Technology Mashup

Be glad you are not involved in 'field sampling' for this research. It seems like a bizarre project, but anything that can help fight the scourge of drugs in modern society is to be welcomed.

Urban drug habits sniffed out in sewage - Taking samples of sewage reveals which drugs people are using, how much they take and which days of the week they prefer to take them

IBM Professor Spotlight Of The Month:
North Carolina Central University And Professor Cameron Seay - IBM today announced that Professor Cameron Seay, North Carolina Central University (NCCU), has been named the IBM Academic Initiative Professor Spotlight of the Month. The IBM Professor Spotlight is a monthly showcase award given to only one college or university professor across the globe, who in working with IBM, has demonstrated a long term commitment to teaching students mainframe and large enterprise skills.

10 Genius Inventions We're Still Waiting For - PM's resident roboticist imagines new tech that will transform our lives, from OnStar for your kids to cords that won't get tangled-even a life simulator. Now all we need is someone to invent it.

NanoDynamics exhibits nano-scale metals at Printed Electronics Europe - NanoDynamics will display its selection of metal flakes and powders for printed electronics industry applications at Printed Electronics Europe, April 8-9, 2008 in Dresden, Germany. [Printed Electronics News]

Greener buses - Nottingham City Council is set to trial ethanol-powered buses following an investment from the East Midlands Development Agency. [News from The Engineer]

IBM Builds State-of-the-Art Data Center for Telecom Egypt - IBM and Telecom Egypt today announced the construction of an innovative, state-of-the-art data center for Telecom Egypt that includes the world's most sophisticated energy-efficient green technologies. [IBM Newsroom]

'Stranglehold' on science funding - Science and innovation is being stifled by the government, says shadow chancellor George Osborne. [BBC Science News]

IBM: Watchtower Completes the Recommended Cash Offer to the Shareholders in Telelogic - This Offer is not being made nor will any tender of shares be accepted from or on behalf of holders in any jurisdiction in which the making of the Offer or the acceptance of any tender of shares therein would not be made in compliance with laws of such jurisdiction. The Offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, in or into Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa.