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Explore the quantum and cosmos, June 30, 2009, at the World Conference of Science Journalists
19 Jun 2009
Q. What do Alain Aspect, Kip Thorne, Anton Zeilinger, Sir Martin Rees, Raymond Laflamme, Neil Turok, Joseph Emerson and Simon Singh all have in common? A. They are sharing fresh insights from the frontiers of science at the World Conference...
19 Jun 2009
Q. What do Alain Aspect, Kip Thorne, Anton Zeilinger, Sir Martin Rees, Raymond Laflamme, Neil Turok, Joseph Emerson and Simon Singh all have in common? A. They are sharing fresh insights from the frontiers of science at the World Conference...
Herschel's daring test: A glimpse of things to come
19 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Red, green and blue correspond to the 160-micron, 100-micron and 70-micron wavelength bands of the Herschel’s Photoconductor Array Camera and Spectrometer, PACS. Glowing light from clouds of dust...
19 Jun 2009
IMAGE: Red, green and blue correspond to the 160-micron, 100-micron and 70-micron wavelength bands of the Herschel’s Photoconductor Array Camera and Spectrometer, PACS. Glowing light from clouds of dust...
Research explores interactions between nanomaterials, biological systems
19 Jun 2009
Review article calls for measures to enable safe design of nanomaterials The recent explosion in the development of nanomaterials with enhanced performance characteristics for use in commercial and medical applications has increased the...
19 Jun 2009
Review article calls for measures to enable safe design of nanomaterials The recent explosion in the development of nanomaterials with enhanced performance characteristics for use in commercial and medical applications has increased the...
Smallpox -- The Death of a Disease
19 Jun 2009
Dr. D. A. Henderson shares the inside story of 'the greatest scientific and humanitarian achievement of the past century' IMAGE: D.A. Henderson, M.D., is currently professor of medicine and public health at the...
19 Jun 2009
Dr. D. A. Henderson shares the inside story of 'the greatest scientific and humanitarian achievement of the past century' IMAGE: D.A. Henderson, M.D., is currently professor of medicine and public health at the...
New book explores the global airline industry
19 Jun 2009
Provides definitive introduction to the industry, its challenges, and its prospects June 20, 2009 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce the publication of a new book,...
19 Jun 2009
Provides definitive introduction to the industry, its challenges, and its prospects June 20, 2009 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce the publication of a new book,...
UC Davis grant zeroes in on novel asthma diagnosis and treatment
19 Jun 2009
Novel therapeutic target for treating inflammation IMAGE: Nicholas Kenyon directs the predoctoral research training program of the UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center. Click here for more...
19 Jun 2009
Novel therapeutic target for treating inflammation IMAGE: Nicholas Kenyon directs the predoctoral research training program of the UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center. Click here for more...
Safety-critical software put under scrutiny
19 Jun 2009
IMAGE: (From left) William Farmer, Alan Wassyng and Mark Lawford, professors of Computing and Software at McMaster, analyze software on a multiple-screen display created for developing safety-critical...
19 Jun 2009
IMAGE: (From left) William Farmer, Alan Wassyng and Mark Lawford, professors of Computing and Software at McMaster, analyze software on a multiple-screen display created for developing safety-critical...
UGA researchers achieve breakthrough in effort to develop tiny biological fuel cells
19 Jun 2009
University of Georgia researchers have developed a successful way to grow molecular wire brushes that conduct electrical charges, a first step in developing biological fuel cells that could power pacemakers, cochlear implants and prosthetic...
19 Jun 2009
University of Georgia researchers have developed a successful way to grow molecular wire brushes that conduct electrical charges, a first step in developing biological fuel cells that could power pacemakers, cochlear implants and prosthetic...
Science fiction turns into reality
19 Jun 2009
New book on space elevators and space tethers just published It might be a long elevator ride, but sometime in the near future astronauts might be able to grab a ride for future space exploration. In his new book Space Tethers and Space...
19 Jun 2009
New book on space elevators and space tethers just published It might be a long elevator ride, but sometime in the near future astronauts might be able to grab a ride for future space exploration. In his new book Space Tethers and Space...
Domestication of Capsicum annuum chile pepper provides insights into crop origin and evolution
19 Jun 2009
Chiles important reservoirs of genetic diversity important for conserving biodiversity IMAGE: These are varieties of four domesticated chiles. Click here for more...
19 Jun 2009
Chiles important reservoirs of genetic diversity important for conserving biodiversity IMAGE: These are varieties of four domesticated chiles. Click here for more...
Young offenders' health critical to rehabilitation
19 Jun 2009
The physical and mental health needs of juvenile offenders should be treated as a priority if offenders held in detention have any real hope of rehabilitation, according to new research from the University of Adelaide, Australia. Adelaide...
19 Jun 2009
The physical and mental health needs of juvenile offenders should be treated as a priority if offenders held in detention have any real hope of rehabilitation, according to new research from the University of Adelaide, Australia. Adelaide...
The SIB recognizes the next generation of bioinformaticians
19 Jun 2009
Awards for protein interaction prediction software and vertebrate evolution and its limits The SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics today announced the winners of the 2009 SIB Best Graduate Paper and the SIB Young Bioinformatician Award at the...
19 Jun 2009
Awards for protein interaction prediction software and vertebrate evolution and its limits The SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics today announced the winners of the 2009 SIB Best Graduate Paper and the SIB Young Bioinformatician Award at the...
