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Molecular motors on the run

In the nanotech world, molecular 'motors' have been heavily investigated during the last decade. And you probably read that these nano-carriers will one day be able to move a useful drug right where it's needed inside your body. But think for a minute to the size gap between yourself and...

Tags: filament, motor, cargo

Blog posts 2005-11-15

Reinventing the lightbulb, with nanotubes

Reinventing the lightbulb, with nanotubesAny analysis done on how these things behave in environment?Do the filaments degrade back to free carbon?Will nano-pollution be an issue?Edison vindicatedI believe Thomas Edison was the first with a carbon filament lamp. Kinda gone full circle haven't we?Not a problem?If you search online for the...

Tags: Nanotechnology, nanotube, filament, Edison, light-emitting diode

Discussion threads 2004-06-04

Additional Resources

TextileNet 3.48 (Windows)

TextileNet is designed for MRP, warehouse, logistic and distribution operation of textiles material supplier, fabric converter, spinning mill, weaving or knitting manufacturer. Raw material like yarn, filament, wool or grey goods. In view of the keep increasing price of textile material around the world, material resources planning become an important...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Manufacturer, TextileNet, Manufacturing, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-23

FiberNet 3.38 (Windows)

FiberNet is designed for MRP, warehouse, logistic, and distribution operation of cotton traders & spinning mill. For cotton, wool, or synthetic fiber whatever spun or filament. In view of the keep inflation of textile fiber around the world, material resources planning become an important issue for all spinner to keep...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Fiber, FiberNet, Network Technology, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Currency & Foreign Exchange, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance

Software downloads 2009-10-23

Artificial blood, cartilage, and...brain?

Researchers report a dose of new additions this week to the list of lab-produced versions of biological matter; And, taken together, the trio of announcements below span the gamut of organic complexity that they're trying to replicate. First, a team of biochemists from the University of Pennsylvania...

Tags: Researcher, Brain, Protein, Neuron, Team Management, Semiconductors, Management, Hardware, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-03-27

Will the feds phase out traditional lightbulbs?

Will the feds phase out traditional lightbulbs?What about the mercuryI'm all in favor of saving energy. One also has to look at other things than just the end product. Cost of production (energy, materials, chemicals that are hazardous)and disposal. In the case of floresents you have the introducution of mercury...

Tags: Engineering, Monitors & displays, light-emitting diode

Discussion threads 2007-05-08

Digg's revolt: Scary yet invigorating

Digg's revolt: Scary yet invigoratingDRM Not neededI am old enough to remember goverment-dictated 85 mph speedomenters and governors proposed. I remember Indiana legislating that an ugly single light had to be mounted on every vehicle in the state with the light;s filament running through the ignition circuit. Light burned out,...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), digital-rights management, Digg

Discussion threads 2007-05-02

The meaning of the OSDL lay-off

The meaning of the OSDL lay-offI've been wonering when Linux Torvalds will leave for Google.I would think he would get tired of being isolated and wamt to be where the biggest world-wide Linux super computer platform is run. It is also distribution neutral - they only use Linux.FSF/GNU Was rightOSDL...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, UNIX, Operating systems, software, Linux, Open Source Development Labs, programmer, open source

Discussion threads 2006-12-04

Novell to support Microsoft Office documents

Novell to support Microsoft Office documentsDoesn't have to beSince GPL is non-viral in nature, Novell could release software that wasn't GPL'd and would only run on SuSE. Or am I wrong in believing people when they say that GPL is non-viral in nature?Don't think so."All the other distros will benefit...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Tools & Techniques, UNIX, Novell Inc., software, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, open source, OSS, Linux, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2006-12-04

Supreme Court weighs 'obviousness' of patents

Supreme Court weighs 'obviousness' of patentsThis might help, but patents will still stifle inovation.The best thing we could do is through copyright and trade secret.So will this effect McDonaldsWith there patent on making the sandwich, and Microsoft on the double click mouse which was just passed last year, or the...

Tags: patent, obviousness

Discussion threads 2006-11-28

Study finds near-zero growth in methane levels

Study finds near-zero growth in methane levelsCutting emmisions is uselessWhile emmission are a problem and cutting them could help it would only help if at the same time the populations of the world stopped destroy old growth rain forest and started planting more trees.The problem today is we can't cut...

