Betting on climate change: Alaskan gambling contest yields treasure trove of scientific data
...ng sooner - an indication that climate change is a reality that is affecting natural systems on Earth. "This is nontraditional scientific knowledge, but simple observations are very important. For example, river ice breakup has direct economic consequences, because people who live along the Tanana rely on wa...Scientists developing strategies for upcoming phosphorus mandates
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A reality of Illinois agriculture is phosphorus, a consequence of keeping soils fertile to produce food, feed and fiber. University of Illinois researchers say that around the state, levels of soil-test phosphorus range from a low five pounds per acre to an e...Drugs, electronics, and 'green' catalysts: The chemical year in review
... Molecular electronics came one step closer to reality when Pennsylvania State University researchers developed a technique for growing wires measuring just a few nanometers in width and positioning them with 1-nanometer accuracy. The approach could make it possible to hook up functional molecules betwee...Science's Top Ten: nanoscale computing circuits named top scientific advance of 2001
...y superconductor technology competes with the cold reality that materials become superconducting at far below room temperature. This year, two new superconductors pushed the temperature limits higher. Japanese scientists discovered that magnesium diboride, a simple lab compound, becomes a superconductor at 3...Tyrannosaurus rex probably could not run fast, scientists say
...h, width and height. The math behind that physical reality results in limitations. "That's why as animals get really enormous, eventually to support their weight, their muscles have to be bigger and bigger and bigger," Hutchinson says. "But as they get bigger, they add more mass. So you run up against a prob...Study to help solve health problems by understanding gene, protein behavior in cells
...ved behavior of cells to see if the hypothesis and reality agree, Tyson said. "If they do, then we can have some confidence that the wiring diagram is correct, and we can use it to predict new experiments. From beginning to end, we need to collaborate closely with experimentalists to give us specific infor...Tropical scientists find fewer species than expected
...n and 6 million species. "Our estimates bring some reality to predictions about declining biodiversity in the sense that the consequences for insect herbivores of losing a particular host plant species may not be as dire as previously thought," Weiblen said. "But that is no reason to ignore the decreasing nu...Science, Amersham Biosciences announce call for applicants for 2002 Prize for young scientists
...f turning the promise of molecular medicine into a reality and have seen the prize as a stepping stone in their career. Jamie H. Cate, the 1998 grand prize winner, went on to win further recognition for the best paper published in Science for her paper "Crystal Structure of the Ribosome at 5.5 X Resolution...Physics tip sheet #20 July 3, 2002
...xiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0207029 4) Quantum virtual reality E. Jan, G. Vidal, W. Dr, P. Zoller, J.I. Cirac arXiv preprint server Simulating reality is hard task. The combined computer power of the planet still couldn't run a full simulation of simp...Newer design of close-up computer monitors increases ease of use
...used video movement or virtual reality tasks that created movement on the virtual display. These kinds of tasks are more likely to cause queasiness." Nor were the participants in the current study fully immersed in ...DNAs oscillating double helix hinders electrical conduction
...rigid regular structure as stated in textbooks. In reality the double helix of DNA forms a very dynamic chaotic system. The rigid structure in textbooks should be regarded as the average position of many structures taken over a period of time. The Amsterdam researchers showed that the chaotic movements limit...Public calls on U.S. government to protect the world's coral reefs, new poll finds
...cted from the activities that can damage them. The reality in the U.S. and around the world is that less than 1% of ocean waters are fully protected from extractive and destructive activities. "Though many Americans feel they know little about coral reefs, they believe that reefs are in trouble and should ...Bio-X to fund 21 new interdisciplinary research projects
...tificial one. Such futuristic scenarios may become reality one day thanks to $3 million in grants awarded by Stanford University's Bio-X program this week. Twenty-one new interdisciplinary research projects - including the artificial cornea and wireless gastric endocapsule projects - will obtain funding from...Health care rationing in Germany
...ity would rather die at home than in hospital. The reality is somewhat different, as nearly 50 per cent of all people die in hospitals. Brockmann supposes that age-specific cost patterns are caused by clinical decision making. For example: age is an indicator of probability of death, and a death that occurs ...Brain's method of creating mental images differs with the source of cues received
...he journal Science, could spur advances in virtual reality programs and remote surgery applications, which re...sory inputs is vital in the development of virtual reality applications, such as remote surgery technology, when what the eyes see and what the hands feel must...From designer milk to 'green' cows: predictions for milk and dairy products in the next 50 years
.... This and other developments are moving closer to reality as researchers identify genetic markers in cows for diseases or desirable traits that will enable scientists to improve the efficiency of milk production and select for milk with specific traits. Although the development of genetically modified cows ...Observing proteins and cells in the wild
...y prefer to be. This fantasy is rapidly becoming a reality thanks to new Rockefeller University research that takes advantage of a technology originally developed in the early 1980s for use in computers. Called "quantum dots," these fluorescent nanocrystals can be made to glow brightly in any desired color a...Mechanism to overcome Gleevec resistance demonstrated
...tients using Gleevec the past three years, the one reality check has been that a majority of the patients with advanced disease eventually relapse and die of the leukemia. An article to be published in the Dec. 15 issue of the journal Cancer Research shows that, in the lab, the molecular mutations that produ...Biodegradable gelatin particles show promise for delivering therapeutic genes
...to go before this kind of treatment might become a reality for patients. "But gelatin appears to be a good choice for delivering potentially therapeutic genetic material to the glomerulus." Glomerular disease is the most co......at one thing is clear. "We need to acknowledge the reality of uncertainty. Even though we are making great headway in understanding the causes of variability in ocean populations, the complexity and inherent uncertainty of the coastal ecosystem points towards the need to build in buffers. An example might be...