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FAS awarded grant

Audra Mahlong
By Audra Mahlong, senior journalist
Johannesburg, 03 Oct 2008

FAS awarded grant

The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) has been awarded a grant for its biologically accurate video game, Immune Attack, states EurekAlert.

The game is designed to teach students how the immune system works to defend the body against invading bacteria and allows them to use sights, sounds, and touch to get better acquainted with the immune system.

FAS is researching and developing ways to produce complex games and 3D interactive simulations that will one day revolutionise and how people learn.

Accudata wins award

The Metroplex Technology Business Council (MTBC) has awarded Accudata Technologies president and CEO, Gregory Smith, with its Tech Titans' Emerging Company CEO award, says

Marketwatch.

The awards recognised companies and individuals who have made contributions to the technology industry during the past year.

Under Smith's tenure in 2008, Accudata landed a US patent for System and Method for Processing Database Queries and became America's most accurate telephone number-validation service provider.

Slimline releases ultra-thin mount

Peerless Industries has released the Slimline Ultra-Thin Universal Mounting Solutions, designed to mount Sharp's Ultra-Thin AQUOS LCD TV, reports Marketwatch.

The new Slimline solutions are virtually no-profile, securing the screen a mere 0.4-inches from the wall. The mount disappears behind the screen allowing the TV to hang flat against the wall like artwork.

The Slimline solution is the thinnest universal mount available today.

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