Map of the interactions between the genes in a yeast cell
A team led by Michael Costanzo at the University of Toronto, Canada, has produced a map of all of the interactions between the genes in a yeast cell. Yeast cells are useful models for scientists working on genetic diseases and discovering new drugs.
…A team led by Michael Costanzo at the University of Toronto, Canada, has produced a map of all of the interactions between the genes in a yeast cell. Yeast cells are useful models for scientists working on genetic diseases and discovering new drugs. The map is published in the journal Science….
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Fuel-injection System That Delivers 64 Miles Per Gallon
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The best hybrid cars of today can only deliver about 48 miles per gallon. By using this newly developed fuel injection system a test vehicle was measured at achieving 64 miles per gallon in highway driving. This is approximately a 50% increase in fuel efficiency in a gasoline engine.
…The fuel injection system was developed by a startup company Transonic Combustion and their goal is to increase fuel efficiency of existing gasoline engines. The cost for this ultra-efficient system would be as much as high-end fuel injection systems currently on the market today.
By heating and pressurizing gasoline before injecting it into the combustion chamber places it into a supercritical state that allows for very fast and clean combustion. This in turn decreases the amount of fuel needed to run the vehicle. The gasoline is also treated with a catalyst to further enhance combustion.
What makes Transonic’s fuel injection system different from a direct injection is that it uses supercritical fluids and requires no spark to ignite the fuel. The supercritical fluid is mixed with air before injected into the cylinder. The heat and pressure, in the cylinder, alone is enough to cause the fuel to combust without a spark.
Ignition timing happens just when the piston reaches the optimal point, so that the…
Unboxing the fake Intel Core i7 that NewEgg was shipping
about 2 hours ago -
By now, you’ve probably seen many of the homemade videos from people who ordered an Intel Core i7-920 processor from Newegg.com and received a bogus processor and hunk of plastic shaped like a fan. We have one in the office.
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How big is the Facebook economy?
about 3 hours ago -
Investors are pumping more and more money into web services that are heavily reliant on Facebook. So how big is the economy around the world’s most popular social network?
…venture capitalists and investment funds putting money into companies that are building web services.But there’s something else going on here. From the swathes of press releases and funding announcements I trawl through each day, it feels to me like we’re hearing much more recently about sites specifically and publicly built using Facebook as a platform. In many cases, they are almost entirely reliant on Facebook to provide their link to users.Now, in part, that’s no surprise: building up an ecosystem around Facebook is something that the company has tried very hard to do with F8 and Facebook Connect - and it’s a smart move, because they know that when lots of people are invested in your success, you are less vulnerable to competitors.But if so many people are pumping into companies that are almost entirely reliant on the world’s largest social networking site, exactly how big is the economy around Facebook? Let’s see if we can work it out.We know from a number of reports and internal estimates that Facebook…
I posed as a girl of 14 on Facebook.What followed will sickn
about 3 hours ago -
Within 90 seconds of posing as a 14-year-old girl on Facebook, a middle-aged man wanted to perform a sex act in front of me.
…they look no different to you or me.
The Government must provide police forces throughout Britain with the
resources for covert policing, so they can lure men with fake teenage
profiles before they ruin the lives of real children
They hold down jobs and are able to perpetrate abuse by hiding behind the internet for anonymity.
I know, because I have met some of the most dangerous sex offenders in the country in prisons.
The problem is that they can be caught far too late - like 33-year-old serial rapist and killer Peter Chapman.
What happened to Ashleigh Hall is desperately sad, but not surprising, given the proliferation of paedophiles online and the fact that 25 per cent of girls and 14 per cent of boys who make contact with someone online will go on to meet them in person.
That is why the policing of social networking sites must be changed radically.
I have followed a Metropolitan police paedophile unit that uses a covert approach to ensnare online abusers and arrest them.
