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Rainforest Fungus Naturally Synthesizes Diesel

A fungus that lives inside trees in the Patagonian rain forest naturally makes a mix of hydrocarbons that bears a striking resemblance to diesel, biologists announced today. And the fungus can grow on cellulose, a major component of tree trunks, blades of grass and stalks that is the most abundant carbon-based plant material on Earth.

Rainforest Fungus Synthesizes Diesel

Fluffeh alerts us to a report of a fungus that naturally produces diesel fuel, or something very close to it. "A fungus that lives inside trees in the Patagonian rain forest naturally makes a mix of hydrocarbons that bears a striking resemblance to diesel, biologists announced today. And the fungus can grow on cellulose, a major component of tree trunks, blades of grass and stalks that is the most abundant carbon-based plant material on Earth.... [T]the paper's authors admit that the technique is far from any sort of industrial production. 'This report presents no information on the cost-effectiveness or other details to make G. roseum an alternative fuel source,' they write." NPR has an interview with the fungus's discoverer.

Korea - Scope of patent protection broadened

The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) announced an amendment to its examination guidelines broadening the scope of patentable inventions using materials from human bodies (including materials from deceased persons), effective as of July 1 2008. Prior to this amendment, inventions using materials from human bodies were generally not patentable in Korea. Such inventions were believed to harm human dignity and be ethically unacceptable. Even inventions using materials from deceased persons were generally not allowed. The only exception to this prohibition under the previous examination guidelines was using parts of the human body that were obtained naturally and not artificially (e.g. surgery). For example, inventions using blood or placenta naturally discharged from the human body were allowed while use of cells removed through sur

Divide and Conquer: Open Source and SaaS Take on Enterprise Software

Enterprise software is under attack. Traditional infrastructure players like BEA are seeing their core products replaced with free open source projects, while traditional application vendors like Oracle/Siebel are being displaced by SaaS. But is this a slugfest with only one winner? Will SaaS and open source ultimately turn against each other for dominance of the software business model - WWF Smack Down style - where the once united tag team, after conquering their opponent, starts to fight between themselves? Actually I think not. Just as I don't see traditional enterprise software disappearing completely, I believe both SaaS and open source are naturally suited to different parts of the market and in fact will coexist quite naturally.

NaturalNano Awarded Two Patents for the Use of Naturally Occurring Nanotubes in Clean Energy Areas

License Agreement Creates Time-to-Market Advantage for RF CMOS Customers Requiring 90nm and 65nm Technology

NaturalNano Awarded Two Patents for the Use of Naturally Occurring Nanotubes in Clean Energy Areas

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iPod Challengers for the Holidays

Naturally, with the meltdown on Wall Street this fall there is a lot of concern in the retail sector. One big concern is that those expensive tech toys we are so drawn to for holiday gifts may just be a tad too frivilous a purchase this year. The worry is considerable, so great that in the last few months Apple Corporation stock has dropped from around the $190 mark to $80.

Check out model Danielle Lloyd and others in our picture gallery

Model and WAG Danielle Lloyd is a naturally pretty girl and it's frankly beyond us why she would want to ruin her face with lips that look more 'whacked in the mush with a frying pan' than bee-stung. (Pic:Matrix)

Intel considering extending life cycle of Socket 775 CPUs

With the Nehalem launch behind them, you'd naturally assume Intel would now begin focusing on the launch of their mainstream Lynnfield and Havendale CPU cores to take on the sub-$1,000 PC market. Both CPUs will be based around Intel's LGA1160 socket with Lynnfield sporting quad cores and a dual-channel memory controller and Havendale shipping with just two processing cores.

Gayle laments Windies loss despite brilliant century

West Indies captain Chris Gayle said he was naturally disappointed about his side's heartbreaking last-over loss to Pakistan on Wednesday, despite scoring a scintillating century that earned him the Man-of-the-Match.

Nov14 Gayle laments Windies loss

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (CMC) – West Indies captain Chris Gayle said he was naturally disappointed about his side’s heartbreaking last-over loss to Pakistan on Wednesday, despite scoring a scintillating century that earned him the Man-of-the-Match.

