Just a few grams of the new substance are enough to tag the entire olive oil production of Italy. If counterfeiting were suspected, the particles added at the place of origin could be extracted from the oil and analysed, enabling a definitive identification of the producer. "The method is equivalent to a label that cannot be removed," says Robert Grass, lecturer in the Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences at ETH Zurich. The worldwide need for anti-counterfeiting labels for food is substantial. In a joint operation in December 2013 and January 2014, Interpol ...

New research led by a scientist at the University of York reveals that a process that forms a key element in the development of the nervous system may also play a pivotal role in the spread of breast cancer. A research team, led by Dr Will Brackenbury, a Medical Research Council Fellow in the Department of Biology at York, has studied how voltage-gated sodium channels assist in the metastasis of cancerous tumours. These channels are found in the membranes of excitable cells, such as neurons, where they are involved in transmission of electrical impulses. However, the ...

The alligator snapping turtle is the largest river turtle in North America, weighing in at up to 200 pounds and living almost a century. Now researchers from Florida and the University of Vermont have discovered that it is not one species — but three. Examining museum specimens and wild turtles, the scientists uncovered deep evolutionary divisions in this ancient reptile. Once heavily hunted for turtle meat — alligator snapper was the main ingredient of Campbell's Turtle Soup in the 1960s — the riverine populations have been deeply depleted and are of conservation concern. ...

WASHINGTON, April 24—A droplet of clear liquid can bend light, acting as a lens. Now, by exploiting this well-known phenomenon, researchers have developed a new process to create inexpensive high quality lenses that will cost less than a penny apiece. Because they're so inexpensive, the lenses can be used in a variety of applications, including tools to detect diseases in the field, scientific research in the lab and optical lenses and microscopes for education in classrooms. "What I'm really excited about is that it opens up lens fabrication technology," says Steve ...

RICHLAND, Wash. – A common plant puts out a welcome mat to bacteria seeking to invade, and scientists have discovered the mat's molecular mix. The study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals new targets during the battle between microbe and host that researchers can exploit to protect plants. The team showed that the humble and oft-studied plant Arabidopsis puts out a molecular signal that invites an attack from a pathogen. It's as if a hostile army were unknowingly passing by a castle, and the sentry stood up and yelled, ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Colorful church windows, beads on a necklace and many of our favorite plastics share something in common -- they all belong to a state of matter known as glasses. School children learn the difference between liquids and gases, but centuries of scholarship have failed to produce consensus about how to categorize glass. Now, combining theory and numerical simulations, researchers have resolved an enduring question in the theory of glasses by showing that their energy landscapes are far rougher than previously believed. The findings appear April 24 in the ...

Beauty Beast Virgin Hair announces that its boutique is now open for business. Beauty Beast Virgin Hair is open Tuesday through Friday from 10am-6pm and Saturdays from 9am-5pm inside Le Prive Salon Studios located at 2800 Spring Rd S.E. Suite J-305, Atlanta, GA 30339. Mondays are open by appointment. The location brings a unique solution and customized service for stylists, salons and consumers by providing high end 100% Brazilian, Indian, Malaysian, and Peruvian virgin hair extensions. In store, Beauty Beast Virgin Hair carries full stock of lengths 12inches-30inches of ...

Just mentioning the word bacon leaves most people's mouth watering and conjures up endless images of how to best enjoy this highly versatile and tasty snack. In the feature-length reality-style mockumentary State Of Bacon, filmmaker Jason Cook takes audiences inside the fun and wacky Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival that brings out some of the most bacon-crazed Americans you will ever meet. Held annually in Des Moines, IA the festival has doubled in size every year with tickets selling out in just minutes. Having worked with AlphaDogs colorist, Sean Stack on previous projects, ...

The Tampa Bay Dragon Boat Club's team Blade Runners beat their own 1st place championship time from last year. This year their time was 2:07.32 minutes, besting last year's time of 2:26.61. The Italy bound Black Sheep Marines were right there beside the Blade Runners with a time of 2:07.33. The Miami Dragon Slayers came in third in the final championship race at 2:07.57 minutes (last year 2nd place in 2:30.58). Each took home championship cups and victory towels. The TBDBC Blade Runners also received a ceremonial paddle with a plaque for their Division 1 win. The Village ...

