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2012 AGU Journalism Awards: Submit Entries by March 16

Each of the two 2012 awards consist of a plaque and a $5,000 stipend, to be presented on 8 December 2012 at the AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco. Entries must…

Studies and Analyses

Weight Training Improves Parkinson’s Symptoms

The clinical trial, which compared two forms of exercise for Parkinson’s disease, was released today and will be presented at the American Academy of…

Studies and Analyses

Walking Speed and Grip Strength Linked to Dementia Risk

That’s according to new research that was released today and will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 64th Annual Meeting in New Orleans April…

Life & Chemistry

Black Arsenic: Exploring Its Properties and Myths

Phosphorus and arsenic are on top of each other in one group of the periodic table, so they have many similar properties. In addition to tubular forms,…

Physics & Astronomy

Nanodevices: Theory goes big

Silicon nanowires are widely recognized as candidates for use in next-generation sensors, battery electrodes and solar cells, and first-principle calculations…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Photonics: Better connected

Silicon is a unique material that has revolutionized electronics; it enables engineers to put millions of electrical devices onto a single chip. Replacing the…

Materials Sciences

Materials chemistry: As good as gold

Graphene — carbon atoms packed in a honeycomb lattice — exhibits exceptional physical and electronic properties not found in conventional materials. Decorating…

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Ernst-Otto Czempiel Award 2012: Call for Peace Research Submissions

The Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) invites submissions for the Ernst-Otto Czempiel Award for peace research. The award, in honour of the former…

Studies and Analyses

Water Shortages Loom for Hundreds of U.S. Counties by 2050

The new report concluded that 7 in 10 of the more than 3,100 U.S. counties could face “some” risk of shortages of fresh water for drinking, farming and other…

Life & Chemistry

Computer sleuthing helps unravel RNA's role in cellular function

University of Central Florida Engineering Assistant Professor Shaojie Zhang used a complex computer program to analyze RNA motifs – the subunits that make up…

Health & Medicine

Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines Show Promise in Early Trials

The U.S. FDA recently approved the first cancer therapeutic vaccine for treatment of metastatic prostate cancer. At least 14 other cancer vaccine strategies…

Information Technology

SOPHY’s clean world

Nowadays, food producers must guarantee high standards with respect to the quality and hygiene of their products. On top of everything, consumers are…

Life & Chemistry

Dust from industrial-scale processing of nanomaterials carries high explosion risk

Their article in ACS' journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research indicates that nanomaterial dust could explode due to a spark with only 1/30th the…

Earth Sciences

Extreme Summer Temperatures: Study Insights from Climate Models

By analyzing observations and results obtained from climate models, a study led by Phil Duffy of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory showed that…

Life & Chemistry

Stem Cell Study in Mice: New Hope for Heart Attack Treatment

A UCSF stem cell study conducted in mice suggests a novel strategy for treating damaged cardiac tissue in patients following a heart attack. The approach…

Physics & Astronomy

Astronomers Capture Stellar Eruption in Real Time

Astrophysicists affiliated with UC Santa Barbara and Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network (LCOGT) contributed to the study.Dubbed the “Great…

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