Valeo’s Long Travel Damper Dual Mass Flywheel Offers Significantly Improved Acoustic Comfort and Reduced Vibration

September 30th, 2009 SINGAPORE - - Automatic Volume Control and Easy, Functional Headset Storage Ensure the Ultimate in Convenience and Style as you Drive Launching today, the all-new Jabra ARROW headset combines automatic volume control with easy, functional storage; the perfect headset for drivers who want to take calls in comfort and style. As the latest headset from Jabra, a world leader in innovative headset solutions, the Jabra ARROW not only ensures that you will hear every word with ease, you'll also look great as it inherits its sleek, stylish and iconic good looks from popular predecessors in Jabra's JX range.

September 16th, 2009 LONDON - Power Plate International Limited, the leader in Acceleration Training(TM) exercise equipment, today received certification as a Medical Device Manufacturer within the European Economic Area (EEA). This was granted to Power Plate International Limited by the British Standards Institute (BSI), a world leader in the field of Medical Device regulation.

September 9th, 2009 NEWCASTLE, England - Beanbagbazaar, the leading designers and manufacturers of beanbag furniture in the UK, today announced the launch of their new range of high-spec gaming chairs, the i-eX. The new i-eX gaming chair has been designed to offer man-sized gaming comfort with mammoth proportions and edgy style.

June 18th, 2009 HOOFDDORP, Netherlands - Unicycling robot MURATA GIRL will visit Europe for the very first time from her home in Japan to perform at the ARS Electronica Centre in Linz, Austria from June 20. She will perform alongside her cousin, cycling robot MURATA BOY, at demonstrations at the ARS Electronica Centre and in Linz's main square.

June 16th, 2009 LONDON - Faster Journey times significantly reduced following the start of the VHF timetable in December 2008, with typical journey times from London to Birmingham (1h 22min); from London to Manchester (2hr 06min); London to Liverpool (2hr 08min) and fastest ever London to Glasgow flagship service (4hr 10min). Frequent Three trains an hour from London to Birmingham; and London to Manchester - including weekends.

June 4th, 2009 LONDON - To make sure that families get the best possible start to their holidays, HolidayExtras.com is launching a summer of family friendly deals. According to research, the majority of travellers assume that family rooms cost up to twice as much as they can do in reality.

May 12th, 2009 CASABLANCA, Morocco - Air Arabia Maroc's Fourth Destination - Three Flights per Week to Begin on May 12, 2009 - Promotional Launch Fares are Available on www.airarabia.com Air Arabia Maroc, Morocco's new low cost carrier (LCC) announced today the launch of its services to Milan Bergamo Airport beginning May 12, 2009. Roundtrip flights will operate three times per week between Air Arabia Maroc's hub in Mohamed V International Airport, Casablanca and Bergamo International Airport in Milan.

April 14th, 2009 WARSAW, Poland - One of only 65 U.S. companies participating in Dept.

April 13th, 2009 LONDON - Cheapflights Ltd, the pioneer and an international leader in independent online flight price comparison announces the launch of its newest travel search website serving Australia and New Zealand, www.cheapflights.com.au. The website is based on the popular search box navigation format that quickly provides users with deals from providers of flights, or packages of flights plus hotel deals by date.

March 31st, 2009 HAMBURG, Germany - The competition at this year's Crystal Cabin Award for aircraft cabin interiors innovations had strong entries in six different categories from 51 renowned companies. Winners are: Boeing, Lufthansa-Technik, B/E Aerospace and Recaro This truly unique prize was initiated two years ago by the "Joint-Initiative Hamburg - The place for aviation".

July 3rd, 2009 Mass. firm gets loan for NY energy storage systemTYNGSBORO, Mass. — A Massachusetts company says the federal government has approved a $43 million loan guarantee to help finance a 20-megawatt energy storage system for New York's electrical grid.

September 8th, 2009 LONDON - Doors of the 'quietist room in the world' have been thrown open to allow scientists to study nanotechnology in Bristol, UK. The architecture of the 11-million pound laboratory, that virtually has no air movement, keeps echo and sound waves from penetrating the building designed by architects Willmott Dixon South West and Wales.

September 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The American Physical Society (APS), in the latest podcast of 'Life Lines', has explained how elephant vocalizations travel through the ground for great distances, and how other elephants can understand them, just as they understand acoustic sound, which travels through the air. Research that led to the development of the content of the podcast was done by Dr Caitlin O'Connell-Rodwell, who is the author of 'The Elephant's Secret Sense'.

October 1st, 2009 Sound volume comparisonsVolume, in decibels, of some everyday sounds and the maximum volume of a Long Range Acoustic Device: Conversation: 60 Noisy restaurant, vacuum cleaner: 80-85 Circular saw, motorcycle, loud party: 88 Riding mower: 94 Sporting event, chain saw, snowmobile: 100 Rock concert: 112 Ambulance siren: 115 Jet engine, gunshot, firecracker: 140 Long Range Acoustic Device: 140-151 Sources: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, American Technology Corp.

September 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States Naval Research Laboratory is working on a new technology that uses flashes of laser light to remotely create underwater sound. Researchers behind the project say that the new technology has the potential to expand and improve both Naval and commercial underwater acoustic applications, including undersea communications, navigation, and acoustic imaging.

September 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of scientists has developed a new laser technology that has made it possible to turn light into sound. Developed by scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory, US, the technology has the potential to expand and improve both Naval and commercial underwater acoustic applications, including undersea communications, navigation and acoustic imaging.

June 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of researchers at the University of Illinois (U. of I.) has created the world's first acoustic "superlens," an innovation that could have practical implications for high-resolution ultrasound imaging, non-destructive structural testing of buildings and bridges, and novel underwater stealth technology.

May 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Acoustic experts confirmed tracking a singing blue whale 112 km off the Long Island and New York City early this year, even as the second one was heard singing in the far distance. These endangered blue whales are the largest animals ever to have lived on this planet, and their voices can travel across an ocean.

July 23rd, 2009 LONDON - For the first time, researchers at California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have used nanoscale devices to develop a technique to determine the mass of a single molecule, in real time. Traditionally, the mass of molecules is measured using mass spectrometry, in which samples consisting of tens of thousands of molecules are ionized, to produce charged versions of the molecules, or ions.

August 11th, 2009 Select Comfort July same-store sales edge up 1 pctMINNEAPOLIS — Bed retailer Select Comfort Corp. said Tuesday that its same-store sales edged up 1 percent in July, partly helped by the closing of more than 50 stores.