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Hubble discovers a fifth moon orbiting Pluto
A team of astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is reporting the discovery of another moon orbiting the icy dwarf planet Pluto.
NASA
Contact: Cheryl Gundy
gundy@stsci.edu
410-338-4707
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
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New coral reef crustacean described and named after late reggae performer Bob Marley
President Barack Obama has one. Comedian Stephen Colbert has one. Elvis Presley has one. Even computer software magnate Bill Gates has one. And now, Bob Marley -- the late popular Jamaican singer and guitarist -- also has one. So what is it that each of these luminaries have? The answer: they each have a biological species that has been named after them.
Contact: Lily Whiteman
lwhitema@nsf.gov
703-292-8310
National Science Foundation
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Pyrotechnically speaking for your 4th of July fun and fascination
From the hiss of the fuse to the boom and burst of colors, an American Chemical Society video available again this year explains the science behind the exciting sights and sounds of 4th of July fireworks.
Contact: Michael Bernstein
m_bernstein@acs.org
202-872-6042
American Chemical Society
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University of Texas at Austin team wins robot soccer world championships in 2 divisions
UT Austin Villa, a team of computer science students led by professor Peter Stone, won two 2012 Robot Soccer World Cup division championships during RoboCup 2012 last week in Mexico City.
Contact: Staci Norman
srn@cs.utexas.edu
512-471-9753
University of Texas at Austin
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UC Berkeley chemists installing first carbon dioxide sensor network in Oakland
Using inexpensive detectors that fit inside a shoebox, UC Berkeley chemists are installing a network of sensors -- the nation's first -- in Oakland, Calif., to allow neighborhood-by-neighborhood, real-time monitoring of carbon dioxide and other pollutants. The information will help communities monitor greenhouse gases and help verify local caps on emissions. Most sensors will be on schools so that kids can learn about pollution and climate change using a curriculum developed at Chabot Space and Science Center.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Robert Sanders
rsanders@berkeley.edu
510-643-6998
University of California - Berkeley
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2012 SIAM Annual MeetingMath goes to the movies
Dr. Robert Bridson of the University of British Columbia will talk about the math and physics behind a broad range of 3-D special effects used in movies and computer animations at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis from 6:15-7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11.
Contact: Karthika Muthukumaraswamy
karthika@siam.org
267-350-6383
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
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New ACS podcast: Ancient effect harnessed to produce electricity from waste heat
The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast series describes the first-of-its-kind "pyroelectric nanogenerator," a new device designed to harvest the enormous amounts of energy wasted as heat every year to produce electricity.
Contact: Michael Bernstein
m_bernstein@acs.org
202-872-6042
American Chemical Society
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Public Health NutritionKids who cook hungrier for healthy food choices
Children who help cook at home are more likely to enjoy fruits and veggies than kids who don't cook, according to a new University of Alberta study.
Alberta Health
Contact: Bryan Alary
bryan.alary@ualberta.ca
780-492-0436
University of Alberta
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Global Change BiologyMelting sea ice threatens emperor penguins, study finds
At nearly four feet tall, the Emperor penguin is Antarctica's largest sea bird -- and thanks to films like "March of the Penguins" and "Happy Feet," it's also one of the continent's most iconic. If global temperatures continue to rise, however, the Emperor penguins in Terre Adélie, in East Antarctica may eventually disappear, according to a new study by led by researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Contact: WHOI Media Relations Office
media@whoi.edu
508-289-3340
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Repelling the rays: New American Chemical Society video on sunscreens
Just in time for the first day of summer, the American Chemical Society explores the science behind sunscreen in the latest episode of its award-winning Bytesize Science series. The video is available at www.BytesizeScience.com.
Contact: Michael Bernstein
m_bernstein@acs.org
202-872-6042
American Chemical Society
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