Abbie Cornish turns heads at Seven Psychopaths screening in stunning Roland Mouret dress

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PUBLISHED: 22:16 EST, 10 October 2012 | UPDATED: 00:26 EST, 11 October 2012

She was stunning in a floral applique gown at the Los Angeles premiere of her latest film, Seven Psychopaths.

And Abbie Cornish once again was turning heads botanicals as the movie screened in New York on Wednesday night.

The 30-year-old actress was stunning in a Roland Mouret bustier dress with a washed-out print and fishtail flare.

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Simply stunning: Abbie Cornish wore a white Roland Mouret bustier dress with a washed-out floral print at the New York City premiere of her new film, Seven Psychopaths

The Australian star wore the white figure-hugging frock to the event at Clearview Chelsea Cinemas in the downtown Manhattan district.

The Sucker Punch star paired the dress with a silver clutch and matching manicure as she smiled down the red carpet.

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NASA identifies Mars rover's mysterious bright object

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The strange bright object that halted the Curiosity rover's scooping activities has been partially identified by NASA. There go our space alien fantasies.

This ChemCam image shows rover's bright object.

It looks like the latest Mars mystery has been solved. Dashing the hopes of the many people who thought the Curiosity rover had located their lost keys or earrings, NASA has decided that a strange, bright object found on the surface is actually a piece of plastic.

According to a NASA status report, "The rover team's assessment is that the bright object is something from the rover, not Martian material. It appears to be a shred of plastic material, likely benign, but it has not been definitively identified."

This means some of the mystery is taken out of the equation, but we can still speculate about what that little piece of plastic fell off from and why. Perhaps Curiosity is shedding its winter coat. Maybe the space police are going to come along and write it a ticket for littering.

An image of the object taken by the rover's micro-imager ChemCam shows it looking very different from the Martian surface around it. On closer inspection, I think it looks a bit like a space slug, but that's just wishful thinking on my part.

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NASA Dawn spacecraft traveling to dwarf planet

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LOS ANGELES (AP) Next and final stop: The biggest object in the asteroid belt.

After spending a year gazing at a giant asteroid, NASA's Dawn spacecraft on Wednesday began the cruise toward an even bigger target a voyage that will take nearly three years.

Ground controllers received a signal from Dawn that it successfully spiraled away from the asteroid Vesta and was headed toward the dwarf planet Ceres.

The departure was considered ho-hum compared with other recent missions think Curiosity's white-knuckle "seven minutes of terror" dive into Mars' atmosphere. Firing its ion propulsion thrusters, Dawn gently freed itself from Vesta's gravitational hold Tuesday night. Since its antenna was pointed away from Earth during the maneuver, NASA did not get confirmation until the next day.

It was "smooth and elegant and graceful," said chief engineer Marc Rayman of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which manages the $466 million mission.

Launched in 2007, Dawn is on track to become the first spacecraft to rendezvous with two celestial bodies in a bid to learn about the solar system's evolution.

Dawn slipped into orbit last year around Vesta about the size of Arizona and beamed back stunning close-ups of the lumpy surface. Its next destination is the Texas-size Ceres.

Vesta and Ceres are the largest bodies in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter that's littered with space rocks that never quite bloomed into full-fledged planets. As cosmic time capsules, they're ideal for scientists trying to piece together how Earth and the other planets formed and evolved.

During its yearlong stay at Vesta, Dawn used its cameras, infrared spectrometer, and gamma ray and neutron detector to explore the asteroid from varying altitudes, getting as close as 130 miles above the surface.

Dawn uncovered a few surprises. Scientists have long known that Vesta sports an impressive scar at its south pole, likely carved by an impact with a smaller asteroid. A closer inspection revealed that Vesta hid a second scar in the same region evidence that it had been whacked twice within the last 2 billion years.

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NASA pleased with flawless SpaceX docking

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After getting off to a rocky start with an engine failure during launch Sunday, a commercial cargo capsule loaded with a half-ton of equipment and supplies, including ice cream, carried out a flawless final approach to the International Space Station early Wednesday, pulling up to within 60 feet so Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, operating the lab's robot arm, could pluck it out of open space for berthing.

Making the first of at least 12 cargo deliveries under a $1.6 billion contract with NASA, the SpaceX Dragon capsule, after a successful test flight last May, is the first commercially developed spacecraft to visit the station, the centerpiece of a push to restore U.S. resupply capability in the wake of the space shuttle's retirement last year.

