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Ristenpart has appointments in the Department of Food Science and Technology and the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. He studies how liquid droplets acquire electrical charges, and the potential applications include in ...
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Africa's Hungriest Need Better Agricultural Research
Voice of America
"There's more demand on better technologies or different technologies to address these issues."Studies show investing in agricultural research and development is among the best ways for developing countries to reduce hunger and poverty. ...
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Louisiana Tech University students receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
PhysOrg.com (press release)
"I am honored and excited to receive the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship," said Wade. "The award will allow me to focus on my Ph.D. studies and research, and it is a testament to the quality of engineering and science education at Louisiana Tech. ...
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Penn State, Dalian University of Technology celebrate partnerships
Penn State Live
Joint Center for Energy Research Director Chunshan Song, distinguished professor of fuel science, said “Dalian University of Technology is one of the top national universities in engineering and business management, with strong research in energy and ...
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Allen Institute for Brain Science Announces First Comprehensive Gene Map of ...
PR Newswire (press release)
"The Allen Institute is a powerful force in modern science," said Dr. Edward Jones, neuroscientist at the University of California, Davis. "They've applied an industrialized approach and high-outputtechnology to accomplish what no other lab has ever ...
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Puberty starting earlier for many girls: study
CBS News
Girls are reaching puberty in life earlier than ever, research shows. About 15 percent of American girls now begin puberty by age 7, according to a study of 1239 girls published last year in the journal Pediatrics. One in 10 white girls begin ...
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China's Scientific Output Rises—To Some Consternation
Science Now
Many Chinese universities, meanwhile, have become keen on boosting their showing in Shanghai Jiao Tong University's ranking of world universities, which, though itself a Chinese invention, heavily weights publication in Science and Nature. ...
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New Anti-Aging Pill Under Fire
Daily Beast (blog)
My quest to investigate the study, however, led to a tangled web of believers and nonbelievers, and a raging controversy in the field of anti-aging research. Is TA Sciences marketing snake oil, or a ticket to prolonged youth? To understand the paper's ...
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Rockville Science Day: Rocketry, Runoff and Rodents
Patch.com
The nonprofit focuses on research, conservation and education, said co-founder and director Claire Hudson. The organization's Plankton and Nutrient Studies program, or PLANS, is funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and gives ...
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ePharmaSolutions Launches New Application to Streamline Single Sign-On and ...
PR Newswire (press release)
A typical clinical study can require up to 10 unique technology vendors that each has their own account activation and user provisioning forms and processes. This is cumbersome for clinical study managers conducting large studies who are required to ...
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IBM to Deliver New Optimized POWER7 Products, Inspired by Watson Technology
PR Newswire (press release)
Market research studies show that more and more clients are choosing to run their businesses on IBM Power Systems™. According to IDC, IBM extended its lead in the UNIX® servers in the fourth quarter of 2010 by capturing 53.9 percent revenue share of ...
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Yuri's Day From an Anti-Nostalgia Perspective
The Atlantic
Dr. Vannevar Bush, a 20th century national leader in science, said: "Suppose it would cost $1 billion to put a man on the moon. For the same money you could support a hundred research projects for 40 years...." He was right, of course, ...
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Space research is now matter-of-fact, but still a thrill - Medvedev
ITAR-TASS
“And obviously, as no other branch of the economy, the space science is related to our future, to our ambitious goals, to our plans." The president recalled that "now there is growing demand for spacetechnologies and the development of global ...
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Idaho energy expert named Laufer Chair at S&T
Missouri S&T News and Research
Dr. Joseph D. Smith, manager of advanced process and decision systems for Idaho National Laboratory, has been named the first Laufer Chair of Energy at Missouri University of Science andTechnology. He will join the S&T faculty on July 1. ...
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Vivisection Or Death: Part II, Claims Versus Reality
Opposing Views
When scientists conducted basic research into the physical properties of matter, they were not thinking of inventing the MRI scanner or x-rays. Some of that early basic science research did in fact lead to technologies including MRI and CT scanners but ...
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What's new on campus
Metro Canada - Ottawa
Messier founded Carleton Hybrid Rocket Research Project (CHRRP) to help other Carleton students study and develop innovations in the field of hybrid rocket propulsion, a relatively new technologythat promises to become a keystone of the emerging ...
