Tomorrow's green nanofactories
...rashes and data loss in computers. A new podcast explores how nanotechnology researcher Angela Belcher, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is working with viruses to make them do good things. By exploiting a viruss ability to replicate rapidly and combine with semiconductor and electronic mat...Omega-3 fatty acids protect eyes against retinopathy, study finds
...M.D., Ph.D., director of the NEI, said, This study explores the potential benefit of dietary omega-3 fatty acids in protecting against the development and progression of retinal disease. The study gives us a better understanding of the biological processes that lead to retinopathy and how to intervene to prev...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- May 23, 2007
...cal & Engineering News , ACS' weekly newsmagazine, explores that possibility in a script that reads like an environmental version of the hit film, Blood Diamond . The article, written by C&EN Senior Editor Cheryl Hogue, reveals a little-known market for mercury , a toxic liquid metal now being phased out...Babies able to tell through visual cues when speakers switch languages: UBC study
...in the May 25 issue of the journal Science, Weikum explores whether babies use visual speech information to tell the difference between someone speaking their native language(s) and an unfamiliar language. Weikum is a UBC Neuroscience doctoral student working with Canada Research Chair and Psychology Prof. Ja...Spotlight on liver disease: Improving today's treatments
...esented today at Digestive Disease Week 2007 (DDW) explores the many unknowns of liver disease by examining new liver biomarkers, understanding disease complications and assessing novel treatments for their disease-fighting potential. DDW is the largest international gathering of physicians and researchers i...Drought sensitivity shapes species distribution patterns in tropical forests
...ot as well known. This study, published in Nature, explores these patterns. A contingent of researchers from around the world, including Panama, Germany, USA and Canada, have uncovered that tropical plant species distribution patterns are linked to the plants drought sensitivity. For this study, the rese...Researchers at Illinois explore queen bee longevity
...sses in invertebrates and vertebrates. The study explores these factors in queen honey bees. How, the researchers wanted to know, could the queen achieve such a long life compared with her sisters while also devoting so much energy to reproduction" "Many times the way organisms achieve longevity is via a ...Ecology in an era of globalization
...al issue, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment explores ecology in an era of globalization, looking at the impacts of human migration, production systems, and invasive species on ecosystems and people throughout North, Central, and South America. Scientists from throughout the Americas gathered last year...Nanotechnology provides 'green' path to environmentally sustainable economy
...holars and The Pew Charitable Trusts. The report explores potentially beneficial links between nanotechnology essentially, science and engineering practiced on the molecular scale and green chemistry and engineering, which aim to minimize environmental impacts through resource-conserving and waste-elimina......ebut issue of the monthly NanoFrontiers newsletter explores several developments in nanomedicine and examines where they might lead over the long term. Efforts focused on detecting, diagnosing, treating, and ultimately preventing cancer are used to illustrate nanotechnology-enabled progress in biomedicine. ...UT Metroplex institutions to collaborate on biomedical research
...sor of psychiatry at UT Southwestern. This project explores the neurobiological basis for self-harming behaviors among depressed pediatric patients. "Fabrication and evaluation of a combined near infrared fluorescence and hyperspectral imaging system for carbon nanotube vectors" Dr. Harold "Skip" Garne...Neurophysiologist explores the mysteries of the human brain
...rcher on the forefront of brain studies, Dr. Steen explores the latest findings on a host of topics: Consciousness, unconsciousness, and brain death Learning, memory, and role of genes Motivation, aggression, and the range of emotions The plasticity of the growing brain Mental illness and treatment H...30th anniversary of the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize
... Society's Otto Hahn Medal in 2005. Christian Wild explores processes whose influence on ecosystems was previously underestimated, and which are crucial for understanding fossil coral reefs and for understanding and protecting modern coral reefs. The socio-political significance of the projects pursued by Chr...Virginia Tech's System X supercomputer provides super tool for simulation of cell division
...terministic global search algorithm systematically explores the parameter space, finding good values," Watson said. "Then the local search algorithm improves the values from the starting points found by the global algorithm." The parallel computer programs can now be used by others for similar problems. "Th...... society. In a lively, fascinating discussion that explores the behaviors of bees, bats, and humans in various normal and deviant social settings evolutionary psychologist Nigel Barber explains the evolutionary basis of these wide-ranging phenomena. Beginning with Darwin's theory, Barber shows how the origin...The secret women keep from themselves
... University of Virginia Health System, exposes and explores this secret in her new book, Satisfaction: Women, Sex, and the Quest for Intimacy, which is scheduled for release by Ballentine/Random House in mid-January. Busy, overburdened lives often alter women's and men's libidos. Even when dissatisfied with...'PET/CT in Cancer Patient Management' examined in Journal of Nuclear Medicine Supplement
...is publishing a unique collection of articles that explores the role of 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging in patient screening, cancer diagnosis, initial treatment planning, treatment monitoring and detection of early recurrence. "Oncologists, internists, general practitioners, radiologists and nuclear medicine physic...The National Academies' Distinguished Speaker Series runs Jan. 17-March 21, 2007
...Economy: Possibilities and Hurdles Michael Ramage explores how using hydrogen as a major fuel could transform the U.S. energy system. Using only domestic resources, the potential exists for replacing gasoline with hydrogen over the next half century. This shift could increase energy security and eliminate al...U of Illinois professor tout health benefits of Hispanic foods and beverages
... their simple nutritional value--and the book also explores ways to make these foods more appealing to the American palate. Theres even a chapter on the chemical properties and flavor enhancement of tequila and Margaritas," she said. De Mejia is most interested in the bioactive properties of mate tea. Used ...