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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Oct 04, 2011

Purdue forges top cyber research center
GCN.com
The emergence of computer science as an academic discipline at the university in the 1960s was a natural outgrowth of its background in advancing scientific technology. “Being at the cutting edge, the school got grants to do computation on campus,” ...
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Cornell Study Uses Twitter to Find Biological Rhythms
Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun
Golder echoed this sentiment, adding that the study reflects larger changes in social sciencesresearch. “Really what this study says to us is that more and more of the future of social science is going to be involving data from the Internet,” Golder ...
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British Graphene Studies Net £50m Boost
Sky News
Research into the thinnest - and strongest - material known to science has received a massive boost from the Government. Chancellor George Osborne announced £50m will be invested in a new research centre that will exploit the mysterious properties of ...
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Sky News
Systems Architect
DirectionsMag.com
GRIIDC is housed in the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, which is affiliated with and located at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. The systems architect will collaborate with the Director/Science Lead and other team members ...
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What makes a song 'catchy' - science explains
ZME Science
Mullensiefen said, “Every musical hit is reliant on maths, science, engineering and technology, from the physics and frequencies of sound that determine pitch and harmony, to the hi-tech digital processors and synthesisers that can add effects to make ...
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Songbirds reveal secrets of common patterns in music
Daily News & Analysis
... melody across different cultures and genres of music, whether it was Italian opera or music from northern India,” said co-author of the study Frank Russo, director of Ryerson's SMART (Science of Music, Auditory Research and Technology) laboratory. ...
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NASA Targets Asteroid Landings; Armageddon More Like Reality Than Though?
ForexTV.com
In space, they're called D-RATS, short for Desert Research and Technology Studies. If the thought of landing on an asteroid is your idea of a good time, NASA may have a job for you. If landing on the lunar surface seems like the challenge of a lifetime ...
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The Johns Hopkins University Joins 12 Other World-Leading Research ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Johns Hopkins has integrated CUDA technology and GPU computing curriculum into multiple disciplines across the schools of science and engineering. In addition, it is developing a new e-Science curriculum to educate students across all campus ...
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"The Science of Art" Scheduled October 4 at North Dakota State University
Newswise (press release)
Established in 1986 as a North Dakota University System program, the North Dakota Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research strengthens the state's science and technologyinfrastructure and enhances its participation in competitive ...
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iCardiac Awarded Four Global Late Stage Studies
PR Web (press release)
iCardiac's international service footprint, deep medical expertise, and differentiated technologyoffering played a key role in securing the studies. “We are excited about the continued growth of iCardiac's portfolio of complex global late stage ...
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Advertorial: Sigma Life Science
Genetic Engineering News
Our researchers are dedicated to providing the research community with broad access to ground-breaking technologies—from novel disease model animals and isogenic cell lines to CompoZr® zinc finger nuclease (ZFN) gene editing technology—the first to ...
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3 UM forestry professors receive $1.1M grant to study biomass
The Missoulian
UM forestry professor Tyron Venn studies the economics of using woody biomass gasificationtechnology to produce biofuels and byproducts. He and other researchers will assess the fossil fuel and renewable energy preferences of western Montana residents ...
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UT grad student faces trial in Iran, scientists call espionage charges 'ludicrous'
Austin American-Statesman
"As scientists, we can assure you, that his research and studies had nothing to do with nuclear energy," the Committee of Concerned Scientists said in a July letter to the Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran's leader. "He appears to be a talented young scientist ...
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Austin American-Statesman
Colleges shift focus to cyber, digital fields
The News-Press
ITT-Tech has brought mobile communication technology, electrical engineering technology and graphic design to the market. Hodges University has rolled out turfgrass management, legal studiesand mental health counseling, with digital design and ...
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Research Highlights for Oct. 4: Canadian Stroke Congress
Canada NewsWire (press release)
A study found that rural patients examined with the aid of a technology called Telestroke received an important stroke drug, tPA, at the same rate as patients treated in specialized urban centres. Besides providing better care to remote communities, ...
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Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Names J. Bradley Rivet VP of Marketing
MarketWatch (press release)
Mr. Rivet received a Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana State University. About Acura Pharmaceuticals Acura Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in theresearch, development and commercialization of product candidates ...
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STFC funding paves the way for UK leadership in E-ELT instrumentation
Space Daily
The UK took part in successful Phase A studies for instruments called HARMONI, (link opens in a new window)EAGLE (link opens in a new window), OPTIMOS-EVE (link opens in a new window), EPICS and METIS. This new funding allows further design towards a ...
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Space Daily
Putting science back on agenda
New Straits Times
This does not augur well for science teaching and will negate the target to increase the number of scientists to support the nation's transformation agenda. Under the government's Economic Transformation Programme, many admit science and technology can ...
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3 Indian Americans among scientists honoured by Obama
Rediff
Srinivasan, 31, is the project leader of the research group on nanofabrication at the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, which is part of the National Institutes of Standards and Technology, which comes under the purview of the Department of ...
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Rediff
Students and iPads: ACU study shows positive results
tuaw.com
The next time was a year later when I followed up with an interview about the school's methods andresearch findings. Its approach to incorporating technology into education was both unobtrusive and highly effective, and it almost made me want to go ...
