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Killer whales, blind bats, discriminating dolphins, mating birds
25 Jun 2008
Animal sounds highlight upcoming Acoustics '08 Paris meeting June 25, 2008 -- Meek and mighty animal sounds are all around us. In a few weeks, some of the most interesting among them will be discussed and heard at the largest meeting ever...
25 Jun 2008
Animal sounds highlight upcoming Acoustics '08 Paris meeting June 25, 2008 -- Meek and mighty animal sounds are all around us. In a few weeks, some of the most interesting among them will be discussed and heard at the largest meeting ever...
USGS to help Chile develop volcano early warning system
25 Jun 2008
The U.S. Geological Survey is partnering with the Chilean government to develop a volcano early warning and emergency response system for the country after the historic eruption of Chaitén Volcano on May 2. Following the eruption, the...
25 Jun 2008
The U.S. Geological Survey is partnering with the Chilean government to develop a volcano early warning and emergency response system for the country after the historic eruption of Chaitén Volcano on May 2. Following the eruption, the...
Geologists discover signs of volcanoes blowing their tops in the deep ocean
25 Jun 2008
Evidence of violent eruptions on Gakkel Ridge in the Arctic defies assumptions about seafloor pressure and volcanism A research team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has uncovered evidence of explosive volcanic eruptions...
25 Jun 2008
Evidence of violent eruptions on Gakkel Ridge in the Arctic defies assumptions about seafloor pressure and volcanism A research team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has uncovered evidence of explosive volcanic eruptions...
UC San Diego computer scientist turns his face into a remote control
25 Jun 2008
New work at nexus of facial expression recognition research and automated tutoring A UC San Diego computer science Ph.D. student can turn his face into a remote control that speeds and slows video playback. The proof-of-concept...
25 Jun 2008
New work at nexus of facial expression recognition research and automated tutoring A UC San Diego computer science Ph.D. student can turn his face into a remote control that speeds and slows video playback. The proof-of-concept...
NIAID creates HIV vaccine discovery branch
25 Jun 2008
Promoting synergy between basic HIV researchers and vaccine designers To accelerate the translation of basic discoveries about HIV into advances in vaccine design and evaluation, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...
25 Jun 2008
Promoting synergy between basic HIV researchers and vaccine designers To accelerate the translation of basic discoveries about HIV into advances in vaccine design and evaluation, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...
Fire under the ice
25 Jun 2008
International expedition discovers gigantic volcanic eruption in the Arctic Ocean A "lonely " seismometer drifts with the sea ice. Click here for more information. An international team of researchers was able to...
25 Jun 2008
International expedition discovers gigantic volcanic eruption in the Arctic Ocean A "lonely " seismometer drifts with the sea ice. Click here for more information. An international team of researchers was able to...
Nanotubes could help study retrovirus transmission between human cells
25 Jun 2008
How to form nanotubes, simply and easily ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Recent findings by medical researchers indicate that naturally occurring nanotubes may serve as tunnels that protect retroviruses and bacteria in transit from diseased to...
25 Jun 2008
How to form nanotubes, simply and easily ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Recent findings by medical researchers indicate that naturally occurring nanotubes may serve as tunnels that protect retroviruses and bacteria in transit from diseased to...
Use of nanomaterials in food packaging poses regulatory challenges
25 Jun 2008
Report uses product scenarios to examine the oversight and regulatory pathways to commercialization Washington, DC — Engineered nanoscale materials (ENMs), which contain novel properties that offer potential benefits for use in food...
25 Jun 2008
Report uses product scenarios to examine the oversight and regulatory pathways to commercialization Washington, DC — Engineered nanoscale materials (ENMs), which contain novel properties that offer potential benefits for use in food...
IBM and ETH Zurich form strategic partnership in nanoscience
25 Jun 2008
$90 million for a top-notch nanotech lab The two partners have a long-standing tradition of scientific cooperation, and now make an important step to deepen this collaboration further by forming a strategic partnership in the field of...
25 Jun 2008
$90 million for a top-notch nanotech lab The two partners have a long-standing tradition of scientific cooperation, and now make an important step to deepen this collaboration further by forming a strategic partnership in the field of...
Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions debuts with focus on drinking water
25 Jun 2008
Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions debuts with focus on drinking water. Click here for more information. WASHINGTON, June 25, 2008 — An authority on the quality of drinking water today describes new...
25 Jun 2008
Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions debuts with focus on drinking water. Click here for more information. WASHINGTON, June 25, 2008 — An authority on the quality of drinking water today describes new...
Disclosure of organ transplant risks: A question of when, not if
25 Jun 2008
Penn researchers propose major changes to informed consent for transplantation (PHILADELPHIA) – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine physicians and bioethicists are calling for a new, more standardized way for patients in need of...
