest line of aplanatic Schmidt telescopes, the EdgeHD series. EdgeHD is perfect for photographing the stars. - July 15, 2009 - Celestron
Spiderman S. Mulholland, U S Building Consultants, is Issuing a Warning About Conducting Remediation on Homes with Defective Chinese Drywall
A leading forensic expert on building envelope, water intrusion, toxic mold, and Chinese drywall, Spiderman S. Mulholland, Senior Forensic investigator and national consultant with U S Building Consultants and U S Building Laboratories Inc., is issuing a warning to those conducting remediation on homes and buildings across the states including Florida. - July 12, 2009 - USBCI
National Instruments Announces New Embedded Vision System for Automated Visual Inspection
NI Embedded Vision System Increases Inspection Speed with Multicore Processing for Multiple Cameras. - July 03, 2009 - National Instruments
4Frontiers Team Members to Lead Simulated Mars Mission on Devon Island
Announcement of 4Frontiers Corporation members selected as FMARS Expedition members. - July 03, 2009 - 4Frontiers Corporation
National Instruments Introduces Software-Defined System for Testing WiMAX Devices
NI Measurement Suite for Fixed WiMAX Provides Solution for Testing Advanced Wireless Devices. - July 03, 2009 - National Instruments
National Instruments PXI Express 2.53 GHz Dual-Core Controller Provides High-Performance Computing for Automated Test, Measurement and Control Systems
NI PXIe-8108 Controller Ideal for Computationally Intensive RF and Wireless Test Applications. The NI PXIe-8108 optimizes RF and wireless test applications because measurement speed is related to the computational performance of the test system’s controller. - July 03, 2009 - National Instruments
Flock Fighters USA, the Leader in Bird Repellents and Pigeon Control, Launches New Website
Flock Fighters USA, the leading nuisance bird aversion company in the U.S. has just launched their new website which provides professional information on bird repellents for every industry. - July 01, 2009 - Flock Fighters USA
DataTrends Publications Releases 10th Edition of "The Guide to Stem Cell Research Companies"
10th Edition delivers the global corporate information that investors, suppliers, researchers, and competitors need to invest intelligently, stay competitive, find potential strategic partners, and drive successful sales and marketing programs. - June 28, 2009 - DataTrends Publications, Inc.
PMI Announces Dates for October 2009 Short Course
Course to be held in Ithaca, NY during the week of October 19th, 2009. - June 26, 2009 - Porous Materials, Inc.
Well-Known Chicago Medical Spa Offers Latest Anti-Aging Procedure with Proven Results
New to the anti-aging industry and medical clinics in the U.S., is Dysport ®, an injectable that improves and smooth away fine lines and wrinkles. Dysport ® will be added to the NuU menu of services late-August 2009. Dysport ® also known as Reloxin, has been widely used in Europe for... - June 25, 2009 - NuU Unlimited
Nanion and Axiogenesis Present Parallel Patch Clamp Recordings of Action Potentials from Cor.At Cardiomyocytes
Stem cell derived cardiomyocytes were analyzed using Nanion’s automated patch clamp systems, the Patchliner and the Port-a-Patch to validate ion channel composition, the presence of action potentials and the effect of compounds on cardiac ion channels. - June 25, 2009 - Nanion Technologies GmbH
Dino-Not-So-Soaring
The largest animals ever to have walked the face of the earth may not have been as big as previously thought, reveals a paper published today in the Zoological Society of London’s Journal of Zoology. - June 24, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
New Sub pptv-Level Limit of Detection for VOC Analysis with IONICON PTR-MS
IONICON, the worlds’ leading PTR-MS company, is setting a new benchmark for on-line VOC monitoring / real-time mass spectrometry, for the first time touching a ppqv-range (parts per quadrillion) detection limit. IONICON PTR-MS technology is trusted by scientists all over the world with good... - June 22, 2009 - Ionicon Analytik GmbH
IGNIS Innovation Unveils Its MaxLife(TM) AMOLED Demo at SID 2009
Compensation of both OLED and TFT produces the most stable and uniform backplane for HDTV and Monitors. - June 20, 2009 - IGNIS Innovation Inc.
IGNIS Innovation Demonstrates Latest Achievements in AdMo(TM) Amorphous Silicon AMOLED Technology at SID
TFT backplane performance better than incumbent polysilicon; will grow AMOLED market and reduce costs. - June 20, 2009 - IGNIS Innovation Inc.