Gayle laments Windies loss

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (CMC) – West Indies captain Chris Gayle said he was naturally disappointed about his side’s heartbreaking last-over loss to Pakistan on Wednesday, despite scoring a scintillating century that earned him the Man-of-the-Match.

Should the United States' New CTO Really Be a CIO?

CurtMonash writes "Barack Obama promised to appoint the United States' first Chief Technology Officer. Naturally, the blogosphere is full of discussion as to who that should be. I favor American Management Systems founder and former IRS Commissioner Charles Rossotti. Richard Koman thinks it should be one of the better state CTOs. John Doerr, going in a different direction, thinks it should be his partner Bill Joy. We can bandy names back and forth all month, but first a more fundamental question needs to be answered: What do we need most — a get-things-done CIO (Chief Information Officer), or a more visionary true CTO? I think it's a CIO, and based on his campaign statements it appears Obama agrees. Management of government IT is a huge, generally unsolved problem, and we need somebody deeply experienced to have a fighting chance.

Just Me and God

Sometimes, I just need to remember how good God was to me. Then, I will naturally hold off other unimportant things.

Malaysian Indian sculptor specialises in Chinese statues too

KUALA LUMPUR (IANS) Making statues of Ganesha, Buddha or Chinese deity Kwan Tei -- all come naturally to Malaysian Indian sculptor V B Kumar.

Secret Of Death Protein's Activation Unlocked; May Lead To Drugs That Force Cancer Cells To Self-destruct

Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have identified a previously undetected trigger point on a naturally occurring "death protein" that helps the body get rid of unwanted or diseased cells. They say it may be possible to exploit the newly found trigger as a target for designer drugs that would treat cancer by forcing malignant cells to commit suicide.

Icahn averages down on Yahoo; Searches for break even

Carl Icahn added to his stake in Yahoo just before Thanksgiving and bought more than 6.77 million shares. Naturally, folks need to find the meaning in Icahn’s move.

Q&A: Renegade Kid Fly Us To The Moon

"We focused on the atmosphere in Dementium: The Ward. Being alone in the dark (no pun intended) is naturally scary for most people. Once we were happy with the atmosphere we wanted to try and make the player uneasy about every step they took. We approached this by establishing a credible threat early on. In the first corridor you enter, you see a large fleshy beast with a cleaver knife surgically attached to its hand dragging a poor helpless woman along the floor and into a room, slamming the doors closed behind them – that’s a little unnerving."

NaturalNano Awarded Two Patents for Energy Technologies

NaturalNano, Inc. announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued the company two patents for the use of naturally occurring nanotubes in clean energy areas: one in hydrogen storage, and another for the use of mineral based nanotechnology in ultracapacitors.

Open source in consumer electronics: What, why and how

As the primary gateway to voice calls, Internet browsing, audio and video applications, and imaging display, demand for consumer electronics are naturally increasing. Specifically, there is a need for more choices in hardware features, software applications and innovative user interfaces (UI) packaged together in portable devices that are customized in various shapes and colors. To meet this growing demand, consumer electronics manufacturers look to open source software and hardware platforms that allow unbarred innovation. In this article, we'll examine why and how manufacturers engage with the open source community, where open source Linux is and isn't succeeding, and how Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is participating in various open source projects and organizations, including Google's Open Handset Alliance (OHA).

"The Physics of Impossible Things" at Perimeter Institute

Newswise - Some things can happen in our Universe, and others cannot. The laws of physics establish the boundary between possibility and impossibility. Scientists naturally spend most of their time thinking about the possible. In this presentation, however, Prof. Ben Schumacher of Kenyon College will take you on a brief reconnaissance across frontiers in physics to study impossible things and discover the surprising connections between them. You will encounter standard science-fiction ideas and devices like time machines and faster-than-light spaceships - as well as other, less-familiar prodigies including quantum cloners and bounded electromagnetic miracles. A safe return to the real world is unconditionally guaranteed.

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