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Public Release: 11-Nov-2009
Iowa State engineers develop 3-D software to give doctors, students a view inside the body
Iowa State's Eliot Winer and James Oliver have developed technology that turns flat medical scans into vibrant 3-D images that can be shifted, adjusted, zoomed and replayed at will. The technology is now being marketed and sold by a start-up company called BodyViz.com based at Iowa State's CyberInnovation Institute.
Grow Iowa Values Fund

Contact: James Oliver
oliver@iastate.edu
515-294-2649
Iowa State University

Public Release: 10-Nov-2009
University of Colorado butterfly payload to launch Nov. 16 on space shuttle
When NASA's space shuttle Atlantis launches for the International Space Station on Nov. 16 it will carry a University of Colorado at Boulder butterfly experiment that will be monitored by thousands of K-12 students across the nation.
NASA

Contact: Stefanie Countryman
stefanie.countryman@colorado.edu
303-735-5308
University of Colorado at Boulder

Public Release: 5-Nov-2009
Astronomy & Astrophysics
German high-school students involved in an astronomical research project
Astronomy & Astrophysics publishes the results of an unusual research project, by a team involving German high-school students. They present an accurate, long-term ephemeris of the cataclysmic variable EK Ursae Majoris, obtained using a professional remotely controlled telescope.

Contact: Dr. Jennifer Martin
aanda.paris@obspm.fr
Astronomy & Astrophysics

Public Release: 27-Oct-2009
No such thing as a break in a curveball?
Simple animation developed by USC and American University suggests break in curveball is a visual illusion.

Contact: Carl Marziali
marziali@usc.edu
213-740-4751
University of Southern California

Public Release: 22-Oct-2009
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
Is your microrobot up for the (NIST) challenge?
The folks who introduced the world to tiny robots demonstrating soccer skills are creating the next level of friendly competition designed to advance microrobotics. The National Institute of Standards and Technology, in collaboration with IEEE, is inviting university and collegiate student teams to participate in the 2010 NIST Mobile Microrobotics Challenge in May 2010.

Contact: Michael E. Newman
michael.newman@nist.gov
301-975-3025
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Public Release: 20-Oct-2009
Teens aim to make a difference through invention
Today, the Lemelson-MIT Program announced 15 teams of high school students, teachers and mentors selected to participate in the 2009-2010 InvenTeam initiative. The teams will pursue year-long invention projects and be provided with hands-on access to science, technology, engineering and math education.
Lemelson-MIT Program

Contact: Julie Staadecker
jstaadecker@coneinc.com
617-939-8427
Lemelson-MIT Program

Public Release: 15-Oct-2009
First Forerunner DNA -- Prokids Scientific Group Meeting
DNA against traffic in human beings
Granada will host on Oct. 26-27 an international meeting of experts in genetic identification and criminalistics. They will establish protocols to coordinate fight against traffic in human beings. DNA -- Prokids aims at fighting against traffic especially in children.

Contact: Antonio Marín
prokids@ugr.es
34-630-064-328
University of Granada

Public Release: 14-Oct-2009
NJIT baseball guru says Yankees, Dodgers should make World Series
With the League Championship Series set to begin tomorrow, NJIT Mathematics Professor Bruce Bukiet has, once again, analyzed the probability of each team winning their post-season series. Bukiet updates his calculations daily during the Major League Baseball post-season.

Contact: Sheryl Weinstein
sheryl.m.weinstein@njit.edu
973-596-3436
New Jersey Institute of Technology

Public Release: 5-Oct-2009
USGS Science Picks
Do you want to know more about the recent Samoa and Sumatra earthquakes? What's the latest climate change news? Did they really find water on the moon? And can male fish have female features? The answers are in this edition of Science Picks. Also, the nation's earthquake monitoring system is getting a facelift, and Halloween is coming up, making it the perfect time to read up on bats!

Contact: Kara Capelli
kcapelli@usgs.gov
703-648-5086
United States Geological Survey

Public Release: 5-Oct-2009
World-first sustainable racing car to take on Formula 3 at Brands Hatch
Can the idea of "green motorsport" actually work? Yes, according to EPSRC-funded researcher, Dr. Kerry Kirwan at the University of Warwick, who led the research team which designed and built the world-first fully sustainable Formula 3 racing car.

Contact: EPSRC Press Office
pressoffice@epsrc.ac.uk
44-179-344-4404
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

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