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Elsevier announces 2007 journal impact factor highlights
26 Jun 2008
43 Elsevier journals receive top category rank; journal citations grow 10 percent; Lancet and Cell each increase and retain leadership positions Amsterdam, June 26, 2008 - Elsevier, the leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical...
26 Jun 2008
43 Elsevier journals receive top category rank; journal citations grow 10 percent; Lancet and Cell each increase and retain leadership positions Amsterdam, June 26, 2008 - Elsevier, the leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical...
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...
TCT 2008 will convene the world's experts on interventional cardiology in Washington, D.C.
27 Jun 2008
Latest data on emerging devices, biotechnology and pharmacology will be presented WHAT: TCT 2008 - Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics – the global annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation will release...
27 Jun 2008
Latest data on emerging devices, biotechnology and pharmacology will be presented WHAT: TCT 2008 - Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics – the global annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation will release...
American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- June 18, 2008
23 Jun 2008
Wastewater treatment plants do not reduce harmful proteins called prions that cause incurable brain infections, such as Mad Cow disease, scientists report. Click here for more information. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE...
23 Jun 2008
Wastewater treatment plants do not reduce harmful proteins called prions that cause incurable brain infections, such as Mad Cow disease, scientists report. Click here for more information. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE...
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...
Britain's last Neanderthals were more sophisticated than we thought
23 Jun 2008
Neanderthal blade. Click here for more information. An archaeological excavation at a site near Pulborough, West Sussex, has thrown remarkable new light on the life of northern Europe's last Neanderthals. It...
23 Jun 2008
Neanderthal blade. Click here for more information. An archaeological excavation at a site near Pulborough, West Sussex, has thrown remarkable new light on the life of northern Europe's last Neanderthals. It...
On the boil: New nano technique significantly boosts boiling efficiency
26 Jun 2008
Hyper-efficient boiling could lead to smaller computer chips, lower energy costs A scanning electron microscope shows copper nanorods deposited on a copper substrate. Air trapped in the forest of nanorods helps to dramatically...
26 Jun 2008
Hyper-efficient boiling could lead to smaller computer chips, lower energy costs A scanning electron microscope shows copper nanorods deposited on a copper substrate. Air trapped in the forest of nanorods helps to dramatically...
Mechanism and function of humor identified by new evolutionary theory
27 Jun 2008
Research identifies the reason humor is common to all human societies, its fundamental role in the evolution of homo sapiens and its continuing importance in the cognitive development of infants A new publication answers centuries' old...
27 Jun 2008
Research identifies the reason humor is common to all human societies, its fundamental role in the evolution of homo sapiens and its continuing importance in the cognitive development of infants A new publication answers centuries' old...
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...
Dry Tortugas show positive trends: Protected area slowly rebounding
23 Jun 2008
Multi-agency effort a collaborative success in integrated ecosystem assessment The goliath grouper is one of the species of fish in the Dry Tortugas that is protected from harvest and recognized as a critically endangered...
23 Jun 2008
Multi-agency effort a collaborative success in integrated ecosystem assessment The goliath grouper is one of the species of fish in the Dry Tortugas that is protected from harvest and recognized as a critically endangered...
Beyond chess: Deep green models rapid change for combat commanders
26 Jun 2008
The USC Information Sciences Institute is playing a $7.6M part in a DARPA next-generation battle command and decision support technology Screen shot of Arena War. Click here for more information. Can an artificial...
26 Jun 2008
The USC Information Sciences Institute is playing a $7.6M part in a DARPA next-generation battle command and decision support technology Screen shot of Arena War. Click here for more information. Can an artificial...
Gene silencer and quantum dots reduce protein production to a whisper
23 Jun 2008
Each of these jars contains the same substance. The difference is the size of the particles. Quantum dots, suspended in liquid, absorb white light and then reemit it in a... Click here for more information. More...
23 Jun 2008
Each of these jars contains the same substance. The difference is the size of the particles. Quantum dots, suspended in liquid, absorb white light and then reemit it in a... Click here for more information. More...
Discovery by UC Riverside physicists could enable development of faster computers
23 Jun 2008
Roland Kawakami's lab proposes a simple technique for controlling electron spin and current flow Sketch of a ferromagnet/semiconductor structure. When the MgO interface is very thin, spin up electrons, represented in this image...
23 Jun 2008
Roland Kawakami's lab proposes a simple technique for controlling electron spin and current flow Sketch of a ferromagnet/semiconductor structure. When the MgO interface is very thin, spin up electrons, represented in this image...
Quantum computing breakthrough arises from unknown molecule
26 Jun 2008
An international team has identified a new hybrid atom that could be used to develop quantum computers. This data visualization shows an electron density map of the material. The funnel-... Click here for more...
26 Jun 2008
An international team has identified a new hybrid atom that could be used to develop quantum computers. This data visualization shows an electron density map of the material. The funnel-... Click here for more...
Argonne's Hard X-ray Nanoprobe provides new capability to study nanoscale materials
24 Jun 2008
Novel microscopy tool provides highest resolution for hard x-rays ARGONNE, Ill. (June 24, 2008) – The Center for Nanoscale Materials' (CNM) newly operational Hard X-ray Nanoprobe at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National...
24 Jun 2008
Novel microscopy tool provides highest resolution for hard x-rays ARGONNE, Ill. (June 24, 2008) – The Center for Nanoscale Materials' (CNM) newly operational Hard X-ray Nanoprobe at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National...
