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Focusing on nanotechnology - pushing the limits of X-ray microscopy

(Nanowerk Spotlight) X-rays are at the short wavelength, high energy end of the electromagnetic spectrum (only gamma rays have shorter wavelength and carry more energy) and this form of radiation is primarily used for crystallography and diagnostic radiography. Due to the high energy they carry, and because their wavelengths are on the order of the size of atoms, X-rays can penetrate deeply into a material. Chances are you've had an 'X-ray' taken at least once in your life by your doctor or dentist but you will have also encountered X-ray machines at airport security (the machines your carry-on luggage is going through). X-rays play an important role in microscopy and X-ray microscopes have become very powerful scientific instruments for domains such as nanotechnology, materials and life sciences, microelectronics, and chemistry.

China hails spacewalk 'heroes' and sets eyes on moon

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Amazon vs. eBay: Seven-Point Comparison

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Space X Falcon 1 Successfully In Orbit

The commercial spaceflight company Space X successfully launched its Falcon 1 unmanned booster, becoming the first private company to send a rocket into orbit. The two-stage rocket lifted off at 7:16 p.m. EDT (23:16 GMT) from the the launch site on the Kwajalein Atoll in the about 2,500 miles (4,023 km) southwest of Hawaii. This successful launch comes almost two months after an engine timing error during stage separation caused the failure of Space X's third Falcon 1 test. If you missed watching the live webcast, below is the video. Watching the live webcast was wonderful; the people who actually built this rocket could be heard cheering in the background as each milestone in the climb to orbit was reached. Congratulations to everyone at Space X!

Gemin X Announces Key U.S. Patent Issued for Obatoclax

MALVERN, Pa. & MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 2008 - Gemin X, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel, targeted cancer therapeutics, today announced that the United States Patent & Trademark Office issued to Gemin X a patent protecting the composition of matter of obatoclax through 2025 - U.S. Patent No. 7,425,553. One of Gemin X's lead pipeline programs, obatoclax is an oncology treatment based on programmed cell death, or apoptosis, and has the potential to be a first-in-class pan Bcl-2 inhibitor. Obatoclax is currently in Phase 2 clinical trials for the treatment of elderly acute myeloid leukemia and the treatment of small cell lung cancer.

Java Release 7 for Mac OS X 10.4 improves reliability

Apple today released a Java update for Mac OS X 10.4. The short description claims improved reliability and compatibility with Java 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0 and Java 1.4 on OS X 10.4.11 and later. An error checking issue has been fixed, now preventing malicious websites from executing arbitrary code. Another security enhancement prevents untrusted Java applets from obtaining higher privileges, also preventing them from executing arbitrary code. Java for Mac OS X 10.4 Release 7 is available as a free download from Apple.

Audiophile Meets AudioStyle: Leon Speakers Redefines Custom Home Audio With New Profile 404-X-A

ANN ARBOR, Mich. ― Aug. 7, 2008 ― Leon Speakers, a manufacturer of custom-built, on-wall loudspeakers for flat-panel displays, today announced the release of the latest addition to the popular Leon Profile™ Series: the ultra-high-fidelity Profile 404-X-A. Beautifully styled and expertly crafted, the Profile 404-X-A delivers high fidelity and high design to any environment. With a depth of only 3¼ inches, it perfectly complements new, thinner flat-panel TVs, and can be custom-built to match the exact height and finish of any display. Furthermore, the Profile 404-X-A is available in a number of wood-veneered baffles and can be painted to match any interior color.

New Portaspec X Series Bench Top X-Ray Analyzer

The WDXRF Portaspec X Series bench top model performs multi-elemental sequential analysis in the range of Ti through U and is suited for measuring coating weights of chrome, titanium, phosphorus or zirconium pretreatments; analyze liquids, powders, solids and thin films. Comes complete with built-in computer and software. Phone: 800-569-9400; Fax: 412-787-5022; Website: www.cianflone.com

Apple Updates Java for Tiger, Leopard

Apple has released Java updates for Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5 (Tiger and Leopard) users. Java for Mac OS X 10.x Update 2 delivers improved reliability and compatibility for several editions of Java 1.4.2 on Mac OS X. The release supports all Intel and PowerPC-based Macs, while Java SE 6 is available on 64-bit, Intel-based Macs only. A number of security issues are addressed in the update.

How to Score Free Press

Every city has a certain pizzeria -- let's call it Pizzeria X Factor. Somehow, that place maintains a constant level of buzz without advertising or coupons. Pizzeria X is in the paper, the magazines, on the local news. You've tasted Pizzeria X's pies - yours are just as good, if not better. Why does Pizzeria X get all the love?

