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  • 70-yr-old creates jeep costing Rs 30,000 Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 4:24PMUjjain, MP, Oct 5 (UNI) A 70-year-old automobile engineer residing here has claimed to have created a four-wheeler cheaper than the proposed Rs 1 lakh Tata Nano -- a small jeep that would cost about Rs 30,000, run 40 km on a litre of petrol, seat two adults plus as many kids and move at a maximum of 50 km per hour.
  • Jury: Cox Did Not Infringe Verizon Patents Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 4:11PMCox Communications did not infringe six of Verizon Communications’ patents related to providing Internet phone service, a federal jury decided on Monday.
  • Wi-LAN Board Approves Plan for Normal Course Issuer Bid Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 4:10PM OTTAWA, CANADA-- - Wi-LAN Inc. , a leading technology innovation and licensing company, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the adoption of a stock buyback program under which the Company expects to purchase up to 5% of its issued and outstanding common shares over a six month period following receipt of regulatory approval through a normal course issue bid over the ...
  • Wi-LAN Board Approves Plan for Normal Course Issuer Bid Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 4:10PM Wi-LAN Inc., a leading technology innovation and licensing company, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the adoption of a stock buyback program under which the Company expects to purchase up to 5% of its issued and outstanding common shares over a six month period following receipt of regulatory approval through a normal course issue bid over the facilities of the Toronto ...
  • Exhibit explores the post-WWI love affair between Paris and New York Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 4:00PMParis/New York: Design Fashion Culture, 1925-1940 is a must-see for anyone interested in 20th-century American design.
  • Exhibit explores Paris-NY love affair, 1925-40 Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 2:02PM One world power, exhausted by war and about to see its influence wane. Another world power, flush with cash, insecure about its style, but poised to leave an outsized mark on the rest of the century.
  • Epcot Offers New Kim Possible Attraction near Family-Friendly Lake Buena Vista Hotel Saturday, October 4, 2008 @ 2:01AM Fairfield Inn & Suites Orlando Lake Buena Vista in the Marriott Village Boasts New Family Suites
  • Family fun for less than $50 Saturday, October 4, 2008 @ 12:22AMThe Detroit Science Center offers an exhibit about one of the greatest minds in history. Called "Leonardo da Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius," the show, which opens today, the exhibit explores designs that date back more than 500 years.
  • Builder Reeves-Williams In Default for $5.3 Million Saturday, October 4, 2008 @ 12:07AMSouthaven-based developer and builder Reeves-Williams LLC is in default on payment for debts and obligations related to $5.3 million worth of construc....
  • County Commission To Vote on Appointments Saturday, October 4, 2008 @ 12:07AMThe Shelby County Board of Commissioners is expected today to approve several appointments to boards and commissions. Among the approvals that are exp....
  • Waverly Gardens Files Bankruptcy Saturday, October 4, 2008 @ 12:07AMWaverly Gardens of Memphis LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com. The address listed f....
  • Employers Slash Payrolls By 159K in September Saturday, October 4, 2008 @ 12:07AMEmployers slashed payrolls by 159,000 in September, the most in more than five years, a worrisome sign that the economy is hurtling toward a deep rece....
  • Senators Pressure Medtronic To Disclose Consulting Info. Saturday, October 4, 2008 @ 12:07AMSenate lawmakers are pressuring Medtronic to disclose more about its consulting arrangements with physicians, citing prior allegations the company pai....
  • Learning Science through the performing arts Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 11:17PMWHAT can the fictional King Khan and Princess Sue Ki teach school children about Science? You will be surprised after watching a colourful performance by SMK Hamid Khan, Penang.
  • Yissum Announces a Novel Method for Swift and Robust Pattern Recognition Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 6:28AMYissum, the Technology Transfer Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, introduced today a novel method for real time, automatic, generic and robust pattern matching. The novel algorithm, developed by Professor Michael Werman and Ofir Pele, both from the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, enables very rapid recognition of a particular pattern ...
  • Yissum Announces a Novel Method for Swift and Robust Pattern Recognition Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 6:00AM JERUSALEM----Yissum, the Technology Transfer Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, introduced today a novel method for real time, automatic, generic and robust pattern matching.
  • New book details economic impact of ETH Zurich spin-offs Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 5:24AMETH Zurich spin-offs create more jobs, have higher survival rates, attract more funding and provide higher returns on equity than the average of all Swiss start-ups, a recent study reveals. The study looked at 130 ETH Zu-rich spin-offs from 1998 to 2007.
