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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Nov 11, 2011


Paper towels least green way of drying hands, study finds
The Guardian
Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian Scientists at Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology have completed what is believed to be the first major study to assess the greenest way of drying your hands. The research paper compared the seven most common ...
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Do Vaccines Cause Autism? Mercury Debate Intensifies
Decoded Science
For the past 10 years, CDC has had a cooperative agreement with the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation (DASTI) and Aarhus University in Denmark to conduct research studies on issues such as cerebral palsy, autism, alcohol use in ...
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Decoded Science
Future wars may be fought by synapses
Science News
Some scientists have already committed to resisting the application of their research to what they consider illegal or immoral military purposes. “It's not enough just to study the issue of ethics,” says Curtis Bell of Oregon Health & Science ...
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Feds choose Houston physicist to develop solar technologies
Bizjournals.com
Alex Freudlich, a University of Houston physicist, was selected to participate in an $18.5 million research group funded by the National Science Foundation and the US Department of Energy to develop new solar technologies. ...
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Informatics Convergence Presents Opportunities and Challenges
Scientific Computing
Not only did content management solutions and “high science” systems merge capabilities, but the use of ELN expanded beyond early discoveryresearch. In early discovery, workflows tend to be dynamic depending on the study being pursued. ...
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Scientific Computing
Two new funds for biomedical science R&D
Channel News Asia
The Open Collaborative Fund was announced on Friday by the Agency for Science,Technology and Research (A*STAR). The fund will promote closer integration betweenresearch institutes and clinical communities. These include studies of diseases and stem ...
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Conscientious Guys Wow Women on the Dance Floor
LiveScience.com
Their studies use motion-capture technology much like that used in computer-animated movies to record men's dance moves and transfer them onto featureless avatars. That technique ensures that the women watching the dance moves won't be distracted by ...
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Symbiosis opens PhD avenue for its post-graduate students
Times of India
"We have set up three research clusters in social science & humanities; technologyand design; and health and biomedical sciences, to facilitate the PG-Ph.D studies," said SIU vice-chancellor Bhushan Patwardhan while speaking to reporters on the eve of...
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$7 Million in Awards Fund Research for Veterans
University of Texas at Dallas (press release)
BrainHealth's research team has begun screening service men and women who are interested in participating in the studies. Scientists at the Center for BrainHealth have reached out to the veteran community of North Texas and created a Warriors ...
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Better Surfing Through Science at Stevens Institute of Technology
PR.com (press release)
That is because this Ocean Engineering graduate student studies beach erosion to better understand how we can protect America's coastlines. Coastal protection is a major topic for government agencies, ocean scientists, and beach bums around the world. ...
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Virginia Tech sponsors uranium workshop
Chatham Star Tribune
DANVILLE - The Virginia Tech Department of Geosciences will host a workshop on the public health and safety aspects of uranium mining and milling Saturday, Nov. 12, from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville ...
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Professor, Computer Science Department
WPI News
Experimental studies comparing alternate strategies on a real world financial data stream demonstrate the superiority of the proposed E-Cube technology. Second, I'll touch upon results from our collaborative project with students at WPI and researchers...
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SRI International Report: Missed Opportunities for Innovative Teaching Around ...
Bradenton Herald
The new report, ITL Research 2011 Findings: Evolving Educational Ecosystems, summarizes results of Phase 1 of the ITL program and offers insights into how schools and systems can best support more innovative teaching practices. The studies were ...
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Social scientists struggle to characterize new form of harassment
Media Newswire (press release)
A consensus definition has practical uses "such as in policies or legislation or forresearch." Campbell, an associate professor in the School of Learning and ProfessionalStudies, Faculty of Education at QUT argues school anti-bullying policies may ...
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Spherix Announces Third Quarter Financial Results
PR Newswire (press release)
Spherix Incorporated was launched in 1967 as a scientific research company under the name Biospherics Research. The Company now leverages its scientific and technical expertise and experience through its two subsidiaries – Biospherics Incorporated and ...
