SPACE, Astronomy News, Jul 25, 2011

Enormous Water Reservoir Identified in Space Christian Post By Daniel Blake | Christian Post Contributor Astronomers have reported the discovery of a huge water vapor cloud floating around a black hole in space. The cloud is so big that scientists estimate it holds 140 trillion times the mass of water in the ... See all stories on this topic »

Astronomers discover hydrogen peroxide in space Cordis News For the very first time, astronomers have discovered molecules of hydrogen peroxide in interstellar space. This new information, presented in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, could help scientists shed new light on the chemical link between water... See all stories on this topic » Cordis News

Bizarre Dwarf Planet Wrapped in Water Ice Space.com [Video: Dwarf Planet Veiled in Water-Ice] "Crystalline ice is what we all have in our fridges — the molecules of water are aligned in lattices," researcher Benoit Carry, an astronomer at the European Space Astronomy Centre in Madrid, told SPACE.com. ... See all stories on this topic » Space.com

Desert skies BBC News Astronomers say the images it produces will be 15 times sharper than those sent to earth by the Hubble space telescope, and might eventually help us find signs of life on other planets. The European Southern Observatory (ESO), which operates Paranal, ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Capelo Praises Wesleyan's MA Astronomy Program in Astrobites Wesleyan Connection (blog) Holly Capelo, a graduate student in the Astronomy Department, wrote a contribution to “astrobites,” an e-newsletter for students and others interested in astronomy. In her article, titled “Careers, LikeSpace Missions, are Tricky: How a Master's Degree ... See all stories on this topic »

Posted On Monday, July 25, 2011 at 06:12:20 AM Pune Mirror Kabra, an ardent astronomy lover, has set up a portable planetarium inside his own house, having had set up planetariums in places like the Science City Space Theatre in Kolkata, AB Birla Planetarium in Hyderabad, Meghnad Saha Planetarium in Burdwan, ... See all stories on this topic »

Neighbor Galaxy Caught Stealing -- Stars HULIQ "Using observations with the Spitzer Space Telescope," he told Astronomy, "we were able to get a complete census of the stellar populations in the LMC. With the ground-based observations, we could determine the properties and motions of a large sample... See all stories on this topic » HULIQ

2011 Canadian Space Summit SpaceRef Canada The Canadian Space Summit is THE place to learn about the latest trends, technologies and political issues taking place in the space industry. With technical sessions on everything fromastronomy to Earth orbit, from life sciences to law and policy, ... See all stories on this topic »

Local Briefs The Durango Herald A family-friendly astronomy program will be held at 8 pm Aug. 6 at the Hawkins Preserve in Cortez. Take Verde Vu Drive to Cedar Street and turn left to the Hawkins Preserve parking lot. AstronomerBill Nietfeld will bring telescopes and a laser pointer ... See all stories on this topic »

Pittsburg State students will travel to Germany to study abroad Pittsburg Morning Sun David Heins, who also is a senior in physics said he wanted to advance his knowledge ofastronomy. “I also want to experience German culture,” he said. Kathryn Whitbeck is a senior in communications, but her emphasis is on Earth and space science. ... See all stories on this topic »

Cosmic approach to astrophysics 24 Hours Vancouver A consultant to the once-popular science fiction TV series X-Files, Matthews is a principal investigator with Canada's space agency and travels the world working with other experts in the field of astronomy. He's off soon to Vienna and Spain for his ... See all stories on this topic »

Study finds new nebula ScienceAlert Originally found by Matthias Kronberger, a member of an amateur astronomy group known as the Deep Sky Hunters (DSH), the role that Douchin and De Marco played was integral to ensuring the accuracy of the discovery. There are roughly 3000 planetary ... See all stories on this topic » ScienceAlert

Everything is relative in families, science Hattiesburg American In doing so, he destroyed our notions of space and time. How does that work? See you then! Christopher Sirola is an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at USM. Contact him at christopher.sirola@usm.edu. See all stories on this topic »

Weekly agenda Columbus Ledger-Enquirer @CO AGENDA body:Astronomy Night at Providence Canyon State Park: Presented by the Coca-Cola Space Science Center and Columbus State University, 9-11 pm today. A PowerPoint presentation and telescopes will be set up for viewing different stars, ... See all stories on this topic »

After the space shuttle Toledo Blade The shuttles had two crowning achievements: launching and repairing the Hubble Space Telescope, whose breathtaking images have revolutionized astronomy, and assembling the space station, a prodigious engineering feat. But the shuttles never lived up to ... See all stories on this topic »

NASA SPACE NEWS: Astronomers Find Largest, Most Distant Reservoir ... By Gabriella Brianna Astronomers expected water vapor to be present even in the early, distant universe, but had not detected it this far away before. There's water vapor in the Milky Way, although the total amount is 4000 times less than in the quasar, ... NASA SPACE NEWS

Astronomers discover hydrogen peroxide in space ~ COSMOS TV LATEST ... COSMOS TV LATEST NEWS ... Astronomers discover hydrogen peroxide in space ... This new information, presented in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, ... www.cosmostv.org/.../astronomers-discover-hydrogen-peroxi...