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Constricted "Life Space" Linked With Alzheimer's Disease
HealthNewsDigest.com
... taking part in two longitudinal studies: the Rush Memory and Aging Project, a study of chronic conditions of aging involving older persons from retirement communities and subsidized housing in Chicago, and the Minority Aging Research Study, ...
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The Changing Face of Cancer Diagnostics
TMC Net
Cancer diagnostics is a rapidly advancing area of research and medicine, with new technologiesand applications added almost every day. In recent years, the discoveries of the biological make-up of cancer cells, along with large-scale studies that have ...
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Rethinking 'reachability'
PhysOrg.com
ICS Dean Hal Stern praised Mazmanian, saying, “Melissa's research reflects the Bren School's broad interests in technology. Her work helps us understand the impact of 'constant connectivity', and more importantly, demonstrates that it is possible to ...
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PhysOrg.com
Diesel traps cut harmful particles by 98%
Platinum today
The researchers said that if the findings are confirmed in larger studies, the technology could be used to significantly reduce cardiovascular deaths. According to the World Health Organisation, air pollution, including that caused by diesel exhausts, ...
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Dr. Murray Feingold: Technology affects everything
Milford Daily News
There are reams of scientific studies reporting the psychological problems that have developed because of the child's obsession with computers, iPods, iPads and numerous other electronic gizmos. All of this has resulted in a significant problem without ...
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HIV And AIDS – Higher Concentrations Of The AIDS Virus In Genital Secretions ...
Star Global Tribune
The results, Baeten added, suggest that HIV-1 levels in genital secretions might be used as a marker of a person's infectivity for research studies aiming to develop new HIV prevention technologies. “Future studies will be able to measure genital HIV-1 ...
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A 21st century boondoogle: high tech testing
Washington Post (blog)
Before unleashing these “improved” tests on the country, however, there should be rigorous investigation, rigorous studies to show that these measures are worth the investment. Right now, the corporations and politicians insist that we take on faith ...
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Smooth Pavements Save Fuel
ForConstructionPros.com
"We are reviewing numerous studies from around the world," comments Dr. Richard Willis, assistantresearch professor at NCAT. "One of the issues we are examining is to determine what pavement characteristics affect rolling resistance. ...
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UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
UPI.com
"It's like comparing ultrasound and MRI in the human body; they are different imaging technologies," geophysics professor Michael Zhdanov said. In December 2009, Utah geophysicist Robert B. Smith used seismic waves from earthquakes to make detailed ...
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Changing Face of Cancer Diagnostics
Express Healthcare Management
From a time when the diagnosis of cancer was made by just looking at the cells under the microscope to our current diagnostic techniques where we use new technologieslike immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry and in some case chromosomal studies to not ...
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Express Healthcare Management
CESS to study impact of climate change on state
Express Buzz
CESS has been sanctioned an initial amount of Rs 50 lakh for the first year by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) for studies on climate change which will address the dynamics of climate change in different ...
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Professional Notes: April 2011
Hartwick College
Assistant Professor of Political Science Amy Forster Rothbart recently presented two papers at the International Studies Association Annual Convention in Montreal, March 16-19. The first was titled "In Pursuit of a Democratic Environment: Environmental ...
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Get More From Burndown as Planting Begins
AgWired
University research studies using Kixor® technology from BASF, showed that the combination of Persist® Ultra and Border™ Xtra 8L from Precision Laboratories provided maximum weed control, optimal droplet size and reduced drift. The 2010 study compared ...
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Max Neeman International Completes Targeted Enrollment of 15000 for Large Ph ...
PR Newswire (press release)
As a leading Indian CRO, the company has completed multiple Phase IV studies for global sponsors with thousands of patients successfully enrolled. A 30000 patient enrollment study across 1500 sites is currently in-process with four more in the pipeline ...
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Researchers devise new clinical trial system
The Stanford Daily
All of the randomization and data collection is done within the EMR, making it easier for investigators to carry out comparative effectiveness studies. In light of the growing focus on health care costs, comparative effectiveness research can help ...
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Biomedical News in Brief
MIT Technology Review (blog)
In addition to the research studies, Gazzaley's team is exploring the potential of software brain-training programs to help older people improve their ability to mentally process tasks simultaneously. "The ability to dynamically update working memory ...
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Marina Biotech Announces Patent Allowance for Its Proprietary Nucleic Acid ...