  • Apple scraps iPhone non-disclosure agreement Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 4:00AMApple has announced that developers of applications for the iPhone no longer need to sign the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that previously accompanied its software developer kit.
  • Apple scraps iPhone non-disclosure agreement Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 3:52AM Iain Thomson in San Francisco, Apple has announced that developers of applications for the iPhone no longer need to sign the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that previously accompanied its software developer kit....
  • Whatever you’re using daily, it’s probably a NASA spinoff product Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 3:48AMHouston, we have products – and lots of them. NASA hasn’t just been sending rockets, spaceships and astronauts into space for 50 years with no benefits to the public. All that exploration has had far-reaching effects with everyday products invented by NASA. We’re talking about everyday use for the home, recreation and work.
  • Apple drops iPhone NDA gag order Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 3:39AMResponding to criticism from iPhone developers, Apple on Wednesday announced it is dropping the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for applications that have been released.
  • World Energy Solutions, Inc. Acquires H-Hybrid Technologies, Inc. from UTEK Corporation Monday, September 29, 2008 @ 1:21AMUTEK Corporation (AMEX:UTK) (LSE-AIM:UTK), an innovation services company, and World Energy Solutions, Inc, (OTCBB:WEGY) an energy services company and electronics manufacturer, are pleased to announce that World Energy Solutions, Inc. has acquired H-Hybrid Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of UTEK, in a stock transaction.
  • World Energy Solutions, Inc. Acquires H-Hybrid Technologies, Inc. from UTEK Corporation Monday, September 29, 2008 @ 1:00AM TAMPA & ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.----UTEK Corporation , an innovation services company, and World Energy Solutions, Inc, an energy services company and electronics manufacturer, are pleased to announce that World Energy Solutions, Inc. has acquired H-Hybrid Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of UTEK, in a stock transaction.
  • Gym teacher-designed hurdles give athletes a break Monday, September 29, 2008 @ 12:25AMTom Moore knows what can happen when a hurdle goes wrong.
  • UGA research royalty deal sours Sunday, September 28, 2008 @ 11:46PMThe University of Georgia Research Foundation collected a record $23.8 million in the last fiscal year in royalties and licensing income from discoveries and inventions by UGA researchers - more even than Emory University, UGA President Michael Adams said.
  • New Jewellery Invention Helps Women Lose Weight Sunday, September 28, 2008 @ 5:09PMAuckland woman Wendy Barker has invented and patented the world’s first successful weight loss fashion accessory. Her Figure 8 Bodychain helps people to lose weight and research has already indicated that the majority also keep it off.
  • Raasch: Demographer knew the country, and the city Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 2:03AMYou probably never knew Calvin Beale, but chances are he knew all about where you came from.
  • Medtronic defending old, settled lawsuit Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 12:23AMFridley-based medical device maker Medtronic defended its spinal surgery business Thursday in the wake of a newspaper report about unethical business practices alleged in a whistleblower lawsuit filed six years ago.
  • Automotive Engineers Innovate Safe Technology Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 12:07AMPendelton, IN. Sept. 25, 2008 - Recent innovations in automotive engineering have produced active safety systems ranging from side alert, often called blind spot warning, to adaptive cruise control, to collision detection and warning.
  • Schreckengost mural in Sebring ready to be dedicated on Oct. 3 Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 11:45PMPhoto By Kevin Graff/The Review Paul R. Schreckengost stands in front of the mural at Schreckengost Park in Sebring. Schreckengost commissioned the mural that was painted by local artist and illustrator Dirk Rozich.
  • History Channel in Oregon for Tater Tots Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 8:10PMONTARIO (AP) — How did a ‘tater become a tot? A History Channel crews visited here recently for a Modern Marvels segment to find out, in the land where the tot is top ‘tater, pretty much.
  • Inventors Exhibiting at InventBay.com´s First International Invention Expo Have an Opportunity to Be Featured on ... Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 4:35PMInventBay.com (870048;PinkSheets:INVB) -- a dynamic service company dedicated to helping inventors successfully
  • Intellectual Property Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 1:23PMFor many technology companies, developing a patent strategy is an important component of the business plan. However, for many the approach for developing a patent strategy is more happenstance than execution of a precisely defined plan.
