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Geologists study China earthquake for glimpse into future

The May 12 earthquake that rocked Sichuan Province in China was the first there in recorded history and unexpected in its magnitude. Now a team of geoscientists is looking at the potential for future earthquakes due to earthquake-induced changes in stress.

Geologists Study China Earthquake For Glimpse Into Future

The May 12 earthquake that rocked Sichuan Province in China was the first there in recorded history and unexpected in its magnitude. Now a team of geoscientists is looking at the potential for future earthquakes due to earthquake-induced changes in stress.

Geologists study China earthquake for glimpse into future

The May 12 earthquake that rocked Sichuan Province in China was the first there in recorded history and unexpected in its magnitude. Now a team of geoscientists is looking at the potential for future earthquakes due to earthquake-induced changes in stress.

Geologists Study China Earthquake

The May 12 earthquake in China's Sichuan province, the region's first in recorded history, has U.S. geologists studying it with an eye to the future.

Geologists study China earthquake

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., July 7 (UPI) -- The May 12 earthquake in China's Sichuan province, the region's first in recorded history, has U.S. geologists studying it with an eye to the future.

International Companies Require China-Specific Patent Strategies

Shanghai, China – May 22, 2008: China, one of the world’s largest and most promising markets, has seen a 20 percent annual increase in patent application filings over the last fifteen years. In 2007, the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) of China received 694,153 patent applications, an increase of 21.1 percent over the previous year. These applications included filings for all three types of patents granted in China: Invention patents (valid for 20 years from the date of filing), Utility Models (valid for 10 years), and Design patents (also valid for 10 years). With regard to invention patents (20 year patents), China is currently third in the world behind the United States and Japan. In its latest study, Evalueserve, a global research and analytics firm, forecasts that if patent filings in China continue to grow at the current r

Media Alert/Event Advisory: Future Shop Online Community Celebrates First Anniversary With Video Live Chat Future Shop to host discussion on the Future of Computing with representatives from Microsoft, D-Link and HP; Joel Cohen to moderate

As the Future Shop Online Community celebrates its one-year anniversary, Canadians are invited to watch a panel of representatives from leading hardware, software and networking organizations discuss what to look for when shopping for a computer this back-to-school season. These experts will also provide insight into what the future of computing technology holds over the next few years.

Chinese earthquake provides lessons for future

The May 12 Sichuan earthquake in China was unexpectedly large. Analysis of the area, however, now shows that topographic characteristics of the highly mountainous area identified the mountain range as active and could have pointed to the earthquake hazard. Topographic analysis can help evaluate other, similar fault areas for seismic risk, according to geologists from Penn State and Arizona State University.

Chinese earthquake provides lessons for future

The May 12 Sichuan earthquake in China was unexpectedly large. Analysis of the area, however, now shows that topographic characteristics of the highly mountainous area identified the mountain range as active and could have pointed to the earthquake hazard. Topographic analysis can help evaluate other, similar fault areas for seismic risk, according to geologists from Penn State and Arizona State University.

China Earthquake Rare And Unexpected, Says New Study

A new analysis of the setting for last month's devastating earthquake in China by a team of geoscientists at MIT shows that the quake resulted from faults with little seismic activity, and that similar events in that area occur only once in every 2,000 to 10,000 years, on average.

China Has Largest On-Line Population

Smivs writes "China now has the world's largest net-using population, say official figures. More than 253 million people in the country are now online, according to statistics from the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). About 95% of those going online connect via high-speed links. Take up of broadband has been boosted by deals offered by China's fixed line phone firms as they fight to win customers away from mobile operators. Despite having a greater number of people online, China's net economy still has a long way to go to match or exceed that of the US or even that of South Korea. Figures from Analysis International said China's net firms reported total revenues of $5.9bn (£2.96bn) in 2007. By contrast net advertising revenue alone for US firms in 2007 stood at $21.

iPhone Roundup: China Mobile Clears Hurdle; Canadians Want Cheaper iPhone; Hutchisons Prices

image — China Mobile-iPhone “Hurdleâ€� Cleared: The on again, off again talks to bring iPhone to the world’s largest mobile market is on again. Retuers reports that China Mobile will bring the iPhone to China, after Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) relented on its revenue sharing policy. China Mobile spokeswoman Rainie Lei said while the “the biggest hurdleâ€� for the largest Chinese mobile operator has been now been cleared, there were still some “practical issuesâ€� to sort out before the iPhone launched. No timetable has been given, but Apple CEO Steve Jobs has said before that he hopes to launch the device in China later this year.

Lights, Camera, Earthquake?