25 Jun 2008
Penn researchers propose major changes to informed consent for transplantation (PHILADELPHIA) – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine physicians and bioethicists are calling for a new, more standardized way for patients in need of...
US FDA approves GSK's KINRIX -- new combination vaccine for children
25 Jun 2008
New option could mean fewer shots for 4- to 6-year-olds in the US PHILADELPHIA, June 24 – GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved KINRIX™ [Diphtheria and Tetanus...
25 Jun 2008
New option could mean fewer shots for 4- to 6-year-olds in the US PHILADELPHIA, June 24 – GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved KINRIX™ [Diphtheria and Tetanus...
LLNL researchers peer into water in carbon nanotubes
25 Jun 2008
LIVERMORE, Calif. - Researchers have identified a signature for water inside single-walled carbon nanotubes, helping them understand how water is structured and how it moves within these tiny channels. This is the first time researchers were...
25 Jun 2008
LIVERMORE, Calif. - Researchers have identified a signature for water inside single-walled carbon nanotubes, helping them understand how water is structured and how it moves within these tiny channels. This is the first time researchers were...
Silicon photonic crystals key to optical cloaking, researchers say
25 Jun 2008
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Now you see it, soon you might not, researchers at the University of Illinois say. In computer simulations, the researchers have demonstrated an approximate cloaking effect created by concentric rings of silicon...
25 Jun 2008
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Now you see it, soon you might not, researchers at the University of Illinois say. In computer simulations, the researchers have demonstrated an approximate cloaking effect created by concentric rings of silicon...
1 step closer to green chemistry and improved pharmaceuticals
25 Jun 2008
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, solve an important piece of the puzzle behind how proteins are shaped Proteins are the workhorses of our cells. They help to digest our food, are at the core of our immune system, and...
25 Jun 2008
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, solve an important piece of the puzzle behind how proteins are shaped Proteins are the workhorses of our cells. They help to digest our food, are at the core of our immune system, and...
Online service lets blind surf the Internet from any computer, anywhere
25 Jun 2008
Visions of future technology don't involve being chained to a desktop machine. People move from home computers to work computers to mobile devices; public kiosks pop up in libraries, schools and hotels; and people increasingly store everything...
25 Jun 2008
Visions of future technology don't involve being chained to a desktop machine. People move from home computers to work computers to mobile devices; public kiosks pop up in libraries, schools and hotels; and people increasingly store everything...
The fight for the best quantum bit (qubit)
25 Jun 2008
Our results give us, for the first time, the possibility to understand the interaction between just two electrons placed next to each other in a carbon nanotube. A groundbreaking discovery, which is fundamental for the creation of a quantum...
25 Jun 2008
Our results give us, for the first time, the possibility to understand the interaction between just two electrons placed next to each other in a carbon nanotube. A groundbreaking discovery, which is fundamental for the creation of a quantum...
Managing incidental findings in human subjects research
25 Jun 2008
Article offers first major consensus recommendations for IFs Minneapolis, MN – June 25, 2008 – An incidental finding (IF) is a finding concerning an individual research participant that has potential health or reproductive...
25 Jun 2008
Article offers first major consensus recommendations for IFs Minneapolis, MN – June 25, 2008 – An incidental finding (IF) is a finding concerning an individual research participant that has potential health or reproductive...
Are you a different person when you speak a different language?
25 Jun 2008
People who are bicultural and speak two languages may actually shift their personalities when they switch from one language to another, according to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research. "Language can be a cue that activates...
25 Jun 2008
People who are bicultural and speak two languages may actually shift their personalities when they switch from one language to another, according to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research. "Language can be a cue that activates...
The high cost of low status: Feeling powerless leads to expensive purchases
25 Jun 2008
Feeling powerless can trigger strong desires to purchase products that convey high status, according to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research. In a study that may explain why so many Americans who are deeply in debt still spend...
25 Jun 2008
Feeling powerless can trigger strong desires to purchase products that convey high status, according to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research. In a study that may explain why so many Americans who are deeply in debt still spend...
Independent thinkers judge distances differently than holistic types
25 Jun 2008
Every day we're faced with decisions that involve spatial judgments. Which line should we choose at the supermarket? Which route should we take to work? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that thinking styles affect spatial...
25 Jun 2008
Every day we're faced with decisions that involve spatial judgments. Which line should we choose at the supermarket? Which route should we take to work? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that thinking styles affect spatial...
Marketers are creating an imaginary, cross-cultural, Asian world
25 Jun 2008
Despite vast cultural differences among Asian nations, marketers are mixing a number of cultural influences to create an imaginary Asian world, according to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research. Authors Julien Cayla (University of...
25 Jun 2008
Despite vast cultural differences among Asian nations, marketers are mixing a number of cultural influences to create an imaginary Asian world, according to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research. Authors Julien Cayla (University of...
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