Students build submarine to track Octopuses
...ompleted ten dives in Prince William Sound, with a communications cable linking it to a mother boat on the surface. ...s year's student design team will build a wireless communications system to free Shadow from the mother boat. Currently the sub and a computer on the mother boat are ...Homeland security initiative takes Memphis' ORNL technologies to the nation
...in the development and improvement of ORNL sensor, communications and information technologies for homeland security and national defense applications," Kulesz said. "Because of its geographic location, waterways and position as a national hub for shipping and distribution, Memphis provides a perfect model for depl...Enzyme activation appears key in helping internal clock tell night from day
...n time to repeat the necessary sequence of protein communications before it can advance. "These findings suggest that 'check-point' regulatory processes like those in the cell-division cycle, which generates two cells from one, are similar in the brain clock," said Martha U. Gillette, a professor in the department ...Infants sighs may 'reset' breathing regulation mechanism as well as help lungs develop
...hanical benefits, sighs also helped development of communications between the respiratory control center, a specialized group of cells in the brainstem, and the lungs themselves. They studied 25 healthy one-month-old infants during quiet sleep, while they were either lying in a crib or in a parent's arms...Biologists deciphering complex lemur scent language
...ations of scents that extend the animals' chemical communications repertoire. The scientists' studies — in whic...cularly olfactorily equipped. They use more visual communications in their social groups. So, the prosimians represent sort of a more primitive branch of the primate ......s of communication ininsects," Leal said. If those communications can be controlled in theenvironment, insect pests could be prevented from breeding, he said. Female pale-brown chaffers, a scarab beetle that is an agriculturalpest in Japan, release a chemical signal or pheromone to attractmales. Insects smell thro...Wolf reintroduction reshapes Yellowstone ecology
...s of the article by contacting Donna Royston, AIBS communications representative....Colleagues to recognize research leadership in cancer detection, prevention and treatment
... its mission to promote professional education and communications by delivering a lecture at the association's 96th Annual Meeting, April 18-20, 2005, in Anaheim, Calif. Detailed information about each award and the nomination process are available on the AACR Website at www.aacr.org . The fields and correspondin...Researchers recommend new approach to combat drug-resistant staph infections
...aureus bacteria through a complicated cell-to-cell communications process. Taking this knowledge to the next level, Balaban and her colleagues sought to determine if preventing such cellular communication would preclude the bacteria from becoming virulent and releasing large quantities of infection-causing toxins. ...APS Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Translational Research Conference, Sept. 8-11
...ge interviews in advance, should call or email APS communications contacts: Mayer Resnick at 301.634.7209, mresnick@the-aps.org or Stacy Brooks at 301.634.7253, sbrooks@the-aps.org APS website www.the-aps.org ; next APS conference: "Exercise" For more information about APS, its journals and publications, ex...Physicists reveal first 'nanoflowers'
...ongly repel water". Dr Paul Danielsen, director of communications at the Institute of Physics, said: "Science can be beautiful. These images show cutting edge nanotechnology research but are strikingly images in their own right. Maybe science and art aren't so different after all."...2004 BP Conservation Programme winners pave the way for protecting wildlife
... conservation education, people-oriented research, communications skills and more. This training will assist them in carrying out their projects, and allow them the opportunity to meet and share ideas with each other and a wide range of world-class global conservation experts. An event hosted by BP on the 16th ...Articles on remote sensing in ecology published in BioScience
...ohen's editorial by contacting Donna Royston, AIBS communications representative....Addressing the Healthcare Needs of Our Aging Population with Technology
..., contact Pender M. McCarter, IEEE-USA director of communications and public relations, p.mccarter@ieee.org , tel. +1 202 785 0017, ext. 8353; or Chris McManes, IEEE-USA senior public relations coordinator, at c.mcmanes@ieee.org , tel. +1 202 785 0017, ext. 8356.......nt heralds the possibility of improving cell phone communications in cities and other environments where obstructions, such as skyscrapers, may eventually aid cellular performance rather than hindering it. 2) Exploiting Noise to Increase Profits A. Traulsen et al. Physical Review Letters (to appear) The interacti...Laser technique used to build micro-polymeric structure on a human hair, without harming it
...e used in other miniature devices, such as optical communications hardware: fiber optics and the hardware that is us...plications of the technique we used in the optical communications area that are being pursued by us and by others, writing a structure on a hair does not have direct ...DFG establishes first German-Sino Research Training Group
...nt are the radical changes caused by new technical communications in the 19th century as well as the emergence of modern historical concepts that have developed from the tension between events and process since the end of the 18th century. The project will focus on the effectiveness of the media in different cultur...Report in BioScience details global decline of nonmarine mollusks
...s of the article by contacting Donna Royston, AIBS communications representative, or Charles Lydeard of the University of Alabama, lead author of the article....Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 2004
... will be lightweight and incorporate sensors and a communications system. The suit will provide thermal protection, personal cooling and will detect and counter chemical and biological threats. "From boots to helmet, AIRE will provide first responders with technological advances that will dramatically increase thei......ship Fellowships provide scientists with intensive communications and leadership training to help them communicate scientific information effectively to non-scientific audiences, especially policy makers, the media, business leaders and the public. The Fellows are selected through a competitive application process...