( University at Buffalo ) Resveratrol, a popular plant extract shown to prolong life in yeast and lower animals due to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, appears also to suppress inflammation in humans, based on results from the first prospective human trial of the extract conducted by University at Buffalo endocrinologists.

( Rice University ) Registration is open for Year of Nano events to be held Oct. 10-13 in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the carbon 60 molecule, the buckminsterfullerene, at Rice.

Japan’s industry ministry has ordered Apple to report on measures it will take regarding cases of its iPod Nano music player overheating and catching fire, an official said Thursday.

( Rice University ) Rice University researchers have created a theoretical method to calculate the time it takes long-chain polymers to pass through nano-sized pores in membranes. The researchers studied how membrane pore geometry affects the translocation of long polymers. They say the new method, which appears this month in the Journal of Chemical Physics, works for pores of any geometry …

( Rice University ) Researchers in the lab of Pulickel Ajayan, Rice’s Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and of chemistry, have figured out how to make sheets of h-BN, which could turn out to be the complementary apple to graphene’s orange.

Rice study give pros, cons of nanotech-enhanced building materialsNanomaterials are poised for widespread use in the construction industry, where they can offer significant advantages for a variety of applications ranging from making more durable concrete to self-cleaning windows. But widespread use in building materials comes with potential environmental and health risks when those materials …

(PhysOrg.com) — Polymer strands wriggle their way through nanometer-sized pores in a membrane to get from here to there and do their jobs. New theoretical research by Rice University scientists quantifies precisely how long the journey takes.

Abstract  Despite the high cure rates achieved with intensified primary therapies for childhood non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas (NHL), the prognosis
for children with relapsed or refractory disease is poor. Optimal treatment for this group remains a challenge. Dose intensification
followed by stem cell transplantation has been used in these circumstances and may provide a curative treatment option for
these patients, but the number of children treated using this approach is relatively small and its effectiveness has been
difficult to judge. Moreover, the limited experience is insufficient to define the patient most likely to benefit from transplantation.
Likewise, the selection of autologous or allogeneic transplantation and the optimal conditioning regimen are debated. We summari…

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NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com) — Indian iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch users can now enjoy watching Live TV and Video On Demand (VOD) services. YuppTV, a popular live tv organization is providing this service.
Global Takeoff Inc. has launched the Yupp TV application, which enables Apple device users in India to watch live TV video … Read more : YUPPTV Offers Televesion on Smartphones.

FBI access to e-mail and Web records raises fears

WASHINGTON — Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law.
With its proposed amendment, is … Read more : Fears of FBI snooping on e-mail and Web use plunge Obama administration into privacy dispute.

Australia govt expands proposed broadband network

PERTH, Australia — Australia’s government expanded its ambitious plan to bring broadband to much of the vast country, adding 300,000 homes and businesses to the coverage area Friday in hopes of winning votes in next month’s federal election.
The opposition has already pledged to ax the expensive, high-speed fiber optic network, …. Source  : Australian govt adds 300,000 homes, businesses to coverage area of proposed broadband network.

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Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic
LAS VEGAS — Researchers have uncovered new ways that criminals can spy on Internet users even if they’re using secure connections to banks, online retailers or other sensitive Web sites.
The attacks demonstrated at the Black Hat conference here show how determined hackers can sniff around the edges … Original source on Gaea Times at : Hackers probe the edges of secure Internet traffic to craft attacks.

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Samsung says 2Q net profit surges 83 percent
SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics Co.’s net profit surged 83 percent in the second quarter to a record high amid increased sales and strength in its semiconductor and flat panel businesses.
Samsung earned 4.28 trillion won ($3.61 billion) in the three months ended June 30, the …. Source article  : Samsung Electronics says 2nd-quarter net profit surges 83 percent to record high.

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Google changes tune, search still working in China
SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. triggered a false alarm Thursday by posting a notice that its search engine and several other services had been cut off from mainland China – a key market where the company has been locked in a …. Read the original article  : here.

Epicor 2Q loss narrows
IRVINE, Calif. — Business software maker Epicor Software Corp. said Thursday that its second-quarter loss narrowed as revenue climbed.

For the April-June quarter, Epicor’s loss totaled $1 million, or 2 cents per share, compared with a loss of $6.7 million, or 11 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter.
When excluding one-time items, Epicor … Original article on : Epicor says loss narrowed in 2nd quarter, adjusted profit meets analyst expectations.

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Google says search cut off from mainland China
SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. said Thursday that its search engine and other services were abruptly cut off from mainland China, raising more questions about the Internet company’s ability to operate in the country while trying to work around the government’s online censorship policies.
It’s … Original article on : Google: Searches in China completely blocked, raising more questions about future in country.