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Cromwell College senior prizes
Otago Daily Times
Zeda Booth, diligence Maori by correspondence; Cory Hoffman, diligence physical education; Jamie Moseley, diligence alternative science; Equaline Rorovanua, diligence alternative science; Simon Taylor, 1st materials technology; Shannon Jones, ...
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Otago Daily Times
Integrated M.Tech-PhD course begins today
Times of India
Four boards of studies in the areas of mechanical and materials technology; computers and infotech; chemical and biotechnology; and electronics and electrical technologyhave been set up for running the research projects. AS Padalkar, dean of the new ...
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Wall Street Fights Autism
MarketWatch (press release)
When open in 2014, the Center's 5-acre campus will feature a state-of-the-art on siteresearch institute; the world's first university-level school of autism studies; an educational center applying the latest research and technology to the special ...
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Research and Markets: RFID Best Practice: How Companies Use RFID in Maintenance
TMC Net
For the first time, the maintenance industry can gain in-depth and useful insights into the possibilities offered by RFID technology. The study allows you to evaluate whether RFID is suitable for your company and what costs and benefits you can expect. ...
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Wood smoke from cooking fires linked to pneumonia, cognitive impacts
UC Berkeley
While previous research has linked exposure to household cooking smoke to respiratory infections, the latest results come from the first-ever randomized controlled trial – the gold standard of scientific experiments – on air pollution. “This study is ...
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UC Berkeley
Storm Chasers Of Utah
RedOrbit
The Storm Chasing Utah Style Study, SCHUSS – the term for a straight, downhill ski run – makes use of a Doppler on Wheels (DOW) radar truck operated by the Center for Severe Weather Research in Boulder, Colo., for the National Science Foundation. ...
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Biofuels aren't so green after all
ZME Science
“This research shows that estimates of emissions have been drawn from a very limited number of scientific studies, most of which have underestimated the actual scale of emissions from oil palm. These results show that biofuels causing any significant ...
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ZME Science
Sydney's 'social legacy' study takes on international dimension
Meetpie (press release)
A study looking at the 'social legacy' of business events is going global. The Future Convention Cities Initiative (FCCI) has confirmed it will work with the University ofTechnology, Sydney (UTS) to roll out research already undertaken in Sydney ...
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TCT: Access Site Drives TAVI Costs, Quality
MedPage Today
By Chris Kaiser, Cardiology Editor, MedPage Today Note that these studies were published as abstracts and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. ...
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Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and ...
IEWY News
So, the first pillar, 'Excellence in the science base', will strengthen the EU's excellence in science, through actions supporting frontier research(through the very successful European Research Council); future and emerging technologies; ...
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IEWY News
Boston Scientific SYNERGY™ Stent Demonstrates Comparable Safety and ...
PR Newswire (press release)
"EVOLVE trial data will be used to support CE Mark approval for SYNERGY, while additional larger studies are planned to further assess clinical event rates and the potential for reduced dual antiplatelet therapy with this novel stent technology. ...
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Tots & Technology: How Young Is Too Young?
WHNT
An American Academy of Pediatrics study found “primary negative health effects on violence and aggressive behavior; sexuality; academic performance... nutrition, dieting, and obesity.” Additional research, reported at a recent convention of the ...
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Montgomery board OKs science corridor projects
Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online
Tox Path Specialists, a bioscience company that focuses on pathology studies, expects to shift about 20 employees there from the Technology Innovation Center in Hagerstown, according to St. John. Tox Path moved to be closer to National Cancer ...
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Texas Universities Adding 10-Plus New Mass Spectrometers with $10.4M in CPRIT ...
GenomeWeb Daily News
RPPA technology offers better sensitivity and higher throughput than targeted mass spec approaches like SRM assays, he said, making it a good choice for the translationalresearch he expects the facility will focus on. With RPPA assays "you don't need ...
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Lutetia Found To Be A Rare Survivor From Earth's Birth
RedOrbit
Earlier studies of its color and surface properties showed that Lutetia is a very unusual and rather mysterious member of the asteroid main belt. Previous surveys have shown that similar asteroids are very rare and represent less than 1% of the ...
