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Showing releases 51-75 out of 78.
Public Release: 11-Sep-2012
 Data Mining and Knowledge RecoveryResearchers devise more accurate method for predicting hurricane activity Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new method for forecasting seasonal hurricane activity that is 15 percent more accurate than previous techniques. 
National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy
Contact: Matt Shipman
Public Release: 10-Sep-2012
ORNL roof and attic design proves efficient in summer and winter A new kind of roof-and-attic system field-tested at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory keeps homes cool in summer and prevents heat loss in winter, a multi-seasonal efficiency uncommon in roof and attic design. Contact: Bill Cabage
Public Release: 10-Sep-2012
Nature BiotechnologyExpanding database enables discoveries in emerging field of metabolomics Over the last decade, metabolomics has emerged as the newest of the "omic" sciences (following genomics and proteomics) to provide comprehensive biochemical information about cellular metabolism. This new field has revealed that many of the chemicals involved in or produced through metabolism are currently unknown, but may play vital and previously unappreciated roles in human health and disease.
California Institute of Regenerative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Energy
Contact: Mika Ono
Public Release: 10-Sep-2012
ScienceSalt seeds clouds in the Amazon rainforest Analysis at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Advanced Light Source was a key contributor to the discovery, by a team led by the Max Planck Institute of Chemistry, that potassium salts emitted into the Amazon rainforest biosphere during the night by plants and fungi are the minuscule particles on which organic compounds condense to form cloud nuclei – the seeds of mist and clouds that each day form anew over the jungle.
Max Planck Socuiety, US Department of Energy/Office of Science
Contact: Paul Preuss
Public Release: 10-Sep-2012
Nature Climate ChangeLawrence Livermore researchers find wind power not enough to affect global climate Though there is enough power in the earth's winds to be a primary source of near-zero emission electric power for the world, large-scale high altitude wind power generation is unlikely to substantially affect climate. Contact: Anne Stark
Public Release: 7-Sep-2012
ScienceClearer look at how iron reacts in the environment Scientists have developed a the first way to watch electrons hop in semiconductors. This opens research possibilities for premeditation, solar cells, batteries, hydrogen generation, catalysis.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Tona Kunz
Public Release: 6-Sep-2012
ORNL's newly licensed neutron detector will advance human disease research A neutron detector developed for studies focused on life science, drug discovery and materials technology has been licensed by PartTec Ltd. The Indiana-based manufacturer of radiation detection technologies is moving the technology developed at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory toward the commercial marketplace. Contact: Jennifer Brouner
Public Release: 3-Sep-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesMass spec makes the clinical grade A new mass spectrometry-based test identifies proteins from blood with as much accuracy and sensitivity as the antibody-based tests used clinically, researchers report this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition online. The head-to-head comparison using blood samples from cancer patients measured biomarkers, proteins whose presence identifies a disease or condition. The technique should be able to speed up development of protein-specific diagnostic tests and treatment.
National Institutes of Health, Department of Energy
Contact: Mary Beckman
Public Release: 30-Aug-2012
Los Alamos provides HOPE for radiation belt storm probes Los Alamos National Laboratory expertise in radiation detection and shielding is poised to help a national team of scientists better understand a mysterious region that can create hazardous space weather near our home planet. Contact: James E. Rickman
Public Release: 30-Aug-2012
ScienceUp in the air: Heating by black carbon aerosol re-evaluated Black carbon, in the form of soot particles, has been ranked just behind carbon dioxide for its role in warming regional and global climates. But a new study finds airborne black carbon absorbs significantly less sunlight than scientists had predicted, leading an international team of researchers to reconsider the impact of soot on atmospheric warming.
NOAA, Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy, California Air Resources Board, Canadian Federal Government
Contact: Ed Hayward
Public Release: 30-Aug-2012
ScienceScience study shows 'promiscuous' enzymes still prevalent in metabolism Open an undergraduate biochemistry textbook and you will learn that enzymes are highly efficient and specific in catalyzing chemical reactions in living organisms, and that they evolved to this state from their "sloppy" and "promiscuous" ancestors to allow cells to grow more efficiently. This fundamental paradigm is being challenged in a new study by bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego.
National Institutes of Health, US Department of Energy
Contact: Catherine Hockmuth
Public Release: 27-Aug-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPlants unpack winter coats when days get shorter Mechanisms that protect plants from freezing are placed in storage during the summer and wisely unpacked when days get shorter. Michael Thomashow, University Distinguished Professor of molecular genetics, demonstrates how the CBF cold response pathway is inactive during warmer months when days are long, and how it's triggered by waning sunlight to prepare plants for freezing temperatures.
