Venus thunders into fourth round: related news

Venus thunders into fourth round

LONDON (Reuters) - Champion Venus Williams cranked up the power on Saturday to thunder into the fourth round of Wimbledon on Saturday, beating Spanish qualifier Maria Martinez Sanchez 6-1 7-5.

Venus strolls into third round

Venus Williams of United States hits a return shot to Elena Vesnina of Russia during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York, August 28, 2008. Venus Williams of United States hits a return shot to Elena Vesnina of Russia during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York, August 28, 2008. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)

Doorstep Astronomy: Venus Shines Bright

Currently, the planet Venus is visible, albeit very low in the western evening sky right after sundown. Those with obstructions such as trees or buildings toward the west may not be able to see Venus yet, thanks to its low altitude. But this current evening apparition of Venus is going to evolve into a very good one in the coming days and weeks, so let's get into a fuller explanation of what is to come.

Doorstep Astronomy: Venus Shines Bright

Currently, the planet Venus is visible, albeit very low in the western evening sky right after sundown. Those with obstructions such as trees or buildings toward the west may not be able to see Venus yet, thanks to its low altitude. But this current evening apparition of Venus is going to evolve into a very good one in the coming days and weeks, so let's get into a fuller explanation of what is to come.

Floating Cities On Venus

Geoffrey.landis writes "Some of you may have heard me talk about colonizing Venus. Well, for those who haven't, Universe Today is running story about floating cities on Venus. It's a reasonable alternative for space colonies — after all, the atmosphere of Venus (at about 50 km) is the most Earth-like environment in the solar system (other than Earth, of course). '50 km above the surface, Venus has air pressure of approximately 1 bar and temperatures in the 0C-50C range, a quite comfortable environment for humans. Humans wouldn't require pressurized suits when outside, but it wouldn't quite be a shirtsleeves environment. We'd need air to breathe and protection from the sulfuric acid in the atmosphere.'"

Venus Williams sweeps into quarter-finals

Venus Williams returns the ball to Alisa Kleybanova of Russia during their match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London June 30, 2008. Venus Williams returns the ball to Alisa Kleybanova of Russia during their match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London June 30, 2008. (REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico)

Unidym Enters into Second Joint Development Agreement with Samsung Electronics to Integrate Carbon Nanotubes into Display Devices

Unidym Enters into Second Joint Development Agreement with Samsung Electronics to Integrate Carbon Nanotubes into Display Devices

Unidym Enters into Second Joint Development Agreement with Samsung Electronics to Integrate Carbon Nanotubes into Display Devices

Unidym Enters into Second Joint Development Agreement with Samsung Electronics to Integrate Carbon Nanotubes into Display Devices

Unidym Enters into Second Joint Development Agreement with Samsung Electronics to Integrate Carbon Nanotubes into Display Devices

Unidym Enters into Second Joint Development Agreement with Samsung Electronics to Integrate Carbon Nanotubes into Display Devices

Unidym Enters into Second Joint Development Agreement with Samsung Electronics to Integrate Carbon Nanotubes into Display Devices

MENLO PARK, Calif. - (Business Wire) Unidym, Inc, a majority-owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ARWR), announced today that it has entered into a second joint development agreement with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. to extend their collaboration into a second year. The companies have been working jointly to integrate carbon nanotube materials as the transparent conductive layer in display devices. One achievement from the first year of this collaboration was the world

Emergent, Nvidia Integrate PhysX Into Gamebryo

Emergent, Nvidia Integrate PhysX Into Gamebryo Emergent will integrate Nvidia's PhysX technology into its Gamebryo game engine -- as used in games such as Warhammer Online -- through an extension of the two companies' partnership. Gamebryo's next release, expected in the fall, will ship with PhysX integrated into the platform.

England cricketer Harmison plunges S.Africa into trouble

England fast bowler Steve Harmison plunged South Africa into deep trouble when he picked up two key wickets on the fourth day of the fourth and final Test at the Oval Sunday.

England cricketer Harmison plunges S.Africa into trouble

England fast bowler Steve Harmison plunged South Africa into deep trouble when he picked up two key wickets on the fourth day of the fourth and final Test at the Oval. South Africa were 168 for five in their second innings at lunch, a slender lead of 46.

Rabbi Cherlow Opposes Inquiry into Wiretaps

(IsraelNN.com) Rabbi Yuval Cherlo of Petach Tikva Yeshiva came out Sunday against the establishment of a committee of inquiry into the matter of the wiretaps against Minister Chaim Ramon. "If indeed illegal wiretaps were made against Minister Ramon during the police investigation into his matter, this must be looked into," he wrote. He added, however, that "The last people who have the right to discuss this are Israel's government [ministers]."

