Archive for April, 2009
Little Robot Aims To Get Moon Ready For Outpost
As the race to the moon between private firms heats up, many have high expectations for Astrobotic Technology Inc. Formed by Red Whittaker, a professor and roboticist at Carnegie Mellon University, Astrobotic is among a collective of 17 teams …
Read More..>>Bomb experts detonate package on Capitol grounds
Bomb experts from the California Highway Patrol detonated a mysterious package on the north side of the state Capitol shortly after noon today, after the presence of two mysterious packages disrupted an Assembly floor session and caused the …
Read More..>>RXi touts oral RNAi drugs that reduce inflammation
Worcester-based biopharmaceutical firm RXi Pharmaceuticals Corp. reports it has demonstrated that orally administered RNA interference (RNAi) drugs can reduce inflammation. The finding from RXi Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: RXII), which specializes in …
Read More..>>GCTC offers ‘Experience Engineering’ camp
Gordon Cooper Technology Center is offering a four-day ‘Experience Engineering’ camp June 2-5 for any student completing the seventh or eighth grade in this area with a strong interest in math and/or science. The cost of only $10 includes a camp …
Read More..>>DVD: The ‘Battlestar Galactica’ prequel
Esai Morales and Eric Stoltz in a scene from “Caprcia.”"Battlestar Galactica,” the bleak and beautiful SciFi series, ended its run last month with an uncharacteristic shift in tone. After years of watching anguish and despair, we were treated to a …
Read More..>>Acme Packet buys Covergence for $22.8M
Network communications equipment maker Acme Packet Inc. reports it has purchased privately-held Maynard-based Covergence Inc. for approximately $22.8 million. Under terms of the deal, Burlington-based Acme Packet (Nasdaq: APKT) will pay $22.2 million …
Read More..>>OZ Minerals shares up more than 5%
OZ Minerals says the company should know within 48 hours whether bankers will extend its debt facilities and that production at its key Prominent Hill copper and gold mine is on track. Shares in OZ Minerals rose more than five per cent on Wednesday …
Read More..>>Club caters to tech tinkerers
WASHINGTON ‘” At a recent HacDC get-together, Tim Collins displays his latest toy to a visitor. It’s a microcontroller, a $6 mini-computer on a chip smaller than his thumb. “This has more computing capacity than my first computer, which cost …
Read More..>>Mobile Robot Co., GeckoSystems Intl. Corp., Introduces New Personal …
CONYERS, Ga. , April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (Pink Sheets: GCKO) announced today that they have completed the prototyping of their CareBot(tm) MSR 3.87. GeckoSystems is a dynamic leader in the emerging Mobile Service …
Read More..>>TNA Wrestling coming to Big Sandy on Saturday
HUNTINGTON — “Whassup?” and “Get the tables.” When professional wrestling fans hear Team 3D utter those words, they know what’s coming. Brother Ray will hold a prone opponent and Brother Devon will jump off the top rope and land a diving headbutt …
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