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Promote green buildings for biggest, easiest cuts in North American CO2 emissions: CEC report
13 Mar 2008
Buildings responsible for over one-third of continent's CO2 emissions; Report prescribes policies to slash buildings' energy use Promoting the green design, construction, renovation and operation of buildings could cut North American greenhouse...
13 Mar 2008
Buildings responsible for over one-third of continent's CO2 emissions; Report prescribes policies to slash buildings' energy use Promoting the green design, construction, renovation and operation of buildings could cut North American greenhouse...
MIRARCO, Canadian Light Source agreement lights way to greener mining
13 Mar 2008
VANCOUVER – Shining synchrotron light on environmental questions facing the mining industry is the goal of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed today at the GLOBE 2008 conference between the Canadian Light Source (CLS) and MIRARCO...
13 Mar 2008
VANCOUVER – Shining synchrotron light on environmental questions facing the mining industry is the goal of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed today at the GLOBE 2008 conference between the Canadian Light Source (CLS) and MIRARCO...
Physicists discover how fundamental particles lose track of quantum mechanical properties
13 Mar 2008
(New Orleans, La.) –– In today’s Science Express, the advance online publication of the journal Science, researchers report a series of experiments that mark an important step toward understanding a longstanding fundamental...
13 Mar 2008
(New Orleans, La.) –– In today’s Science Express, the advance online publication of the journal Science, researchers report a series of experiments that mark an important step toward understanding a longstanding fundamental...
News from the March 2008 American Physical Society Meeting
13 Mar 2008
The following scientific talks are among those that will be presented by researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory at the American Physical Society meeting, March 10-14, 2008, at the Morial Convention...
13 Mar 2008
The following scientific talks are among those that will be presented by researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory at the American Physical Society meeting, March 10-14, 2008, at the Morial Convention...
Carbon nanotubes outperform copper nanowires as interconnects
13 Mar 2008
Scientists create robust quantum models to compare key characteristics of copper and CNTs Troy, N.Y. – Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a road map that brings academia and the semiconductor industry one step...
13 Mar 2008
Scientists create robust quantum models to compare key characteristics of copper and CNTs Troy, N.Y. – Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a road map that brings academia and the semiconductor industry one step...
Professor Toh-Ming Lu named fellow of the Materials Research Society
13 Mar 2008
Troy, NY- Toh-Ming Lu, the R.P. Baker Distinguished Professor of Physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been named a lifetime fellow of the Materials Research Society (MRS). The MRS has recognized Lu for his contributions to the...
13 Mar 2008
Troy, NY- Toh-Ming Lu, the R.P. Baker Distinguished Professor of Physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been named a lifetime fellow of the Materials Research Society (MRS). The MRS has recognized Lu for his contributions to the...
Meteorites a rich source for primordial soup
13 Mar 2008
Washington, DC—The organic soup that spawned life on Earth may have gotten generous helpings from outer space, according to a new study. Scientists at the Carnegie Institution have discovered concentrations of amino acids in two...
13 Mar 2008
Washington, DC—The organic soup that spawned life on Earth may have gotten generous helpings from outer space, according to a new study. Scientists at the Carnegie Institution have discovered concentrations of amino acids in two...
Glimpses of a new (mathematical) world
13 Mar 2008
Mathematical object revealed PALO ALTO, Calif. - A new mathematical object was revealed yesterday during a lecture at the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM). Two researchers from the University of Bristol exhibited the first example of a...
13 Mar 2008
Mathematical object revealed PALO ALTO, Calif. - A new mathematical object was revealed yesterday during a lecture at the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM). Two researchers from the University of Bristol exhibited the first example of a...
A fascinating look at Cambridge during the Victorian era
13 Mar 2008
Mr Hopkins' Men: Cambridge Reform and British Mathematics in the 19th Century The 19th century was a key period in the development of the mathematical sciences in Britain. Subjects such as rigid-body dynamics, hydrodynamics, elasticity, optics,...
