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Scientists at the Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) have taken part in a research project that describes, for the first time, that laws that govern the development of certain complex natural patterns, such as those found on the surface of cauliflower. The scientists have found a formula that describes how the patterns found in a multitude of natural structures are formed. “We have found a model that describes, in detail, the evolution in time and in space of cauliflower-type...
ROTKREUZ, Switzerland, December 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Zug-based global market leader is now also making its innovative, resource-saving technology available for industrial food production. Picture: http://www.presseportal.ch/go2/aston_foods_continua Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P85FUX4ECdY During a presentation, Switzerland's Aston Foods AG introduced a host of domestic and foreign guests to another world's first: Now that its vacuum...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online European Renaissance printers probably knew they were recording history for future generations, but what they didn’t realize is that they were also recording events related to biological history. Blair Hedges, a professor of biology at Penn State University, has discovered ‘wormholes’ that pock-marked European printed art from that time period were formed by two different types of beetles, which had separate, clearly demarcated...
HONG KONG, November 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- When they spend time in town and city centres up and down the UK, members of the public may notice an increased number of outdoor screen and LED displays showing everything from music videos to sporting and events and news broadcasts. These displays point to the greater interactivity of modern cities and a general commitment from councils to cater for the population's interest in news and entertainment wherever they are. Open...
NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to meet market demand for a growing, often-overlooked issue, Dimension Data, the global ICT services and solutions provider, today announced the availability of an electronic waste (e-waste) removal service as part of its newly expanded Technology Lifecycle Management (TLM) Assessment that helps organizations better manage IT inventory. The TLM Assessment catalogues and analyzes assets on the network, and identifies end-of-life and...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Morgan Freeman has a way of narrating films that keeps you engaged, whether it is his own movie or a documentary. In the latest available season of Through the Wormhole, Freeman delivers his iconic voice in a fashion that no one else could do. In season 3 of Through the Wormhole, Morgan covers deep questions of whether there could be a superior race, to controversial questions like "Did we invent God?" Science would not be what it...
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Obtaining a 'best-in-class' Net Promoter® Score (NPS) once in 12 months is exciting for any business, but for four consecutive months and counting, RedEye On Demand has found its stride as the leader in the developing additive manufacturing industry when it comes to delivering quality service. RedEye On Demand, a rapid prototyping and direct digital manufacturing service provider, and business unit of Stratasys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSYS),...
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With only a few weeks until the 2012 presidential election, the members of the All Ball Band are taking a lighthearted look at politics. But, instead of talking about the race for President of the United States, the animated crew of 'ballers' is discussing an issue critical to the well-being of the American public - the world's favorite pastime, football! In the collective spirit of Charles Schulz's "Peanuts," Bill Cosby's "Fat Albert,"...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Experts have looked into whether the digital age is altering a teenager's social development, and reported their findings in the Journal of Adolescence. In a new study from the University of Washington, researchers show that digital media is helping teens reach developmental milestones, like gaining a sense of belonging and sharing personal problems. Adolescents have been gaining access to Internet-connected technologies more and...
NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dimension Data, the $5.8 billion global specialist IT solutions and services provider, announced today that it raised more than $90,000 for the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society as a result of its participation in the Bike MS: City to Shore Ride, which took place September 29-30, 2012. The company has raised more than $200,000 through its participation in Bike MS rides over the past three years as part of its Heads, Hearts & Hands...
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Space -- The definition of space in physics is contentious. Various concepts used to try to define space have included: -- the structure defined by the set of "spatial relationships" between objects -- a manifold defined by a coordinate system where an object can be located. -- the entity that stops all objects in the universe from touching one another In classical physics, space is a three-dimensional Euclidean space where any position can be described using three...
