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Forms of Imagination: University of Utah Symposium in Science and Literature Nov. 5-7
19 Oct 2009
Poetry, music, math as creative vehicles IMAGE: This is poet Alice Fulton. Click here for more information. SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 20, 2009 – The University of Utah will hold...
19 Oct 2009
Poetry, music, math as creative vehicles IMAGE: This is poet Alice Fulton. Click here for more information. SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 20, 2009 – The University of Utah will hold...
Eutrophication affects diversity of algae
19 Oct 2009
IMAGE: Karolina Härnström is a researcher at University of Gothenburg. Click here for more information. Eutrophication of the seas may have an impact on genetic...
19 Oct 2009
IMAGE: Karolina Härnström is a researcher at University of Gothenburg. Click here for more information. Eutrophication of the seas may have an impact on genetic...
Finding the ASX200 for marine ecosystems
20 Oct 2009
IMAGE: This is a model of an ecosystem showing relationships between different species. Click here for more information. Researchers are building the environmental equivalent of...
20 Oct 2009
IMAGE: This is a model of an ecosystem showing relationships between different species. Click here for more information. Researchers are building the environmental equivalent of...
10 new Distinguished Research Chairs join Perimeter
20 Oct 2009
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, October 20, 2009–Dr. Neil Turok, Director of Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI), is pleased to announce the appointment of ten more outstanding international scientists to the positions...
20 Oct 2009
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, October 20, 2009–Dr. Neil Turok, Director of Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI), is pleased to announce the appointment of ten more outstanding international scientists to the positions...
Wildlife Conservation Society to expand health surveillance through PREDICT
23 Oct 2009
USAID develops initiative to monitor diseases that move between animals and people The Wildlife Conservation Society will play a key role in a new international effort to monitor diseases that move between animals and people in order to prevent...
23 Oct 2009
USAID develops initiative to monitor diseases that move between animals and people The Wildlife Conservation Society will play a key role in a new international effort to monitor diseases that move between animals and people in order to prevent...
Pavlopetri -- the world's oldest known submerged town
21 Oct 2009
IMAGE: This image shows large square building foundations at Pavlopetri. Click here for more information. The world's oldest known submerged town has been revealed through the...
21 Oct 2009
IMAGE: This image shows large square building foundations at Pavlopetri. Click here for more information. The world's oldest known submerged town has been revealed through the...
1 shot of gene therapy and children with congenital blindness can now see
24 Oct 2009
IMAGE: Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have used gene therapy to safely...
24 Oct 2009
IMAGE: Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have used gene therapy to safely...
Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize winners 2009
20 Oct 2009
Durban, South Africa. Two eminent scientists who have done pioneering work on the intricate relationship between agriculture, climate and the environment, and who have enhanced our understanding of the probable impact of climate change on...
20 Oct 2009
Durban, South Africa. Two eminent scientists who have done pioneering work on the intricate relationship between agriculture, climate and the environment, and who have enhanced our understanding of the probable impact of climate change on...
University of Miami facility awarded prestigious LEED Green Building Certification
23 Oct 2009
IMAGE: The University of Miami Field House, a multipurpose facility, has been awarded the LEED Gold certification established by the US Green Building Council. It was honored specifically for its...
23 Oct 2009
IMAGE: The University of Miami Field House, a multipurpose facility, has been awarded the LEED Gold certification established by the US Green Building Council. It was honored specifically for its...
Is your microrobot up for the (NIST) challenge?
22 Oct 2009
IMAGE: A microrobot used at the RoboCup 2009 nanosoccer competition by the team from Switzerland's ETH Zurich is compared in size to the head of a fruit fly. The robot, which... Click here for more...
22 Oct 2009
IMAGE: A microrobot used at the RoboCup 2009 nanosoccer competition by the team from Switzerland's ETH Zurich is compared in size to the head of a fruit fly. The robot, which... Click here for more...
Berkeley researchers find new route to nano self-assembly
22 Oct 2009
IMAGE: This electron micrograph shows a self-assembled composite in which nanoparticles of lead sulfide have arranged themselves in a hexagonal grid. Click here for more...
22 Oct 2009
IMAGE: This electron micrograph shows a self-assembled composite in which nanoparticles of lead sulfide have arranged themselves in a hexagonal grid. Click here for more...
Smallest nanoantennas for high-speed data networks
20 Oct 2009
Most rapid information transmission -- also applied in microbiology, photovoltaics and sensor technology This release is available in German. IMAGE: Pictured are nano dipole antennas under a microscope. The...
