A microbial desalination cell (MDC) is used to soften hard water. The MDC achieved more than 90% removal of hardness from several hard water samples, and also effectively removed four heavy metals from a synthetic water sample. Microbial ...
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Santaris Pharma and miRagen Therapeutics have extended their research deal to discover and develop LNA-drugs against disease causing microRNAs. The agreement allows miRagen to gain a non-exclusive license to the miRNA therapeutics field ...
An exploit for a previously unknown and currently unpatched vulnerability in Java is being used by cybercriminals to infect computers with malware, according to security researchers. An independent malware researcher who uses the online ...
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Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. ("Mad Catz") announced today GameSmart, a technology initiative that moves smart devices one step closer to delivering a core gaming experience similar to a gaming console or gaming computer. GameSmart control ...
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Security researchers say a patch released by Yahoo earlier this week for a serious email vulnerability did not fix the problem, leaving users at risk. The cross-site scripting flaw was found by Shahin Ramezany, who goes by the nickname ...
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Startup company Elio Motors is closer to achieving its goal of selling an American-made, three-wheel vehicle by securing a former General Motors plant in Louisiana. The lease and financial assistance from the state moves the low-cost Elio ...
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Daiichi Sankyo and Amplimmune have collaborated to develop AMP-110 therapeutic protein for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. The companies expect to commence Phase 1 study of the AMP-110 immune modulation therapy, which targets ...
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IDG News Service-Anyone even loosely following SAP lately should know that the company's goal is to reorient its entire product family around the HANA in-memory database,which first became generally available last year.According to SAP,HANA ...
IDG News Service - Cisco Systems has warned customers about critical vulnerabilities in the Sophos antivirus engine included in its Cisco IronPort email and Web security appliances. "Cisco IronPort Email Security Appliances (ESA) and ...
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IDG News Service - Java caching software provider Terracotta and database provider Tokutek have each released new offerings designed to entice organizations to try new ways of storing data, from running in-memory databases to using solid ...
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DENVER, CO, July 28, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Computer hackers are unauthorized users who break into computer systems in order to steal, change or destroy information, often by installing dangerous malware without your knowledge or ...
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A team of researchers has created a proof-of-concept piece of malware that can give attackers control of USB smart card readers attached to an infected Windows computer over the Internet. The malware installs a special driver on the ...
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Mozilla has released a fix for the latest version of its Firefox browser a day after it was withdrawn due to a security flaw. The non-profit organisation said the vulnerability in Firefox 16 could allow a malicious website to capture web ...
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Attackers can read emails, contacts and other private data from the accounts of Yahoo users who visit a malicious page by abusing a feature present on Yahoo's Developer Network website, says an independent security researcher. A limited ...
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BT is trialling a 10Gbps broadband connection to a business in Cornwall in an attempt to future proof its network. The line runs from the Truro exchange in the centre of the county to Arcol's factory in Threemilestone, where the firm ...
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