So long, space - Astronomy.com blog - Astronomy.com - Online ... But I think it's clear the days of American leadership and dominance in space are long-gone. That might be good news for the private industry, ... cs.astronomy.com/asycs/blogs/.../archive/.../so-long-space.aspx

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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Jul 25, 2011

Forgetting about technology? Evening Observer Research in this month's journal Science argues that the Internet, specifically search engines such as Google, is changing the nature of our memory. Psychological experiments done in the study show that people had a poor recollect of answers to ... See all stories on this topic »

How Johnny will read Boston Globe “A lot of people believe that crowding is a limitation on reading,'' says Susana Chung, a professor of optometry and vision science at the University of California, Berkeley. Denis Pelli, who studies reading at New York University, agrees. His research ... See all stories on this topic » Boston Globe

Learn About the Science Behind Hollywood Blockbusters like Thor and The Avengers Big Think In this literature review, we examine four major questions related to the relationships among science, entertainment, and education. First, we discuss relevant research from the fields of history, scienceand technology studies, and communication that ... See all stories on this topic »

Science fair: Eroding a gender gap Boston Globe As the American Association of University Women explained in a report last year, girls do better than boys in high-school science, technology, engineering, and math classes. But boys still outperform them on AP exams - a key entry point for ... See all stories on this topic »

Endosulfan residues still found in soil: study The Hindu Studies done by the State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, on orders from the government, reported that Endosulfan was still present in soil and sediment in and around the estates of Plantation Corporation of Kerala; ten years after the ... See all stories on this topic » The Hindu

NEIT, Realtors team for new degree program Providence Journal By Christine Dunn WARWICK –– The New England Institute of Technology is offering a customized associate-degree program to members and member firms of the Rhode Island Association of Realtors. The associate in science degree in applied technical studies ... See all stories on this topic »

Physiology Day Varsity What is translational research? Pretty much what it sounds like: translating scientific research. The purpose is to transfer advances in the scientific literature and apply them in practice to the creation of medical technology and treatment. ... See all stories on this topic »

'Finding Mars': 900-mile Alaska snowmachine trek yields unparalleled book Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Yoshikawa was excited about the chance to further outreach science to students who might not ordinarily get a chance to study it in depth. A research professor, one of his projects is called Permafrost Outreach. He goes to many villages in the Interior ... See all stories on this topic »

How Can Your Company Manage Carbon Regulations and Continue to Grow? Reuters In addition, in 2009, RIT launched a "Clean Energy Incubator" in partnership with the university's business incubator, Venture Creations, their Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies (CIMS) and resources from the New York State Energy Research and ... See all stories on this topic »

41 elite Emirati students awarded Al Nokhba Scholarship for AdvancedTechnology AME Info Meaning 'the elite' in Arabic, the Al Nokhba class of 2011 will see 41 students complete undergraduate studies and three complete masters-level qualifications in a range of science and engineering subjects including chemical, mechanical and electrical ... See all stories on this topic »

Concretizing Ideals Manila Bulletin Nursing, business administration, and information technology are heavily oversubscribed whilescience and technology, agriculture, and fisheries lack enrollees. We say that a quality life through healthcare is also everyone's right. ... See all stories on this topic »

IGNOU to run university special train indiablooms New Delhi, July 24 (IBNS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will flag off its project of Rs. 20.7 crores in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology (DST) to run a university special train called the Gyan Vigyan Mail ... See all stories on this topic »

Success: Electronic warden watches carparks New Zealand Herald He says Frogparking has been greatly assisted by $580000 of research and development money from the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. He is now readying new applications for smartphone users that will show drivers the nearest carpark in ... See all stories on this topic » New Zealand Herald

Science in Brief Varsity This amount, however, has been turned on its head by a study published in the July issue ofScience which revealed that there is up to 100 times more water on the moon than studiespreviously indicated. A collaborative research team measured the amount ... See all stories on this topic »

Research director lists Mameroneck Village Harbor 4BD Blockshopper ... technologies and enterprise development research firm. Before those, he was an exclusive agent at Fraser-Volpe LLC. He attended the University of the Mediterranean and received a BS in political science from the Institute of Political Studies. ... See all stories on this topic » Blockshopper

Dateline Pittsburgh for 07/24/11 Pittsburgh Post Gazette The awards promote outstanding science and technology achievements in the region. Mr. Pollock was selected to receive the inaugural Carnegie Science Award: Special Recognition in ScienceEducation for bringing science to children and the public through ... See all stories on this topic »

State to sideline PASS by 2014-15 Charleston Post Courier The state began using the PASS exam in 2008-09, and every third- through eighth-grader must take it to gauge their English language arts, math, writing, science and social studies skills. School and district scores from the 2010-11 school year were ... See all stories on this topic »

Aerisa and Bissnuss, Inc Align to Remove Odors in Waste Water Treatment Plants ... PR Web (press release) Studies indicate 90% of odors are electro-statically connected to something in the indoor air space. Our technology aggressively seeks out and attacks those toxins and odors in the air and produces clean, breathable air. Other technologies require the ... See all stories on this topic »

