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| International research goal: Resilient, sustainable electric power, communications infrastructures Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Virginia Tech) NSF-funded research by faculty members at five universities in two countries will extend the scope and applicability of the highly optimized tolerance approach to modeling cascading events across interdependent electric power and communications infrastructures while optimally placing resources for managing the risk of blackouts due to equipment failures or extreme natural hazards. |
| All counterterrorism programs that collect and mine data should be evaluated for effectiveness Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(National Academy of Sciences) All US agencies with counterterrorism programs that collect or "mine" personal data -- such as phone, medical and travel records or Web sites visited -- should be required to systematically evaluate the programs' effectiveness, lawfulness, and impacts on privacy, says a new report from the National Research Council. |
| Electricity supply: Sustainable sources remain expensive Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Delft University of Technology) Ambitious government environmental objectives for the electricity sector are only possible at a high price. This is one of the conclusions of researcher Hans Rödel, who is to receive his Ph.D .at TU Delft in the Netherlands on Thursday, Oct. 9. He recommends a combination of different modern generation technologies, CO2 capture and storage, the use of biomass and the recycling of waste heat. |
| Burnham researchers turn cancer friend into cancer foe Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Burnham Institute) Burnham Institute for Medical Research today announced that scientists have created a peptide that binds to Bcl-2, a protein that protects cancer cells from programmed cell death, and converts it into a cancer cell killer. The research, which was published as the featured article in the Oct. 7 edition of Cancer Cell, may lead to new cancer treatments. |
| NIAID announces 25 new awards to develop radiation countermeasures Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded 25 new grants to develop new and better diagnostics and treatments for radiation exposure after a nuclear attack. Several of these grants were awarded under Project Bioshield Authority, legislation that enables NIAID within the Department of Health and Human Services to use a rapid award process to help stimulate research on medical countermeasures against chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear threats. |
| Human Microbiome Project awards funds for technology development, data analysis and ethical research Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(NIH/National Human Genome Research Institute) Human Microbiome Project Awards Funds for Technology Development, Data Analysis and Ethical Research |
| 2008 ozone hole larger than last year Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(European Space Agency) The 2008 ozone hole -- a thinning in the ozone layer over Antarctica -- is larger both in size and ozone loss than 2007 but is not as large as 2006. |
| Hack-a-vote: Students at Rice learn how vulnerable electronic voting really is Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Rice University) This week undergraduate and graduate students in an advanced computer security course at Rice University in Houston are learning hands-on just how easy it is to wreak havoc on computer software used in today's voting machines. |
| Robot designed by Fatronik-Tecnalia, finalist in international Strategic Manufacturing Awards 2008 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Elhuyar Fundazioa) A robot designed by the Industrial Systems Unit at Fatronik-Tecnalia for the Airbus aeronautics company has been chosen, amongst more than 100 enterprises worldwide, for competition in the prestigious international Strategic Manufacturing Awards 2008, in the category of Innovation. |
| New knowledge about thermoelectric materials could give better energy efficiency Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(University of Copenhagen) Researchers at the University of Århus, Risø-DTU and the University of Copenhagen stand jointly behind new data, just published in Nature Materials, that describes properties of thermoelectric materials, which is of great importance for their practical application. In the long term the new knowledge can be used to develop motors that are more fuel-efficient and for more environmentally friendly cooling methods. |
| Discovering drugs, biofuels in tropical seas Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Oregon Health & Science University) The National Institutes of Health has awarded $4 million to a group of Philippine and American scientists led by Oregon Health & Science University to aid in the discovery of new molecules and biofuels technology from marine mollusks for development in the Philippines. |
| NSF launches third generation of engineering research centers with awards totaling $92.5 million Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(National Science Foundation) The National Science Foundation announces the establishment of five new NSF Engineering Research Centers for the development of interdisciplinary research and education programs in partnership with industry. The NSF ERCs share the goal of advancing knowledge, technology, and innovations that address significant societal problems and provide the workforce and technical foundation for economic competitiveness. NSF will invest approximately $92.5 million in the centers over the next five years. |