Plant communication: Sagebrush engage in self-recognition and warn of danger
19 Jun 2009
Plants reveal high level of sophistication IMAGE: This is professor Richard Karban of the Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis. Click here for more...
19 Jun 2009
Plants reveal high level of sophistication IMAGE: This is professor Richard Karban of the Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis. Click here for more...
Green tea may affect prostate cancer progression
19 Jun 2009
PHILADELPHIA – According to results of a study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, men with prostate cancer who consumed the active compounds in green tea demonstrated a...
19 Jun 2009
PHILADELPHIA – According to results of a study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, men with prostate cancer who consumed the active compounds in green tea demonstrated a...
Punishment and prisons -- leading criminologist argues for a new way of thinking
19 Jun 2009
Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (19th June 2009) – Prison should be abolished in its current form, according to Joe Sim, Professor of Criminology at Liverpool John Moores University. Writing in his new book,...
19 Jun 2009
Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (19th June 2009) – Prison should be abolished in its current form, according to Joe Sim, Professor of Criminology at Liverpool John Moores University. Writing in his new book,...
Study finds that tobacco companies changed design of cigarettes without alerting smokers
19 Jun 2009
Researchers call on FDA to require complete disclosure from tobacco companies of changes made to cigarettes Boston, MA -- As President Obama prepares to sign a bill giving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight of the tobacco...
19 Jun 2009
Researchers call on FDA to require complete disclosure from tobacco companies of changes made to cigarettes Boston, MA -- As President Obama prepares to sign a bill giving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight of the tobacco...
Troubled waters: Low Apalachicola River flow may hurt gulf fisheries
19 Jun 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Reductions in the flow of the Apalachicola River have far-reaching effects that could prove detrimental to grouper and other reef fish populations in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, according to a new Florida State...
19 Jun 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Reductions in the flow of the Apalachicola River have far-reaching effects that could prove detrimental to grouper and other reef fish populations in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, according to a new Florida State...
University of Nevada, Reno mathematician receives nuclear energy grant to study reactors
19 Jun 2009
19 Jun 2009
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards prestigious fellowships to 17 top young scientists
19 Jun 2009
New York, NY-- The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on supporting exceptional early career researchers and innovative cancer research, named 17 new Damon Runyon Fellows at its May 2009 Fellowship Award...
19 Jun 2009
New York, NY-- The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on supporting exceptional early career researchers and innovative cancer research, named 17 new Damon Runyon Fellows at its May 2009 Fellowship Award...
Athletes, spectators faced unprecedented air pollution at 2008 Olympic Games
19 Jun 2009
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Particulate air pollution during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing constantly exceeded levels considered excessive by the World Health Organization, was far worse than other recent Olympic Games, and was about 30...
19 Jun 2009
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Particulate air pollution during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing constantly exceeded levels considered excessive by the World Health Organization, was far worse than other recent Olympic Games, and was about 30...
Cutting greenhouse gases could grow the economy
19 Jun 2009
Over $23 billion more in products and services could be produced in Northern Ireland's economy each year if greenhouse gas producing resources were used as efficiently as they are in the rest of the UK, Queen's University researchers say Over...
19 Jun 2009
Over $23 billion more in products and services could be produced in Northern Ireland's economy each year if greenhouse gas producing resources were used as efficiently as they are in the rest of the UK, Queen's University researchers say Over...
Study of agricultural watersheds and carbon losses
19 Jun 2009
Specific land management practices in agricultural watersheds, such as manure application, can affect carbon losses, according to a study in the Journal of Environmental Quality MADISON, WI, JUNE 15, 2009 – Dissolved organic carbon (DOC)...
19 Jun 2009
Specific land management practices in agricultural watersheds, such as manure application, can affect carbon losses, according to a study in the Journal of Environmental Quality MADISON, WI, JUNE 15, 2009 – Dissolved organic carbon (DOC)...
Phthalic symbol
19 Jun 2009
Important symbol of pollution is broken down by microbes Immobilized microbes can break down potentially harmful phthalates, according to researchers in China, writing in the International Journal of Environment and Pollution. The microbes...
19 Jun 2009
Important symbol of pollution is broken down by microbes Immobilized microbes can break down potentially harmful phthalates, according to researchers in China, writing in the International Journal of Environment and Pollution. The microbes...
BRIT1 allows DNA repair teams access to damaged sites
19 Jun 2009
Tumor-suppressor recruits help to overcome a barrier and fix cancer-causing defects HOUSTON - Like a mechanic popping the hood of a car to get at a faulty engine, a tumor-suppressing protein allows cellular repair mechanisms to pounce on...
19 Jun 2009
Tumor-suppressor recruits help to overcome a barrier and fix cancer-causing defects HOUSTON - Like a mechanic popping the hood of a car to get at a faulty engine, a tumor-suppressing protein allows cellular repair mechanisms to pounce on...
Mayo researchers: Dramatic outcomes in prostate cancer study
19 Jun 2009
Full details in Discovery's Edge, Mayo Clinic research publication ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Two Mayo Clinic patients whose prostate cancer had been considered inoperable are now cancer free thanks in part to an experimental drug therapy that was...
19 Jun 2009
Full details in Discovery's Edge, Mayo Clinic research publication ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Two Mayo Clinic patients whose prostate cancer had been considered inoperable are now cancer free thanks in part to an experimental drug therapy that was...
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