Carnegie Mellon researchers to demonstrate autonomous robotthat will seek life in Atacama Desert
...aid Wettergreen. "This will be the second of three field experiments in the Atacama. Each time our robot is better able to use sensing and intelligence to find land forms or environmental conditions that could harbor life." "Ultimately, we want to create an astrobiologist without a space suit," said N...Manatee population rising in some regions, likely stalled or declining in others
... data in the Northwest and Atlantic regions. When field personnel take photographs, they record whether a female is with a first-year calf. Because scientists can identify individual adult females from scar patterns, they can reconstruct the female's reproductive history and estimate reproductive rates. ...8 environmental stewards win $900,000 in biodiversity awards
...but he also has conducted conservation biology and field inventory courses for Malagasy students. He published, with Jonathan Benstead, the massive volume, The Natural History of Madagascar. Curt Meine , a U.S. citizen and resident of Wisconsin, works with the International Crane Foundation and the World ...Dr. Brenda Milner promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada
... Companion of the Order of Canada A legend in the field of neuroscience, Brenda Milner has laid the foundations of neuropsychology. Researcher and Dorothy J. Killam Professor at the Montreal Neurological Institute and a professor at McGill, she is known around the world for revolutionizing the study of me...New technique helps scientists reveal interactions between genes and drugs
... only options for mounting a search in such a vast field are either to rely on anecdotal reports of dramati... McLeod is an expert in pharmacogenetics, a new field where scientists are learning that a person's genes can dramatically influence the effectiveness of ...Free electron laser reaches 10 kW
...o a wiggler--a device that uses an electromagnetic field to shake the electrons, forcing them to release some of their energy in the form of photons. As in a conventional laser, the photons are bounced between two mirrors and then emitted as a coherent beam of light. However, FEL operators can adjust the w...APS/IUPS launch PHYSIOLOGY bimonthly
...ef historical articles describing how a particular field developed to where it is today, sometimes linked t... Woolsey said. "Physiology is a pretty overarching field and includes specialists at different corners of the science," Woolsey noted. "So one of the things ...American Society of Mammalogists honors CI president Russell Mittermeier with Aldo Leopold award
...ildlife conservationist with more than 30 years of field experience in Central and South America, Africa an...s CI's president since 1989, he is the only active field biologist to head an international conservation organization. Mittermeier's fieldwork has focused on...AGU journal highlights - 29 July 2004
...cles A 75-year analysis of interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) data indicates that the22-year geomagnetic a...by wavelet analysis of the interplanetary magnetic field polarity data (1927-2002) Authors: Ezequiel Echer, National Institute of Space Research, Sao Jose do......h Laboratory on USC's University Park campus. The field is called "sports biomechanics," a relatively new area of inquiry spawned by the convergence of knowledge in kinesiology, engineering and human biology. Kinesiology has been around for 35 years, but it's experienced a renaissance with new electronics...Scientists build on case connecting inflammatory disease and depression
...e lab work. "One of the best ways to expand this field is to encourage undergraduates to participate," Ke... biochemistry. They hope to expand the immunology field at Illinois by developing a program for integrative immunology and behavior. "Right now at the Unive...New world record magnet for chemical and biomedical research
...tra-wide bore, NMR magnet. The magnet reached full field on July 21, 2004, and will remain at field for years -- and even decades -- to come. A team of engineers headed by Denis Markiewicz, Tom Painte...NSF awards $10 million in grants to ocean sites for long-term ecological research
...ated at the site of the University of California's field laboratory on the island of Moorea in French Polynesia. Coral reefs rank near the top of all ecosystems when it comes to biodiversity and annual productivity. "These large and diverse communities are fueled by efficient nutrient recycling processes,...Colleagues to recognize research leadership in cancer detection, prevention and treatment
... award memorializes an international leader in the field of nutrition and cancer. Advancement of women in...tist who has made meritorious contributions to the field of cancer research and who has, through leadership or by example, furthered the advancement of women...Major scientific discovery in cancer research to be honored
...ork holds promise for future contributions for the field for the 8th Pezcoller Foundation-American Association for Cancer Research International Award for Cancer Research. The nomination process and other details about the award located on the AACR Website at http://www.aacr.org . The deadline for nomina...K-State professor combines love of teaching, research to examine eye development
... teaching that the body of knowledge in a specific field is constantly changing. The most effective ways to present it also change, as do the students and their degrees of preparation and interest. "Teaching is like being in a great rock band always on the road -- you have to be ready to put out good, new...Canadian Society of Agronomy partners with Plant Management Network
...ence, will launch later in 2004. PMN also features field trials, including Biological and Cultural Tests for Control of Plant Diseases, Fungicide and Nematicide Tests, and Commodity Variety Trials; PMN Image Collections; and a Plant Science Database, including more than 3,000 plant and crop science documen...'Crack babies' do better when placed with non-family caregivers
...es on Nov. 28, 2003, 28 leading researchers in the field questioned whether the widely reported "crack baby" syndrome even exists. In contrast to the lack of evidence regarding the toxic nature of cocaine itself on the developing fetus, the negative effect of cocaine use on the quality of care parents pr...Gene expression patterns may help predict risk and progression of prostate cancer
... so genetically altered that it resembled a cancer field effect, undergoing genetic changes similar to pros... of the study. "We have long suspected a so-called field change in the prostate gland containing cancer, meaning some alteration has occurred throughout the ...New textbook introduces students to the foundations, applications of nanotechnology
...cular machinery to augment human systems. This new field of science, called nanotechnology, has unfolded so...ed a broad-based, interdisciplinary book, like the field itself, and we wanted it to be accessible to students in chemistry, physics, biology, and any engine...