Tags: emmision, gigaton, carbon dioxide

Discussion threads 2006-11-20

Cell Biology Quick Study Guide. FREE Cell chapter in trial version. (Mobile)

Boost grades with an illustrated Cell Biology quick-study guide. You will use it from an undergraduate school all the way to medical school. FREE Cell chapter in trial version.Audience Intended for everyone interested in Biology, particularly undergraduate and graduate life science students, medical students, nursing, and dental students.Features Fully illustrated....

Tags: Desktop, DNA, Mobile, Bond, PC, Biology, Cell, Desktop Computer, Biotechnology, Processors, Handhelds, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2006-09-18

Neurophysiology Quick Study Guide from MobileReference. FREE Neurocellular Anatomy chapter in trial (Mobile)

Boost grades with this illustrated Quick-Study Guide. You will use it from an undergraduate school all the way to medical school. FREE Neurocellular Anatomy chapter in trial version.AudienceAudience: Intended for everyone interested in Neurophysiology, particularly undergraduate and graduate life science students, medical students, and nursing students.Features Fully illustrated. Written in...

Tags: Mobile, PC, Cell, Desktop Computer, SoundTells, Handhelds, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2006-06-16

Biochemistry Quick Study Guide from MobileReference. FREE Biomolecules and Periodic Table in trial (Mobile)

Boost your grades with Biochemistry quick-study guide, also known as "cheat sheet". FREE Biomolecules chapter and Periodic Table in the trial version.AudienceIntended for everyone interested in Biochemistry, particularly undergraduate and graduate life science students.Features Fully illustrated. Complete lists of amino acids, functional groups, chemical classes. IUPAC nomenclature Periodic Table Navigate...

Tags: Periodic Table, RNA, DNA, Protein, Mobile, Fatty Acid, Cell, Biotechnology

Software downloads 2006-06-16

Neurochemistry Quick Study Guide from MobileReference. FREE Neurocellular Anatomy chapter in trial (Mobile)

Boost grades with this illustrated Quick-Study Guide. You will use it from an undergraduate school all the way to medical school. FREE Neurocellular Anatomy chapter in trial version.AudienceAudience: Intended for everyone interested in Neurochemistry, particularly undergraduate and graduate life science students, medical students, and nursing students.Features Fully illustrated. Synthesis and...

Tags: Protein, Mobile, PC, Desktop Computer, Handhelds, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2006-05-01

Inside a quantum dot

Until now, physicists who wanted to understand how electrons behaved at the nanoscale needed to choose between instruments which had good spatial resolution down to tens of nanometers or below or fast time resolution down to picoseconds, but not both. But researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL...

Tags: electron, did.The EPFL

Blog posts 2005-12-03

OSDL patent commons gets chilly reception from the "ouspoken"

OSDL patent commons gets chilly reception from the "ouspoken"Patents are evil unless they are ours...Seems a strange argument to take into court.Patents are the greatest threat to ISVsThere is nothing in the horizon more threatening to ISVs than patents. They simply introduce legal uncertainty – and hence potential unbearable costs...

Tags: Constitution, Open Source Development Labs, patent, open source

Discussion threads 2005-08-13

CrossMagic for Windows 4.60 (Windows)

CrossMagic for Windows is a Windows based database program for cross-stitch enthusiasts. It allows you to enter and maintain details on all your materials (i.e. floss, beads, etc), charts and projects. It will print reports on what materials you've run out of and need to buy again, which charts you...

Tags: Model Systems, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2000-07-02

Wooree Lighting Cuts Settlement Time and Achieves Real-Time Financial Management

Wooree Lighting products are installed in every major city from London and Paris to New York and Japan. Founded in 1966, the lighting specialist develops and produces incandescent, fluorescent, and halogen lamps, and filament coils. The company wanted to implement a solution to manage finance, manufacturing, and distribution processes. The...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Financial, Settlement, ERP, Wooree Lighting Product, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Financial Management, Enterprise Software, Financial Accounting, Software, Financial Planning, Finance

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