- YOUR VIRTUAL WORLD (YVW) will roll out its "Movie Modules " line of English language learning tools on June 1, 2014. Our starting point as a company was, is, and remains this: storytelling is one of mankind's deepest forms of communication and our youth worldwide need all of the help they can get. From our own small corner, in our own small way, and as we are able, YVW is trying improve the lives of the people it touches even if it takes several generations to do so. Storytelling is inextricably tied to language and we leverage it as a prime motivator and facilitator ...

Recently, Carousel Industries, a leader in mobility, data networking and converged communications, held a three-part webinar entitled 'Closer to Customer", focused on building stronger brand-customer relationships. Part III of the series, which featured Blair Pleasant, president and principal analyst of COMMfusion LLC and co-founder of UCStrategies, and Terence Fogarty, Contact Center Solution Consultant - Strategic Accounts, of Carousel Industries, featured valuable discussion on how a multichannel contact center can create more loyal customer relationships, resulting ...

Identified as Arizona's very best fitness nutrition retailer since 1995, House of Fitness is truly happy to reveal a thrilling lineup of alterations along with new ownership that can make the recognized line of sports nutrient stores better than in the past in 2014. The well known chain of sports nutrition shops caters to the demands of muscle builders, athletes, power lifters along with Crossfit aficionados while offering an array of high-quality items at the lowest costs. House of Fitness' brand-new proprietor, Lance Millett, possesses over twenty years practical experience ...

Over the past few years street style has managed to substitute the runway during the non-fashion week periods throughout the year. Not to suggest that the street style craze isn't crazy (in a good way) even during fashion week. Fashionistas of all walks are recognized for their unique wears and how they put together what they put together. With the plethora of bloggers and photographers all over the city streets how great it is we get to capture, visualize and analyze great and unique everyday fashion. Luckily said fashionistas are both women and men. Gwen Beloti ...

Education can alleviate poverty, hunger and the AIDS epidemic in Africa and so Royal Dynamite, a collaborative and unique t-shirt company that combines popular culture and community, has joined forces with the nonprofit Achieve in Africa. To help improve education in rural Africa, the two organizations have come together provide children with the opportunity to reach their full potential, lead better lives and inspire future generations. Royal Dynamite has agreed to extend it's one-for-one give back program: RD Cares to reach students at an overcrowded primary school ...

Career Step, an online provider of career-focused education, is pleased to announce that it is offering over $450,000 in scholarships to seniors graduating from Utah high schools this year. One career training scholarship will be awarded to a student from each of the 149 approved Utah high schools. "Education is one of the best ways to improve society, economies and, most importantly, individual lives. However, earning a two or four year degree is not a possibility for everyone," said Steve Tober, Career Step CEO. "At Career Step, our mission is about helping people ...

If it just so happens that your faithful four-legged friend looks like a cross between Albert Einstein and Scooby Doo, you may find that it's anyone's guess what kind of canine shenanigans created such a unique mutt. For most mixed breed dogs, Fido's family tree is a puzzle that neither you nor anyone else can solve with absolute certainty. Here's where Doggie DNA Testing comes in: Thanks to the wonders of genetic testing, not only can pet parents find out exactly which breeds contributed to their adorable mutt, but prospective pet owners can also choose the right dog breed ...

Streaming live on the Co-Creator Radio Network on Tuesday, April 29, at 11am Pacific/2pm Eastern on "Why Shamanism Now? A Practical Path to Authenticity," shaman and founder of the Last Mask Center for Shamanic Healing Christina Pratt tells listeners that he true nature of our emotions can surprise us when they are explored through shamanic skills. According to Pratt, they rarely come from where we think they do, nor are they composed of what they appear to be. One of the richest explorations we can engage in with our helping spirits through journeying is the true nature ...

