32 new grants made for innovative technology R&D
...SiC power module for potential use in commercially available hybrid electric vehicles and future low-emission electric vehicles. Sensametrics, Inc. (Los Altos Hills, Calif.) Wireless Structural Health Monitoring SystemDevelop a dense peer-to-peer wireless sensor network for monitoring the health of stru...Head lice reveal contact between modern and ancient humans
...to recent human evolution, fossils remain the only available evidence for many archaic human species, but this is notoriously sparse, leaving the data open to multiple interpretations. In the open access journal PLoS Biology , David Reed and colleagues circumvent the lack of human data by analyzing the next b...Good news: As you age, leg blood vessels adapt so you can still exercise without fainting
...am, including abstracts, for the entire meeting is available upon request to members of the media. Arrangements to attend the meeting, and for on-site or telephone interviews, can be made through APS with Mayer Resnick (cell: 301.332.4402, mresnick@the-aps.org) or through Stacy Brooks at 301.634.7253 (sbroo...Running not swimming or biking is best kind of loading exercise for childrens bone growth
...am, including abstracts, for the entire meeting is available upon request to members of the media. Arrangements for on-site interviews, or telephone interviews during the meeting can be arranged through APS Communications Officer Mayer Resnick (cell: 301-332-4402, mresnick@the-aps.org ) or through Stacy Brook...New biosensor rapidly detects deadly foodborne pathogen
...ent over the types of test kits that are currently available commercially," said Arun Bhunia, associate professor of food microbiology and one of the sensor's developers. "Taken together, those qualities make this research an important contribution in the field of food safety." Listeriosis, the illness caus...Most promising clinical uses for stem cells from fat agreed on by international society
...er individuals. Because adipose is both abundantly available and easily accessible, it offers a practical source of stem cells. A key question the group answered was simply what to call the cells, with the decision in favor of the term adipose-derived stem cells, even though it also was agreed that these ce...'Immediately open access' option for the leading journal Genome Research
...ch can now choose to have their papers made freely available online immediately upon publication. This option w... is committed to making research results as widely available as possible. Papers published in Genome Research can already be read without restriction at the jour...New genetic tools provide clues to the effects of exercise and diet on obesity, diabetes
...am, including abstracts, for the entire meeting is available upon request to members of the media. Arrangements for on-site interviews, or telephone interviews during the meeting can be arranged through APS from Mayer Resnick (cell: 301-332-4402, mresnick@the-aps.org ) or Stacy Brooks 301-634-7253 ( sbroo...... bovine genome sequence as the first draft is made available to the public--an effort that will fortify the next several decades of cattle research, leaders of the $53-million Bovine Genome Sequencing Project announced today. Part of the work to complete this first draft of the cow's genome sequence--the firs...After flu exposure, mild exercise protects mature mice from dying
...am, including abstracts, for the entire meeting is available upon request to members of the media. Arrangements for on-site interviews, or telephone interviews during the meeting can be arranged through APS Communications Officer Mayer Resnick (cell: 301-332-4402, mresnick@the-aps.org ) or through Stacy Brook......med L1 Dominette 01449, whose DNA was sequenced is available at: http://www.genome.gov/12512900 . Sequencing at lighter coverage will be carried out in additional cattle breeds, including the Holstein, Angus, Jersey, Limousin, Norwegian Red and Brahman. The competed Bovine Genome Sequencing Project will all...This release is also available in French . Geneva, 6 October 2004. On 21-23 October 2004, following a proposal from the administration of the Canton of Geneva, CERN will host the EnviroInfo 2004 Conference as part of the programme of events celebrating the Organization's 50th a...Interactive health information system to detect Japanese encephalitis in Asia
...he system allows the information to be immediately available to all levels of the health system," said Dr. Julie Jacobson, PATH's Director of the Japanese Encephalitis Project. "Surveillance will be made easier by using Voxiva's system to share data. Control of the disease can be improved by getting informati...Bovine genome sequence available
... draft of the bovine genome sequence is now freely available to biomedical and agricultural researchers around the world. CSIRO Livestock Industries is a partner in the U.S. $53 million dollar international effort to sequence the genome of the cow (Bos taurus). "CSIRO has invested in the research to increa...Society for Psychophysiology Research
... The full program and other meeting information is available at http://www.sprweb.org . Please contact SPR if ...August supplement of the journal Psychophysiology, available through the SPR office. Media representatives receive complimentary registration. To register, ple...Sedentary overweight people get insulin boost from short term exercise; CVD risks trend down
...am, including abstracts, for the entire meeting is available upon request to members of the media. Arrangements for on-site interviews, or telephone interviews during the meeting can be arranged through APS from Mayer Resnick (cell: 301-332-4402, mresnick@the-aps.org ) or Stacy Brooks 301-634-7253 ( sb...Report: How 10 top new technologies will help world reach globally-agreed goals by 2015
...ealthy nations could afford them, are now becoming available to many in developing countries. Some applications are now so simple and cheap they can start replacing older, cumbersome, time-consuming and expensive health care technologies in poorer countries. The 10 most promising cutting-edge technologies for...World's top theoretical physicists converge to consider 'future of physics'
...s deploy in such a way that the blackboards can be available for either further elaboration by the speaker or rejoinder by audience members. And the lighting adjusts to screen or blackboard without somebody having to jump up and down to manipulate light switches. A corridor flanks the perimeter of the semici...New technique targets pesticide-resistant insects
...s technology which, in the first instance, will be available for use on cotton. It is expected subsequent formulations will be developed for other agricultural applications....New Jersey Institute of Technology professor to develop supersized virtual library
...atabases and electronic special collections. Also available will be the National Science Digital Library's on-line educational resource network, the Science@NASA educational digital library and books on sale at Amazon.com that pertain to any item a user selects on the computer screen. The National Science Di...