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Public Release: 17-May-2013
New logistics services that will cut energy consumption and CO2 emissions
The iCargo project (Intelligent Cargo in Efficient and Sustainable Global Logistics Operations) is aiming to cut CO2 emissions, thanks to an improvement in the efficiency of intermodal loading systems and the boosting of intelligent systems that assist decision making. It comprises 29 European organisations with experience in the logistics sector and in supply chain management.

Public Release: 16-May-2013
A*STAR and Cytos bring Singapore's first influenza vaccine to clinical testing
Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research and Switzerland's Cytos Biotechnology AG today announced that the first healthy volunteer has been dosed in a Phase 1 clinical trial with their H1N1 influenza vaccine candidate based on Cytos' proprietary bacteriophage Qbeta virus-like particle technology. In this first Phase 1 clinical trial, the safety and immunogenicity of this novel vaccine candidate and its potential to protect against H1N1 influenza infection will be evaluated.

Agency for Science, Technology and Research

Public Release: 16-May-2013
Columbia licenses novel 3-D organ and tumor segmentation software to Varian Medical Systems
Columbia University has signed a licensing agreement with Varian Medical Systems for novel imaging software that facilitates 3-D segmentation, the process by which anatomical structures in medical images are distinguished from one another -- an important step in the precise planning of cancer surgery and radiation treatments.

Public Release: 16-May-2013
New FASEB analysis documents impact of budget cuts on biomedical research
The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology released a new analysis of National Institutes of Health funding trends highlighting the devastating impact of sequestration on the nation's capacity to support critical research.

Public Release: 16-May-2013
FASEB speaks out in support of peer review and basic research in letter to House Science Committee
Yesterday, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) President Judith Bond, Ph.D., sent a letter to House Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith and Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson expressing FASEB's strong opposition to the proposed "High Quality Research Act."

Public Release: 16-May-2013
DZNE and Charite work together: With joined forces against neurodegenerative diseases
The German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases and Charité -- Universitätsmedizin Berlin are internationally leading institutions for research in the field of neurodegenerative diseases.

Public Release: 16-May-2013
Novel quality control system
Tecnalia is co-ordinating the MUPROD project, which is part of the European Commission's 7th Framework Programme. This initiative involves developing an innovative Quality Control system which is set to drastically change the current concept of End-of-Line quality control and go beyond the established methodologies like Six-sigma and SPC.

Public Release: 15-May-2013

Physical Review Letters
A new laser paradigm: An electrically injected polariton laser
Engineering researchers at the University of Michigan have demonstrated a paradigm-shifting "polariton" laser that's fueled not by light, but by electricity.

Public Release: 15-May-2013
University of Chicago launches Bionimbus Protected Data Cloud to analyze cancer data
The University of Chicago launched the first secure cloud-based computing system that enables researchers to access and analyze human genomic cancer information without the costly and cumbersome infrastructure normally needed to download and store massive amounts of data.

Public Release: 15-May-2013
NRL space test program experiments ship to Japan for flight to the ISS
The DoD Space Test Program STP-H4 payload complement, which includes three Naval Research Laboratory experiments bound for the International Space Station, has been shipped to Japan for integration on the HTV-4 vehicle that is expected to launch from the Tanegashima Space Center in August 2013.

Space Test Program

Public Release: 15-May-2013

Chemical & Engineering News
Renaissance in new drugs for rare diseases
Once famously described as "orphan diseases, too small to be noticed, too small to be funded" in the Hollywood drama "Lorenzo's Oil," rare diseases are getting unprecedented attention today among drug manufacturers, who are ramping up research efforts and marketing new medicines that promise fuller lives for children and other patients with these heartbreaking conditions.

Public Release: 15-May-2013
Springer to collaborate with the Italian Society for the Study of Eating Disorders
Springer and the Italian Society for the Study of Eating Disorders (Società Italiana per lo Studio dei Disturbi del Comportamento Alimentare - SISDCA) have agreed to a five-year collaboration to publish the quarterly journal Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, starting in 2013 with Volume 18. As the official journal of SISDCA, it will be available exclusively in electronic format on SpringerLink. It was formerly published by Kurtis Editrice.

Public Release: 15-May-2013
The drones of oil
Geologists have long used seismology on the bottom of the ocean or have been throwing dynamite from snowmobiles when they look for oil. But now researchers at Centre for integrated petroleum research in Bergen, Norway, have found a new preferred method -- using flying drones with cameras to map new oil reserves from the air.