Hoshide used station's robot arm to latch onto a grapple fixture on the side of the Dragon capsule at 6:56 a.m. EDT (GMT-4) as the two spacecraft sailed 250 miles above the Pacific Ocean west of Baja California.

"Houston, station on (channel) two, capture complete," Expedition 33 commander Sunita Williams radioed. "Looks like we've tamed the dragon. We're happy she's on board with us. Thanks to everybody at SpaceX and NASA for bringing her here to us. And the ice cream."

Williams and Hoshide then maneuvered the Dragon capsule to the Earth-facing port of the forward Harmony module and locked it in place at 9:03 a.m., completing the rendezvous and berthing.

"The control center team here and the team out at Hawthorne (Calif.) at SpaceX just did a phenomenal job of making a pretty complex ballet in space look pretty easy," said Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA's director of space operations. "And it was not easy by any stretch of the imagination. But they just did a great job, and it's great to have the Dragon spacecraft on board the space station."

The long-awaited commercial cargo mission began with a spectacular launch Sunday night from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. But during the climb to space, one of the Falcon 9 booster's nine first-stage engines malfunctioned and shut down, forcing the flight computer to fire the other engines longer than planned to compensate for the shortfall.

The Dragon capsule ended up in a useable orbit, but the engine failure prevented the Falcon 9 second stage from boosting a small secondary payload, an Orbcomm data relay satellite, into its planned orbit. As it was, SpaceX flight controllers had to quickly revise the Dragon rendezvous sequence to keep the craft on course and to conserve propellant.

All of that went off without a hitch and the spacecraft moved into position for grapple right on schedule.

The capsule will remain attached to the space station for the next three weeks while the lab crew unloads science gear, spare parts and crew supplies, including ice cream packed in a science freezer as a special treat for the three-person crew. The capsule will be re-packed with no-longer-needed hardware, failed components and experiment samples for return to Earth around Oct. 28.

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ATK Obtains $50M Contract from NASA

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Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) has received a contract, worth $50 million, from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to complete its engineering development and risk reduction examinations as a part of the Advanced Concept Booster Development for the Space Launch System (SLS).

Per the contract, Alliant will help NASA to manage important technological challenges during manufacturing of advanced booster requirements for its SLS program. The company will use cost-saving materials and procedures to develop a lithium-ion battery-powered electric thrust vector control system, lightweight composite rocket motor case, high-performance propellant and an advanced nozzle. These advancements will conclude with a combined booster static test firing of these utilized technologies.

The U.S. SLS will offer a completely new facility for human exploration beyond earth orbit. In addition, it will support the commercial as well as international transportation service partners to the International Space Station. This system is designed to be safe, flexible and affordable for crew or cargo missions to continue the U.S.s journey toward space discovery.

Driven by the installation of this modern technology including advanced booster design, NASA will help in reducing the cost of operations while minimizing risks under its SLS system program. In addition, this new initiative will provide higher reliability and greater performance than current NASA requirements, and will subsequently help to boost the capability of NASAs heavy launch system.

Alliant and NASA jointly took few initiatives to minimize costs related to the SLS system. The company has already made significant progress toward developing the first ground test motor and advancements of cost-saving processes for manufacturing solid rocket booster for SLS system. The company primarily uses Value Stream Mapping (VSM) process, which helps to recognize incompetent processes and requirements of the system. Utilizing this process, the company spotted more than 400 changes and improvements, which have already received NASA approvals.

Arlington, Virginia-based Alliant Techsystems Inc. provides aerospace and defense products to the United States government agencies. The company also supplies ammunition and related accessories to law enforcement agencies and commercial customers. Alliant Techsystems Inc. currently has a short-term Zacks #2 Rank (Buy rating) and competes with Rockwell Collins Inc. (COL) and Elbit Systems Ltd. (ESLT).

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Industrial Nanotech, Inc. Signs Distributor Agreement with DuPont

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NAPLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology based energy saving solutions, today announced that the Company has entered into a distribution agreement with DuPont Powder Coatings Andina to serve as a distributor in Columbia and Venezuela for the Companys patented Nansulate(R) product line of thermal insulation and protective coatings for the Oil and Gas Industry. Since 2004, Nansulate(R) coatings have been used as an innovative solution for effective thermal insulation and corrosion prevention for pipes, tanks, and other equipment and for the prevention of corrosion under insulation (CUI).