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Agile Sciences and Calvert Research Announce Strategic Collaboration
PR Web (press release)
Calvert Research and Calvert Laboratories may also evaluate the in vivo safety and pharmacology profile of Agilyte™ compounds to determine their suitability for further pharmaceutical development. Based on the Research Collaboration study results, ...
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Advancement Of Science Is Essential!
GreenAnswers (blog)
Second, such general (or perhaps you would even consider them more simplistic) studies have relatively small budgets and often incorporate students and local people in their research. This is a fantastic way to advance science by making it a learning ...
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Scripps Health and Complete Genomics Announce Collaboration Aimed at Unlocking ...
MarketWatch (press release)
... research of the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI). This study is now possible because the cost of whole human genome sequencing has decreased dramatically over the past few years, while the accuracy and efficiency of the technology has ...
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Turkish research ship explores another grid in east Med
Today's Zaman
On Monday, Hüseyin Avni Benli, the director of Dokuz Eylül University's Naval Sciences andTechnology Institute, noted that the Piri Reis completed its seismic research within the coordinates set by the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) last week ...
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IIPS to launch weekend course in patent searching & drafting for pharmacists
pharmabiz.com
The protectability and patentability of an invention drives research and development in core area oftechnology development, which depend entirely on the initial patent search and drafting of patent claims and specifications. The effective searching of ...
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$1M grant creates jobs to go green
MSU State News
“In the world of science, that's kind of the standard,” he said. Education junior Jordan Parks said he thinks MSU will play an important role in producing sustainable technologies at the center. “You know they're doing something to help the environment ...
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Vital Imaging Breaks-Ground on Cutting Edge Research Project with UCSD and US ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Vital Imaging has become peerless in the company's ability to contribute significant researchfindings to the medical diagnostic arena. Continuously providing top-notch medical equipment, combined with ground-breaking research studies, secures Vital ...
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Cancer patients in their 60s are tech-savvy
EurekAlert (press release)
A survey of research associates found that the system saved them an average of 10 minutes per quality of life form. Movsas said, "We plan to use this new Web-based technology in studies for other cancer types, so we can better understand and ultimately ...
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Pfizer's mobile clinical trial vendor gets $4.7M
mobihealthnews
Exco's technology is used for “supporting patient recruitment and retention; aiding compliance; and facilitating the electronic capture of patient reported outcomes data (ePRO) during clinical trials and in Late Phase observational studies. ...
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mobihealthnews
uSamp's Dusig Urges Industry to Move Forward by 'Treating Market Research ...
MarketWatch (press release)
That data is driven by consumers -- the people who populate market research studies. Beyond rewards or incentives, some survey respondents aren't being treated to the customer experience one would expect from a group of experts who are in fact shaping ...
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TSIA Offers Exclusive "Services Finance" Conference Track at Technology ...
Emailwire (press release)
“The impact of today's new revenue recognition regulations will impact every product technologycompany,” said Thomas Lah, executive director of TSIA. “TSIA is committed to spreading the word about the coming changes and to sharing case studies and ...
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CSU-Pueblo gets $4.3 million grant
Pueblo Chieftain
Colorado State University-Pueblo is the recipient of a $4.3 million federal grant to help low-income and Hispanic students excel in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The US Department of Education recently awarded ...
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Power Plant Design - Fast Reactors - The low-power SVBR-100.
Power Engineering Magazine
The modular fast-reactor technology discussed here, which uses a lead-bismuth coolant, has been developed by the Institute for Physics and Power Engineering state research centre and JSC OKB Gidropress (1). It relies on the unrivalled expertise in ...
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Land O'Lakes Purina Feed introduces AMPLI-Calf Grower
Dairy Herd Management
Based on controlled research studies at Land O'Lakes Purina Feed LongView Research Farm during 2010 and 2011, AMPLI-Calf® Grower demonstrated an increase of 70 pounds more gain (17 percent), 1.2 inches greater growth in height (3 percent) and 4.7 ...
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Sangamo BioSciences Announces Phase 2b Trial of SB-509 in Diabetic Neuropathy ...
PR Newswire (press release)
These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, references relating to research and development of novel ZFP TFs and ZFNs and therapeutic applications of Sangamo's ZFP technologyplatform for the treatment of diabetic neuropathy, ...
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Akamai to Assemble Business Innovators at Fourth Annual Customer Conference
MarketWatch (press release)
Business and technology leaders from Activision Blizzard, Comcast, comScore, Fandango (NBC Universal), Finish Line, Google, Investec, MTV Networks, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Research in Motion, SAP, Shaw Communications, Standard Chartered Bank, Staples, ...
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Aethlon Medical Receives Government Contract Award from DARPA
Sacramento Bee
The contract program will utilize the Aethlon ADAPT™ system as a core technology component underlying an extracorporeal blood purification device that selectively clears multiple sepsis-enabling particles from circulation to promote recovery and ...
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Science and Technology Studies at York offers Research Seminars!
Offered on Tuesdays from 12:30pm - 2:00pm in 203 BC, it features a variety of speakers.
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