Public Release: 15-May-2013
Core for Life, a new European alliance in biomedical research
As life sciences become increasingly dependent on technology, research centres create separate "core facilities" with innovative and cutting edge technologies, to serve their own institute. From now on "Core for Life" -- members will share the fast-evolving technologies and expertise from their core facilities at European level. This will allow them to maximize resources and best practices to produce excellent science. Core for Life members today are CRG (Spain), VIB (Belgium), EMBL (Germany), FGCZ (Switzerland), MPI-CBG (Germany) and VBC-CSF (Austria).

Public Release: 15-May-2013
Queen's scientists develop 'magic bullet' nanomedicine for Acute Lung Injury
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have devised a 'magic bullet' nanomedicine which could become the first effective treatment for Acute Lung Injury or ALI, a condition affecting 20 percent of all patients in intensive care.

Public Release: 14-May-2013
NRL's MIGHTI slated for launch on ICON mission
A Naval Research Laboratory instrument designed to study the Earth's thermosphere is part of a satellite mission that NASA has selected to move forward into development (Phase B), with launch expected in 2017.

NASA

Public Release: 14-May-2013
ASPS supports new legislation to ensure women are aware of all breast cancer treatment options
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons announced its strong support of the "Breast Cancer Patient Education Act." This bipartisan legislation is being introduced in the US House of Representatives. Singer/songwriter Jewel joins breast cancer survivors in a new PSA calling for breast cancer patients to be educated about their surgery options. The new PSA encourages the public to contact their member of Congress in support of the "Breast Cancer Patient Education Act."

Public Release: 14-May-2013
Saudi Arabia looks to NREL for solar monitoring expertise
Saudi Arabia is planning to move aggressively into renewable energy, with plans to install more solar and wind power in the next 20 years than the rest of the world has installed to date. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is working with the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory for training and expertise in measuring its solar resource.

US Department of Energy

Public Release: 14-May-2013
Carnegie Mellon partners with Human Rights Data Analysis Group to improve Syrian casualty reporting
Carnegie Mellon University's Center for Human Rights Science is partnering with the Human Rights Data Analysis Group to improve mass casualty estimation and will start with the ongoing uprising in Syria.

Public Release: 14-May-2013
TGen and Riddell announce partnership for biomarker study of concussive injuries
Head protection plays a vital role in the health and safety of any athlete participating in helmeted sports. In a move that could help revolutionize football player safety, the Translational Genomics Research Institute, and Easton-Bell Sports through its Riddell brand, announced today it would work together on a study designed to advance athlete concussion detection and treatment. Information gathered through the study will also be used to develop new football headgear and further refine updates to player monitoring technology.

Public Release: 14-May-2013
Where, when will thunderstorms strike Colorado's Front Range, adjacent Great Plains?
To better predict where and when spring thunderstorms rip across Colorado's Front Range and the adjacent Great Plains, researchers are launching a major field project this week with high-flying aircraft and fine-grained computer simulations.

Public Release: 14-May-2013
University of Maryland Medical Center launches genetic-testing program for cardiac patients
Patients with coronary artery disease who undergo treatment at the University of Maryland Medical Center now can receive long-term therapy based on information found in their genes. As part of a new personalized medicine initiative, the medical center is offering genetic testing to help doctors determine which medication a patient should take after a stenting procedure in order to prevent blood clots that could lead to serious -- and potentially fatal -- heart attacks and strokes.

National Institutes of Health

Public Release: 14-May-2013
The UPV/EHUs IXA Group helps to improve the use of the colossal digital library Europeana
Automatic language processing is essential to be able to select information properly in any Internet search. As part of the European PATHS project, the UPV/EHU's IXA Group has, by means of language technologies, analyzed and added to the content of the huge Europeana digital library.

Public Release: 13-May-2013
IEEE-USA urges Senate to reject expanding H-1B visa program
IEEE-USA is urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject amendments to the comprehensive immigration bill that would increase H-1B temporary visa numbers, weaken safeguards for US and foreign workers and facilitate the outsourcing of American jobs.

Public Release: 13-May-2013

MOOCs Forum
MOOCs FORUM journal debuts summer 2013
MOOCs FORUM, a new journal, is the only publication dedicated exclusively to the development, design, and deployment of the game-changing Massive Open Online Courses.


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