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Environmental Conservation

Alfalfa Sprouts Reveal Secrets of Meandering River Formation

Sinuous, meandering streams produce diverse and wildlife-rich habitats and are the aim of many river restoration efforts, but until now, the bank, water flow…

Awards Funding

Ohio University Alumnus Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Ramakrishnan attended Ohio University's graduate physics program starting in 1971, earning his Ph.D. in 1976. After completing his doctorate Ramakrishnan…

Event News

Restoration of the Baltic Sea – Limitations and Possibilities

The objective of ScanBalt Forum is to gather scientist, managers, stakeholders and government officials to disseminate experiences and discuss the…

Environmental Conservation

New NIST Database on Gas Hydrates to Aid Energy and Climate Research

Sometimes described as “flammable ice,” hydrates consist of water molecules that create cages around “guest molecules” such as methane, which is one carbon…

Awards Funding

Cancer Research Institute Announces Winner of 2009 Frederick Alt Award for New Discoveries in Immunology

CRI presented the award to Dr. Rao during a special reception and dinner for CRI-funded graduate students and postdoctoral fellows held the evening of…

Seminars Workshops

November Workshop to Examine Challenges to Innovation in Advanced Manufacturing

The workshop’s goal is to identify the key industry factors driving innovation in advanced manufacturing technology and the measurement- and standards-related…

Event News

Webinars on Planning for Smart Grid Panel Announced

The Smart Grid incorporates digital computing and communications technology in the nation’s electric power infrastructure, enabling two way flows of…

Physics & Astronomy

Local Connections to the Cosmos Right Here in Waterloo and Guelph!

With several local rover connections, the visit will be a homecoming of sorts. Spirit and Opportunity are the two current Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) and are…

Information Technology

Researchers Probe Computer 'Commonsense Knowledge'

For artificial intelligence scientists, enabling computers to have such human-level intelligence requires a commonsense knowledge base that can evolve and…

Materials Sciences

UW's Newly Named 'Lamborghini Lab' Brings Composite Parts to Sports-car Arena

The UW is the first university in the country to collaborate with Lamborghini. The company has committed to provide substantial funding for lab equipment and…

Physics & Astronomy

Large-Scale Cousin of Elusive ’Magnetic Monopoles’ Found at NIST

In 1931, Paul Dirac, one of the rock stars of the physics world, made the somewhat startling prediction that “magnetic monopoles,” or particles possessing only…

Life & Chemistry

Models Begin to Unravel How Single DNA Strands Combine

Present in the cells of all living organisms, DNA is composed of two intertwined strands and contains the genetic “blueprint” through which all living…

Earth Sciences

Trackway Analysis Shows How Dinosaurs Coped with Slippery Slopes

The research, conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan, Argentina's Universidad de Buenos Aires, and the Iziko South African Museum in Cape Town,…

Earth Sciences

Sand Dunes Reveal Unexpected Dryness During Heavy Monsoon

But the sandy dunefields that mark the desert margin between greener pastures to the south and the Gobi Desert to the north are a rich source of information…

Health & Medicine

Safe Food Handling Labels on Take-out Containers Can Help Restaurants Stand Apart in the Marketplace

“With leftovers, people need information the moment they pull that container or clamshell package from the fridge,” said Doug Powell, a K-State associate…

Health & Medicine

New Findings About Brain Proteins Suggest Possible Way to Fight Alzheimer’s

The findings, available online in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggest a promising new tactic against the devastating illness,…

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