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Coastal Marine Biolabs Hosts Integrative Biosciences Summer Program

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:38:27 GMT

VENTURA, Calif., June 13 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Coastal Marine Biolabs announces a call for applications and community sponsorships for its integrative biosciences program summer session. The session runs from July 25 through August 3; the enrollment deadline is July 10. This intensive, nine-day program focuses on kelp forest monitoring and genetic variation in marine populations. It consists of SCUBA certification, scientific field excursions to the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, comprehensive lectures, and hands-on laboratory work.

This summer session is limited to 10 people and is designed for high school juniors/seniors and undergraduate intern scholars who are interested in pursuing careers in natural sciences.

The Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary supports some of the most diverse species assemblages in the world and during the first part of the session student divers will examine the bio-geographical factors that support this diversity. Students will explore the interdependency of plant and animal species that make these underwater canopies their home.

Classroom studies will highlight various kelp forest monitoring strategies and their importance in assessing the impact of man-made and natural disturbances in ecosystem health. Emphasis will be placed on the ecological roles of certain kelp forest plant and animal taxa.

Field studies will complement classroom studies and will introduce students to kelp forest monitoring procedures modeled after those currently used by the National park Service and other state and national agencies.

Students will even have the opportunity to contribute field data to a national marine biodiversity monitoring program.

The second part of the session will bridge field and lab studies. Students will be offered the opportunity to utilize powerful genetic techniques to explore marine biodiversity. Classroom lectures will introduce students to the role that larval dispersal, recruitment, and other ecological factors play in the design of Marine Protected Areas.

As a basis to explore these issues from an applied perspective, students will extensively review the flow of genetic information in the classroom, perform web-based bioinformatics workshops and population genetics exercises. They will also utilize DNA barcoding in their biotechnology laboratory to identify genetic differences between target fish species.

Course Directors are Dr. Ralph Imondi; Dr. Linda Santschi; and Kent Smith. Guest lecturers include: Dr. Monica Medina of the School of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced; Laura Francis from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary; and Dr. James Lindholm from California State University, Monterey Bay.

Tuition is $2,000 and includes room and board, SCUBA certification, gear rentals, field excursions, instructional materials and lab fees.

About Coastal Marine Biolabs
Coastal Marine Biolabs is a private, non-profit educational organization that is dedicated to promoting integrative learning and technology literacy. They encourage organizations and individuals to sponsor scholarships for motivated students to participate in unique learning experiences.

For more information, visit: www.coastalmarinebiolabs.org.

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Wikipedia Chemistry Knowledge Released for First Time in Book Format

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:09:21 GMT

PITTSBURGH, Pa., April 16 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- KnowledgePublications.com, a leading publisher of energy books, has put significant portions of the chemistry content of the free online encyclopedia, Wikipedia.org, in full published, printed book form and has done so in full compliance with Wikipedia's GNU Free Documentation License. The book is titled, "The Chemical Educator: for The Chemistry and Manufacture of Hydrogen" (ISBN: 978-1-60322-067-5).

Steven Harris, CEO of Knowledge Publications, states, "The book, The Chemistry and Manufacture of Hydrogen, is one of the best books ever written on the manufacture of hydrogen. Whether it is on a home, laboratory or industrial scale, this book covers it. The book has been so well received by our customers that we created a DVD that complements the book and now we have released the first in the Chemical Educator Series which is 100% Wikipedia content and a tutorial on each chemical listed in the companion book."

He adds, "We released this book in printed form as a learning convenience. It is for study, for classroom education and for making notes and reference. As a publishing company we can either recognize the future and thrive with it or fail to see the future of media and get dragged along kicking and screaming as the RIAA and Hollywood has."

Steven Harris, founder of KnowledgePublications.com, is a former automobile research and development engineer from Chrysler. He is so committed to the concept of open source and freedom of knowledge that next month he has planned to release an open source, wiki style, Ethanol Alcohol Fuel Micro Plant. This micro plant can make 5 gallons of ethanol fuel a day that will work in almost every vehicle on American roads. The micro plant is made from all off the shelf mass manufactured components and can be put together by an individual for less than $100. The open source project will include the details on how each person can get the free federal alcohol production permit.