20 Oct 2009
Most rapid information transmission -- also applied in microbiology, photovoltaics and sensor technology This release is available in German. IMAGE: Pictured are nano dipole antennas under a microscope. The...
Researchers to study hidden lakes beneath west Antarctic ice sheet
21 Oct 2009
Unexplored aquatic environments beneath 2,300 feet of ice hold clues to ice sheet's fate SANTA CRUZ, CA--Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are among the leaders of a major Antarctic research project in which scientists...
21 Oct 2009
Unexplored aquatic environments beneath 2,300 feet of ice hold clues to ice sheet's fate SANTA CRUZ, CA--Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are among the leaders of a major Antarctic research project in which scientists...
NOAA awards $243,000 to prepare New Hampshire watershed for climate change and population growth
20 Oct 2009
Syntectic International LLC and Antioch University New England to partner with stakeholders (Portland, OR & Keene, NH) October 20, 2009 – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded Syntectic International,...
20 Oct 2009
Syntectic International LLC and Antioch University New England to partner with stakeholders (Portland, OR & Keene, NH) October 20, 2009 – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded Syntectic International,...
Winners announced in 2009 Collegiate Inventors Competition
21 Oct 2009
2 grand prize winners have innovations related to cell engineering and tools for quadriplegics Chicago IL (October 21, 2009) – A faster tool for cell programming and a new way of allowing quadriplegics to perform simple tasks have won...
21 Oct 2009
2 grand prize winners have innovations related to cell engineering and tools for quadriplegics Chicago IL (October 21, 2009) – A faster tool for cell programming and a new way of allowing quadriplegics to perform simple tasks have won...
UC Davis leads attack on deadly new diseases
23 Oct 2009
USAID grant of up to $75 million will help prevent pandemics In hopes of preventing the next global pandemic and a possible death toll into the millions, UC Davis today launches an unprecedented international effort to find and control diseases...
23 Oct 2009
USAID grant of up to $75 million will help prevent pandemics In hopes of preventing the next global pandemic and a possible death toll into the millions, UC Davis today launches an unprecedented international effort to find and control diseases...
Model microbial community for studying expanding dead zones characterized
22 Oct 2009
IMAGE: This is a map of Saanich Inlet, a fjord on the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, from which the SUP05 metagenome was sampled. Click here for more...
22 Oct 2009
IMAGE: This is a map of Saanich Inlet, a fjord on the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, from which the SUP05 metagenome was sampled. Click here for more...
Teens aim to make a difference through invention
20 Oct 2009
15 high schools awarded Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grants to tackle real-world problems IMAGE: The 2009-2010 InvenTeams have been announced. Click here for more...
20 Oct 2009
15 high schools awarded Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grants to tackle real-world problems IMAGE: The 2009-2010 InvenTeams have been announced. Click here for more...
How-to of using electric power from space will highlight talk at NJIT
22 Oct 2009
Imagine beaming electric power from space as a viable solar energy option. Engineer and researcher Martin Hoffert, will discuss this theory further in a free lecture, open to the public, on Nov. 4, 2009 at NJIT, from 3-4:30 p.m. in the NJIT...
22 Oct 2009
Imagine beaming electric power from space as a viable solar energy option. Engineer and researcher Martin Hoffert, will discuss this theory further in a free lecture, open to the public, on Nov. 4, 2009 at NJIT, from 3-4:30 p.m. in the NJIT...
Ph.D. student in K-State plant pathology selected for international fellowship
23 Oct 2009
Bhanu Kalia, a Kansas State University graduate student inspired by the work of Dr. Norman Borlaug is one of 12 people worldwide to receive a fellowship named for him. The Monsanto Beachell-Borlaug International Scholars Program honors the...
23 Oct 2009
Bhanu Kalia, a Kansas State University graduate student inspired by the work of Dr. Norman Borlaug is one of 12 people worldwide to receive a fellowship named for him. The Monsanto Beachell-Borlaug International Scholars Program honors the...
How technology is changing the practice of architecture will be forum subject
23 Oct 2009
NJIT's College of Architecture and Design (COAD) will host a public forum on the changing status of technology in architectural practice and the emerging potential for the role of architecture in the design of the built environment. The NJ...
23 Oct 2009
NJIT's College of Architecture and Design (COAD) will host a public forum on the changing status of technology in architectural practice and the emerging potential for the role of architecture in the design of the built environment. The NJ...