13 Mar 2008
Mr Hopkins' Men: Cambridge Reform and British Mathematics in the 19th Century The 19th century was a key period in the development of the mathematical sciences in Britain. Subjects such as rigid-body dynamics, hydrodynamics, elasticity, optics,...
NAS and NAE hosting energy summit March 13-14
13 Mar 2008
WASHINGTON -- Today, the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering kicked off a two-day summit convened to examine the increasing importance of energy policy to the nation's security, economic vitality, and environment....
13 Mar 2008
WASHINGTON -- Today, the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering kicked off a two-day summit convened to examine the increasing importance of energy policy to the nation's security, economic vitality, and environment....
The puzzling 'eye of a hurricane' on Venus
13 Mar 2008
This image, of the "eye of the hurricane " on Venus was taken by the Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer (VIRTIS) on board Venus Express. This picture shows a region... Click here for more...
13 Mar 2008
This image, of the "eye of the hurricane " on Venus was taken by the Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer (VIRTIS) on board Venus Express. This picture shows a region... Click here for more...
Argonne's lithium-ion battery technology to be commercialized by Japan's Toda Kogyo
13 Mar 2008
Patented cathode materials result in longer-lasting, safer batteries for cars, phones, computers ARGONNE, Ill. (March 13, 2008) -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Toda Kogyo Corp. (Toda) of Japan have...
13 Mar 2008
Patented cathode materials result in longer-lasting, safer batteries for cars, phones, computers ARGONNE, Ill. (March 13, 2008) -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Toda Kogyo Corp. (Toda) of Japan have...
Chemical in bug spray works by masking human odors
13 Mar 2008
Scientists say DEET, long a mystery, inhibits the receptors that allow insects to smell their human prey Fifty years have passed since the United States Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Army invented DEET to protect soldiers from...
13 Mar 2008
Scientists say DEET, long a mystery, inhibits the receptors that allow insects to smell their human prey Fifty years have passed since the United States Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Army invented DEET to protect soldiers from...
How alligators rock and roll
13 Mar 2008
Reptiles' muscles move lungs for sneaky maneuvers in water The embargo for this press release has been lifted at the request of the PIO. T.J. Uriona, a University of Utah doctoral student in biology, holds a juvenile American...
13 Mar 2008
Reptiles' muscles move lungs for sneaky maneuvers in water The embargo for this press release has been lifted at the request of the PIO. T.J. Uriona, a University of Utah doctoral student in biology, holds a juvenile American...
Meteorites are rich in the building blocks of life, claims new research
13 Mar 2008
Amino acids that are the building blocks of life have been found in their highest ever concentration in 2 ancient meteorites which crashed to Earth millions of years ago, scientists claim today Amino acids that are the building blocks of life...
13 Mar 2008
Amino acids that are the building blocks of life have been found in their highest ever concentration in 2 ancient meteorites which crashed to Earth millions of years ago, scientists claim today Amino acids that are the building blocks of life...
Vanguard I celebrates 50 years in space
13 Mar 2008
The Vanguard I satellite celebrates its 50th birthday this year. Its launch on March 17, 1958 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, culminated the efforts of America’s first official space satellite program begun in September 1955. The first...
13 Mar 2008
The Vanguard I satellite celebrates its 50th birthday this year. Its launch on March 17, 1958 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, culminated the efforts of America’s first official space satellite program begun in September 1955. The first...
Researchers confirm link between common cold and ear infection
13 Mar 2008
GALVESTON, Texas — A new five-year study at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston confirms the suspected close link between the two most common diseases of young children: colds and ear infections. The study, which appears...
13 Mar 2008
GALVESTON, Texas — A new five-year study at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston confirms the suspected close link between the two most common diseases of young children: colds and ear infections. The study, which appears...
Crop scientists discover gene that controls fruit shape
13 Mar 2008
WOOSTER, Ohio — Crop scientists have cloned a gene that controls the shape of tomatoes, a discovery that could help unravel the mystery behind the huge morphological differences among edible fruits and vegetables, as well as provide new...
