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SAN JOSE, Calif., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- ADLINK Technology, Inc., a leading provider of machine vision platforms and boards, announced the release of the EOS-1000, the industry's first compact vision system based on the Intel® Core(TM)2 Duo P8400 processor. The EOS-1000 provides four independent PoE (Power over Ethernet) ports with data transfer rates up to 4.0 Gb/s and combines high computing power and multi-camera imaging--ideal for applications such as 3D vision robotic guidance....

Openings in Mississippi levees could build new land in sinking deltaDiverting sediment-rich water from the Mississippi River below New Orleans could generate new land in the river's delta in the next century.The land would equal almost half the acreage otherwise expected to disappear during that period, a new study shows.For decades, sea-level rise, land subsidence, and a decrease in river sediment have caused vast swaths of the Mississippi Delta to vanish into the sea.The anticipated...

ALEXANDRIA, VA "“ The American Geological Institute (AGI), in conjunction with the American Geophysical Union (AGU), released an analysis of employment patterns and demographics of 2003 PhD recipients in the earth and space sciences. Results from the survey show that employment opportunities remain stable for geoscientists going into the workforce, with 87 percent of respondents finding work directly related to their field. Starting salaries also remained steady or increased slightly in...

The current warming trends in the Arctic may shove the Arctic system into a seasonally ice-free state not seen for more than one million years, according to a new report. The melting is accelerating, and a team of researchers were unable to identify any natural processes that might slow the de-icing of the Arctic. Such substantial additional melting of Arctic glaciers and ice sheets will raise sea level worldwide, flooding the coastal areas where many of the world's people live. Melting sea...

WASHINGTON - The vast majority of 2003 graduates in the Earth and space sciences found work in that field, earning salaries commensurate with or slightly higher than in 2001 and 2002. This was a key finding in the annual survey of recent Ph.D. recipients conducted by the American Geophysical Union and the American Geological Institute. The study, reported in this week's issue of Eos, the AGU newspaper, covered 180 Earth and space science Ph.D. recipients who received degrees from U.S....