  • History Channel crew trains cameras on Ore. tater tots Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 1:22PMA History Channel crews visited recently for a Modern Marvels segment to find out, in the land where the tot is top `tater, pretty much. They filmed in an Ontario plant as curly fries, crinkle cut fries and Tater Tots zoomed passed
  • History Channel In Oregon For Tater Tots Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 10:25AMONTARIO, Ore. -- How did a `tater become a tot? History Channel crews visited Ontario recently for a Modern Marvels segment to find out, in the land where the tot is top `tater, pretty much.
  • What All Glasses Will Look Like in 2020 [Crazy Inventions] Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 10:15AMThe latest in designer eyewear, these just-announced, newly-patented "Avant-garde Frames" reduce the strain of glasses that generally pinch your nose and weigh down your ears. By shifting the support...
  • History of tater tots tracked to Oregon Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 9:33AMONTARIO, Ore. (AP) -- How did a `tater become a tot? A History Channel crews visited here recently for a Modern Marvels segment to find out, in the land where the tot is top `tater, pretty much.
  • Former V.P. Big Headliner At SJ Conference Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 9:17AMFormer Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore will speak at an environmental convention in San Jose Thursday.
  • Classes show researchers how to take inventions into mainstream business Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 6:10AMScientists and re-searchers such as Deanna Scott like things to have an order, a process, a formula.
  • Contest helps businesses shape ideas that will work Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 12:05AMInnovation should be, and often is, encouraged in the business world as examples abound of new or improved products and services that have changed lives for the better.
  • Am I ready for Facebook? Wednesday, September 24, 2008 @ 11:06PMTechnology is a great thing. I’m all for trying to stay current. Not that I have succeeded in that endeavor, but I admire those who do. My dad said to me on a recent visit, “Tell me about iPods. How do they work?”
  • Young Inventor Wows Safety Industry Wednesday, September 24, 2008 @ 8:11PMAt age 12, Tharon Trujillo is a small inventor who has made a big impression on the child safety product industry.
  • San Jose the only U.S. stop for international show on Leonardo Wednesday, September 24, 2008 @ 7:12PMThe Tech calls "Leonardo: 500 Years Into the Future," opening Saturday, the biggest exhibition ever devoted to Da Vinci and other artist-engineers of the Renaissance.
  • Track Trademark Trends With CiSense (The Startup Review) Wednesday, September 24, 2008 @ 2:55PM Company Name CiSense 20-Word Description An Ajax-powered website that lets you use new trademark filing data for trend watching, competitive intelligence and brand strategy. CEO’s Pitch At CiSense, we’ve built an early warning reporting tool that enables you to simply and cost-effectively monitor new trademark filings. From a comprehensive trademark search tool that presents ...
  • User Login Wednesday, September 24, 2008 @ 2:00PMDeath Vessel is not a hard core band. It is Joel Thibodeau, a well-spoken, long-haired New Englander and the soft-hearted core of Death Vessel. I decided not to ask Thibodeau about his high-voiced singing because I figured it would just be lazy journalism. Instead I have decided to describe it.
  • Peter Schjeldahl: Van Gogh at MOMA. Wednesday, September 24, 2008 @ 1:29PMPoignantly inferior paintings surprise in “Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night,” an instructive little show in new, cozy galleries at MOMA. (Good luck squeezing in.) There are masterpieces, too--“The Starry Night,” “The Night Café,” “Gauguin’s Chair,” and the indelibly weird “The Potato Eaters”--as well as wonderful . . .
  • Micro Fine, Dry Powder Pulmonary Drug Delivery Technology Suite Thursday, September 18, 2008 @ 1:13PMResearchers at the University of Western Ontario have developed a Pulmonary Drug Delivery Technology Suite comprised of two innovative inventions for the precision measurement and dispensing of micro fine, dry powders.
  • Speaker: Rules for investors in startups should change Thursday, September 18, 2008 @ 1:09PM    Michigan needs a better way to help investors willing to take a risk on a new company to get their money back in the end, said a Saginaw man who once took a company public.
  • Kibiten: SLU Research and Inventions Week Thursday, September 18, 2008 @ 11:09AMTHE significance of research and its dissemination will once again be underscored in Saint Louis University (SLU) as it holds the Research and Inventions Week from September 22 to 27.
  • NSF Awards $15 Million to North Dakota EPSCoR Program Thursday, September 18, 2008 @ 10:30AMThe National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a five-year grant award totaling $15 million to the North Dakota Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (ND EPSCoR). The grant covers a variety of research programs at universities across the state.