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Advanced 3D Imaging Summit for Dentistry to be Held in Columbus, Ohio
Due to the accelerated growth of dental 3D imaging in the Ohio Valley region, on September 5th, 2008, the first comprehensive, regional summit will be held in Columbus, Ohio. Eight renowned speakers will discuss how 3D imaging has impacted the level of care they provide to their patients. The Ohio 3D Summit will offer dental professionals the possibility to learn from their peers in an educational environment. To register, please call Bev Reeder from Patterson Dental at 614-791-9141. - July 25, 2008 - Sirona Dental Systems
World Minerals Announces a New Product Development Launch for the Reduction of Plate Out in PVC
World Minerals launches new products to control plate out in PVC pipe and profile manufacturing. They were designed by World Minerals to reduce die build up or “plate out” on the extrusion line and improve overall quality and surface finish of the extruded part. - July 23, 2008 - World Minerals, a member of Imerys
"Go Green Now!" The Green Technology Alliance is proud to present: A unique one day conference event. Date: August 13, 2008 in Austin, TX.
The need to conserve resources and operate more efficiently is known. What is missing is how to do it. Knowledge is the key. Join them and gain valuable tools, strategies, processes and more on how to help your organization "Go Green Now!" - July 23, 2008 - Green Technology Alliance
Growth and Progress on Long Island and in Space
Local businessman's Customer Appreciation Weekend event provides networking opportunity for optical Industry as well as an educational forum for Long Island astronomy clubs. - July 19, 2008 - Spectrum Thin Films, Inc.
The Reliable Gilian 5000 Now Adds Programmability to Its Feature List
New Gilian 5000 Programmable Personal Air Sampling Pump is now Available Worldwide. - July 18, 2008 - Sensidyne, LP
Introducing the Gilian Challenger® Air Flow Calibrator
New Gilian Challenger® Air Flow Calibrator for Personal and Area Air Sampling Pumps. - July 18, 2008 - Sensidyne, LP
Inhalable Particulate Sampling Head Now Available from Sensidyne
Newly Released Inhalable Dust Sampling Head for Use with Gilian® Air Sampling Pumps. - July 18, 2008 - Sensidyne, LP
Molecular Connections Bags the Most Coveted ‘the Small Enterprise of the Year’ Award at the "Emerging India" Awards Organized by ICICI-CNBC
Molecular Connections Private Ltd. (MC) – a pioneering life-sciences informatics company from India was adjudged the most promising company of the year by CNBC-ICICI for the Emerging India Awards out of more than 3,00,000 entries. The award was presented to Molecular Connections in a grand... - July 17, 2008 - Molecular Connections Pvt. Ltd.
Trevigen Announces the First Standardized Comet Assay Electrophoresis System (ES) for Direct Detection of DNA Damage
Trevigen, with funding from Phase 1 and Phase II SBIR grants, makes available a novel complete assay system which includes CometSlides™, reagents, control cells and an electrophoresis unit. - July 13, 2008 - Trevigen, Inc.
New Back & Neck Pain Treatment is a Remarkable Alternative to Surgery
New Back & Neck Pain Treatment is a Remarkable Alternative to Surgery. The Accu-Spina™ with IDD Therapy® protocols manufactured by North American Medical Corporation is a non-invasive medical procedure that has an 86 percent success rate in treating herniated, bulging, degenerated... - July 12, 2008 - Allied Healthcare Clinics, Inc. The Home of The Running Doctor
Radar Data Supports Stephenville, Texas UFO Sightings
The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) releases its full report on the Stephenville sightings of January 8th, 2008. - July 12, 2008 - Mutual UFO Network
Program Director of US' Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Endorses MAST as the Ideal Annual Event to Discuss and Debate Core BMD Issues
Rear Admiral Alan B. "Brad" Hicks Program Director, Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Missile Defense Agency, has given a ringing endorsement for the MAST series of events as the ideal annual vehicle to discuss and debate core BMD issues - July 09, 2008 - Maritime Systems and Technologies
Brazilian Writer, Glauco Ortolano, Releases First Book in English
Brazilian writer, Glauco Ortolano, has recently released his first book ever published in English. "Humaniquess: The Gif of Your Inner God" is a well humored response to yet another book recently published by a paleontologist who claims he has found the missing link between the human origins and fish from 350 billion years ago. Ortolano writes from the perspective of a poet attempting to discredit such theory. - July 07, 2008 - Glauco Ortolano
Studies Show Hope for Reversing Trend in People with Type 2 Diabetes
Number of People with Diabetes Increases to 24 Million according to new 2007 prevalence data estimates released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Studies show hope for reversing trend in people with T2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome using carbohydrate restricted diet. - July 03, 2008 - Nutrition & Metabolism Society
Launch of New Lucid Dreaming Website
A brand new website has been launched on the art of lucid dreaming, offering free content to fans of altered states of consciousness. See www.World-of-Lucid–Dreaming.com for details. - July 03, 2008 - World of Lucid Dreaming
Porous Materials, Inc. Announces New CapFlow Machine
New Advanced CapFlow focuses on speed and ease of use, as well as accurate results. - July 02, 2008 - Porous Materials, Inc.
