Electronic devices on sapphire lead to faster computers.
By using light beams in place of metal wires, engineers at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, say they have devised a cost-effective means to speed up the way microchips communicate. The technique, devised by a team led by Professor Andreas G. Andreou at the Department of...

Filler improves thermal stability of nylon. (Materials).
Canadian company Hedman Resources Ltd says that independent tests have verified that its lizardite ore-based mineral filler, designated Superfil, can improve the properties of polymer compounds while achieving a 10[degrees]10 savings in costs. These findings are based on independent testing by compounder Adell Plastics Corp, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, according...

Researchers solve armour failure mystery. (Defence).
Researchers from The Johns Hopkins University, USA, and the US Army Research Laboratory say they have discovered why boron carbide (BC) armour shatters too readily when it is struck by high-power ammunition. By observing the atomic structure of BC fragments retrieved from a military ballistic test facility, the team...

Congresses and events 2004.
March 10.03.2004 Round Top, Texas, USA Garlic: 2004 Herb of the Year. This all day (10-3) lecture/demonstration course will celebrate garlic, loved around the world for its contribution to good food flavors and the health of many people. Fondly known as...

For your information.
Meetings March l-3, 2005: Pacific Southwest Section, Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California, USA. Contact: Janice Byington, San Fransisco Laboratory Customs and Border Protection, 630 Sansome St, Room 1407, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA, Tel: +1-415-844-5744, Fax +1-415-844-5777, janice.byington@dhs.gov March 3-4, 2005: Southern California Section, U.S....

FILETEK AND THE MET.
FILETEK AND THE MET. OFFICE WIN 'PROCESS INNOVATION AWARD' PR Newswire, London, August 3 This press release is transmitted on behalf of Filetek Massive database implementation at the UK weather service honoured London - FileTek, Inc., a data storage and access...

Hughes Network Systems Launches Teleworker Service by DIRECWAY.
Broadband Services Package Offers Business-Class Solution Combining Satellite-Based Broadband and Value-Added Services GERMANTOWN, Md., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems (HNS), a leading provider of broadband satellite services worldwide, announced the availability of the new Teleworker Service by DIRECWAY(TM). The service package...

Hughes' DIRECTV to Offer DIRECWAY Broadband Services.
New Broadband Service Available Nationwide NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Electronics Corporation today announced that two of its operating businesses, DIRECTV, Inc. and Hughes Network Systems, will begin marketing DIRECWAY(TM), the satellite-based broadband service, as a key part of DIRECTV's expanding broadband strategy....

Calendar.
22-25 February 2005, Minsk, Belarus 11th International Specialised Exhibition for Equipment and Technological Processes in Light Industry (Bellegmash 2005) Contact: Bildug Tatiana, MinskExpo, 65 Timiyazev Street, 220035 Minsk, Belarus. Tel: ?17-2269940; Fax: ?17-2269858. E-mail: tatiana@telecom.by Internet: www.minskexpo.com.by 5-7 April 2005, Paris, France JEC Composites Show 2005 Contact:...

Hughes Network Systems Unveils DIRECWAY Broadband-by-Satellite Services for Businesses & Consumers.
GERMANTOWN, Md., June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems (HNS) today unveiled its next generation of satellite broadband services -- DIRECWAY -- that offers complete broadband-by-satellite services for enterprises, consumers, small businesses and telecommuters. "Our message to the marketplace is clear," said Pradman Kaul, chairman...