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Public Release: 20-May-2013
 Lab on a ChipUC Davis engineers create on-wetting fabric drains sweat Waterproof fabrics that whisk away sweat could be the latest application of microfluidic technology developed by bioengineers at UC Davis. 
National Science Foundation
Contact: Andy Fell
Public Release: 20-May-2013
Applied Physics LettersIron-platinum alloys could be new-generation hard drives UC Davis researchers have found a convenient way to make layered iron-platinum alloys and tailor their properties, a promising material for a potential new generation of data storage media.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Andy Fell
Public Release: 20-May-2013
Nano LettersResearchers perform fastest measurements ever made of ion channel proteins A team of researchers at Columbia Engineering has used miniaturized electronics to measure the activity of individual ion-channel proteins with temporal resolution as fine as one microsecond, producing the fastest recordings of single ion channels ever performed. They designed a custom integrated circuit to perform these measurements, in which an artificial cell membrane and ion channel are attached directly to the surface of the amplifier chip.
National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation
Contact: Holly Evarts
Public Release: 20-May-2013
Journal of Physical Chemistry LettersOpening doors to foldable electronics with inkjet-printed graphene Imagine a bendable tablet computer or an electronic newspaper that could fold to fit in a pocket. The technology for these devices may not be so far off, thanks to new research from Northwestern University.
Office of Naval Research
Contact: Megan Fellman
Public Release: 20-May-2013
Optics LettersComing into existence A new experiment establishes a heralding efficiency that might allow loopholes to be eliminated in the validation of spooky action-at-a-distance in quantum reality.
National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Science Foundation
Contact: Phillip F. Schewe
Public Release: 20-May-2013
Nano LettersPenn engineers' nanoantennas improve infrared sensing A team of University of Pennsylvania engineers has used a pattern of nanoantennas to develop a new way of turning infrared light into mechanical action, opening the door to more sensitive infrared cameras and more compact chemical-analysis techniques.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Evan Lerner
Public Release: 20-May-2013
Not just blowing in the wind: Compressing air for renewable energy storage A comprehensive study into the potential for compressed air energy storage in the Pacific Northwest has identified two locations in Washington state that could store enough wind energy to power about 85,000 homes each month.
Bonneville Power Administration, DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Contact: Franny White
Public Release: 20-May-2013
ACS NanoPenn research makes advance in nanotech gene sequencing technique The allure of personalized medicine has made new, more efficient ways of sequencing genes a top research priority. One promising technique involves reading DNA bases using changes in electrical current as they are threaded through a nanoscopic hole. Now, a team led by University of Pennsylvania physicists has used solid-state nanopores to differentiate single-stranded DNA molecules containing sequences of a single repeating base.
National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health
Contact: Evan Lerner
Public Release: 20-May-2013
Hearing ResearchNew study finds blind people have the potential to use their 'inner bat' to locate objects New research from the University of Southampton has shown that blind and visually impaired people have the potential to use echolocation, similar to that used by bats and dolphins, to determine the location of an object. Contact: Peter Franklin
Public Release: 20-May-2013
Journal of American Board of Family MedicineBreakup of physician, drug company relationship could improve health care, cut cost A new report suggests that improved health care and significant reductions in drug costs might be attained by breaking up the age-old relationship between physicians and drug company representatives who promote the newest, more costly and often unnecessary prescription drugs. Contact: Daniel Hartung
Public Release: 20-May-2013
Nature GeoscienceSlow earthquakes: It's all in the rock mechanics Earthquakes that last minutes rather than seconds are a relatively recent discovery, according to an international team of seismologists. Researchers have been aware of these slow earthquakes, only for the past five to 10 years because of new tools and new observations, but these tools may explain the triggering of some normal earthquakes and could help in earthquake prediction.