We look forward to working with DuPont Power Coatings Andina, stated Francesca Crolley, V.P. Business Development for Industrial Nanotech, Inc. They have a broad and extensive experience in the design, manufacture and supply of high-performance protective coatings focused on Oil & Gas and specialized industry. Their knowledge and experience supplying external coatings for pipelines and storage tanks, industrial process plants, petrochemicals, refineries, water industry, mining industry and many other sectors will greatly benefit the growth of our products in this region, as well as offer the opportunity for their company to supply leading edge sustainable technology to their customers."

One of the world's largest suppliers of powder coatings for heat setting, DuPont Powder Coatings has sixteen independent companies and fifteen research and development laboratories in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. DuPont Powder Coatings is a leading manufacturer of powder coatings in North America and the industry leader in decorative and functional coatings of high quality heat setting.

About DuPont Performance Coatings

Founded in 1922 and headquartered in Wilmington, Del., DuPont Performance Coatings is the leading global manufacturer, marketer and distributor of advanced coating systems primarily for the transportation industry. The company comprises four segments: refinish, OEM, industrial liquid and powder. The company operates manufacturing sites on six continents, serving customers in 120 countries directly and through 4,000 distributors.

About DuPont

DuPont has been bringing world-class science and engineering to the global marketplace in the form of innovative products, materials, and services since 1802. The company believes that by collaborating with customers, governments, NGOs, and thought leaders we can help find solutions to such global challenges as providing enough healthy food for people everywhere, decreasing dependence on fossil fuels, and protecting life and the environment. DuPont has been operating in Columbia since 1963. For more information, visit http://www.dupontpowder.com.co

About Nansulate(R)

Nansulate(R) is the Company's patented product line of award winning, specialty coatings containing a nanotechnology based material and which are well-documented to provide the combined performance qualities of thermal insulation, corrosion prevention, resistance to mold growth, chemical resistance and lead encapsulation in an environmentally safe, water-based, coating formulation. The Nansulate(R) Product Line includes industrial, residential, agricultural and solar thermal insulation coatings. Additional information about the Company and its products can be found at their websites, (www.inanotk.com) and (www.nansulate.com). Blog: http://www.nansulate.com/nanoblog, Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/NanoPioneer, Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Nansulate.

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'Nanotechnology Revolution' Drives Big Growth to a Small Industry

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A conversation with the Pixelligent Technologies CEO about what is behind the latest nanotech boom and what it means to the industry.

Since moving its operations to Baltimore in 2011, nanocrystal additive manufacturer, Pixelligent Technologies, has seen the kind of explosive growth and market success that seems only possible in business school fantasies and start-up legends.

In these past 17 months, the company has seen its customer pipeline increase tenfold and has grown to include some of the world's largest chemical-polymer manufacturing companies, prompting a 150% increase in its workforce and an expansion to a 13,000-square-foot facility.

According to CEO Craig Bandes, though this success appears to have struck fast, it has been long in coming for the industry.

"For ten years, people have been saying nanotechnology is going to hit next year," he joked. "Well, now it is actually happening and these companies are finally seeing that nanotechnology is real -- that it is having real, significant impacts in a number of different technologies and products."

"There is a convergence going on between a receptive market that is out there looking for nano-enabled solutions and companies like Pixelligent that have cracked the code on the technology." - Craig Bandes, CEO, Pixelligent Technologies

Of course, this newly realized and matured technology wouldn't mean much without a receptive market. Luckily, today's manufacturers seem very much in the mood for progress.

"In the industrial world, there is a real focus now on how to incorporate next-generation materials into what they are doing today," he explained. "There is a convergence going on between a receptive market that is out there looking for nano-enabled solutions and companies like Pixelligent that have cracked the code on the technology."

This convergence is translating into what many are calling a "nanotech revolution," as the long-awaited mainstream adoption of the technology finally takes hold.

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Nanotechnology: A Realistic Market Assessment

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Nanotechnology: A Realistic Market Assessment

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However, while the hype may have slowed somewhat, there is still some out there. Growing public awareness combined with the complex, diverse nature of the technologies that are commonly grouped together under the heading of nanotechnology virtually invites misunderstanding, if not actual misrepresentation. For example, in 2010, a respected journalist wrote a series of stories for AOL News entitled "The Nanotech Gamble: Bold Science, Big Money, Growing Risks" that faulted the U.S. government's performance in identifying and protecting the public against alleged health hazards posed by nanotechnology. One interviewee asked rhetorically, "How long should the public have to wait before the government takes protective action? Must the bodies stack up first?"

