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Feb 24, 2011

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New 3-D research technology unveiled
PhysOrg.com
The IQ Station was given to the University of Idaho by the Idaho National Laboratory and the Center for Advanced Energy Studies. CAES is an energy research partnership between the INL, University of Idaho, Boise State University and Idaho State ...
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China Approves Engineering Research Center for High-speed Trains
CRIENGLISH.com
The research center will provide a platform for high-level research and development, experiments and engineering technology studies for China's high-speed trains, it said. Sifang Locomotive is the maker of China's CRH-380A train, which set a world ...
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Researchers here tout new way to study brain
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The technology could advance the capabilities of soldiers in so many ways that Leuthardt's research is partly funded by the US Department of Defense, whose research arm has an "Augmented Cognition" program aimed to use the latest in brain computer ...
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A closer look at how humans interact with technology
PhysOrg.com
While the 2009 study made many people laugh (even warranting discussion on “The Colbert Report”), Grinter's Roomba research shed light on the tendency to personalize technology. It's the sort of man-meets-machine inquiry that has made her a pioneer in ...
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PhysOrg.com
InHealth awards grant to research team at UC Berkeley
PhysOrg.com (press release)
The Institute for Health Technology Studies (InHealth) has awarded a $263000 grant to a research team at the University of California, Berkeley, to identify and analyze the strategies that hospital systems employ to evaluate and purchase implantable ...
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Cell Phone Radiation Temporarily Affects the Brain, Study Finds
DailyFinance
Other experts are even more cautious about drawing conclusions, pointing to years of inconclusive and conflicting results from studies of cell phones. An estimated $100 million or more has been spent so far around the world on research into possible ...
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The Science of Making Macho Materials
R & D Magazine
Today we meet Swarnagowri Addepalli, a lead scientist at the GE Global Research Materials Characterization Laboratory in Bangalore, India, where she focuses on whats known as surface science. Its all about studying the physical and chemical properties ...
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Japan Company Developing Sensors For Seniors
NPR
Communications Science Laboratories staff imitates to brush his teeth during a demonstration of a wearable sensor attached to a wristwatch-like device during the NTT Research and Development Forum in Tokyo. Japan's top telecom company NTT says using ...
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Learning Science and Math in a Virtual World
Newswise (press release)
Robert Todd and his research team in the Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA) are creating a virtual island in the popular Second Life world that will be a place for students with any kind of disability to go and get help ...
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New vessel for oceanographic and fisheries research launched
FIS
The new oceanographic and fisheries research vessel will be used at a national level and in adjacent seas. The vessel is equipped with advanced technology to study marine geology, physical and chemical oceanography, marine biology as well as fisheries ...
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Study shows mobiles boost brain metabolism
Inquirer
If anything, it could expose potential dangers of using mobile technology if the results concur with other recent studies into the health risks of using mobile phones. The research team did a randomised crossover study with 47 mobile phone users. ...
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Young scholars showcase work to science society
News@Northeastern
Bhat and Hinderleider conducted three studies on delirium in critically ill patients; they were the only students to attend the conference, held in San Diego in January. Their research was performed under the direction of John Devlin, an associate ...
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News@Northeastern
The Vatican may be cosying up to science but it will never go all the way
The Guardian (blog)
Priya Shetty is among those to note that the Vatican is hosting an Aids conference on 28 May, but wonders whether a forthcoming update on bioethics issues in stem cell research and reproductive technology will be as "pragmatic" as its new stance on ...
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The Guardian (blog)
Why Are Americans So Ill-Informed on the Topic of Climate Change?
Scientific American
By Robin Lloyd | February 23, 2011 | 0 The frustration revealed itself during a handful of sessions at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, DC, this past weekend, and it came to a peak during a ...
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Scientific American
The 5 Biggest Brain-Related Breakthroughs and News Stories of 2010
TheAlternativePress.com
One study showed that those with the highest cognitive reserves had a 46 percent reduced risk of developing dementia compared to those with lower cognitive reserves. In addition, research studies suggest brain training can partially reverse dementia ...