It was incredibly…
Real-life Hurt Locker: How Bomb-Proof suits work
about 4 hours ago -
A fascinating look at how bomb-proof suits actually work
…”You see that the technician gets knocked down well before the debris hits him,” says Borkar. “But how is he killed? That’s power of the overpressure wave: because he was relatively close to the device when it exploded, the pulse has probably punctured or collapsed his lungs.”How the Suit Keeps You Alive
The EOD suit’s rigid outer armor layer, the first and most important defense against this threat, is composed mainly of aramids: high-tech synthetic materials that are “strain-rate sensitive.” In other words, “the faster something hits them, the harder they become,” says Borkar. (Kevlar is simply the brand name of an aramid manufactured by DuPont.) The entire front-facing portion of the suit is reinforced from head to toe with hardened composites of two or more aramids, optimized for strength and lightness. This rigid layer can literally reflect or bounce some of the overpressure energy away from the technician, while also repelling flying fragmentation.But the overpressure wave inevitably passes…
Corey Haim Found Dead
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Actor Corey Haim died this morning of an apparent overdose, according to LAPD. He was 38. Haim shot to fame in the 80s — when he co-starred in a number of …
…Reeves5. So sadPosted at 8:23AM on Mar 10th 2010 by Stef6. The Two Coreys are no more.Posted at 8:23AM on Mar 10th 2010 by Mikey7. Jesus another one.Posted at 8:23AM on Mar 10th 2010 by dirty diana8. Being friends with Corey Feldman appears to be bad luck. First MJ and now the other Corey.Posted at 8:24AM on Mar 10th 2010 by Mikey9. OH WOW…now there is only one Corey. Lets hope he doesn’t do something stupid too.. Very sad. R.I.P. I just don’t get it. I am under a lot of stress, and bull, and everyday on the verge of homelessness,without the opportunately that this guy had. Very sad it was all pissed away.. Again R.I.P. Corey…Crap, now I have to tell my daughters,and they ain’t gonna like it..:(Posted at 8:27AM on Mar 10th 2010 by KATHY…
Obama Sabotages Himself With Pseudo-"Pragmatism"
about 5 hours ago -
A new Democratic poll claims Democrats are losing the Terrorism/civil liberties debate to Dick Cheney.
…Bush’s policies came to seem less obviously reprehensible as the Obama administration drifted into embracing watered-down versions of many of them. Guantanamo hasn’t been closed. No Child Left Behind is being revised and perhaps improved, but not repealed. The banks are still engaging in their bad practices. Partisanship is worse than ever. Obama seems about to back away from the decision to try 9/11 defendants in civilian courts, a prospect that led the ACLU to run an ad in Sunday’s Times with the subheading Change or more of the same? Above that question is a series of photographs that shows Obama morphing into guess who — yes, that’s right, George W….
Gay Porn Actor Dies on Camera After Being Tased By Police
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Police arrested Andrew Grande (porn name Dustin Michaels) with a bag of weed in his possession, which he apparently tried to swallow. When he resisted arrest, they tased him, and he choked on the bag.
…Police arrested Andrew Grande (porn name Dustin Michaels) with a bag of weed in his possession, which he apparently tried to swallow. When he resisted arrest, they tased him, and he choked on the bag. A reality cameraman filmed it.
This long, difficult-to-watch clip from a Panama City Beach, FL news report shows the 23-year-old’s struggle and eventual death. By itself, the pot would have warranted misdemeanor possession.newVideoPlayer(…
Lifelock Dinged $12 Million for Deceptive Business Practices
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The CEO of Lifelock, Todd Davis, became famous for advertising his Social Security number on television ads and banners painted on trucks promising his $10 monthly service would protect consumers from identity theft.
…1 In Identity Theft Protection, engaged in false advertising by promising customers that if they signed up with its service their personal information would become useless to thieves.
In truth, the protection they provided left such a large hole that you could drive that truck through it, said FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, referring to a Lifelock TV ad showing a truck painted with the CEO’s Social Security number driving around city streets.
The company, he said, used scare tactics to convince potential customers they would be unprotected from identity theft without its service, and of warning them in letters that they were at a high risk of identity theft.
I was a recipient of one letter, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said.
For the annual subscription fee, Lifelock promised customers that it would place fraud alerts on their credit accounts with the three credit reporting agencies. As a result, the company said, thieves would not be able to open unauthorized credit or bank accounts in their…
Michigan State Spartans ‘Crawl for Cash’
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In Sunday’s Michigan State win over Michigan 64-48, the half-time show had most howling as a group of blind-folded students ‘crawled for cash’.
…Dr. Dime
In Sunday’s Michigan State win over Michigan 64-48, the half-time show had most howling and a few others disgusted by the concept. Personally, I think it was absolutely hilarious and it reminded me of a similar ‘pub game’ from my College days. Although what the Michigan State fans were doing was much cleaner (and safer) than crawling around on a pub floor. The game was ‘Crawl for Cash’ where a select group of Michigan State fans were blindfolded and placed on the basketball court where they were left to their own devices to find the strategically placed bags of money before their fellow Spartans claimed the prizes….
