Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, November 2006
... feature modular design to give them plug-and-play capability and will be made with materials that will maximize magnetic and dielectric (insulation) properties. Many of the estimated 180,000 transformers in the United States are between 30 and 40 years old and are custom-made, which adds to their cost. The new...ESA joins UN climate talks in Kenya
...opean Commission (EC) to build a global monitoring capability in support of Europe's environmental and sustainable development goals. ESA will be operating an exhibit throughout this historic summit to communicate its activities developed to support the Protocol. It is demonstrating ESA's contribution to sys...Cells, dyes and videotape: Online scientific methods journal incorporates multimedia
...biological processes. CSH Protocols now has the capability to present movies, which may be used to demonstrate particular techniques and to show examples of experimental results. Live cell imaging involves tagging specific proteins, organelles, or cellular compartments with fluorescent labels. Movements o...New research house to guide future home development
...he construction of the C60 unit is well within the capability of this economical and simple form of construction. The four-bedroom house will be constructed over three levels, including a basement and roof space. It will be occupied by staff and students in order to produce robust and valid data, which will ...Harvesting machine driving mesquite-to-ethanol potential
...igned for a commercial-size ethanol plant, withthe capability to harvest 5 to 10 acres a day, Ansley said, but it doesn'thave to be limited to mesquite harvest. A smaller version could be used for roadside cleanup or a producer maywant to use it as a shredder and a way to remove the debris and thornsfrom th...16 outstanding researchers receive Singapore's highest honor in science and technology
...tions to the development of Singapore's scientific capability and culture, particularly in the biomedical scienc...tions to the development of Singapore's scientific capability and culture, particularly in the biomedical sciences sector" National Science Award (NSA) 2006 ...Have traits, will travel: Some butterflies travel farther, reproduce faster
... for genes that enhance the dispersal or migratory capability of animals when we fragment the landscape," Fescem...ach a new patch to start a new population. Flight capability varies quite a lot among females, who carry the eggs and establish new populations. For those reason...A new way to treat colon cancer?
... APC mutations, there are high CTBP levels and low capability to produce retinoic acid. In APC-mutated tissues in which CTBP had been "knocked out," retinoic acid production was restored. Earlier studies in Jones' lab showed that lack of retinoic acid caused zebrafish intestines to form incorrectly, and that...New wood-plastic composites to boost industry, help use waste products
...et the new equipment installed, which also has the capability to produce nanocomposite materials. The new wood-plastic composites are just the latest advance with new adhesives and materials from Li's research programs. In the past few years, his research also began a revolution in wood adhesives. Inspired by t...Open Science Grid receives $30 million award
...ributed computing and cyberinfrastructure have the capability to transform research, but these tools and methods remain challenging for most scientists," added Miron Livny from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, OSG's facility coordinator. "Efforts such as the OSG work to democratize computing by lowering the...NIH grants $117 million in institutional development awards to underserved states
... that strengthen institutional biomedical research capability and enhance research infrastructure. COBREs are a component of the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) program, designed to improve the competitiveness of investigators in states that historically have not received significant levels of competiti...GlycoFi and Dartmouth report full humanization of yeast glycosylation pathway in Science
...pared to mammalian cell culture. These include the capability of producing higher recombinant protein titers, shorter fermentation times, and the ability to grow in chemically defined media, without risk of viral contamination from animal-derived ingredients. "Switching to this technology will also provide im...How did our ancestors' minds really work?
...1-year-old children and great apes do not lack the capability to develop a feature-based strategy, but simply prefer to use a place-based strategy. Evidently, humans reassess these preferences as their cognitive development continues. "The unique human cognitive development seems to mask some of our evolved s...Sequences reveal benign origin of deadly plant pathogens
...ynthetic organism, and that Phytophthora lost this capability as it became a parasite. The genome sequences reveal that P. sojae and P. ramorum have a large number of genes compared to counterparts such as pathogenic fungi; 19 027 likely genes were identified in P. sojae and 15 743 in P. ramorum. The sequence...Germans do well in the third round of EURYI Awards
...ll conduct research on neural stem cells and their capability of differentiating into all of the major cell types of the central nervous system. These cells are essential, among other things, in the generation of new hippocampal neurons in adults. Lie will investigate which signalling pathways regulate these st...African water authorities receive space tool training
... two different information sources, we improve our capability to monitor all aspects related to water such as soil moisture, vegetation and wetlands," Ferrazzoli said. The trainees all come from different regions of Africa and face specific water-related issues. For example, Madagascar's Fanja Vololona Razaf...Nano probe may open new window into cell behavior
... cellular environment." The SMS probe offers the capability to gently pull biomolecules (proteins, metabolites, peptides) precisely at a specific point on the cell/tissue surface, ionize these biomolecules and produce "dry" ions suitable for analysis and then transport those ions to the mass spectrometer (an ...Worcester Polytechnic Institute, CellThera collaborate on work aimed at regenerating limbs
...man child loses only the tip of a finger, but that capability is lost by adulthood. The researchers will then attempt to recreate that regenerative ability in the mouse, giving this animal model the ability to develop a blastema and regenerate digits. The researchers say they hope that if they are successful...Soft materials buckle up for measurement
...s in stiffness in the underlying materials. This capability makes it possible to "map" spatial variations in rigidity in complex materials and devices. Accordingly, the new method may be a powerful tool to test for flaws or weak regions in soft materials products, the researchers suggest. Another key aspec......an fly, bats can fly, and they've all evolved this capability independently. But at the DNA and protein sequence level, it's very rare to find parallel evolution. This paper provides a real example," said Zhang, an associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology. The new work builds on previous research...