So stinging was the piece to the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) and the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) that the director of the NNCO felt compelled to issue a formal rebuttal. According to the rebuttal, the author "takes an alarmist perspective," "uses irrelevant examples" and "fails to balance the risks against the benefits of nanotechnology." As some observers have noted, the debate over the AOL News article (which was still simmering when this report was written) is at best a distraction from the research that needs to be done.

Business, academia, the media, all have an incentive to attempt to cash in on nanotechnology. Various manufacturers have tacked "nano" onto their products and processes, whether or not they deal in nano-size elements, in an attempt to boost sales. Companies that have nothing to do with nanotechnology have "nano" in their names to make them sound more technologically advanced than the competition. Some academic researchers worry that the buzzword nano is being misused to bring in research dollars for dubious technologies and applications at the expense of legitimate research.

Hype inevitably carries with it the risk of a backlash because it can create unrealistic expectations for nanotechnology. Then, when expectations are not met, people tend to withdraw, or worse, turn oppositional. A blog entry on The Bespoke Investment Group's website observed that:

"Back in the 'good ol' days' of the mid-2000s, investors were riding a bull market wave and looking for 'the next big thing.' One of those 'next big things' was nanotechnology. Ever since the collapse began in 2007, however, the nanotech craze seems all but forgotten. We can't remember the last time we read or watched something about nanotech. Stocks and ETFs relating to nanotech have also lost investor interest."

As a result, legitimate nanotechnology products and applications are hurt along with the pseudos as funding and markets dry up. The dot.com boom and bust provides a cautionary example of the dangers of hype, but nanotechnology has a more tangible nature because it is a set of technologies. This report takes a realistic look at the nanotechnology field and offers a road map to the technologies and applications that are most likely to be commercialized in the next five years.

These differences reflect not only different analytical methods and assumptions, but also different definitions of the nanotechnology market (e.g., whether to include decades-old technologies such as carbon black rubber reinforcers and photographic silver, or whether to base the market value on nanotechnology inputs alone, as opposed to the total value of products that nanotechnology incorporates).

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NanoGuardian's On-Dose NanoEncryption Brand Protection Technology to Be Presented at AAPS Annual Meeting

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SKOKIE, IL--(Marketwire - Oct 11, 2012) - NanoGuardian, a division of NanoInk, Inc. that delivers on-dose brand protection solutions to the pharmaceutical industry to fight counterfeiting and illegal diversion, announced today that it will give a poster presentation at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Annual Meeting and Exhibition, which is being held on October 14 - 18, at McCormick Place in Chicago. The abstract, "Can Nanofabrication be used to Combat Counterfeit Medicines by Applying On-dose Authentication Features without Disrupting the Integrity of the Medicine?" will be presented on Monday, October 15, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Hall F by Bjoern Rosner, director of research and development, brand protection for NanoGuardian.

"Counterfeit medicines have become such a problem that pharmaceutical manufacturers are evaluating how to best ensure the integrity of their medicines for patients early in the drug development process," said Dean Hart, chief commercial officer of NanoGuardian. "The AAPS poster presentation will demonstrate that NanoGuardian's NanoEncryption technology can be used to incorporate highly sophisticated nanoscale, authentication, and tracing features directly on film-coated tablets, gelatin capsules, and vial caps without affecting the dissolution or stability of the medication -- important considerations in the development and commercialization of a new medication."

NanoGuardian's NanoEncryption technology is the only on-dose, multi-layered, brand protection solution that enables pharmaceutical manufacturers to authenticate and trace every single dose, from plant to patient. NanoGuardian's Closed-Loop Protection Program combines the on-dose authentication and tracing benefits of NanoEncryption technology with a proactive supply chain auditing program to identify counterfeit or illegally diverted pharmaceuticals entering the global supply chain as early as possible.

NanoGuardian fights both counterfeiting and illegal diversion with a single technology that can be used to protect capsules, tablets, vial caps, and single-use syringes providing a layered security of overt, covert, and forensic features. The overt and covert security features allow dose-level authentication at any point in the supply chain, while the forensic and nano-scale NanoCodes provide comprehensive tracing information on each and every dose. NanoGuardian's technology provides a strong benefit over other on-dose technologies given that NanoGuardian's security features are implemented with no additional material or chemicals being added to the medication.

