Universe's stringy birth revealed by young Czech scientist in EURYI winning project
...wn research teams at European research centres and launch potential world-leading research careers. Most awards are between 1,000,000 and 1,250,000, comparable in size to the Nobel Prize....2007 EURYI: 20 young researchers to receive Nobel Prize-sized awards for breakthrough ideas
...wn research teams at European research centres and launch potential world-leading research careers. Most awards are between 1,000,000 and 1,250,000, comparable in size to the Nobel Prize. The average age of this years winners is 33.1, making it the youngest group in EURYIs history. (The average age of la...ESA mission highlighted at remote sensing conference
...climate, weather and environment. Scheduled for launch in late 2008, the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity...climate, weather and environment. Scheduled for launch in late 2008, the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission the second Earth Explorer mission...Springer launches Theoretical Ecology
...l to a broad audience of ecologists. The official launch of the journal will take place at the ESA/SER (Ecological Society of America/Society for Ecological Restoration International) Joint Meeting in San Jose, CA, from 5 August to 10 August 2007. Theoretical Ecology will provide for the in-depth discuss...NCRR launches national network to connect investigators based at minority institutions
...initially provide $9.5 million over three years to launch a Translational Research Network that will increase the opportunity for multi-site clinical and translational research among minority and other collaborating institutions throughout the nation. Investigators at these institutions are focused on canc...New research seeks to enhance alternative fuel integration in public vehicle fleets
...technology companies seeking to test, validate and launch alternative energy products. Additionally, the RIT-County partnership will study the potential expansion of the E85 vehicle fleet, explore additional types of flex-fuel vehicles that meet County work requirements, analyze methods to increase the am...Biodesign Institute leads innovative project to prevent cancer
...e Fund (TRIF). The funds allowed Johnstons team to launch the project and obtain the initial supportive data. Space has been allocated at research facilities at the Biodesign Institute and on the Scottsdale campus of Mayo Clinic, with additional faculty and clinicians being hired to support the project. T...Effective new biodiversity data access portal
...obal Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). The launch event took place at an international meeting for s...ng hundreds of millions of data records. With the launch of the Portal, the GBIF network of data providers is set to grow dramatically, from hundreds to thou...UN issues analysis of global investors' sustainable energy 'gold rush'
...ntion on Climate Change: As governments prepare to launch a new round of post-2012 climate change-related negotiations later this year, the report clearly shows that, amid much discussion about the technologies of tomorrow, the finance sector believes the existing technologies of today can and will decarbon...Surprising origin of cell's internal highways
...(MTOC). From the MTOC, the growing microtubules launch out in all directions to the cell's periphery. Their rapid assembly and disassembly helps transport proteins throughout the cell and generate polarized (directional) signal distribution that causes cells to move. While microtubules in some special...Nobel scientists Craig Mello and John Mather to speak on origins of life and universe
...space, the James Webb Space Telescope. Planned for launch in 2013, the new telescope will explore the first galaxies formed in the universe and investigate where stars and planets are being born today. Craig Mello, 2006 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, will give a presentation titled "Life on a...Massive herds of animals found to still exist in Southern Sudan
...Environment, Wildlife Conservation, and Tourism to launch a conservation strategy that will safeguard the regions wildlife and wild lands, which may now rank among the richest in Africa. The plan would include the integration of several thousand ex-combatants from the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army into wild...University of Liverpool launches 10 million small animal teaching hospital
...ing and managing illness in small animals. The launch will also mark the opening of Europes first Hills Pet Mobility Centre to enable a range of orthopaedic and musculoskeletal research projects that could lead to improved treatments for conditions such as arthritis in cats and dogs a condition which a...ESA's water mission instrument passes test program
... platform to form the satellite in preparation for launch next year. After more than 10 years of research ...g sure the instrument will withstand the rigors of launch and the harsh environment in orbit is an extremely important part of the mission development. Theref...Molecular motors may speed nutrient processing
...rking now to understand why intestinal cells might launch vesicles from their microvilli. They know from ongoing vesicle sorting and mass spectrometry studies that the vesicles contain nutrient-processing enzymes and transporters, like the microvillar membrane."One idea is that these vesicles operate remote...Nanotechnology requires immediate changes in EPA
...mendations made are the following: EPA should launch its proposed voluntary program to collect nanotechnology risk information and should begin immediately to revise the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to better deal with nanotechnology. EPA and industry should create a joint research institute...BioMed Central announces new interdisciplinary Biofuels Journal
...wed journals, is pleased to announce the impending launch of Biotechnology for Biofuels. The new journal is the first of its kind to focus exclusively on understanding and advancing the application of biotechnology to improve plant and biological conversion systems for production of fuels from biomass. A...Natural immune-control system may aid treatment of autoimmune disease and tissue rejection
...ptor, but that inadvertently causes the T cells to launch a more ferocious attack. In other cases, antibodies work too well, suppressing the entire immune system, rather than just a portion of it, leaving patients susceptible to dangerous infections. To overcome these problems, researchers have tried to h...Dinosaur hearing, listening to muscle noise, quieter cubicles
...The Falcon 1 is designed to minimize the price per launch and increase reliability for low-Earth-orbit satellites (2pSA1). MYTH-BUSTING IN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Do violin and guitar instruments truly improve their sound quality and playability over time" Examining this "played in" theory, Andrew Piacsek ...2007 Wistar Institute Science Journalism Award winner announced
... features editor with Nature, where he oversaw the launch of the news@nature.com web site. Aldhous's main interests lie in the biological and social sciences, from genetics and stem cells to the psychology of addiction and crime. He is also a roving correspondent, having reported from countries including ...