The Per Brinck Oikos Award 2010
21 Oct 2009
IMAGE: This is Hanna Kokko, winnner of the 2010 Per Brinck Award. Click here for more information. The Per Brinck Oikos Award 2010 has been awarded to Professor Hanna Kokko,...
21 Oct 2009
IMAGE: This is Hanna Kokko, winnner of the 2010 Per Brinck Award. Click here for more information. The Per Brinck Oikos Award 2010 has been awarded to Professor Hanna Kokko,...
Georgia Tech wins NSF award for next-gen supercomputing
21 Oct 2009
The Georgia Institute of Technology today announced its receipt of a five-year, $12 million Track 2 award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Office of Cyberinfrastructure to lead a partnership of academic, industry and government...
21 Oct 2009
The Georgia Institute of Technology today announced its receipt of a five-year, $12 million Track 2 award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Office of Cyberinfrastructure to lead a partnership of academic, industry and government...
InHealth awards $1.4 million to investigate socioeconomic impact of medical technologies
21 Oct 2009
Teams at USC, Northwestern and Stanford to study the role of clinicians in medical technology innovation; value of medical devices in treating diabetes and chronic wounds WASHINGTON, DC—The Institute for Health Technology Studies...
21 Oct 2009
Teams at USC, Northwestern and Stanford to study the role of clinicians in medical technology innovation; value of medical devices in treating diabetes and chronic wounds WASHINGTON, DC—The Institute for Health Technology Studies...
March of Dimes establishes 2 new perinatal bioethics awards
23 Oct 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C., OCTOBER, 2009 – A bioethicist who specializes in moral dilemmas families face when making medical decisions for critically-ill newborns was honored with the first-ever March of Dimes Distinguished Lectureship in...
23 Oct 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C., OCTOBER, 2009 – A bioethicist who specializes in moral dilemmas families face when making medical decisions for critically-ill newborns was honored with the first-ever March of Dimes Distinguished Lectureship in...
Major swine flu outbreak at US Air Force Academy, unique opportunity to study virus behavior
20 Oct 2009
Researchers report new insights into epidemiology, viral shedding and control measures San Diego, October 20, 2009 – With the 2009 influenza season upon us, characterization of the epidemiology and duration of shedding for the nH1N1 virus...
20 Oct 2009
Researchers report new insights into epidemiology, viral shedding and control measures San Diego, October 20, 2009 – With the 2009 influenza season upon us, characterization of the epidemiology and duration of shedding for the nH1N1 virus...
Infant sucking habits may affect how baby talks
21 Oct 2009
Persistent pacifier, bottle and finger sucking may hamper a child's speech development IMAGE: A collaborative research team from Patagonia, Chile, and Seattle, Wash., studied the effects of infant sucking habits...
21 Oct 2009
Persistent pacifier, bottle and finger sucking may hamper a child's speech development IMAGE: A collaborative research team from Patagonia, Chile, and Seattle, Wash., studied the effects of infant sucking habits...
Berkeley researchers create first hyperlens for sound waves
25 Oct 2009
IMAGE: The acoustic hyperlens is fashioned from 36 brass fins arranged in the shape of a hand-held fan. Each fin is approximately 20 centimeters long and three millimeters thick. Click here for more...
25 Oct 2009
IMAGE: The acoustic hyperlens is fashioned from 36 brass fins arranged in the shape of a hand-held fan. Each fin is approximately 20 centimeters long and three millimeters thick. Click here for more...
Differential geometer Alexander Lytchak receives von Kaven Award
21 Oct 2009
DFG awards mathematics prize to outstanding young researcher This release is available in German. Mathematician Alexander Lytchak is to receive this year's von Kaven Award for Mathematics from the von Kaven Foundation, a fund administered by...
21 Oct 2009
DFG awards mathematics prize to outstanding young researcher This release is available in German. Mathematician Alexander Lytchak is to receive this year's von Kaven Award for Mathematics from the von Kaven Foundation, a fund administered by...
Learning from insects: The race is on for new 'bio-resources' project group
21 Oct 2009
This release is available in German. Unseen and unheard, insects are all around us. And with more than a million different species, each one perfectly adapted to its environment, no other form of animal life comes close to matching insects...
21 Oct 2009
This release is available in German. Unseen and unheard, insects are all around us. And with more than a million different species, each one perfectly adapted to its environment, no other form of animal life comes close to matching insects...
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