National Science Foundation, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Contact: A'ndrea Elyse Messer
Public Release: 20-May-2013
2013 AAPS National Biotechnology ConferenceGerm-fighting vaccine system makes great strides in delivery A novel vaccine study from South Dakota State University will headline the groundbreaking research that will be unveiled at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists' National Biotechnology Conference. The meeting takes place Monday, May 20 - Wednesday, May 22 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina. Contact: Kimberly Brown
Public Release: 20-May-2013
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesMolecular trigger for Alzheimer's disease identified Researchers have pinpointed a catalytic trigger for the onset of Alzheimer's disease -- when the fundamental structure of a protein molecule changes to cause a chain reaction that leads to the death of neurons in the brain. Contact: Fred Lewsey
Public Release: 20-May-2013
GeosphereNew GEOSPHERE science online covers Himalaya, Colorado River, McMurdo Sound, and more New Geosphere postings online on 7 and 16 May include additions to two special issues: CRevolution 2: Origin and Evolution of the Colorado River System II and The ANDRILL McMurdo Ice Shelf and Southern McMurdo Sound Drilling Projects. Other articles cover India-Asia collision; a Late Triassic snapshot in the US Southwest; the Alabama and western Georgia Blue Ridge; and the Jemez Mountains volcanic field. Contact: Christa Stratton
Public Release: 20-May-2013
GeologyNew in GEOLOGY: Gems, Darwin, Mars, Hemp, Snowball Earth, a Siberian Impact Crater, and More New Geology articles posted online ahead of print May 9 and 16, 2013 cover a wide swath of geoscience subdisciplines, including minerals exploration, archaeology, planetary geology, tectonics, oceanography, geophysics, and paleobotany. Locations studied include Siberia; the Sumatran subduction margin; the Monte Arsiccio mine at Alpi Apuane, Italy; Ukraine; Mars; and the Southeastern US Atlantic Margin. Contact: Christa Stratton
Public Release: 20-May-2013
OncogeneTeam finds mechanism linking key inflammatory marker to cancer In a new study described in the journal Oncogene, researchers reveal how a key player in cell growth, immunity and the inflammatory response can be transformed into a primary contributor to tumor growth.
NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Contact: Diana Yates
Public Release: 20-May-2013
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesProtein study suggests drug side effects are inevitable A new study of both computer-created and natural proteins suggests that the number of unique pockets -- sites where small molecule pharmaceutical compounds can bind to proteins -- is surprisingly small, meaning drug side effects may be impossible to avoid.
National Institutes of Health
Contact: John Toon
Public Release: 20-May-2013
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPrinciples of locomotion in confined spaces could help robot teams work underground Future teams of subterranean search and rescue robots may owe their success to the lowly fire ant, a much-despised insect whose painful bites and extensive networks of underground tunnels are all-too-familiar to people living in the southern United States.
National Science Foundation, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Contact: John Toon
Public Release: 20-May-2013
Journal of Clinical InvestigationDiabetes drug tested in Parkinson's disease patients In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Dr. Thomas Foltynie and colleagues at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London investigated the use of a drug approved for diabetes care, Exenatide, in PD patients.
Cure Parkinson's Trust
Contact: Jillian Hurst
Public Release: 19-May-2013
Nature PhysicsCompetition in the quantum world Physicists led by Rainer Blatt and Peter Zoller experimentally gained a deep insight into the nature of quantum mechanical phase transitions. They are the first scientists that simulated the competition between two rival dynamical processes at a novel type of transition between two quantum mechanical orders. They have published the results of their work in the journal Nature Physics. Contact: Philipp Schindler
Public Release: 19-May-2013
Nature MaterialsKinks and curves at the nanoscale Since 2004, materials scientists and nanotechnology experts have been excited about a special of arrangement of atoms called a "coherent twin boundary" that can add enormous strength to metals like gold and copper. The CTBs are described as "perfect," appearing like a one-atom-thick plane in models and images. New research shows that these boundaries are not perfect. Even more surprising, the newly discovered kinks and defects appear to be the cause of the CTB's strength.
US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, NASA
Contact: Joshua Brown
Public Release: 19-May-2013
American Society for Microbiology 2013 General MeetingEngineered microbes grow in the dark Scientists at the University of California, Davis have engineered a strain of photosynthetic cyanobacteria to grow without the need for light. They report their findings today at the 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Contact: Jim Sliwa
Public Release: 19-May-2013
American Society for Microbiology 2013 General MeetingBacteria use hydrogen, carbon dioxide to produce electricity Researchers have engineered a strain of electricity-producing bacteria that can grow using hydrogen gas as its sole electron donor and carbon dioxide as its sole source of carbon. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst report their findings at the 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Contact: Jim Sliwa
Public Release: 19-May-2013
Nature ChemistryRNA capable of catalyzing electron transfer on early earth with iron's help, study says A new study shows how complex biochemical transformations may have been possible under conditions that existed when life began on the early Earth. The study shows that RNA is capable of catalyzing electron transfer under conditions similar to those of the early Earth.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Astrobiology Institute
Contact: John Toon
Public Release: 17-May-2013
PLOS ONENow we know why old scizophrenia medicine works on antibiotics-resistant bacteria An old medicine for schizophrenia is effective at treating something completely different than it was designed for: antibiotic-resistant bacteria. So far it has been a mystery how this old schizophrenia medicine works, but now researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have figured it out. This can lead to a new medicine against the increasingly threatening antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Contact: Birgitte Svennevig
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