ORNL, U.S. Air Force launch educational program
...ng or physics at the University of Tennessee. The masters degree program also will be coordinated through OR...or officers who already have advanced technical or masters degrees. Participants in this program will work with ORNL staff in a chosen research field, with an ...UF researcher: Ideas about fossil horses undergo evolution in thinking
...ive shrub nibblers to the statuesque, grass-eating masters of the open plains, said Bruce MacFadden, a UF paleontologist whose article appears in this week's issue of the journal Science . But the new horse sense is that the equine mammals are adaptable critters whose size, diet and range depended on geogra...MIT's nanoprinter could mass-produce nano-devices
...re identical to the master and can thus be used as masters themselves. This increases print output exponentially while enabling the reproduction of very complex nano-scale patterns. One such pattern is found on a DNA microarray, a silicon or glass chip printed with up to 500,000 tiny dots. Each dot comprises...Ultra-fast camera captures how hummingbirds hover
Hummingbirds are masters of the air--unique among birds for their ability to hover for long periods of time. Using a sophisticated digital imaging technique, scientists have now determined the aerodynamics of hummingbird flight. These latest data disprove conclusions from nu......ns, high pH-values, or high temperatures. Nature's masters of adaptation, they are model organisms from which researchers can draw conclusions about the first organisms on earth. The scientists studied mechanisms that make survival possible for the single-celled organisms, which are rod-shaped and are only f...Virginia Tech geobiologist wins Schuchert Award
... data." A native of Poland, Kowalewski earned his masters degree in geology from the University of Warsaw and his Ph.D. in geosciences from the University of Arizona. He joined the Virginia Tech faculty in 1998 and has received numerous honors since that time, including the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Awar...Turkish scientist's discovery of how proteins work
...molecular biology at Ume University and received a masters of science degree in 1998, remaining there for Ph....University of Jerusalem, where he first obtained a masters of science degree under the guidance of Hagai Ginsburg in the Department of Biological Chemistry and...The American obsession with the perfect lawn
...he lawn-care industry. Some of those companies are masters of marketing, convincing Americans that they need the perfect, manicured lawn, while simultaneously making it impossible to attain. "They sell consumers on the need to buy chemicals to kill what they call 'weeds,' plants like clover that in reality h...Cuttlefish masters of disguise despite colorblindness
...journal Vision Research, confirms that while these masters of disguise change their appearance based on visual cues, they do so while being completely colorblind. While previous research has reported cuttlefish colorblindness, MBL Research Associate Lydia Mthger and her colleagues in Roger Hanlon's laborator...The birds and the b's: Challenging Chomsky, starlings learn 'human-only' syntax patterns
...'ve learned to novel stimuli something humans are masters at doing. Early results suggest they don't, leaving humans the reigning champs of generalizing from patterns....Squid skin reveals hidden messages
..., WOODS HOLE, MA -- In the animal world, squid are masters of disguise. Pigmented skin cells enable them to camouflage themselves--almost instantaneously--from predators. Squid also produce polarized skin patterns by regulating the iridescence of their skin, possibly creating a "hidden communication channel"...EMBO honors triple talents of UK scientist, author, broadcaster
...he EMBO selection panel said of the winner: "Leroi masters the worlds of science writing and broadcasting with the skill and versatility of a seasoned media professional, all the time remaining grounded in the science behind the story. This flair for communication combined with his attention to scientific de...Weather forecasting technique wins top prize in 2006 Collegiate Inventors Competition
...augland received his bachelors degree in 2001, his masters degree in 2002, and his Ph.D. in May of 2006. Graduate winners Craig Hashi, 24, and YiQian Zhu, 31, have been recognized for their invention of a tissue-engineered vascular graft. Their research shows that they can create small bioengineered blo...Nanotechnology key to China's future economic success
...Scholars in Washington, DC. Michelson received his masters degree in international science and technology policy from The George Washington University....Free public events at the 2007 AAAS Annual Meeting
...arry went on leave from Stanford after earning his masters degree. In 2002, he was named a World Economic Forum Global Leader for Tomorrow. He is a member of the National Advisory Committee of the University of Michigans College of Engineering. Together with Sergey Brin, Larry was honored with the Marconi Pr...MBL, WOODS HOLE, MACuttlefish are well-known masters of disguise who use highly developed camouflage tactics to blend in almost instantaneously with their surroundings. These relatives of octopuses and squid are part of a class of animals called cephalopods and are found in marine habitats worldwide. C...LA Times reporters receive Public Communications Award from American Society for Microbiology
...lors degree in biology from Brown University and a masters in biological psychology from UC Berkeley. The "Altered Oceans" series prompted hundreds of readers to write letters to the editor, send emails or post comments at a discussion forum on the Times website. Reader interest was so great that Weiss is ...Light-activated therapy targets DNA components
...arkatullah University Bhopal, M.P., India, and her masters degree from Tennessee Technological University. Aspects of DNA photocleavage ability of the new molecules will also be presented in the paper, Coupling Ru or Os light absorbers to reactive Pt complexes: Excited state reactivity and DNA photocleavag......lls take over. "Both kinds of clock cells can be masters at different times," said Stoleru, likening the ne...ells process light information, so they become the masters in the summer, though it all may happen gradually. We don't know how the switch from slave to master...UTSA neurobiologist awarded $225,000 from Whitehall Foundation
... genetic engineering. Gaufo earned his bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in biology at The University of California, Berkeley....