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ASU Mars instrument gets new lease on life as NASA extends Mars Odyssey mission (PhysOrg)

10 October 2008, 9:53 am

TEMPE, Ariz. - A six-minute rocket firing on Sept. 30 has put NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft on track for a new orbit around the Red Planet. The change, part of a two-year extension for the mission, will give an ASU-operated instrument carried on Odyssey greater sensitivity for mapping Martian miner... read more

Hundreds of new marine species discovered (Vietnam Net)

10 October 2008, 4:04 am

Hundreds of new marine species and previously uncharted undersea mountains and canyons have been discovered in the depths of the Southern Ocean, Australian scientists said Wednesday.... read more

Allon gets US patent for new class of drug candidates (PharmaBiz)

10 October 2008, 12:49 am

Allon Therapeutics Inc. has been granted a United States patent covering composition, delivery and method of use for new neuroprotective drugs comprised of combinations of peptides from the company's two proprietary technology platforms, activity-dependent neuroprotective protein (ADNP) and activity... read more

Promising New Material Could Improve Gas Mileage (Science Daily)

9 October 2008, 2:23 pm

With gasoline at high prices, it's disheartening to know that up to three-quarters of the potential energy you are paying for is wasted. Now researchers have identified a promising new material that could transform a technology that currently cools and heats car seats -- thermoelectrics -- into one ... read more

Nearly 300 New Marine Species Found Near Australia (National Geographic)

9 October 2008, 11:02 am

Scientists have found 274 new species of corals, starfish, sponges, shrimps, and crabs 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) beneath the surface of Australia's waters.... read more

Shazam Takes Music Discovery to a New Level for Vodafone Germany Customers (Centre Daily Times)

9 October 2008, 6:27 am

Shazam, the world's leading mobile music discovery service provider, today announced that its partnership with Vodafone Germany is expanding and Vodafone will now offer Shazam's innovative music discovery application alongside the already popular IVR service. The new application, MusicFinder with Sh... read more

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