As evidence of the rapidly growing problem of counterfeit pharmaceuticals, a recent report from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement noted that the domestic value of counterfeit pharmaceutical seizures in fiscal year 2011 rose by more than $11 million, an increase of almost 200 percent. The implications for victims of counterfeit drugs are extremely serious, often resulting in unexpected side effects, severe allergic reactions and even death.

AAPS provides a dynamic international forum for the exchange of knowledge among scientists to enhance their contributions to health. It offers timely scientific programs, ongoing education, opportunities for networking, and professional development. More information is available at: http://www.aaps.org.

About NanoGuardian NanoGuardian, a division of NanoInk, Inc., focuses exclusively on delivering brand protection solutions to fight illegal diversion and counterfeiting. Anchored by NanoInk's novel NanoEncryption technology, NanoGuardian enables manufacturers to authenticate and trace the integrity of their products across the supply chain. More information about NanoGuardian is available at http://www.nanoguardian.net.

NanoInk, NanoGuardian, NanoEncryption and the NanoGuardian logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NanoInk, Inc.

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Improving nanometer-scale manufacturing with infrared spectroscopy

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ScienceDaily (Oct. 10, 2012) Nanotechnology-based materials identification enables critically needed chemical metrology for nano-manufacturing.

One of the key achievements of the nanotechnology era is the development of manufacturing technologies that can fabricate nanostructures formed from multiple materials. Such nanometer-scale integration of composite materials has enabled innovations in electronic devices, solar cells, and medical diagnostics.

While there have been significant breakthroughs in nano-manufacturing, there has been much less progress on measurement technologies that can provide information about nanostructures made from multiple integrated materials. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Anasys Instruments Inc. now report new diagnostic tools that can support cutting-edge nano-manufacturing.

"We have used atomic force microscope based infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR) to characterize polymer nanostructures and systems of integrated polymer nanostructures," said William King, the College of Engineering Bliss Professor in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at Illinois. "In this research, we have been able to chemically analyze polymer lines as small as 100 nm. We can also clearly distinguish different nanopatterned polymers using their infrared absorption spectra as obtained by the AFM-IR technique."

In AFM-IR, a rapidly pulsed infrared (IR) laser is directed on upon a thin sample which absorbs the IR light and undergoes rapid thermomechanical expansion. An AFM tip in contact with the polymer nanostructure resonates in response to the expansion, and this resonance is measured by the AFM.

"While nanotechnologists have long been interested in the manufacturing of integrated nanostructures, they have been limited by the lack of tools that can identify material composition at the nanometer scale." said Craig Prater, co-author on the study and Chief Technology Officer of Anasys Instruments Inc. "The AFM-IR technique offers the unique capability to simultaneously map the nanoscale morphology and perform chemical analysis at the nanoscale."

The authors are Jonathan Felts and William King of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Kevin Kjoller, Michael Lo, and Craig Prater of Anasys Instruments Inc.

The research was sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the Department of Energy.

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Cal Poly Licenses CubeSat Technology to Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems

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Cal Poly's Research and Graduate Programs office entered into a license agreement that allows Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems LLC to develop and sell the patent-pending, small-satellite technology called CubeSat System, Method, and Apparatus.

The CubeSat technology represents state-of-the-art miniature low-power electronics.

It is a product of Cal Poly's nationally recognized PolySat program. The technology provides a smaller, less costly, more flexible satellite avionics design that is re-usable and easily adaptable across a wide range of satellite missions.

The Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, PolySat Project was founded in 1999 and includes a multidisciplinary team of undergraduate and graduate engineering students working to design, construct, test, launch and operate small satellite systems, otherwise known as CubeSats.

Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems LLC is a new company founded by former Boeing employee Charles S. "Scott" MacGillivray, and Cal Poly faculty and students from the Aerospace, Electrical, Computer Engineering and Computer Science departments. MacGillivray led Boeing Phantom Works nano-satellite programs for nine years.

Tyvak provides NanoSat and CubeSat space vehicle products and services that target advanced state-of-the-art capabilities for government and commercial customers to support operationally and scientifically relevant missions.

Tyvak will market the Cal Poly CubeSat avionics as part of its "Intrepid" product line.

The university's current technology transfer activities include 12 issued patents, 11 patents pending, and three licensing agreements.