Phoenix Foreclosures Continue Steady Climb in May 2008
Pima County Sees Decrease of Over 2 Percent. - July 01, 2008 - Default Research Inc
International Experts Present Credible Evidence of UFOs
Former high-ranking government and military officials say phenomenon is real. - June 28, 2008 - Mutual UFO Network
Stem-Cell Treatment for Racehorse is Golden
Greg's Gold was able to recover and get back on the racetrack thanks to the stem-cell technology of Vet-Stem. - June 27, 2008 - The Scientist
QSR Magazine Names Top Restaurant Technologies
Bi-annual awards program honors quick-service and fast-casual concepts and suppliers that are using technology to improve operations and business practices. - June 26, 2008 - QSR Magazine
DNA Diagnostics Center Wins Prestigious Fairfield, Ohio, Rotary Club Award
DNA Diagnostics Center is pleased to announce that the company has received the Second Annual Fairfield Rotary Club Business Ethics Award. The award is based on five criteria: demonstrated ethical leadership, concern for customer, integrity, respect and loyalty. DDC was among the five companies... - June 26, 2008 - DNA Diagnostics Center
Trevigen Announces a Highly Sensitive, Fluorescent, One Hour PARP Inhibition Assay
Until now, commercially available PARP assay kits required multiple steps and were time consuming. Trevigen overcomes these drawbacks with the release of the HT Fluorescent Homogeneous PARP Inhibition Assay. - June 22, 2008 - Trevigen, Inc.
Vitamin D Helps Soothe Chronic Aches & Pains, Research Report Says
Helping patients to overcome their chronic muscle, bone, or joint aches and pains may be as simple, safe, and inexpensive as an extra daily supplement of vitamin D. A new report from Pain-Topics.org reviews the evidence and provides clinical guidance. - June 20, 2008 - Pain Treatment Topics
Green Technology Alliance Officially Launched and Announces 4 Key Partnerships
The Green Technology Alliance (www.GreenTechnologyAlliance.org) is an industry alliance designed to accelerate the adoption of green technologies. The GTA is focused on delivering a value exchange for all its members. - June 19, 2008 - Green Technology Alliance
Sixteen Latest Breakthrough Technologies by A*STAR Showcased at CommunicAsia 2008 – Where Imagination Takes Flight
Imagine taking control of your favourite video games by a quick wave of your hands, or creating personal ringtones with DJ quality ‘scratches.’ Or how about watching only the golden moments when your dream team puts the ball in? This is not a page from science fiction. Not if you stop by A*STAR’s CommunicAsia 2008 booth and experience today the future of technologies. - June 18, 2008 - Institute for Infocomm Research
Device Surpasses Steroids in Strength and Overall Athletic Performance Enhancement
A new episode of Super Human Radio® reveals real-life results in world ranked athletes using a new nighttime technique for improving strength, stamina, physical and mental performance while providing deep, recuperative sleep. - June 15, 2008 - EarthPulse Tech, LLC
Walch Education Wins 3 Prestigious Industry Awards from Association of Educational Publishers
Walch Education had three titles nominated, and each won in their respective categories. - June 14, 2008 - Walch Education
Stonehenge: Ancient Megalithic Site Holds Secret to Earth’s Turbulent Past
Computer systems analyst Dean Talboys has unlocked a previously overlooked aspect of an ancient megalithic site in Wiltshire, England, which indicates a major catastrophic event at the end of the last Ice Age 13,000 years ago that could have been caused by the rapid decline of the polar ice caps. - June 11, 2008 - Dean Talboys
EmploymentCrossing Launches Scientist Job Site, ScientistCrossing, Which Seeks to Gather and List Every Scientist Job Opening
EmploymentCrossing, one of the world’s largest job-board operators, announced last week the launch of ScientistCrossing. As part of the EmploymentCrossing job-site franchise, ScientistCrossing seeks to list every scientist job in the United States in one convenient location. Using proprietary technology, ScientistCrossing monitors the scientist job postings on other job websites and other sources and displays every single scientist job it can find. - June 09, 2008 - EmploymentCrossing
Trevigen Announces the Release of Four New Assay Kits for 3-D Cell Proliferation
Trevigen introduces four new 3-D cell proliferation kits, including a core kit and three different kits containing basement membrane extract, laminin I, and collagen I. These are the first standardized kits engineered for assessing the effects of compounds or genetic alteration on cell proliferation in 3-D culture. - June 07, 2008 - Trevigen, Inc.