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Future Wars May Be Fought By Synapses - Science News
By scinews@sciencenews.org (Science News)
Some scientists have already committed to resisting the application of their research to what they consider illegal or immoral military purposes. “It's not enough just to study the issue of ethics,” says Curtis Bell of Oregon Health & Science ...
Science News: Body & Brain
'Protein microarrays' may reveal new weapons ... - Science Daily
A new research technology is revealing how humans develop immunity to malaria, and could assist ... ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news and science ..."Our studies show that this is partly because they have not developed ...
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111101095400.htm
News | Science, Technology and Innovation Studies
Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, All School Sites ... The SeniorResearch Fellow will lead an interdisciplinary research programme : Integrating ...
www.stis.ed.ac.uk/.../senior_research_fellowship_in_integratin...
NASA Researchers Aim to Reel In Tractor Beam Tech
Any science fiction fan or Trekkie knows what tractor beams are -- those beams that pull ... Search ECT News Network ... The studies could lead to technology able to clear the space around Earth of debris that endangers spaceflight missions. ...
www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/73668.html
Researchers using new technology to study breath for toxins
Researchers using new technology to study breath for toxins ... paper in the journal Environmental Science & Technology that details how to learn just that, using ...
medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-technology-toxins.html
Humanities researchers and digital technologies ... - e! Science News
By drawing on a number of case studies, the report demonstrates that digital RIs ...scientists have pledged to embrace and expand the role of technology in the ...
esciencenews.com/.../humanities.researchers.and.digital.techno...
Advanced Cell Technology | Speaking of Research
Improving understanding about Animal Research / Animal Testing ... medical science, and it is an emerging field that owes a lot to animal studies performed by ... In September of this year embryonic stem cells were in the news again with the ...
speakingofresearch.com/tag/advanced-cell-technology/
Scientific Collaboration Between India And Germany Reaches New ...
Increasing number of research collaborations with outstanding results / study on ... ofScience, Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS) and the DFG, ...
www.redorbit.com/news/science/.../scientific.../index.html
Science News Daily || Do Plants Perform Best with Family Or ...
Daily coverage of the most popular science and technology news. Home · Internet ...Researcher Develops Living Tissue To Study Birth Defects. Research by ...
www.sciencenewsdaily.org/plants-animals-news/.../page2.html
The Campaign for UC Davis: Philanthropy News
Philanthropy News · The Campaign Report ... the College of Engineering's Engineering Translational Technology Center, the Science and Technology Studies ...
campaign.ucdavis.edu/news/id/10073
SEK 73 million in science and technology research funding - Search ...
The Swedish Research Council has reached the decision to grant SEK 73 ... to 27 new research projects within the natural sciences and technology at UmeÃ¥ University. ...Richard Bindler, Department of Ecology and Environmental Science ...
www.umu.se/.../sek-73-million-in-science-and-technology-res...
Gene Therapy Shows Promise as ... - Bioscience Technology
Daily news and top headlines for life science research professionals .... (TEM)technology increase the power of this imaging tool for the study of cell biology. ...
www.biosciencetechnology.com/.../Gene-Therapy-Shows-Pro...
New professors signal fresh ambitions for science policy research at ...
News of the appointments follows hot on the heels of the UK Government's stated ... a three-year study of the changing landscape for science and innovation in Asia, Latin ...SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research is a world- leading ...
www.sussex.ac.uk/research/news?id=10477
Breakthrough Scientific Discoveries No Longer Dominated by the ...
For the study, the researchers analyzed the complete set of 525 Nobel Prizes given ...be considered good news for science today, because the research workforce is ... The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT has developed an ...
www.innovations-report.com/.../breakthrough_scientific_disco...
Arrowhead Research Subsidiary Ablaris Therapeutics ... - Bioportfolio
+ Report Categories + News Categories + Company Categories ... The data, which was published in Science Translational Medicine (Sci Trans ... “This study is a radical step forward for both Ablaris' technology and the treatment of obesity. ...
www.bioportfolio.com/.../Arrowhead-Research-Subsidiary-Ab...
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