Link shown between environmental toxicants and atherosclerosis

Published date 2011-10-11 08:09
Environmental toxicants such as dioxins, PCBs, and pesticides can pose a risk for cardiovascular disease. For the first time a link has been demonstrated between atherosclerosis and levels of these kinds of toxicants in the blood. The study, carried out at Uppsala University, is being published online this week in ahead of print in the prestigious journal Environmental Health Perspectives.

BAE Systems HybriDrive® Parallel System Achieves 30 Percent Fuel Savings

Published date 2011-10-11 08:09

BAE Systems Introduces New Gun Shield to Ease Transport of Vehicles

Published date 2011-10-11 08:09
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Responding to the need to make gun shields easier to transport on vehicles, BAE Systems developed the Marine Corps Transparent Armored Gun Shield – Reducible (MCTAGS-R), a gunner protection system collapsible for shipment.  The new gun shield will be on display at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 2011 Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington, D.C.

Cost of 4G LTE upgrade, iPhone help transmit Sprint’s deal in dipping

Published date 2011-10-11 08:09

Elsevier introduces SciVerse Scopus Alerts Individual

Published date 2011-10-11 08:09
Mobile app now also available to non-institutional subscribers

Rolls-Royce awarded $99.9 million contract for US Navy T-45 Trainer engine support

Published date 2011-10-11 08:09
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded a $99.9 million MissionCare™ contract by the US Department of Defense Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River to provide support for the F405 (Adour) engines that power the US Navy’s T-45 training aircraft.

Miller Brands Ukraine launches Amsterdam Mariner beer in new package (Translation)

Published date 2011-10-11 08:09
Starting October 10 in the Ukraine, Amsterdam Mariner will be distributed in a new package (PET bottle, 1 liter).

SSE Renewables submits plans for Clyde Extension Wind Farm

Published date 2011-10-11 08:09
SSE Renewables has today submitted a planning application to the Scottish Government for Clyde Extension Wind Farm.

BAE Systems Selected to Supply F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Helmet Display Solution

Published date 2011-10-11 08:09

Brain imaging reveals why we remain optimistic in the face of reality

Published date 2011-10-11 09:10
For some people, the glass is always half-full. Even when a football fan’s team has lost ten matches in a row, he might still be convinced his team can reverse its run of bad luck. So why, in the face of clear evidence to the contrary, do some people remain so optimistic about the future?