13 Mar 2008
WOOSTER, Ohio — Crop scientists have cloned a gene that controls the shape of tomatoes, a discovery that could help unravel the mystery behind the huge morphological differences among edible fruits and vegetables, as well as provide new...
Research team finds that microorganisms filter nitrogen from small streams
13 Mar 2008
Keeping larger waterways cleaner MANHATTAN, KAN. -- To understand how nitrogen accumulates in large rivers and oceans miles and miles away, scientists like Walter Dodds looked at small streams flowing closer to home. Dodds, a professor of...
13 Mar 2008
Keeping larger waterways cleaner MANHATTAN, KAN. -- To understand how nitrogen accumulates in large rivers and oceans miles and miles away, scientists like Walter Dodds looked at small streams flowing closer to home. Dodds, a professor of...
Artists and scientists' performance to explore Alaska's environment
13 Mar 2008
FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- A group of writers, dancers, artists and scientists will blend their knowledge and skills in a performance that they hope will inspire audience members to expand their vision of how to preserve and enhance their community...
13 Mar 2008
FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- A group of writers, dancers, artists and scientists will blend their knowledge and skills in a performance that they hope will inspire audience members to expand their vision of how to preserve and enhance their community...
Compound removes radioactive material from power plant waste
13 Mar 2008
Layered sulfides bond to strontium 90, other radioactive ions ARGONNE, Ill. (March 13, 2008) — Strontium 90 is a common radioactive by-product of fission in nuclear power plants. When extracted from the reactor along with other isotopes,...
13 Mar 2008
Layered sulfides bond to strontium 90, other radioactive ions ARGONNE, Ill. (March 13, 2008) — Strontium 90 is a common radioactive by-product of fission in nuclear power plants. When extracted from the reactor along with other isotopes,...
Scientists discover how TB 'develops invincibility' against only available treatment
13 Mar 2008
University of Leicester findings published in Journal of Biological Chemistry Scientists at the University of Leicester have uncovered a dramatic new twist in the battle against TB. They have identified how the killer bacterium makes itself...
13 Mar 2008
University of Leicester findings published in Journal of Biological Chemistry Scientists at the University of Leicester have uncovered a dramatic new twist in the battle against TB. They have identified how the killer bacterium makes itself...
Plant Physiology and TAIR partnership will provide genetic information to public database
13 Mar 2008
A unique partnership has been formed between Plant Physiology and The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) to create an efficient mechanism that will ensure that genetic and molecular data on Arabidopsis published in the Journal are...
13 Mar 2008
A unique partnership has been formed between Plant Physiology and The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) to create an efficient mechanism that will ensure that genetic and molecular data on Arabidopsis published in the Journal are...
New window opens on the secret life of microbes
13 Mar 2008
Microbial profiles serve as the ecological version of the human genome project Microbial profiles serve as the ecological version of the human genome project. Click here for more information. Nowhere is the principle...
13 Mar 2008
Microbial profiles serve as the ecological version of the human genome project Microbial profiles serve as the ecological version of the human genome project. Click here for more information. Nowhere is the principle...
Sand dollar larvae use cloning to 'make change,' confound predators
13 Mar 2008
Nature is full of examples of creatures that try to look as big as possible in an effort to scare away potential predators. But to avoid being eaten alive the larvae of sand dollars appear to have a different strategy, in a way exchanging a...
13 Mar 2008
Nature is full of examples of creatures that try to look as big as possible in an effort to scare away potential predators. But to avoid being eaten alive the larvae of sand dollars appear to have a different strategy, in a way exchanging a...
All eyes and ears on the corn genome
13 Mar 2008
NSF-supported researchers complete draft sequence in less than 3 years In 2005, NSF, DOE, and USDA funded the sequencing of the corn genome. Click here for more information. A consortium of researchers led by the...
13 Mar 2008
NSF-supported researchers complete draft sequence in less than 3 years In 2005, NSF, DOE, and USDA funded the sequencing of the corn genome. Click here for more information. A consortium of researchers led by the...
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