BlogHer Gets $5 Million Second Round From Peacock Equity; Partnership With iVillage

imageBlogHer, the womens ad network, blogging community site and conference organizer, has raised a $5 million second round lead by the Peacock Equity Fund (GE and NBCU), along with past backer Venrock. The company raised an initial round of funding from Venrock last summer. Along with the deal, the company has entered into a strategic partnership with NBCU-owned iVillage, which will give the site access to BlogHer content, as well as promotional opportunities across the BlogHer network. In addition to iVillage, Oxygen.com and BravoTV.com will be able to draw on select content form the network. Release

UK Guy Who Hacked Into US Military Computers Overplays His Hand; Loses Extradition Appeal

From the very beginning it had seemed like the US was overhyping the fact that they had tracked down UK-based Gary McKinnon, as the guy who had hacked into various military computer systems. They claimed he had caused millions of dollars of damages, and even called him "the world's biggest hacker." Of course, the details suggest he was more like a big idiot. He got high, decided that the US was hiding secrets on aliens, and hacked into a military computer system to try to find the details -- and then (according to his own explanation) hit the wrong button and thought "oh, bloody hell." So, he clearly did something wrong: he broke into US military computer systems. He clearly deserves to be punished for it, but he's definitely overplayed his hand as well in response.

If Life Exists on Venus, Could it be Blown to Earth?

We've heard about the possibility of extraterrestrial life arriving on Earth from another planet, asteroid or comet, but the mode of transport usually includes a chunk of rock falling through the atmosphere as a meteorite. But there could be another form of interplanetary transportation. What if there are microbial forms of alien life floating in the upper atmosphere of Venus (the planet's clouds contain compounds that could indicate presence of micro organisms)? Could they make the trip to Earth? Apparently it is possible, if Earth and Venus are correctly aligned, the solar wind may carry microbes from the upstream Venus to downstream Earth in a matter of days…

Japanese Space Agency Awards University Consortium a Free Ride toward Venus

The Japanese Space Agency, JAXA, solicited plans for a microprobe to be piggybacked on its Venus Climate Orbiter, which will be launched in May 2010 and arrive at Venus in December of the same year. The opportunity will provide a free ride to either a low-Earth orbit or on a trajectory toward Venus, as covered in our previous post.

Venus Williams into Wimbledon quarters

Defending champion Venus Williams has advanced to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Alisa Kleybanova.

Games preview: iPhone Games

Mobile games fall into one of three categories: 1) over-complicated versions of well known console games in no way suited to the small screen and unresponsive phone keyboard. 2) 1980s arcade games - the sheer ennui threatens to overwhelm. 3) Joyously new and inventive titles that bear in mind the staccato usage and simple controls necessary to work on a phone. So few fall into the last camp that mobile games are near worth ignoring. Will Apple's promised 160 iPhone games change that? Early signs are at least positive, with the iPhone remix of that megalith of galactic evolution, Spore, shaping into something intriguing; Bomberman, while unproven on a touch screen, is normally pretty reliable; LocoRoco-alike Rolando promises some cute tilt-based gaming and Super Monkey Ball already has punters forming a virtual queue round the block.

Venture firms plan follow-on capital raising before IPO at Plastic Logic

Venture capital investors Amadeus Capital Partners and Oak Investment Partners are planning to invest just one more round of capital into UK-based semiconductor company Plastic Logic ahead of a flotation after the latest $50m (€32m) round. The company's investors in the latest round also included US hedge fund Tudor Investment Corporation, two technology captive arms Siemens Venture Capital and Intel Capital, two chemicals companies Dow Chemical and BASF as well as US bank Bank of America.

Kung Fu Panda: The Game Review

Basketball’s a great game, but have you ever tried to play it with a football? It’s a difficult task indeed, what with the elliptic ball’s dual, pointed ends almost denying it entry into the same category of sporting equipment as its spherical cousin. Sure, with luck on your side you can still throw it, bounce it, and even have it bank off the backboard and through the hoop, but when it comes down to it, the difficulty involved in this task makes the round balled version a far more appealing prospect. Kung Fu Panda on the Wii ends up being the awkward gaming twin of its PlayStation 2 counterpart in a similar way. It’s not that Kung Fu Panda is a completely terrible experience - far from it in fact. It’s more that it falls into that growing category of games squeezed onto the Wii, or more importantly, into the console’s control

Venus Williams proves all top women aren't vulnerable at Wimbledon

Venus Williams of the U.S. returning the ball to Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand during their quarterfinals at the Wimbledon. Venus Williams won 6-4, 6-3.

Venus eyes ultimate prize of more Olympic gold

Venus Williams of the U.S. holds her trophy after defeating her sister Serena in their finals match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 5, 2008. Venus Williams of the U.S. holds her trophy after defeating her sister Serena in their finals match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 5, 2008. (REUTERS/Toby Melville)

Fourth Annual Geoethical Nanotechnology Workshop to Explore: What Geoethical Management,...

Fourth Annual Geoethical Nanotechnology Workshop to Explore: What Geoethical Management, If Any, is Appropriate for the Nanotechnology Necessary for Cryonic Revival and/or Downloaded Cyberconsciousness? Public Invited to Lunar Landing Anniversary Event on July 20th 1pm - 4PM est MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla., July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Terasem Movement, Inc. announced today its Fourth Annual Workshop on Geoethical Nanotechnology will be held Sunday, July 20, 2008 to honor the 39th anniversary of the first human lunar landing. The Workshop, accessible to the general public via virtual meeting at the Terasem Island Amphitheatre in Second Life at secondlife.com, will explore nanotechnologies thought to be essential for cryonic revival. Geoethical Nanotechnology is atom-by-atom assembly techniques that are subject to a consensual review, appr

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