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Jefferson researchers define ideal time for stem cell collection for Parkinson's disease therapy

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Researchers have identified a stage during dopamine neuron differentiation that may be an ideal time to collect human embryonic stem cells for transplantation to treat Parkinson's disease, according to data presented at Neuroscience 2008, the 38th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.

Ministers meet to define the role of space in delivering Europe's global objectives

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Linux Continues to Define the Future of Computing While Microsoft Follows

"Monday: Microsoft starts its week with a front page story in the Wall St. Journal titled, "Microsoft Battles Low-Cost Rival for Africa." In the article Microsoft is documented engaged in questionable practices against a Linux competitor that is springing up across Africa not because of any corporate conspiracy, but because it is free and open.

Linux Continues to Define the Future of Computing While Microsoft Follows

It is hard for the executive director of the Linux Foundation to feel bad for Microsoft, but they are having a bad week while Linux continues to move forward in innovative ways into new markets for computing. Let’s take a look at the difference between Microsoft and Linux this week:

Using Flickr Images to Define Geoboundaries

APB digs up news that goes beyond press releases, offers opinions worth reading and provides the insight into the world of geospatial technologies you need to do your job.

Domain bridging, skills of abstraction define the software architect

Many corporations put their trust in the software architect, a person holding a title that only came into broad use around 2001. A software architect seldom undergoes the kind of exam that other kinds of architects must pass. Does the title mean anything?

NSF Awards 20 New Projects for Plant Genome Research

Projects will better define plant responses to changing environments and contribute to understanding of genetic processes in economically important plants

Spammers Hit MobileMe, Google Blogspots

With new automated tools to help them, spammers are getting better at cracking CAPTCHA (define) -- a program that protects Web sites by generating and grading tests that humans can pass but computers cannot, according to the MessageLabs Intelligence Report today.

A Texan definition of a planet

Everyone, I'm sure, recalls the brouhaha surrounding the International Astronomical Union's efforts to define a planet, which ended with the dismissal of Pluto as a planet, and its reclassification as a plutoid or a dwarf planet.

Banks and LIBOR

There's a certain confusion doing the rounds about what LIBOR is and does. To define it, LIBOR is simply the rate at which banks lend to each other (without going into any more boring detail).

Cyber crime to be defined in IT Act amendment

HYDERABAD: The Union government, in its proposed Amendment Bill 2006 to the IT Act 2000, has made an effort to define cyber terrorism, child pornography spam and “phishing.”

Amazon's High Valuation Could Spell Trouble if Earnings Miss

So here’s the thing about Amazon.com (AMZN): the stock trades at a significant premium to its peers, no matter how you define them. Retailers. Online retailers. Internet stocks. Amazon shares trade at a higher multiple than all of them. The valuation issue troubles Susquehanna Financial analyst Marianne Wolk, who today launched coverage of the company with a Neutral rating.

New Signals to Search Engines

I'm sitting at my desk in a totally restrained fashion. Every fiber of my being virtually demands that I type the words: SEO (define) is dead. I want to dispose of H1 tags in the same SEO trashcan their meta-tag cousins were consigned to years ago. I want alt-text attributes to be handed back to their rightful owners: visually impaired surfers.

The Portlet Packet: A quickstart guide to Portlet 2.0

Interested in building small bits of browser-based functionality for public or internal consumption? Portlets could be the answer. Portal Zone blogger Navaneeth Krishnan discusses the qualities that define a portlet application, then walks you through a short development example that will get you started with the new Portlet 2.0 spec. Level: Beginner

Online Gambling Ban: Regulations in Search of a Definition

New regulations designed to thwart online gambling have the financial institutions that must abide by them throwing up their hands. For one thing, the rules do not clearly define what constitutes "unlawful Internet gambling." Then there are such issues as figuring out where a bet originated and which state laws govern it. Critics argue they're based on an unconstitutionally vague law.

Disasters: Project On Risk From Volcanoes In Auckland

A major research project is underway to improve the understanding of the vulnerability of the Auckland region to volcanic eruptions. The aim of the seven-year, $5 million project is to better define Auckland’s volcanic risk using the latest geological techniques and sophisticated computer modelling. More >>

Optomec Reports New Orders for Aerosol Jet Solar Lab Printing System: Solar Manufacturers and Material Developers Look to Aerosol Jet Printing for Imp

Optomec announced today that the company has received significant orders for its Aerosol Jet Solar Lab system since its introduction earlier this year. The Solar Lab system is a process development platform that enables customers to define and develop improved collector line patterns for current and next generation high-efficiency solar cells by printing much finer collector lines than is currently possible with traditional screen-printing methods. These narrower, high integrity collector lines have higher conductivity and a lower shadowing effect, thereby increasing photovoltaic cell efficiency (>1%). Additionally, the non-contact deposition process used by Aerosol Jet is ideal for printing on thinner wafers. The system is commonly used as a precursor before moving to a full production Aerosol Jet print line solution provided in partners

NASA Calls for Comment on Draft Ares V Request for Proposals

WASHINGTON -- NASA has released a draft request for proposals, or RFP, regarding Phase I of its Ares V launch vehicle. The rocket will perform heavy lift and cargo functions as part of the next generation of spacecraft that will return humans to the moon. Phase I will define operational concepts, develop requirements, and refine design concepts for the Ares V.

Google's privacy protections

A hundred years from now what will stand out as our greatest accomplishment? Not political events, like the reunification of Germany or the creation of the euro. Not economic events, like the current global financial crisis, however painful it may be. Something far more powerful and universal will define our era: the democratization of knowledge.

NASA Calls for Comment on Draft Ares V Request for Proposals

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA has released a draft request for proposals, or RFP, regarding Phase I of its Ares V launch vehicle. The rocket will perform heavy lift and cargo functions as part of the next generation of spacecraft that will return humans to the moon. Phase I will define operational concepts, develop requirements, and refine design concepts for the Ares V.

UN Plans Asteroid Response Framework

chrb writes "The Association of Space Explorers, a non-profit group of people who have completed at least one Earth orbit in space, has presented a report to the United Nations titled Asteroid Threats: A Call for Global Response. The UN will now meet in February to discuss the issue and try to define a global political framework for dealing with asteroid-based threats to the Earth."

New Nikon School DVD

Nikon is pleased to announce a new DVD that guides viewers on advanced creative lighting techniques under the masterful instruction of award-winning National Geographic Traveler photographer Bob Krist and world renowned photojournalist and lighting expert, Joe McNally. Painting with light is the very definition of photography and this DVD demonstrates why the Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS) continues to define the imaginative possibilities available to photographers.

Clutter is Good for Intel's Moblin Linux

With Moblin 2.0, Intel is integrating in an open source technology called Clutter. Clutter is an open source animation framework that allows for the development of applications in the same way you would develop games. The underlying complexity is abstracted such that intricate UI can be built with a minimum of code. "Because it's developed like a game engine, all the graphics happen on the GPU (define), freeing up CPU do to application work," he said. "When combing with Atom and the various GPU's we use in Moblin supported platforms, you end up with advanced UI platforms. We really think it will create a huge opportunity for application innovation on top of Moblin."

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