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Why there may be more to computing than Moores Law

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by Alan Woodward, Chief Technology Officer at the business and information technology consultancy Charteris plc.

Technological progress comes from pushing hard at the limits of what is currently possible, not from merely following trends others have set. In computing a good illustration of this principle is the life and work of the nineteenth-century computer pioneer Charles Babbage (1791-1870), who spent most of his adult life trying to build a digital computer. Babbage first invented such a machine in 1834. He called it the Analytical Engine.

Designed to contain tens of thousands of cogwheels, the Analytical Engine was never in fact built, mainly because the precision engineering industry of Babbages day couldnt furnish sufficient numbers of exactly-machined cogwheels at a reasonable cost and within practical time constraints. All the same, by thinking way beyond what was feasible at the time; Babbage certainly designed a machine that was to all intents and purposes a computer. The Analytical Engine had a memory, a processor and even a punched-card data storage and programming system. Computers of today work infinitely faster than even Babbage could have imagined, but ultimately they are all essentially a form of Analytical Engine.

How will computers work in the future - in around 2020, for example - and where is computing going?

According to the famous law formulated in 1965 by Gordon Moore, the founder of Intel, the number of transistors on individual microprocessors will double every eighteen months.

Experience gained over the past twenty years of building computers suggests that Moores Law holds good. Extrapolating it into the future, to 2020, for example (a year that, like all future dates that once seemed so remote, will come with astonishing haste), suggests that by then well have reached a point where microprocessors will have attained an atomic level. This is another way of saying that microprocessors will have become as small and compact as they are ever likely to do.

On the face of it, when microprocessors reach the atomic stage that will be the end of the evolution of computers. The machine that Charles Babbage first imagined in 1834 will have reached a dead end.

Or will it? Babbages dream of an Analytical Engine only became a reality after its inventors death, when the new technology of electronics provided a way to build a machine that did everything, and more, that Babbage envisaged. Similarly, a growing circle of computer scientists is coming to believe that another new technology may provide a way to build a completely new generation of computers once conventional electronic computing has reached the point of diminishing returns.

The new technology is quantum computing. Quantum computing exploits the curious effects described in the science of quantum mechanics, which studies the behaviour of energy and matter at an atomic level. The effects of quantum mechanics are in fact present in our everyday lives, but they are not observable (or at least obvious) at macroscopic scales. However, when we are dealing with processes that take place at atomic and subatomic levels, the consequences of quantum mechanics are very important and can in fact give rise to opportunities that are important even to people who focus on everyday, macroscopic experiences.

In particular, quantum mechanics gives the opportunity to build quantum computers.

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US pair share chemistry Nobel for cell receptors

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Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka of the United States won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday for identifying a class of cell receptor, yielding vital insights into how the body works at the molecular level.

The big beneficiary of this fundamental work is medicine, the Nobel committee declared.

The pair were honoured for discovering a key component of cells called G-protein-coupled receptors and mapping how they work.

The receptors stud the surface of cells, sensitising them to light, flavour, smells and body chemicals such as adrenaline and enabling cells to communicate with each other.

About a thousand of these kinds of receptor are known to exist throughout the body. They are essential not just for physiological processes but also for response to drugs.

"About half of all medications achieve their effect through G-protein-coupled receptors," the Nobel jury said.

Understanding the receptors provides the tools for "better drugs with fewer side effects," Nobel committee member Sven Lidin said.

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are known to influence everything from sight, smell and taste to blood pressure, pain tolerance and metabolism.

They tell the inside of cells about conditions on the outside of their protective plasma membranes, to which the cells can form a response -- communicating with each other and with the surrounding environment.

This explains how cardiac cells know to raise the heart rate when we are startled, for example.

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Molecular Imaging Agents: Targets, Technology, Markets, and Commercial Opportunities

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NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

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Driven by advances in molecular probe design and biomarker detection methodologies, new imaging agents that can improve visualization of pathologies and cellular processes are changing the practice of diagnostic medicine. The ability of this new generation of contrast agents to detect metabolic changes at the molecular level has significant potential for improving visualization and quality of care. Targetable and activatable imaging agents are gaining interest for a wide range of diagnostic applications that include cardiology, neurology and soft tissue tumor detection. The number of healthcare conditions that can be effectively imaged noninvasively is expanding as a result of these innovative detection technologies. Targeted and activatable imaging agents offer a unique capability to generate unambiguous images by exploiting specific molecular targets, pathways or cellular processes. This new wave of imaging agents signals a paradigm shift in which the reagents take on new importance.