National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy
Contact: Layne Cameron
Public Release: 27-Aug-2012
Physical Review ECooled coal emissions would clean air and lower health and climate-change costs Refrigerating coal-plant emissions would reduce levels of dangerous chemicals that pour into the air -- including carbon dioxide by more than 90 percent -- at a cost of 25 percent efficiency, according to a simple math-driven formula designed by a team of University of Oregon physicists.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Jim Barlow
Public Release: 27-Aug-2012
Fertility and SterilityNutrition tied to improved sperm DNA quality in older men A new study led by Berkeley Lab scientists found that a healthy intake of micronutrients is strongly associated with improved sperm DNA quality in older men. In younger men, however, a higher intake of micronutrients didn't improve their sperm DNA.
NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Contact: Dan Krotz
Public Release: 23-Aug-2012
ChemCam laser first analyses yield beautiful results Members of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover ChemCam team, including Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists, squeezed in a little extra target practice after zapping the first fist-sized rock that was placed in the laser's crosshairs last weekend. Much to the delight of the scientific team, the laser instrument has fired nearly 500 shots so far that have produced strong, clear data about the composition of the Martian surface. Contact: James E. Rickman
Public Release: 23-Aug-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesResearch on wood formation sheds light on plant biology Scientists at North Carolina State University have discovered a phenomenon never seen before in plants while studying molecular changes inside tree cells as wood is formed.
US Department of Energy Office of Biological and Environmental Research
Contact: Dr. Vincent Chiang
Public Release: 22-Aug-2012
Nucleic Acids ResearchIowa State, Ames Lab researchers study the structure of drug resistance in tuberculosis A research group led by Edward Yu of Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory is beginning to study disease resistance in tuberculosis. The researchers started their TB studies by describing the structure of a regulator that controls the expression of a pump that removes toxins from the bacteria. The finding was recently published online by the journal Nucleic Acids Research.
National Institutes of Health, US Department of Energy/Office of Basic Energy Sciences
Contact: Edward Yu
Public Release: 20-Aug-2012
Nature Climate ChangeMarine species at risk unless drastic protection policies put in place Many marine species will be harmed or won't survive if the levels of carbon dioxide continue to increase. Current protection policies and management practices are unlikely to be enough to save them. Unconventional, non-passive methods to conserve marine ecosystems need to be considered if various marine species are to survive. Contact: Anne Stark
Public Release: 20-Aug-2012
Physical Review LettersIt's always sunny in Caltech Lab In orbit around Earth is a wide range of satellites that we rely on for everything from television feeds to GPS navigation. Although these spacecraft soar high above storms on Earth, they are still vulnerable to weather from the sun. Large solar flares can cause widespread damage, which is why researchers at Caltech are working to learn more about the possible precursors to solar flares called plasma loops by recreating them in the lab.
National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy, Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Contact: Brian Bell
Public Release: 20-Aug-2012
Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyTeaching a microbe to make fuel A genetically modified organism could turn carbon dioxide or waste products into a gasoline-compatible transportation fuel.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Sarah McDonnell
Public Release: 17-Aug-2012
ChemCam laser sets its sights on first Martian target Members of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover ChemCam team have received the first photos from the instrument's remote micro imager. The successful capture of ChemCam's first 10 photos sets the stage for the first test bursts of the instrument's rock-zapping laser in the near future. Contact: James E. Rickman
Public Release: 16-Aug-2012
Ecological ApplicationsORNL researchers improve soil carbon cycling models A new carbon cycling model developed at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory better accounts for the carbon dioxide-releasing activity of microbes in the ground, improving scientists' understanding of the role soil will play in future climate change. Contact: Jennifer Brouner
Public Release: 14-Aug-2012
The Plant CellFinding new research frontiers in a single cell Pioneering mass spectrometry methods developed at the US Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory are helping plant biologists get their first glimpses of never-before-seen plant tissue structures. The new method opens up new realms of study, ones that might have long-ranging implications for biofuels research and crop genetics.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Laura Millsaps
Public Release: 13-Aug-2012
Researchers work to further biofuel production without increasing food prices This fall, MU scientists are beginning a study to determine how non-food biofuel crops, such as switchgrass, grow in marginal land along the floodplains, where most crops cannot thrive. The team in the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources has received a $5.4 million grant from the US Department of Energy to further its research.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Christian Basi
Public Release: 13-Aug-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesHurricanes can be 50 percent stronger if passing over fresh water, says Texas A&M study If a hurricane's path carries it over large areas of fresh water, it will potentially intensify 50 percent faster than those that do not pass over such regions, meaning it has greater potential to become a stronger storm and be more devastating, according to a study co-written by a group of researchers at Texas A&M University.
National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation of China
Contact: Keith Randall
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