Tinest Linux system, yet?

CompuLab introduced a tiny fanless PC using 4-6 Watts of power. The Linux-ready "Fit-PC Slim" measures 4.3 x 3.9 x 1.2 inches (110 x 100 x 30mm), but includes a 500MHz AMD Geode LX800, Ethernet, VGA output, WiFi, and a 2.5-inch hard drive option, says CompuLab.

Etsumi Digital Camera Pouch

Digital Camera PouchFor those who don’t do tripods or want something a little handier, Etsumi has developed a Digital Camera Pouch with built-in stand. The device is available in dark grey or pink, and comes in two models, the S-sized 60 x 25 x 90mm and the M-sized 60 x 32 x 93mm. Pre-order for $31.26 for a September 1 release date. We like that the case is tiny enough that we can sneak it into places that keep discouraging us from taking “unauthorized� pictures, namely aging rock stars who don’t want to be seen on YouTube or Flickr.

IPL better in marketing, ICL in cricket: Kapil

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Goldilocks, X-rays, and Nanotechnology

X-rays - electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths that are typically of the order of 0.05 nm to 1 nm - are finding growing importance in nanoscale measurement technology and metrology. Their sub-nanometer wavelengths and their typical weak interactions with solids make X-ray probes a nearly ideal way of studying the structural characteristics of thin layer and nanoscaled structures that underlie much of modern nanotechnology. The fact that the probing wavelength is commensurate with the sizes of nanostructured objects results in interactions (in particular, scattering processes) that occur over practically measureable length and angular scales.

X-Play: LBP Beta keys on Tuesday ; new Sackboy

"On Tuesday, "X-Play" will be giving away 2,000 pass-codes to viewers, to get in to the closed BETA of LittleBigPlanet. X-Play will also reveal a new Sackboy that is set to launch in October when the game hits store shelves.'

X-ray Laser Progress Updated

BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Aug. 19, 2008 -- Progress toward producing the first-ever functioning x-ray laser in Ireland is being presented this week during an international conference on x-ray lasers at Queen's University Belfast.

Gemin X Announces Key U.S. Patent Issued for Obatoclax

MALVERN, Pa. & MONTREAL - (Business Wire) Gemin X, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel, targeted cancer therapeutics, today announced that the United States Patent & Trademark Office issued to Gemin X a patent protecting the composition of matter of obatoclax through 2025

The Brightest, Sharpest, Fastest X-Ray Holograms Yet

A coherent x-ray beam illuminates both the sample and a uniformly redundant array (URA) placed next to it. The CCD detector (whose center is shielded from the direct beam) collects diffracted x-rays from both sample and URA. Processing the resulting interference patterns subsequently yields a hologram.

OMG! X-Plane on the iPhone?!?!?!?

So I was breezing through the iTunes App Store yesterday morning, and I think I may have found the app that gets me fired for not doing anything that I am supposed to be doing. X-Plane, yes THAT X-Plane, is on the iPhone now.

Massively Parallel X-Ray Holography

Roland Piquepaille writes "An international group of scientists has produced some of the sharpest x-ray holograms of microscopic objects ever made. According to one of them, they improved the efficiency of holography by a factor of 2,500. In order to achieve these spectacular results, they put a uniformly redundant array next to the object to image. And they found that this parallel approach multiplied 'the efficiency of X-ray Fourier transform holography by more than three orders of magnitude, approaching that of a perfect lens.' Besides these impressive achievements, it's worth noting that this technology has been inspired by the pinhole camera, a technique used by ancient Greeks. 'By knowing the precise layout of a pinhole array, including the different sizes of the different pinholes, a computer can recover a bright, high-resolution i

Exporting products to the EU? Import the PANalytical X-ray advantage first

(Nanowerk News) X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy has emerged as an optimal solution for the screening of toxic heavy metals regulated by the EU Directives RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) and WEEE (Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment). To help customers who export goods to the EU meet increasingly complex environmental regulations, PANalytical delivers the advantage of 60 years experience in X-ray analysis and implementation, as well as dedicated instrumentation and calibration sets.

Creative launches ZEN X-Fi digital media player for music, video and photos

Creative Technology Ltd., a worldwide leader in digital entertainment, today announced the Creative ZEN® X-Fi® digital media player for music, video and photos: the only player to feature award-winning Xtreme Fidelity™ X-Fi audio technology.

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