Tree rings show elevated tungsten coincides with Nevada leukemia cluster
...ks in dendrochemistry, was intrigued. He suggested combining tree-ring studies with air sampling. The tree corers are hardened steel, so he had to figure out how to eliminate potential contamination. Sheppard eventually used laser trimming, as is used for decorative metal mailbox flags, to cut away a thin ...Satellites play vital role in understanding the carbon cycle
...Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC) in Ispra, Italy, is combining daily multispectral observations from Envisat's Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) instrument with a sophisticated processing algorithm to reveal global photosynthesis activity on land. The fraction of incoming solar radiation useful ...Nanotechnology offers hope for treating spinal cord injuries, diabetes and Parkinson's disease
...rn University, is one of a new breed of scientists combining nanotechnology and biology to enable the body to heal itself -- and who are achieving amazing early results. Dr. Stupps work suggests that nanotechnology can be used to mobilize the bodys own healing abilities to repair or regenerate damaged cells. ...UD scientist wins NSF career award for tissue engineering research
...s working to mimic this responsiveness to force by combining spring-like, coiled polymers with noncovalent interactions, which can be disrupted temporarily by force, yet have the ability to re-form once the force is removed. Once the design of these novel polymers is perfected, they can be used as building blo...UD chemical engineer receives NSF career award
...self-assembling, nanoscale materials are formed by combining two or more distinct polymer chains. They are adva... is found in a Styrofoam cup," Epps explained. "By combining these two polymers, you would get the properties of both--resulting in an elastic, rubbery material ...Plastic with changeable conductivity developed by chemical engineer
...ble electronic displays and medical sensors. By combining polyaniline with a chemical that gives it conductivity, Loo discovered she could increase the plastics conductivity one- to six-fold based on the version of the chemical added. The results involving the chemical polymer acid were published in the Apr...Biofuels: More than just ethanol
...e emissions from major biofuel cropping systems by combining ecosystem computer model data with estimates of the amount of fossil fuels used to grow and produce crop biofuels." Adler, Del Grosso and Parton used the Daycent biogeochemistry model, developed by Parton and Del Grosso to asses greenhouse gas flux...UT Metroplex institutions to collaborate on biomedical research
...ses in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area are combining their expertise in biomedical science, engineering and physical sciences on projects aimed at solving real-world medical problems. Thirteen interdisciplinary research teams of faculty from UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Arlington and UT Dallas ...Sandia researchers take new approach to studying how cells respond to pathogens
...al microscopy, flow cytometry and immunoassays and combining them into one compact, miniaturized platform using our unique microfluidic and imaging tools," Singh says. Hyperspectral fluorescence imaging with multivariate curve resolution (MCR) is used to image the tagged proteins and provide quantitative mea...Widely used iron nanoparticles exhibit toxic effects on neuronal cells
... the coating material alone are overtly toxic, but combining the two to create water-soluble nanoparticles has a completely different effect," said Pisanic, who carried out the studies as a part of a Ph.D. thesis project at UCSD. Iron oxide nanoparticles are considered promising because they are maneuverable......ptures different information at a different scale, combining them was tricky, but the two together gave a much more extensive picture than either alone. The researchers found that the ring is composed of dot-like structures called podosomes, which are anchored to the cell membrane. When the osteoclast is o...Researchers figure out what makes a simple biological clock tick
...mers. At the same time that the three proteins are combining into complexes and breaking up again, KaiC is also breaking apart into monomers and then recombining. While this provided a valuable new insight into the process, it did not explain what was actually going on. To help decipher the dynamics of this s...Scientists find genes involved in the battle between Hessian flies and wheat
... durability of wheat against Hessian fly attack by combining several genes for resistance or through some other novel strategies," said Shukle, senior and corresponding author of the paper. The toxic oxygen compound defense mechanism in resistant plants stresses the larvae, which then fight back, he said. Th...Largest physics meeting of the year, in Denver
...ccording to calculations by Hansma and colleagues, combining stiff and strong nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes or graphene with just a few percent by weight of biologically inspired adhesives could lead to a new generation of high-performance materials (A4.3). THE COST OF LIGHT Lighting in the US is...Music genes and musical geniuses
...ed on listening and producing music. The idea of combining music and genetics in a single event grew up within the European Genetics Foundation, on initiative of Professor Giovanni Romeo, medical geneticist at the University of Bologna: We realized how music is in itself an extraordinary communication vehicl...NSF funds new Rutgers plant biomaterials initiative
...cts. The research will develop hybrid materials by combining naturally occurring plant substances, such as starch from corn or potatoes, with synthetic degradable polymer biomaterials. This initiative can yield cost-effective, bio-based materials to replace petroleum-derived plastics while creating new econ...News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
...gothetis Putting it all together when it comes to combining information from our senses is usually attributed to "higher" centers in association cortex, yet recent studies suggest that multisensory integration can also occur in primary sensory cortex. This week, Kayser et al. used functional magnetic resonanc...AAAS releases video and first board consensus statement on climate change
...e retreat of sea ice and the rise of sea level are combining to drive them from their village and destroy residents' way of life. Two Shishmaref teachers, two city leaders, and three high-school students who won an essay-writing contest will be on hand at the AAAS event in San Francisco to catch the premie...Preliminary results of largest scan of autism DNA information
... critical role in autism spectrum disorders. "By combining cutting-edge CNV analysis with the more traditional linkage and association [analyses], the scientists now have a promising new experimental framework to look for autism susceptibility genes," said Andy Shih, Autism Speaks chief science officer. "The...European approval of HIV drug darunavir will provide a potent new option with Fuzeon
... influential international guidelines to recommend combining drugs with a new mechanism of action such as FUZEON, with an active boosted PI, such as darunavir/r, as one of the best approaches to achieving an undetectable viral load in treatment-experienced patients. 3, 4, 5, 6 The consequences of maintaining a...