Mr. Harris was also quoted as saying, "Let's see what OPEC thinks of information so freely available that a million Americans can make five gallons of their own ethanol fuel a day."

For more information on Mr. Harris, Knowledge Publications or their new Wikipedia book, please visit www.knowledgepublications.com (or use www.USH2.com if a shorter domain name is needed for print).

All trademarks acknowledged. Wikipedia(R) is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.

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INSTANT WRITE-UPS - Version 2.1 of the Chemistry Labacus(R)

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:00:52 GMT

WILMINGTON, Del. - Feb. 13 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Abacalab, Inc. releases Version 2.1 of the Chemistry Labacus(R) mobile laboratory assistant for chemists. Labacus(R) fills a key gap in laboratory information management between the notebook or desktop computer and the physical laboratory environment where chemistry actually happens.

The new version helps chemists accurately record their laboratory procedures with a sophisticated interface that easily captures chemical manipulations in the lab and translates them to English text on the desktop.

The new functionality is fully integrated with existing Labacus(R) mobile capabilities for freehand reaction sketching, Sigma-Aldrich(R) reagent reference and automated stoichiometry calculations. The Labacus(R) package also includes desktop portal software that integrates laboratory work with popular desktop software for chemistry drawing, spreadsheet calculations, word processing and now enables one-step printout of complete information on an experiment in a laboratory notebook style.

Labacus(R) is distributed by Chemglass, Inc. (www.chemglass.com) and more detailed information is available at the Abacalab website (www.abacalab.com).

For more information about this product or to schedule an interview with Abacalab, Inc. Founder/CEO Chris Phelan contact Sue Symes at 302-994-7782 or email Sue at symes@ abacalab.com.

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Knovel Partners with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 20:53:00 GMT

Important Ocean Acoustics References to be added to Knovel Library

DANBURY, CT - June 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Knovel Corporation (www.knovel.com), a leading provider of revolutionary Web-based information services, announced a new partnership with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. SIAM is active in promoting the development, research and application of mathematical modeling and simulation in various industries and also publishes some of the most highly regarded specialized mathematical research reference works and journals.

Knovel's content partnership with SIAM represents a unique opportunity to showcase high quality applied mathematical references of strong scientific value in subject areas that span Multiscale Modeling and Simulation to Dynamical Systems and Control Theory, on an interactive platform. Some titles will be made interactive using Knovel's impressive collection of analytical tools that calculate data, resolve equations, sort and export tabular data, and extract data from graphs.

Knovel's suite of productivity tools combined with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics' trusted content will further enhance invaluable resources for academic, scientific, professional, research and engineering communities worldwide and further SIAM's goal to advance the application of mathematics and computational science in engineering, industry, science, and society. In particular, engineers and multidisciplinary scientists who work in the areas of ocean acoustics and long-range underwater communications and geophysicists working in petroleum reservoir simulation, will be able to use Knovel to find accurate answers quickly and solve their most difficult problems in uniquely resourceful ways.

"SIAM supplies the best multidisciplinary applied mathematical resources and information in rapidly growing areas of industry, manufacturing, medicine, and computing. This partnership is an important achievement because it demonstrates our commitment to always bringing the best of breed information to our customers and the scientific community", says Monica Nogueira, Director of Channel Development and Professional Societies Relations, at Knovel Corporation.

"Our partnership with Knovel comes at a time when SIAM is expanding its reach, making our specialized content available to more and more users in science and engineering. Knovel's business model and advanced technology were the right fit for the goals we have set for the future", says Mary Rose Muccie, SIAM's Publisher.

The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics joins McGraw Hill, John Wiley & Sons, Elsevier, Springer, Hanser and other prominent Sci-Tech publishers as a publishing partner to Knovel. Other Knovel partners in the professional societies realm include American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Royal Society of Chemistry and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

About Knovel

Knovel Corporation - www.knovel.com - is one of the most comprehensive providers of revolutionary Web-based information services that increase productivity for millions of engineers, scientists and librarians worldwide. Knovel integrates references from over 30 publishers into virtual libraries embedded with analysis software. Knovel's intuitive platform helps researchers quickly locate data, analyze it, and export the results. Knovel is used by over 375 major corporations, universities, and government agencies worldwide.