Marketwire (press release)
At present, ProNAi Therapeutics Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company and licensee of the SMARTICLES technology, is conducting a dose-escalating Phase 1 clinical study with a novel cancer therapeutic candidate (PNT2258) formulated with ...
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Protesters ask Google to hire more women, but few take computer science classes
Peninsula Press
(Photo: Jamie Hansen) Caroline Simard, vice president for research at the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, said lack of diversity in tech companies is a classic chicken and egg problem. Sixteen tech companies partner with her institute, ...
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Dotmatics Integrates OpenEye Software into Electronic Laboratory Notebook
SYS-CON Media (press release)
Studies Notebook is a platform independent, completely web-based ELN that allows scientific researchers to protect their Intellectual Property (IP). Lexichem is an industry leading softwaretechnology that automates the inter-conversion of chemical ...
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Graduates' chances at a job steadily improve
Philadelphia Inquirer
Hyde said he's seeing an uptick in interest in engineering and computer science students, especially those with a background in cyber security; occupational therapy and physical therapy majors; and hospitality management majors, as some hotels and ...
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Alliqua, Inc. Files Provisional Patent in the US for Transdermal Delivery System
GlobeNewsWire (press release)
The filing was based on positive results from recent studies that showed Alliqua's hydrogel based patch technology successfully delivering an active pharmaceutical ingredient ("API") with greater potential efficacy from both a time of onset and ...
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Researchers discover the cause of irradiation-induced instability in materials ...
EurekAlert (press release)
The research was supported by the Department of Energy; the National Science Foundation (NSF); the NSF-funded Materials Research Science and Engineering Center at Harvard; the Kavli Institute for Bionano Science and Technology at Harvard; ...
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Help choosing majors available
The Daily Cougar
Some students wishing to enter law school upon graduation, major in political science and choose a writing or research intensive minor. When deciding upon a minor, many students do not begin to consider until their senior year whether they wish to ...
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New Camp Makes Mouths Water
Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine
Each year more than 11 million children and adults go to camp—horseback-riding camp, weight-loss camp, band camp, even technology camp. The latest trend? Spit Camp, where researchers are trained in saliva analysis. “'Spit campers get right to it ...
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New Test Shows Promise in Detecting Early-Stage Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma Cancer News (press release)
The study was presented April 4 at the American Association for Cancer Research's 102nd annual meeting. Mesothelioma lawyers and experts say the discovery could be a game changer. For years, mesothelioma lawyers have had far more success than ...
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Engineer to head Clyburn Transportation Center
Charleston Post Courier
For much of his career, Wright worked at Florida A&M University, most recently as professor emeritus and a research engineer. He also served as a professor, department chair and principal investigator for various studies in the university's ...
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EDISON INTL : Southern California Edison to Propose Seismic Studies Related to...
4-traders (press release)
Southern California Edison (SCE) plans to file a funding authorization request with the California Public Utilities Commission on Friday, April 15, 2011, for ongoing seismic studies related to the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. The research is ...
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deBruyn named Chancellor's Award recipient
Evening Observer
Her psychology research has focused on lesbian dating relationships, and she has presented her findings at undergraduate research conferences. Kelly Tichacek, of Henrietta, NY, who is completing a double major in Political Science and Legal Studies. ...
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Tool to Predict Disability Timeline for Progressive MS Patients ...
By Teacha Hamilton
For this study, researchers analyzed CSF test results and noticed a relationship between a faster disability rate and abnormally high levels of two proteins — oligoclonal band and immunoglobulin-G molecule. ... Life Sciences & Bioresearch Business News. Case Western Reserve and NeoProteomics Announce Exclusive Option · ProteoNic and Oxford Expression Technologies Join Forces · Life Technologies and German Cancer Research Center Forge Partnership · TGen Drug Development ...
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USRA Selected To Lead Goddard Earth Sciences Technology And ...
Latest News · Financial Services · Transportation · Industrial ... Lead Goddard Earth Sciences Technology And Research (GESTAR) Studies And Investigations ...
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Morgan Shares in $95.8 Million Grant - | The Afro-American ...
Baltimore News. Originally published April 07, 2011 ... an integral part in the Goddard EarthSciences Technology and Research Studies and Investigations ...
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Woodland Strawberry Genome Aids Research - Science News - redOrbit
We can also use the strawberry to do functional genomic studies. ... "We actually used three different technologies that all produced short-reads of the ...
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