MarketingSherpa Seeks Case Study Speakers for Email Marketing Summit & Expo to be Held in Miami FL March 15-17 2009
MarketingSherpa has issued a call for speaking proposals for its annual Email Marketing Summit & Expo to be held March 15-17th in Miami Florida. More than 800 email marketers are expected to attend. Advanced email marketers should submit speaking proposals... - June 06, 2008 - MECLABS
Water4Gas - the Soaring Popularity of the Water4Gas Solution for How to Get Better MPG
Hundreds Converge on Weekly "Show and Tell" Type Exhibition in Los Angeles to Learn More and Compare Their Own Installations of Water4Gas and to Do Related Business. Thousands of new customers are buying Water4Gas information online weekly. See Videos from the Los Angeles park get togethers here. - June 05, 2008 - Garko Factor - Water4Gas MPG Solutions
New Proteomic Analysis Software Offers Unified Solution, a Few Mouse Clicks Can Save Researchers Hundreds of Hours
Bioinquire, LLC announced the release of ProteoIQ, a new software suite for analyzing proteomic data that frees the researcher from the tedious task of sifting through piles of data, and allows him or her to do what they do best – research. Proteomics, the study of proteins and how they are... - June 05, 2008 - Bioinquire, LLC
PMI Announces Its October 2008 Short Course
Porous Materials, Inc. readies for its October Short Course and is now accepting registrations. - June 04, 2008 - Porous Materials, Inc.
Green Technology Alliance Green IT Forum
Hitachi Data Systems is proud to be the Platinum sponsor of the Green Technology Alliance of Austin (GTA) first information forum, Tuesday, June 3, 8:30 am until 12:45 pm at the Microsoft Technology Center, 9606 North MoPac Expressway, Suite 200. Industry leaders in green technology from Microsoft, Hitachi, IBM and Sychron present on challenges and opportunities in the green IT space. - June 03, 2008 - Green Technology Alliance
Wolf Technical Services, Inc. Receives $100,000 for Research and Development of Troop Seating
Wolf Technical Services, Inc. plans to improve the safety of military troops by developing innovative energy- absorbing technology to help protect crew members in a crash situation. - June 01, 2008 - Wolf Technical Services, Inc.
NuU Medspa Join the Mission to March for Babies®; NuU Participate in Raising Awareness for March of Dimes®
NuU Medspa has devoted their efforts to The 39th Annual March for Babies held on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at the Wesley Bolin Plaza, AZ. The March of Dimes® Walk heightens awareness and funds for the prevention of premature birth – the leading cause of newborn death and healthy... - May 28, 2008 - NuU Unlimited
Bauu Press Begins New Publishing Venture with the Release of Indigenous Peoples Issues & Resources
Director of the Bauu Institute and Press, Dr. Peter N. Jones, celebrates the launch and publication of the Indigenous Peoples Issues & Resources databank and community resource. - May 27, 2008 - Bauu Institute and Press
Older Diesel Engine Emission Control Retrofits Go DIGITAL, Virtually Eliminating the Need for Expensive Exhaust After-Treatment
If you have ever been stuck driving behind a diesel truck or bus belching out black clouds of emissions and wanted to know why this is happening, it's simple, these older diesel engines have poor combustion efficiencies and no emission control systems. One small California Company, Extengine Systems, has hit on a novel approach to cleaning up these older diesels, Go DIGITAL. - May 24, 2008 - Extengine Systems, Inc
More Than 245 Life Sciences Professionals Attend Inaugural Diversity Alliance for Science Conference
Diversity Alliance for Science (DA4S) (www.diversityallianceforscience.com) has announced that more than 245 life sciences professionals attended the inaugural conference held May 19-20 at the Westin Governor Morris in Morristown. With a focus on developing and integrating more minority, women and... - May 24, 2008 - Diversity Alliance For Science, Inc.
