A new Facebook application, Break-Up Alert, has gone viral and signed up over 700,000 users in its first 48 hours after launching. Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) February 23, 2011 Since launching on Facebook less than 3 days ago, the controversial app "Break-Up Alert" has gone viral and ...

Total glycerin, free glycerin and cloud point capabilities proceed to next step of balloting to Main committee D2. Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) December 10, 2010 ASTM Subcommittee D02.E0 passed three ballots this week for the inclusion of the AOCS standard procedure Ck 2-09, the QTA System ...

On Monday, November 29, 2010, the House of Representatives passed H. Res. 771 designating September 26th as National Mesothelioma Awareness Day Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) December 1, 2010 Yesterday, the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation) proudly announced the passage of H. Res. 771, a resolution designating September ...

Registrations for EU chemicals legislation 28 per cent lower than forecast, but regulators insist the process was a success

The legislation will give the FDA more power to inspect high-risk facilities and recall any food suspected of being tainted.

"Anti-bullying Bill of Rights" mandates teacher training and school safety teams.

A drug that combines a cell-killing agent with an antibody may result in remission for some patients with Hodgkin's disease and other blood cancers

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope continues to make significant progress, successfully completing a series of sunshield vent tests that validate the telescope's sunshield design.

NASA engineers have created a unique engineering marvel called the ISIM structure that recently survived exposure to extreme cryogenic temperatures, showing that the structure will remain stable when exposed to the harsh environment of space. The material that comprises the structure, as well as the bonding techniques used to join ...

Dutch biologist Gerard Jagers op Akkerhuis has developed the ‘operator hierarchy’ -- a system based on the complexity of particles and of organisms, which can predict the next step in evolution: a technical life form, that can pass on its knowledge and experience to the next generation.

A clinical research trial of a new treatment to restore brain cells damaged by stroke has passed an important safety stage, according to the neurologist who led the effort.

NASA's effort to deploy the first satellite mission to advance global precipitation observations from space moved closer to this goal when agency officials approved critical elements for the Global Precipitation Measurement mission on December 2.