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MIT tests new nanoparticle for vaccine delivery
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Darrell Irvine, a member of the MIT's David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, is developing the nanoparticles and was an author of the Nature Materials paper. He and his colleagues have begun a mouse study with Walter Reed Army ...
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Research and Markets: RFID for Postal and Courier Services 2011-2021
Business Wire (press release)
Detailed ten year forecasts are given plus a full explanation of the technologies. In detail, there are 40 new case studies of RFID in action in the postal and courier service in North America, Europe, the Middle East and East Asia. ...
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Research and Markets: Analyzing Osmotic Power
Business Wire (press release)
Case studies of Statkrafts osmotic power technology and its prototype plant in Norway serve to complete the overall understanding of this technology, along with giving the reader a comprehensive idea about how Statkraft has commercialized this ...
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Security and Data Visualization- Use the NCTC WITS system
Smart Data Collective
Unclassified information on terror attacks can help academic research, security studies and even research into counter terror technologies. To see how they provided it, visit the site for the Worldwide Incident Tracking System (WITS). ...
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Worlds of difference
Hindustan Times
A vague desire to do something in science and research propelled him towards a B Pharm, where he discovered other dimensions to himself as a public speaker and debater. Admission to an M Pharm course was a rinse-and-repeat episode, with private ...
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Shareholder Update - 2010 Year in Review
GlobeNewsWire (press release)
Its products and technologies are intended for use within the healthcare and life science research markets. The Company is currently developing Cognitest TM , a blood test for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. BiOasis is also developing Transcend, ...
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Nitroglycerin Ointment Modestly Raises BMD and Strengthens Bone
Internal Medicine News Digital Network
Disclosures: This study was supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Physicians' Services Inc. Dr. Jamal reported receiving support from Novartis, Amgen, Warner-Chilcott, Genzyme, and Shire, and her associates reported ties to ...
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Metastatic Childhood Cancers Investigated Via New Genomics Research
Medical News Today (press release)
These studies will produce a first-time view of the tumour genomes in these diseases. This insight not only provides immediate potential for improving tailored therapies for children with these lethal cancers, but will enable the future development of ...
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KSA's Shaqra University selects SAP to maintain operational excellence
AME Info
The investment in technology comes at a time when IT spending in Saudi Arabia's public sector is predicted to grow from around $1.6bn in 2009 to $2.4bn in 2013, according to Springboard Research, a leading innovator in the IT Market Research industry. ...
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A nurse I am?
University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily
This shift from reliance on anecdotal evidence and the directives of senior clinicians toward conducting careful empirical studies has had a significant impact on the ways in which research is conducted. Some nursing researchers carry out controlled ...
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Breakthrough Research in Music to cure Alzheimer's
Healthcare Digital (press release)
However, music is a complex, multi-faceted, cultural phenomenon that is difficult to decompose to the point that it is suitable for study as a clinical intervention. This research initiative will generate music technology to target neural regions of ...
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CASSIDIAN, Emiraje and Khalifa University complete first phase of establishing ...
WAM - Emirates News Agency
WAM Abu Dhabi, Feb 23rd, 2011(WAM) -- Cassidian, Emiraje and Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research have completed the first phase of establishing a Cyber Operations Centre of Excellence agreed under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ...
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Cattle Vaccine Could Reduce E. Coli Outbreaks
ABC News
"A lot of basic research needs to occur before a technology like this is developed," said Michelle Rossman, senior director of beef safety research at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. At least 63000 Americans acquire the foodborne pathogen ...
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2011 Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition Registration Is
Public Works.com
Technical sessions throughout the conference will focus on the integration of membrane technology as a viable and effective water treatment option, with information on recent research advances, case studies, and issues for water treatment. ...
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InfraReDx's LipiScan™ IVUS Coronary Imaging System to be Showcased at CRT 2011
Business Wire (press release)
... Research Technologies (CRT) 2011 meeting, being held February 27 through March 1, 2011 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC The oral presentations and panel will discuss the clinical applications of the company's coronary imaging technology ...
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New Vaccine May Protect Against Deadly Pneumonia | Scicasts ...