Trevigen Releases the First Standardized 3-D Culture Cell Harvesting Kit
Trevigen releases the first standardized kit for isolating cells from 3-D Culture for biochemical analysis. The Cultrex® 3-D Culture Cell Haversting Kit is based on a nonenzymatic approach which prevents biochemical degradation during processing and overcomes the problems associated with extracting cells from BME or Laminin I in 3-D Culture. - May 24, 2008 - Trevigen, Inc.
Trace Contaminant Detection by Ultraviolet Microscopy and Microspectroscopy
Detection and analysis of trace organic and inorganic contaminants on precision devices by ultraviolet microscopy and microspectroscopy. - May 23, 2008 - CRAIC Technologies, Inc.
Spectrum Thin Films & Mars Phoenix Lander Touchdown on Martian Surface May 25th, 2008
Long Island Small Business Hauppauge Firm Works with NASA on Mars Spacecraft. - May 20, 2008 - Spectrum Thin Films, Inc.
NuU Medspa Join the Battle to Fight Autism and Raise Awareness
NuU Lend Their Voice to Autism Speaks at Walk Now for Autism – Chicago, Sunday, May 18 - May 17, 2008 - NuU Unlimited
Diversity Alliance for Science Releases Podcast on Merck & Co., Inc’s Involvement with Inaugural Conference
Diversity Alliance for Science (www.diversityallianceforscience.com) has announced the release of a podcast discussing Merck & Co., Inc.’s involvement in the 2008 inaugural conference and expo scheduled for May 19-20 at the Westin Governor Morris in Morristown, N.J. In the podcast, Dan... - May 17, 2008 - Diversity Alliance For Science, Inc.
Latest Internet Technology for the Replacement of Animal Experiments
Developed in close cooperation between Transinsight, Dresden, and the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, the knowledge-based semantic search engine Go3R.org is now available online. It enables information transparency for the prevention of animal testing. - May 16, 2008 - Transinsight
First Science Center in the World to Have NanoSeam Dome Immersion Technology Brings Astronomy Down to Earth
The $1.6 million renovation of the Dorrance Planetarium at Arizona Science Center is complete. Featuring a state-of-the-art projection system, sound system, interactive seats and the first NanoSeam Dome at a science center or museum in the world, Arizona Science Center re-opened the Dorrance... - May 16, 2008 - Arizona Science Center
New Jersey General Assembly Recognizes Monday, May 19 as Diversity Alliance for Science Day
Diversity Alliance for Science (www.diversityallianceforscience.com) has announced that the New Jersey General Assembly recognizes Monday, May 19 as Diversity Alliance for Science Day in honor of the organization’s inaugural conference and expo in Morristown, New Jersey on May 19 and 20. - May 16, 2008 - Diversity Alliance For Science, Inc.
New Hidden Sabbath Truths Reveals Stunning Bible Connections
Hidden Sabbath Truths, a timely new resource that has enormous potential to persuade Christians of all denominations about the truth and power of the Bible-ordained Sabbath. - May 15, 2008 - Remnant Publications
Diversity Alliance for Science Conference Names Dr. Gyan Prakash as Keynote Speaker
Diversity Alliance for Science (www.diversityallianceforscience.com) has announced that Dr. Gyan (John) Prakash, chief scientific officer and senior vice president of AMAR International, Inc., is the keynote speaker for the organization’s inaugural networking conference and expo scheduled for... - May 15, 2008 - Diversity Alliance For Science, Inc.