Social Psychologist and Author Launches Major Research Program on Couples and Finances
Premier state of the art Research Program on couples and the way they handle finances. - June 18, 2009 - Marriage and Family Therapists of New York
DZS Software Solutions to Preview ClinPlus® Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS), ClinPlus Report, and ClinPlus Data Management Solution Suite at 45th Drug Information
ClinPlus® expands their existing suite of clinical trial software and service solutions to include web-based Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS). - June 15, 2009 - DZS Software Solutions
‘Social Networking with Your Feet’ Isaac Daniel Group Announces Newest, Cutting Edge GPS Shoe, ‘Blue GPS’
New GPS shoes allow tracking by your friends. - June 13, 2009 - Isaac Daniel Group
Radio, Video Key to Agricultural Innovation in Africa, New Study
Conventional media, radio and video, are powerful, accessible and relevant forces of agricultural innovation and transformation in Africa unknown to the continent's policy makers, a study published in tuesday issue of the International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability reveals. - June 13, 2009 - Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
Materials Testing Laboratory, Innovatech Labs, Helps Customers Identify Foreign Materials that May Cause Product Contamination with Testing Technique, FTIR
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) diagnoses contamination issues by providing composition details - June 12, 2009 - Innovatech Labs
"State of the Art-Ifact: 360° Curational Photo Modeling of the Keystone Cogged Stone Cache"
Proceedings of the Society of California Archaeology, 2008 Annual Meeting, Burbank, CA. - June 10, 2009 - Scientific Resource Surveys, Inc
CoreRx, Inc. Expanding Tampa Pharmaceutical Formulation Development Headquarters
Formulation Development firm CoreRx announces new facility which will add capacity, additional capabilities to growing laboratory in order to meet growing customer demands. - June 05, 2009 - CoreRx, Inc.
Quantachrome to Showcase Latest Chemisorption Analyzer at 21NAM Conference
Quantachrome Instruments will be exhibiting its new Pulsar TPR/TPD catalyst characterization unit at the upcoming 21NAM Conference of the North American Catalysis Society in San Francisco, June 8-11, 2009. - June 04, 2009 - Quantachrome Instruments
Bioo Scientific’s Toxicity Assay Kits Increase the Efficiency of Drug Development
Bioo Scientific announced the launch of the MaxDiscovery™ Toxicity Assay Kits for the monitoring of toxic effects in in vivo preclinical studies. - May 31, 2009 - Bioo Scientific
Skeptoid’s Brian Dunning Skeptical of Global Consciousness Science
Debate between skeptic and believer highlights differences in how controversial science is understood and accepted. - May 30, 2009 - Skeptiko
Advanced Biotechnologies, Inc. (ABI) Adds Cytomegalovirus (CMV) β-PL Inactivated Purified Whole Virus Product
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) AD169, Purified Whole Virus was inactivated by treatment with Beta-propiolactone (β-PL). β-PL is a DNA alkylating agent that has been shown to be effective in the inactivation of a virus. It chemically modifes viral DNA without affecting the immunogenicity or protein... - May 30, 2009 - Advanced Biotechnologies, Inc.
IonSense to Present Simplified DART Source with iPod Control at the American Society for Mass Spectrometry Annual Conference
Enables Direct Analysis of Gas, Liquids and Solids in Seconds - May 28, 2009 - IonSense, Inc.
Skeptic Faces-Off with Homicide Detectives Over Psychic Detective Case
Debate between Skeptical Inquirer's Ben Radford and New Jersey homicide detectives shows differences in beliefs about psychic detectives. - May 24, 2009 - Skeptiko
British Space Organisation Launch Their ‘Your Voice in Space’ Campaign in Collaboration with Bournemouth University
Today, the British Space Organisation launched it’s new youth orientated campaign ‘Your Voice In Space’. The BSO has teamed up with one of the best Media schools in the country at Bournemouth University in order to combine the knowledge and expertise of the students within the... - May 24, 2009 - British Space Organisation
Innoget Launches a New Open Innovation Portal
· Web 2.0 linking companies to the scientific community · Awarded by the Barcelona County Council as the best entrepreneur Project in the year 2008 · Red Innovation Center - Vodafone Spain, Grupo Damm, Affinity Petcare, Indo, Fluidra, Bicentury, Oryzon Genomics, the first companies to use it - May 23, 2009 - innoget