By Teacha Hamilton
The goal of this study was to produce a vaccine consisting of a live, attenuated (weakened) version of serotype 3 S. pneumoniae. To create their vaccine, the researchers focused on the serotype 3 gene that codes for pneumolysin, .... Life Sciences & Bioresearch Business News. Life Technologies and German Cancer Research Center Forge Partnership · TGen Drug Development and Horizon Discovery Announce New Partnership · Ambry Genetics and RainDance Technologies Announce ...
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Research News and Events at York » Archive » York in the World ...
By eamw
Halfway through their trip, the York delegation will pause to participate in a two-day workshop co-sponsored by the International Science & Technology Partnerships Canada, Global Innovation & Technology Alliance, the Society for Applied ... Professional Studies; Dasantila Golemi-Kotra, professor, Department of Chemistry;; Jorg Grigull, professor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics;; Paulina Karwowska-Desaulniers, research officer, Faculty of Science & Engineering; ...
Research News and Events at York - http://research.news.yorku.ca/
Pathway Transforms Normal Cells into Aggressive Tumours | Scicasts ...
By t.hamilton@desciner.com (Teacha Hamilton)
This research helps define the cellular events that lead to metastasis. While the study used breast cells, the pathway offers characteristics that are applicable to cancers in general. It is hoped that this improved understanding of cancer development will lead to better diagnostic, preventative, .... Earn additional revenue and enhance your relationship with your customers and corporate members through your organization's own Scicasts news blogs and eNewsletters. ...
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Personalized medicine to be focus of new Indiana institute
By Highlight HEALTH
The Indiana Institute for Personalized Medicine will pursue genome-based and pharmacogenomics studies in cardiology, pediatrics, obstetrics and cancer, as well as other areas. The emergence of personalized medicine, which targets ... CSBPM co-director Sunil S. Badve, director of the translational genomics core at the IU School of Medicine and a primary pathologist for breast cancer research, understands the frustrations of both clinicians and basic science researchers. ...
MedCity News - http://www.medcitynews.com/
Iowa State, Ames Lab researchers describe the pump that bacteria ...
By News
The studies also revealed the adaptors' six molecules form a funnel-like channel extending from the top of the transporter. The researchers used those discoveries to predict how the three-molecule structure of the pump's third part , ...
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Gastric bypass trumps lap-band for diabetes, weight-loss benefits ...
By MassDevice staff
Previous research has shown that Lap-Band surgery is safer than gastric bypass. Here's a roundup of recent clinical trial and scientific study news: Neoprobe's Phase 3 Lymphoseek study reaches accrual goal. Neoprobe Corp. ... Stemedica Cell Technologies Inc., an adult allogeneic stem cell manufacturing firm received Institutional Review Board approval from the University of California, San Diego to initiate a Stemedica clinical study entitled, "A Phase I/II, Multi-Center, ...
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Aging, interrupted | Health News
By EthiopianReview.com
For information on the commercialization of this technology, please contact Claudia Hetzer at 858-453-4100, x 1704 (chetzer@salk.edu) in the Salk Office of Technology Management and Development. The study was supported by the ... The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is one of the world's preeminent basic research institutions, where internationally renowned faculty probe fundamental life science questions in a unique, collaborative, and creative environment. ...
Ethiopian Review - http://www.ethiopianreview.com/health/201001/
Aging, interrupted - Gerontology -
“Having a human model of accelerated aging will facilitate the development of treatments and possibly a cure for Progeria and give us new insights into how we age. It may also help prevent or treat heart disease in the general aging population.” ... The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is one of the world's preeminent basic research institutions, where internationally renowned faculty probe fundamental life science questions in a unique, collaborative, and creative ...
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2 drugs protect hearing better than 1 | Science Blog
By bjs
We got the idea from cancer and HIV studies that use multiple drugs at lower dosages.” Bao presented the work Feb. 21 in Baltimore at a meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. In earlier work, Bao's group found that anticonvulsant drugs for treating epilepsy helped ... The School of Medicine is one of the leading medical research, teaching and patient care institutions in the nation, currently ranked fourth in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. ...
Science Blog - http://scienceblog.com/
A Brief History of Contemplative Science and Contemplative Studies ...