The Patient is Rubber and She's Talking to You International Business Times In the past three to four years, as medical simulation has become more widely used, many institutions have conducted longitudinal studies and published evidence-based papers that demonstrate its effects on patient safety. A study published in 2008 in ... See all stories on this topic »

Phl wins 3 bronzes in international math tilt Philippine Star Lao is entering the Massachusettes Institute of Technology in Boston this September to take up a double degree studies in math and chemical engineering. Lao had ended the Philippines' 21-year medal drought from the IMO when she won a silver medal in ... See all stories on this topic »

Add yoga to classical music for healing City Journal.in Sharma has also conducted music therapy workshops in various jails and says the results have been encouraging. Sharma recommended that future research studiesshould aim to scientifically establish the effectiveness of nada yoga and other music ... See all stories on this topic » City Journal.in

The First Lady and The Monsanto-Washington Unification Process Vs. Our Human ... OpEdNews Agriculture Society reports that the Institute for Responsible Technology found the following health issues arising from consuming GMO foods: The International Journal of Biological Science report concludes: This is a "huge problem. ... See all stories on this topic »

Business events for the week of July 25 Washington Post 6 to 8:30 pm, The George Washington University Virginia Science & Technology Campus, 20101 Academic Way, Ashburn. Sponsor: Loudoun Small Business Development Center. Cost: Preregistered, $25; at the door, $30. Contact: Cathy Campbell, 703-430-7222. ... See all stories on this topic »

Will India be the pivot of US power in Asia? gulfnews.com It will also gain greatly in science and technology. India is strongly poised to take full advantage of opportunities to maintain its impressive growth rate despite the present Indian unease about corruption's impact on its emerging economy. ... See all stories on this topic » gulfnews.com

Committee to look at valedictorians Ocala Only students who earn A's in 24 advanced classes — four each in math and English, three each inscience and social studies, two in the same foreign language and eight elective classes — can achieve a 5.0 average. The School District's student ... See all stories on this topic »

Undergraduate vs. MBA Korea Times Although many people prefer to save business education for later in life in professional schools and like steep themselves in liberal arts or acquire a basis for another kind of expertise such as engineering, science or economics, ... See all stories on this topic » Korea Times

Godfather of polar bear science Edmonton Journal No one in Stirling's research group has been hurt. But Malcolm Ramsay, a former student who went on to distinguish himself in the field of polar bear science, died in a helicopter crash in Lancaster Sound while coming home from his own project one ... See all stories on this topic »

Plateau close down tertiary institutions The Nation Newspaper Institutions affected by the order include; state Polytechnic, College of Education Gindiri, College of Agric Garkawa, College of Health Technology Pankshin, College of Health Technology Zawan and College of Arts and Science Studies Kurgwi. ... See all stories on this topic »

The American-Indian Experience Yentha As part of the studies, he co-sponsors the yearly Thyagaraja Carnatic Music Festival, which is now the largest Carnatic music festival being conducted outside India. Every two years, a scholar from India is invited to teach the course and be part of ... See all stories on this topic »

Returning Chinese find no easy bed of roses Shanghai Daily (subscription) "We want people, especially gurus of science and leaders of industry, to return," said Wang Zhigang, deputy minister of science and technology. "China is in urgent need of senior professionals to propel China's economic restructuring and growth. ... See all stories on this topic »

Innovative New Ideas For Job Creation - OpEd Eurasia Review Another group that could benefit from EB-6 visas would be the 60000 foreign students who graduate with American degrees in the technical fields of science, technology, engineering, and math. The possibility of such visas would encourage more foreign ... See all stories on this topic »

Coral genomes could aid reef conservation Nature.com (subscription) When lead author Nori Satoh and his team at the Okinawa Institute of Science andTechnology in Onna, Japan, were describing the coral's nearly 24000 genes, they noticed that the animal lacks a gene involved in making an essential amino acid called... See all stories on this topic » Nature.com (subscription)

Following - Academia.edu - Virginia Tech Robert added themselves to the department Science and Technology Studies. Fri 22 July at 02:13 AM ... status updates; new papers; new research interests ... vt.academia.edu/RobertOlivo/Following

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EUROZONE Debt Crisis News, Jun 25, 2011 (2)

Saving the Common Currency: What Was Decided at the Euro-Zone Crisis Summit Spiegel Online Resolutions passed at last Thursday's emergency summit in Brussels prove that euro-zone leaders are ready to take major steps to contain the debt crisis. At the July 21 emergency summit on the euro crisis, European leaders passed resolutions which will... See all stories on this topic »

LATEST World News, Jul 25, 2011

The Rise of China's 'Paper Industry' – APP Report Highlights the Increasing ... Financial Post The rapid development of China's paper industries is highlighted in the latest edition of the 'Paper Contract with China Report' from APP-China. World's leading wastewater treatment facility at Hainan Jinhai Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. (Photo: Business ... See all stories on this topic »