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Justin Timberlake Injured on Movie Set
With his busy career in movies taking off, here’s hoping the multitalented Justin Timberlake is good at getting well soon. The ‘Social Network’ star has reportedly been hurt this week on the set of a new science fiction thriller he’s shooting, according to People.com .
UIC researchers paint on 20-foot electronic canvas
JD Pirtle, 35, held a paintbrush up to his chin, and like a traditional painter, contemplated what he was going to paint that day. But he wasnt using any paint and he wasnt even using a canvas.
New Survey Shows Real-World Activities Can Help Reinvigorate Student Interest in Science Education
CHICAGO AND DEERFIELD, IL, October 28, 2010 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — A new national survey released today shows large percentages of science teachers and parents strongly agree that demonstrating real-life applications in science (87 percent and 72 percent, respectively) can help make science education more interesting for U.S. students.
Bayer 3rd quarter earnings up 12 percent (AP)
BERLIN – Bayer AG’s third-quarter earnings rose 12 percent as sales of farm products and high-tech materials boosted revenue at the pharmaceutical and chemical company, helping balance out slower growth at its drug division. Bayer on Thursday reported net earnings of euro280 million ($386 million) for the July-September period — up from euro249 million a year earlier.
Innovative New Building Envelope Company SYNTHEON Inc. Chooses Greenbuild® 2010 for Official Launch
PITTSBURGH , Oct. 21 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Pittsburgh -based SYNTHEON Inc., an innovative new building science company specializing in high-efficiency building envelope systems, will mark its official introduction to the marketplace with a news conference and exhibit at Greenbuild® International Conference and Expo ( November 17-19, 2010 ), which is being held in the McCormick Place West Convention Center in Chicago .
Apple challenges $625.5M patent-infringement award
SEATTLE – Apple Inc. is challenging a federal jury’s order that it pay $625.5 million in damages for violating a small technology company’s patents.
2 professors in UK win Nobel Prize in physics
STOCKHOLM – Two Russian-born scientists shared the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for “groundbreaking experiments” with the thinnest, strongest material known to mankind — a carbon vital for the creation of faster computers and transparent touch screens. Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, two professors at the University of Manchester in Britain, demonstrated the exceptional properties of graphene, a form of carbon that is only one atom thick, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.
Hostage taken at US Discovery Channel headquarters
One hostage has been taken by a man with a handgun at the Discovery Channel headquarters building in suburban Washington, Montgomery County police told ABC television on Wednesday. Police Corporal Dan Friz said the building in Silver Spring, Maryland, was on lockdown but he could not confirm gunshots were fired as a Discovery employee had told the local ABC television affiliate.