By Frank
Computers, developments in applied nuclear physics, and advances in solid-state circuit technology have produced unprecedented functional brain imaging methods capable of measuring subtle changes in blood flow, and in electrical and magnetic ... Looking ahead, the next steps in Contemplative Studies include continuing investigation of meditation effects on brain and behavior from neuroscientific and other basic science perspectives, increasingly rigorous research on the ...
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Roundtable to Release Two New White Papers on KnightComm Recs ...
By KnightComm
Dr. Jon Gant, Fellow, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, and Associate Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. ... Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee, Vice President and Director of the Media and Technology Institute for the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. She has produced path breaking research on broadband adoption among minority and disadvantaged populations and engages city, ...
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Taiwan Initiates Energy Transition | Stock Market News - Business ...
By Editor
Offshore wind power is central to Taiwan's renewable energy project, says a spokeswoman for the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), the Taiwanese government's technical arm. ... According to ITRI, studies have shown that the north-east offshore region of Taiwan has a wave energy potential of several hundred megawatts, while the east coast's Kuroshio path and the Pescadores Channel (off Penghu) have tidal current energy that could theoretically be tapped at ...
Rocket News - http://www.rocketnews.com/
New Technology for Cheaper, More Efficient Solar Cells - Care2 ...
By Kit B.
If she could do that, the reduced cost of these solar cells could lead to mass adoption of the technology. Bent discussed her research on Feb. 20, at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in ... The problem is there have been studies done where using the solar is more expensive. The companies want to charge you just like the electric company does. You can't own your own solar and the way you have to set it up makes it even more ...
Care2 News Network - http://www.care2.com/news/
Cellphone use affects brain activity after 50 minutes (Includes ...
A 2008 study from Finnish researchers found forearm skin exposed to cell phone radiation for one hour resulted in changes in 8 proteins in 10 volunteers and 2 proteins in two volunteers. ... The study shows cell phone radiation induces brain excitability after just 50 minutes in areas that are critical for thinking and judgment. Until more studies are carried out, Dr. Davis warns it may be misleading to science and the public to conclude cell phones are ... Related News ...
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YFile - York in the World: Researchers begin nine-day mission to India
Headline News, York in the World: Researchers begin nine-day mission to India. A delegation of researchers from York's Faculty of Science & Engineering will begin a nine-day mission to India today to establish partnerships and ... Halfway through their trip, the York delegation will pause to participate in a two-day workshop co-sponsored by the International Science & Technology Partnerships Canada, Global Innovation & Technology Alliance, the Society for Applied ...
York University YFile - http://www.yorku.ca/yfile/archive/ViewIssue.asp
List of AICTE approved colleges in Hyderabad - 2011 India
By pravin
Bhoj Reddy Engineering College for Women; Central Institute Of Tool Design; Greenfort Engineering College; Institute Of Post Graduate Studies & Research. List of Pharmacy Colleges in Hyderabad approved by AICTE. North Zone. Azad College of Pharmacy ... The pioneer institutes like the ICFAI Institute of Science & Technology and the Institute of Science and Technology are quite well known for their world class faculty and the study atmosphere they provide their students. ...
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RESEARCH FELLOW IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION STUDIES jobs ...
Apply for RESEARCH FELLOW IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION STUDIES job in ... An established research interest in social science analysis of public policy , ... www.guardian.co.uk: © Guardian News and Media Limited 2011 Powered by: ...
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Observations: 'Chemical body burden' researchers and advocates ...
PCBs are often found in floor polishes and paint, and some studies have found ... views of science in the news; Extinction Countdown News and Research about ... American regularly encounter perspectives on science and technology that we ...
https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id...
Network Science Research | Government Relations
... Laboratory to support the Network Science Collaborative Technology Alliance, ... Research focus: Bianconi studies the theory of complex networks, ... It appears their predictions have been realized; news reports indicate that more ...
www.northeastern.edu/.../research/.../network-science.html
University of Idaho Library Unveils New 3-D Research Technology
University of Idaho Library Unveils New 3-D Research Technology ... of Idaho by the Idaho National Laboratory and the Center for Advanced Energy Studies. ... Law; Letters, Arts and Social Sciences; Natural Resources; and Science. ...
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