Applied Physics

NEW YORK, February 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Hudson Highland Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HHGP), one of the world's leading providers of permanent recruitment, contract professionals and talent management solutions, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2007. 2007 Fourth Quarter Summary -- Revenue of US$290.5 million, an increase of 1.4 percent from US$286.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2006 -- Gross margin of US$130.0 million, or 44.7 percent of revenue, up 10.1 percent from US$118.1 million, or 41.2 percent of revenue for the same period…

Quantitative modeling of a biological pathway normally involves intense computer simulations to crunch all available data on the dozens of relevant reactions in the pathway, producing a detailed interaction map. Now an MIT team has used an engineering approach to show that complex biological systems can be studied with simple models developed by measuring what goes into and out of the system. Such an approach can give researchers an alternative way to look at the inner workings of a complicated biological system-such as a pathway in a cell-and allow them to study systems in their natural…

DUSSELDORF, Germany, February 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Arnaud de Meulemeester, who for the last three years has led the telematics program for PSA Peugeot Citroen, has been named Senior Director in Europe for ATX Group, the world's largest independent telematics provider to the automotive industry. De Meulemeester will be responsible for developing plans that integrate customized telematics solutions with the business plans of automobile manufacturers. This includes commercial eCall solutions. As the Senior Manager of telematics for five years at PSA and, before that, with Citroen, de Meulemeester…

REDWOOD CITY, California, February 5 /PRNewswire/ -- - Mobile leaders team up to offer first ad-based open sourcepush email & PIM sync for consumers, prosumers and SMB Funambol, the leading provider of Mobile 2.0 messaging software powered by open source, and Amobee Media Systems, the world leader in advertising solutions for mobile operators, today announced a partnership to enable operators and service providers to generate significant revenue from mobile email for the mass market. The ad-based mobile email solution will shift content subsidization from mobile users to advertisers. It…

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, February 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Bytemobile, Inc., the global leader in mobile internet solutions for network operators, today announced the appointment of Warren Simpson as vice president, Worldwide Customer Support. Simpson joined Bytemobile after eight years in technical support management positions at Openwave Systems. "We are fortunate to be able to add a customer service executive of Warren's caliber to our team," said Hatim Tyabji, executive chairman of Bytemobile. "He has demonstrated his ability to manage large, geographically dispersed support organizations…

Aerospace engineers are again looking to natural flyers to create the next generation in airplanes. For example: A Blackbird jet flying nearly 2,000 miles per hour covers 32 body lengths per second but a common pigeon flying at 50 miles per hour covers 75. The roll rate of the aerobatic A-4 Skyhawk plane is about 720 degrees per second. The roll rate of a barn swallow exceeds 5,000 degrees per second. Select military aircraft can withstand gravitational forces of 8-10 G. Many birds routinely experience positive G-forces greater than 10 G and up to 14 G. University of Michigan engineers…

ARNHEM, The Netherlands, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the international consulting, design and engineering company, today announced the establishment of a Global Knowledge Network for water in which the Company has bundled its extensive water management expertise. The network focuses on the development of innovative delta technology expertise for clients in flood prone deltas and coastal zones around the globe. ARCADIS said that it sees positive developments in its home base in the Netherlands, further increasing the chances of success for ARCADIS on the global water…

A new approach to cleaning up digital photos has been developed by researchers in the UK and Jordan - they use a computer algorithm known as PSO (Particle Swarm Optimization) to intelligently boost contrast and detail in images without distorting the underlying features. Malik Braik and Alaa Sheta Al-Balqa Applied University, in Salt, Jordan, working with Aladdin Ayesh at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK, explain that the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm represents an entirely new approach to solving all kinds of optimization problems. PSO has recently been used in computer…

Heparan sulfate, a carbohydrate molecule that coats certain proteins on the cell surface, is critical for the proper proliferation and potency of embryonic stem cells, researchers report. Stem cells’ tremendous therapeutic potential arises from their ability to continually self-renew and turn into any adult cell type. Researchers have long been trying to uncover the basis of these abilities, but while several proteins and growth factors are known to play a role both inside and outside the cell, the molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown. Many of the stem-cell associated can attach to…

REDMOND, Washington, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- - Transaction valued at approximately US$44.6 billion in cash and stock; - Provides 62 percent premium to current trading price for Yahoo! shareholders; - Combined entity to create a more competitive company while providing superior value to shareholders and better choice and innovation for customers and partners Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced that it has made a proposal to the Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) Board of Directors to acquire all the outstanding shares of Yahoo! common stock for per share consideration of US$31…