About the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Inspired by the vision that applied mathematics should play an important role in advancing science and technology in industry, a small group of professionals from academe and industry met in Philadelphia in 1952 to start an organization whose members would meet periodically to exchange ideas about the uses of mathematics in industry. This meeting led to the organization of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. SIAM membership has grown from a few hundred in the early 1950s to more than 10,000 today.

The Society has over 400 institutional members-colleges, universities, corporations, and research organizations. To support its diverse membership, SIAM publishes 13 peer-reviewed research journals and approximately 25 books per year and conducts many specialized conferences, short courses, and workshops in areas of interest to its members.

Nanotechnology Innovation Enables Recovery and Reuse of Spilled Oil

Wed, 07 Sep 2005 11:07:00 GMT

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - September 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Interface Sciences Corporation (www.interfacesciences.com) announced that in response to oil spill problems stemming from the current Hurricane Katrina disaster and oil crises, the company is launching its proprietary oil remediation and recovery application.

Interface Sciences treated material absorbs about 40 times it weight in oil, far exceeding existing commercially available remediation materials. Because water is completely rejected by the ISC material, the oil can be recovered for use, a substantial benefit in oil spill cleanup efforts. The new oil cleanup solution uses patented Self-Assembled Monolayer (SAMs) technology.

ISC Chief Executive Officer Mitch Hawkins said, "Interface Sciences Corporation wants to make this highly effective material widely available to help mitigate the environmental and health impacts caused by the approximate 3,000 worldwide annual oil spills, and in particular oil spill damage caused by Hurricane Katrina."

The announcement of this innovation comes about six months ahead of the company's original planned rollout. ISC President Chuck Fishel said, "We were not really set up to produce enough of this exciting material, but thought we had to put it out there given the emergency in the Southeast. We can probably generate enough for use with environmental cleanup of wildlife, but need to find a partner to accelerate the production and distribution of major quantities for large leaks and spills."

Interface Sciences Corporation is a development stage nanotechnology commercialization company holding platform technologies originally developed by a major government laboratory. The company's emphasis is on materials and surface innovation at the nanoscale. It controls several hundred technological applications and works in fields as varied as oil spill remediation, fiber composites and composite structures, computer circuit boards, MEMS, sports equipment, nanoparticle functionalization and paper treatments.

REF:
www.interfacesciences.com
www.battelle.org
www.pnl.gov

New Discovery Brings 80 Year Old Expanding Universe to a Halt

Tue, 05 Apr 2005 12:13:00 GMT

About the Cosmos... a new universe only happens once in a lifetime

SANTA ANA, Calif. -- (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A major scientific discovery made by a small team of researchers has revealed patterns in nearby galaxies that present an alternative to the big bang theory and the continually expanding universe that we have been living with for the past 80 years. A team comprising a mathematician, an amateur astronomer and a thermodynamicist - all graduates of Georgia Institute of Technology -- has found patterns in the distribution of galaxies which indicate an entirely different structure to the universe. The team includes brothers Richard and David Moser who have decades of experience in the field.

Now MEC Publishing is releasing the information used to construct this new model which uses all of the data used to construct the current big bang model and adds this new observation, patterns that can be observed by anyone, resulting in an entirely new and unexpected structure.

Instead of the standard big bang model, which is based on the simplest interpretation of the red shift, this model constructs a whole new universe, one with definite limits, about 2,000 times smaller than the old continually expanding one.

This universe is a closed, reflective space about 12 million light-years across one dimension. We are about 1.5 million light-years to the closest wall. The galaxy Andromeda (M31) is the first reflection of our own Milky Way Galaxy as it looked several million years ago. There is much more to be learned about the limits and boundaries.

The observable evidence and the data is described at...
www.TheExaminedUniverse.com/science.html
(This link has six pages of data, at the end is another link to eleven pages in a book that has the same data and a somewhat different viewpoint.)

The implications of this discovery are enormous, opening up a whole new field of research using computer technology to analyze the mountains of data we have already accumulated to discover more about the boundaries of our new universe.

For more information, contact Robert Turner, Vice President MEC Publishing, at rturner @ mecpublishing.com.