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Analyzes and assesses emerging imaging diagnostic candidates, their capabilities, benefits, limitations and potential

Profiles development-stage imaging agents and examines their clinical status and commercial prospects

Analyzes key industry alliances and partnerships by imaging modality, and examines the impact of next-generation imaging candidates on future imaging markets

Profiles market participants, their development activity and business strategies

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Medical Imaging Markets: Molecular Imaging

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Molecular imaging techniques include nuclear medicine imaging positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and combination PET/CT and SPECT/CT techniques as well as ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) imaging that are used with molecular imaging agents.

Molecular imaging has evolved into a pillar of molecular medicine. It combines functional imaging with structural imaging so that specific in-vivo molecular processes can be identified and spatially pinpointed, often with the use of imaging contrast agents that bind to specific biological proteins. Molecular imaging is undertaking diagnostic and treatment roles as it enables physicians to pinpoint the locations of disease and track the progress of therapies. The same contrast agents used to highlight disease sites may even be able to carry drugs that can be selectively unleashed precisely where they are needed.

Medical Imaging Markets: Molecular Imaging offers complete market coverage of world markets for molecular imaging products for the following technologies:

For each of these modalities, the report provides current market size based on revenues to manufacturers of imaging systems used for molecular procedures, as well as forecasts of future revenues.

Interest in and use of the technology has exploded in recent years, thanks to advances in cell biology, biochemical agents, and computer analysis, and serious market watchers in medical imaging industries, as well as those serving or investing in medical imaging companies, will want to keep abreast of this new market. As part of its comprehensive coverage,

includes:

Kalorama looks at the technologies currently used in molecular imaging but also examines novel research areas, such as:

Market forecasts are based on an examination of current market conditions and on investigations into the development of new products by key companies. The market data provide multiple year forecasts for different product segments covered in the report. The information presented in this report is the result of data gathered from company product literature and other corporate brochures and documents, as well as information found in the scientific and trade press. In addition, interviews were conducted with company executives, clinicians and researchers.

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Web Video for Business – Tips for Filming Web Video

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In an ideal world wed all be using professional web video producers to create film for our websites, blogs or YouTube channels. Thats not an option for many of us (simply because of budget), but we do have mobile phones and digital cameras at our disposal. Its easy to pull out a camera or smartphone, make a video and upload it, but here are a few tips for filming web video that will save you time and improve your videos.

The first thing toremember is your video is likely to be viewed at a small scale. Most videos are not filmed at a high enough resolution to make them watchable full screen and many of us view films on our mobile devices on small screens anyway. With this in mind,try to think larger than life when you plan your video. Dont include tiny details that are going to be difficult to see. The best videos are those that are simple, straightforward and get their message across without faddy gimmicks. If you need to write or draw, do it on a large white board rather than a small piece of paper, so that it will be decipherable even when viewed on a phone screen.

Ever watched a video and seen it pixellate? Of course you have. The more complex your video, the more bandwidth the viewers device needs to have available to stream it properly. So if you wear that highly patterned shirt you love and stand in front of a stripy background theres an awful lot of detail to be transmitted, even before you start talking. Keep it simple stand in front of a white background if at all possible, and wear plain, preferably dark colours.

For the same reason,keep movement to a minimum in your video. Movement creates more engagement, but be careful how much you put into the video. Movement requires extra bandwidth and if youre pacing around, viewers with slower internet connections are likely to experience issues with bandwidth and pixellation. Keep the camera as still as you can use a tripod!If you need to move around then make your movements fluid and smooth. Jerky movements will look even more jerky on a slow connection!

It is possible to mount your camera on a tripod and film yourself,try and find someone to help you. Many hours have been lost because someone moved outside the frame, or had the top of their head cut off, or the lighting was wrong, and they didnt notice till after theyd completed the filming! Having someone else there to monitor the screen and give you feedback is a very wise decision!

Finally, you also need togive some thought to the lightingin the area where youre filming. Spotlights can cause huge issues as the camera will struggle to set the contrast properly, and youll end up with very bright areas, very dark areas and streaks of light. Film your video outdoors or in a well-lit room natural light is best but if you do need artificial light, try to evenly light a large area.

If you need help and assitance for both filiming and pulling together content that will really sell online, check out my Web Video for Business page.