Just 30 minutes before the earthquake that killed tens of thousands in the Chinese province of Sichuan in May, local video footage captured on a cell phone revealed rainbow lights in the clouds. Some have identified the lights as merely a circumhorizontal arc-an unusual, horizontal rainbow refracting through ice crystals in cirrus clouds. Others, however, consider the light show an example of "earthquake lights," a scientifically unproven indicator of a coming earthquake. The theory behind earthquake lights is that seismic activity sends ultrasonic waves through mineral deposits in the earth's crust. These waves react with water molecules in the sky to produce a rainbow effect in clouds. The scientific evidence for this is dubious at best. That said, earthquake lights are just one of a number of anecdotal methods for predicting quakes, an

Colors and Olympics: Art Biennale China 2008

Visitors view the paintings in the China Art Gallery in Beijing, capital of China, July 10, 2008. The 3rd International Art Biennale China 2008 with the theme of Colors and Olympics opened in China Art Gallery and the Museum of China Central Academy of Fine Arts on Tuesday. Contemporary paintings and sculptures of over 700 artists from 81 countries and regions were on show. (Xinhua/Lu You)

China In-Focus: China Medicine Retains Australian Patent

July 18, 2008 (FinancialWire) China Medicine Corp. (OTCBB: CHME) (Current Market Cap. US$28.96 Mil.) has obtained a patent from Australia Patent Office for recombinant Aflatoxin Detoxifizyme. The patent is valid through January 13, 2025. According to China Medicine, rADTZ is a product that has the potential to detoxify aflatoxin, a potential cancer causing agent, in food and feed. It is a compound that is a derivation of aflatoxin-detoxifizyme, an extracellular enzyme. Developed by Guangzhou Co-Win Bioengineering Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Medicine, rADTZ can be used as an additive to remove aflatoxins from animal feed as well as other food products. The company intends to develop rADTZ for this and other applications. The company is currently testing rADTZ on animal feed and is scheduled to begin working with the Chinese Department

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In-Depth Report on China's Internet Cafs Shows Their Importance to China's Online Games Sector

Niko Partners, the leading market intelligence firm for China’s video game industry, today announced the results of its first report dedicated to analysis of Internet cafés in China, that provides insight into Internet café usage, the role of cafés for online games, typical PC hardware specifications, purchasing, and relationships with online operators in 18 cities of varying sizes and geographic locations. Furthermore, information from a survey of 500 gamers reveals important information about their behaviors that companies involved in game development and distribution need to know.

NH Hoteles And Philips Partner For Two Year Study Into Consumer Well-Being

Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Madrid, Spain – NH Hoteles and Philips have announced that they will conduct an intensive two-year study into the optimization of well-being amongst hotel guests. To support the research, NH Hoteles and Philips have teamed up as a first step to create a unique room at NH Hoteles’ flagship Barbizon Palace hotel in Amsterdam featuring the latest in ambient solutions. Researchers will collect consumer insights into how different room settings and technologies affect the guests’ hotel going experience and well-being as well as their interaction and relationship with entertainment systems and lighting.

NH Hoteles And Philips Partner For Two Year Study Into Consumer Well-Being

Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Madrid, Spain – NH Hoteles and Philips have announced that they will conduct an intensive two-year study into the optimization of well-being amongst hotel guests. To support the research, NH Hoteles and Philips have teamed up as a first step to create a unique room at NH Hoteles’ flagship Barbizon Palace hotel in Amsterdam featuring the latest in ambient solutions. Researchers will collect consumer insights into how different room settings and technologies affect the guests’ hotel going experience and well-being as well as their interaction and relationship with entertainment systems and lighting.

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China Realizes It Doesn't Need To Block All Of iTunes

Following last week's news that China was blocking access to the iTunes store in response to a Tibet protest album that some Olympic athletes had apparently downloaded, it appears that China's Great Firewall experts have figured out ways to block on a per album basis. Yes, iTunes is now available again in China -- but that particular album remains off limits. Of course, you would think that if China had simply ignored the issue altogether, it would have received a lot less press. But that doesn't exactly seem to be how they think about things in the Chinese government these days.

RUMOR: China Mobile to subsidize Apple iPhone

"China Mobile and Apple have decided to rely upon handset subsidies to bring Apple's iPhone to China, reports China Communications quoting an insider close to China Mobile," Cherry Zhang reports for JLM Pacific Epoch.

China Blocks iTunes Over Songs For Tibet Album

We hope our Olympians fully-stocked their iPods before going to Beijing as China has reportedly cut off access to iTunes. As the story goes, China got wind that people there were using Apple’s music service to download the The Art of Peace Foundation’s Songs for Tibet compilation, featuring tracks by Alanis Morissette, Sting, Moby and 17 more artists. Profits from the album are being used to support “peace-related projects that are dear to the Dalai Lama.� As everyone already knows, China doesn’t take to kindly to people trying to free their Tibet. Exacerbating matters was the announcement that over 40 athletes at the Games had downloaded the compilation. Thus, the Great Firewall of China (we wish we can take credit for penning that) started restricting access to iTunes on Monday.

The Future of Mind Control of Physical Objects

mattnyc99 writes A month ago we discussed the accomplishment when researchers got monkeys to feed themselves with a robotic arm controlled by their brains. But after all the recent successful experiments with brain-computer interfaces, will the technology ever make it out of the lab and into hospitals — or even into our hands, for the closest thing imaginable to The Force? Popular Mechanics takes a look at the future of mind-machine control, speculating on several theoretical applications once brains can adapt to devices via direct communication between, say, synapse and prosthetic. Quoting the field's leading neuroscientist: 'For the foreseeable future, the main benefit is for rehabilitation. But the research is showing that the brain can act independently of the body.

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