Nationally recognized career coach, author, columnist, and speaker David Hults of Activ8 Career Coaching in St. Louis will deliver a lunch presentation at the 2014 St. Louis Industry Expo on Thursday, May 1. Hults will present "From Status Quo to Star Performer: 8 Powerful Change Strategies to Direct Your Career Future" from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sheraton Westport Chalet in Maryland Heights, MO. Everyone is welcome to attend the luncheon along with the free Industry Expo immediately following. "From Status Quo to Star Performer" is built around Hults's latest book, ...

For the 9th summer, Rock'n Music Academy in Middletown, NJ is offering three weeks of rock camps and a week of recording camp. The camps are open to guitar, bass, drums, keyboard/piano, and vocal students ages 8-17. The rock camps focus on the art of playing in a band. Students take part in daily band rehearsals and technique/theory sessions to hone their skills. The week culminates with a live concert! The recording camp focuses on writing and recording original music with professional equipment. Students learn professional songwriting techniques and how to craft well ...

Expanding their Southern California hotel portfolio, San Diego-based Trigild and Santa Barbara-based Blu Hotel Investors have completed the $16.5 million acquisition of the three-story, 100-room Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites at 1410 Ocean Street in Santa Cruz. Trigild, a real estate services firm with decades of experience in the hospitality industry, immediately takes charge of day-to-day management. "We are thrilled to announce this latest acquisition, which meets our overall criteria of investing in high barrier to entry markets with premium brands," ...

Anaplan today announced the opening of its Eastern European office, based in Moscow, Russia delivering on the promise to provide deeper and more localized service to customers throughout the Russian and Eastern European markets. The company's expansion into Eastern Europe follows recent, dedicated moves into additional international markets including Malaysia, Australia, and New Zealand. Anaplan continues building a strong roster of international customers, including Aviva, Diageo, and HP, who are rapidly turning to Anaplan to replace their legacy business planning systems ...

Saelig Company Inc. (www.saelig.com) has introduced a high-performance RF signal source family, the DSG3000 3GHz/6GHz series, offering standard AM/FM/Phase modulation, as well as options for I/Q modulation and I/Q baseband output. The DSG3000 Series generates waveforms with high signal purity, typical phase noise of less than 110dBc/Hz@20kHz, and a wide output range of -130dBm to +13dBm. The DSG3000 RF signal generator has standard pulse modulation with an on/off ratio of up to 80dB, with an optional pulse train generator also available. The DSG3000 series has a typical ...

German tooling systems expert BENZ Inc. has announced that it will be introducing new aggregate heads including the BENZ HF103 Solidfix Spindle Motor at this year's International Woodworking Fair (IWF), which is being held August 20 -23, 2014, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. The new HF103 Solidfix Spindle Motor is sold exclusively by BENZ and enables users to change tools quickly using adapters that hold a variety of tools instead of requiring a labor-intensive manual tool change or adding an expensive automatic tool changer. BENZ will have the HF103 ...

Lady Lux Swimwear is a designer luxury swimwear line that was created with the intention of having every women look and feel great. The luxury brand was first started in 2007 and has grown to be one of the top selling luxury designer swimwear lines across the United States and internationally. With such great success over the years, Lady Lux is receiving remarkable media coverage by top fashion bloggers and major fashion editors and was recently featured on The Skinny Confidential Fashion Blog. Fashion guru and blogger Lauryn Evarts is the face behind famous The Skinny ...

Last Friday night two community oriented organizations, iLoveKickboxing-Sandy and Lole (Live Out Loud Everyday) in Salt Lake City, teamed up to provide a free community Women's Empowerment Night in Sandy Utah. The free event included a visit from 2010 US Olympian and Lole Ambassador Rebekah Bradford as well as a basic self defense workshop presented by "Utah's Leading Family Safety Expert" Brett Lechtenberg of iLoveKickboxing-Sandy and Personal Mastery Martial Arts. Rebekah Bradford is an Olympic speedskater who competed in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver for the United ...