| Study: Bird diversity lessens human exposure to West Nile Virus Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Washington University in St. Louis) This one's for the birds. A study by biologists at Washington University in St. Louis shows that the more diverse a bird population is in an area, the less chance humans have of exposure to West Nile Virus. |
| JDRF funded study links 'hygiene hypothesis' to diabetes prevention Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International) A research study funded by JDRF suggests that a common intestinal bacteria may provide some protection from developing type 1 diabetes. The findings provide an important step towards understanding how and why type 1 diabetes develops in people, and may lead to potential cures. |
| Anti-cancer drug prevents, reverses cardiovascular damage in mouse model of premature aging disorder Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(NIH/National Human Genome Research Institute) An NIH team led by Drs. Francis Collins and Elizabeth Nabel finds an anti-cancer drug can reverse cardiovascular disase in mice with progeria. |
| 2008 SNM Wagner-Torizuka Fellowships announced Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Society of Nuclear Medicine) Four Japanese researchers were awarded the 2008 SNM Wagner-Torizuka Fellowship, and are currently studying in the United States through 2010 as part of the two-year program. |
| Social problems dominate concerns in neighborhoods with unsatisfied residents Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Ohio State University) A new study reveals that the general appearance of a neighborhood is the single most important factor affecting how satisfied residents are about the area where they live. But beyond general appearance, people living in different neighborhoods may be looking at distinct factors when making their overall evaluations. |
| NASA spacecraft ready to explore outer solar system Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) The first NASA spacecraft to image and map the dynamic interactions taking place where the hot solar wind slams into the cold expanse of space is ready for launch Oct. 19. The two-year mission will begin from the Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. |
| Outshining Edison: New NSF engineering research center to advance 'smart lighting' Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) A new research center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, funded by a five-year, $18.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, aims to supplant the common light bulb with next-generation lighting devices that are smarter, greener and ripe for innovation. |
| Consumer electronics and society: economic, environmental and cultural connections Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Arizona State University) An AT&T Industrial Ecology grant will fund work by Arizona State University researchers to study the economic, environmental and cultural ripple effects created by rapid advances in consumer electronics. |
| Boston University partners in NSF challenge to create wireless network using visible light Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Boston University) Researchers at Boston University are developing a new generation of wireless communications based on visible light instead of radio waves. This capability would piggyback data communications capabilities on low-power light emitting diodes or LEDs to create "smart lighting." This technology would also be more secure and faster than current network technology -- all over existing power lines with low power consumption, high reliability and no electromagnetic interference. |
| Surface tension drives segregation within cell mixtures Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Vanderbilt University) What does a mixture of two different kinds of cells have in common with a mixture of oil and water? The same basic force causes both mixtures to separate into two distinct regions. That is the conclusion of a new 3-D computer model of the cell sorting process produced by researchers at Vanderbilt University and at the University of Waterloo. |
| LSUHSC awarded patent for compound inhibiting cancer and other diseases Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Louisiana State University Health Science Center) Dr. Eugene Woltering, the James D. Rives Professor of Surgery and Neurosciences at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, and Dr. Conrad Hornick, former LSUHSC professor of physiology, have been awarded a US patent for a compound to inhibit the formation of blood vessels critical to the growth of cancerous tumors and diseases like diabetic retinopathy, obesity and psoriasis. |
| Nanoscopic screening process to speed drug discovery Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Wake Forest University) Researchers at Wake Forest University are using nanotechnology to search for new cancer-fighting drugs through a process that could be up to 10,000 times faster than current methods. |
| The Science Coalition's '10 questions' for the presidential debate Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(The Science Coalition) As the ongoing financial crisis has clearly illustrated, the top priority for the next president will be addressing the nation's severe economic crisis. Believing that expanding the nation's commitment to basic scientific research is one of the most important actions the next president can take to ensure our long-term fiscal health, the Science Coalition today distributed 10 suggested questions to the moderator of tomorrow's presidential debate. |
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