NASA Goddard mission approved to probe matter in extreme environments
27 Jun 2008
Artist's rendition of of NeXT with galaxies in the background -- one of the things it will study! Click here for more information. An instrument to study the extreme environments of the universe has been given the...
27 Jun 2008
Artist's rendition of of NeXT with galaxies in the background -- one of the things it will study! Click here for more information. An instrument to study the extreme environments of the universe has been given the...
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...
Leading market researchers honored as inaugural INFORMS Marketing Society Fellows
27 Jun 2008
Leading market researchers in the U.S. and Canada have been honored by the INFORMS Society for Marketing Science (ISMS), which today announced the inaugural 10 recipients of its new Fellow Award. The INFORMS Society for Marketing Science...
27 Jun 2008
Leading market researchers in the U.S. and Canada have been honored by the INFORMS Society for Marketing Science (ISMS), which today announced the inaugural 10 recipients of its new Fellow Award. The INFORMS Society for Marketing Science...
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...
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...
Algae from the ocean a sustainable energy source of the future
26 Jun 2008
Project by K-State researchers investigates possibilities MANHATTAN, KAN. -- Research by two Kansas State University scientists could help with the large-scale cultivation and manufacturing of oil-rich algae in oceans for biofuel. K-State's...
26 Jun 2008
Project by K-State researchers investigates possibilities MANHATTAN, KAN. -- Research by two Kansas State University scientists could help with the large-scale cultivation and manufacturing of oil-rich algae in oceans for biofuel. K-State's...
Brown researchers create mercury-absorbent container linings for broken CFLs
27 Jun 2008
Brown University engineering students Love Sarin (left) and Brian Lee display a nanoselenium-enriched cloth that can capture mercury vapor from broken compact fluorescent lamps. Brown has applied for federal patents... Click...
27 Jun 2008
Brown University engineering students Love Sarin (left) and Brian Lee display a nanoselenium-enriched cloth that can capture mercury vapor from broken compact fluorescent lamps. Brown has applied for federal patents... Click...
Higher coffee consumption associated with lower liver cancer risk
26 Jun 2008
Liver cancer is the third most common global cause of cancer death A new large, prospective population-based study confirms an inverse relationship between coffee consumption and liver cancer risk. The study also found that higher levels of...
26 Jun 2008
Liver cancer is the third most common global cause of cancer death A new large, prospective population-based study confirms an inverse relationship between coffee consumption and liver cancer risk. The study also found that higher levels of...
UNU presents major international symposium on innovative responses to climate change
29 Jun 2008
Top NASA scientist Dr. James Hansen will be keynote speaker at UNU G8 symposium in Tokyo Event: UNU G8 Symposium Theme: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Time of Climate Change Date: 4 July 2008 (Friday), 9:30-6:30 PM Venue: U Thant...
29 Jun 2008
Top NASA scientist Dr. James Hansen will be keynote speaker at UNU G8 symposium in Tokyo Event: UNU G8 Symposium Theme: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Time of Climate Change Date: 4 July 2008 (Friday), 9:30-6:30 PM Venue: U Thant...
Weizmann Institute scientists discover how an injured embryo can regenerate itself
26 Jun 2008
Keep its organs in relative proportion From left to right: Prof. Naama Barkai, Prof. Benny Shilo and Danny Ben-Zvi. Click here for more information. More than 80 years have passed since the German scientist Hans...
26 Jun 2008
Keep its organs in relative proportion From left to right: Prof. Naama Barkai, Prof. Benny Shilo and Danny Ben-Zvi. Click here for more information. More than 80 years have passed since the German scientist Hans...
Cancer 'cure' in mice to be tested in humans
28 Jun 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Scientists at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are about to embark on a human trial to test whether a new cancer treatment will be as effective at eradicating cancer in humans as it has proven to be in...
28 Jun 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Scientists at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are about to embark on a human trial to test whether a new cancer treatment will be as effective at eradicating cancer in humans as it has proven to be in...
MySpace looks to USC to help servers keep up with users
26 Jun 2008
How do you keep a potential half-billion social networkers current? A Viterbi School of Engineering expert tackles the growth problems of one of the world's largest computing systems Imagine a moment - a thousandth of a second - in the life of...
26 Jun 2008
How do you keep a potential half-billion social networkers current? A Viterbi School of Engineering expert tackles the growth problems of one of the world's largest computing systems Imagine a moment - a thousandth of a second - in the life of...
Higher temperatures helped new strain of West Nile virus spread
26 Jun 2008
Findings help explain spread of virus strain responsible for largest US epidemics SANTA CRUZ, CA--Higher temperatures helped a new strain of West Nile virus invade and spread across North America, according to a study published in the June 27...
26 Jun 2008
Findings help explain spread of virus strain responsible for largest US epidemics SANTA CRUZ, CA--Higher temperatures helped a new strain of West Nile virus invade and spread across North America, according to a study published in the June 27...
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...
Quadrennial nonlinear analysis event honors federation founder
26 Jun 2008
5th World Congress of Nonlinear Analysts to honor federation founder and prime organizer of the congresses, V. Lakshmikantham MELBOURNE, FLA. ‒ Like clockwork, the International Federation of Nonlinear Analysts (IFNA) has convened every...
26 Jun 2008
5th World Congress of Nonlinear Analysts to honor federation founder and prime organizer of the congresses, V. Lakshmikantham MELBOURNE, FLA. ‒ Like clockwork, the International Federation of Nonlinear Analysts (IFNA) has convened every...
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