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Inspirational projects publicly accessible at new web home

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A new website promoting future-focused projects created by sustainable practitioners has been launched by the Centre for Sustainable Practice at Otago Polytechnic: http://www.sustainable-practice.org

The website is designed to create a global community of practice around sustainable development and to encourage people to collaborate on existing or new projects. The first projects loaded have been created by participants in the Centres graduate programmes in Sustainable Practice.

The Centres Director, Steve Henry, says the work of the graduate programme participants is relevant and useful, and should be available to others.

"The projects are real rather than theoretical, so theyre useful for others and can be built upon," he explains. "We are looking to develop this site so anyone in the world can log in and upload a project or contribute to the ones already listed."

http://www.sustainable-practice.org was built by social media expert, James Samuel, with this kind of collaboration in mind.

"Theres a real need for transformative change across all aspects of our society and people are responding to that need," says Mr Henry. "Our participants tend to be from business, local government or professional sectors, and most study part-time to apply the principles of sustainable practice to their particular situation. This makes for fascinating projects that have relevance to all sorts of people."

The Centre for Sustainable Practice was established by Otago Polytechnic in 2008 to facilitate transformational change in students, businesses, professions and organisations. Over the past two years, its graduate programmes have grown exponentially with numbers expected to double again for 2013.

Current projects hosted at http://www.sustainable-practice.org include the Hawea Flat Food Forest, Trash Footwear, and Bushland Park, a lodge on the Coromandel Peninsula.

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Fresh New Look for Cardstore by American Greetings

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CLEVELAND, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Cardstore, the popular greeting card website from American Greetings Corporation (AM) has refreshed its site to include more features and more content--just in time for the upcoming holiday season. And for a limited time, Cardstore is offering consumers a fun way to test out the new website and experience the quality of the finished productwith a free card!

The website enhancements are a combination of customer feedback, market research, and Cardstore's goal to provide a creative, easy-to-use experience-- the place people can go to personalize greeting cards for every occasion. Upon entering the site, customers will find a fresh new look, more navigational tools, a card carousel and card shelves that allows the perfect card to be easily selected and personalized. Delivery dates can now be scheduled up to a year in advance with the new "Schedule Ahead" option so customers can personalize a card for upcoming occasions at any time. Cardstore will then print, ship and provide a 100% satisfaction guarantee on every order.

To celebrate the website refresh, Cardstore is offering a free card from October 11 14, 2012 for all visitors who place their card order and enter coupon code CCM2336 during checkout. Cardstore offers consumers unmatched variety as well as the opportunity to personalize their selections through an assortment of interactive options. Users can add personal photos, include unique, heartfelt messages and even upload a signature. In addition to these great options, Cardstore can also stamp and send the cards directly to recipients via the U.S. postal service.

"We're thrilled to bring our customers a fresh new Cardstore that was thoughtfully made over, just for them," said Ann-Marie McGowan, general manager of Cardstore. "We provide customers more ways to create and send the perfect card that expresses exactly what is on his or her mind, whenever the occasion or inspiration strikes. We promise perfectly personalized greetings that customers can create and send in a few quick clicks, printed and shipped to a mailbox in dayswhat a great way to make a meaningful connection!"

Other Cardstore benefits include free standard shipping this holiday season, mail delivery service with the simple click of "mail to the recipient", an array of talented artists and brands to select from, the schedule ahead option, three different ways to include a signature, easier upload for address books, the ability to upload photos from Facebook, a free iPhone app that can be easily downloaded on Cardstore.com or through the iTunes App store, as well as the Cardstyle blog that provides inspiration and suggestions on creating the perfect card.

About American Greetings Corporation

For more than 100 years, American Greetings Corporation (AM) has been a creator and manufacturer of innovative social expression products that assist consumers in enhancing their relationships to create happiness, laughter and love. The Company's major greeting card lines are American Greetings, Carlton Cards, Gibson, Recycled Paper Greetings and Papyrus, and other paper product offerings include DesignWare party goods and American Greetings and Plus Mark gift-wrap and boxed cards. American Greetings also has one of the largest collections of greetings on the Web, including greeting cards available at Cardstore.com and electronic greeting cards available at AmericanGreetings.com. In addition to its product lines, American Greetings also creates and licenses popular character brands through the American Greetings Properties group. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, American Greetings generates annual revenue of approximately$1.7 billion, and its products can be found in retail outlets worldwide. For more information on the Company, visit http://corporate.americangreetings.com.

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