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28-May-2008
20 high school students reach finals for US International Chemistry Olympiad team
Twenty of the nation's top high school chemistry students, representing 14 states, will compete for a spot on the US team in the 40th annual International Chemistry Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, July 12-21, 2008.
Contact: Michael Bernstein
m_bernstein@acs.org
202-872-4400
American Chemical Society
22-May-2008
Megafloods carved land in Idaho -- and on Mars?
A new study of Idaho's Box Canyon, which is similar to canyons on Mars, may shake up our view of how water sculpted the landscape on the Red Planet.
For a long time, geologists have assumed that Box Canyon was formed through gradual erosion, as groundwater seeped through the canyon walls and wore the rock away. They also figured this was true for other canyons that are made of volcanic rock and shaped like Box Canyon – which includes many of the canyons on Mars.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
22-May-2008
The 'e-Nose': Scientists try to develop an electronic sniffer
Researchers in Germany report that scientists have made progress over the years in building an "electronic nose" that can take a whiff of the air, food or other objects and say whether the odor is nasty or nice. Such a machine could work in factories, and help tell whether food is fresh. An electronic nose also could sniff for harmful air pollutants.
Contact: Michael Bernstein
m_bernstein@acs.org
202-872-4400
American Chemical Society
16-May-2008
Birds defy gravity to eat
Have you ever wondered how some birds with long beaks eat and drink? Well, researchers have discovered a new way that some shorebirds get their food, and it's more complicated than you might have thought!
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
16-May-2008
New ingredients may keep us screaming for ice cream
Scientists in Wisconsin have discovered an ingredient that prevents the formation of ice crystals that can spoil the smooth, silky texture of ice cream and other frozen foods. The substance, which acts like an antifreeze, is non-toxic and doesn't change the taste of foods, the researchers say.
Contact: Michael Bernstein
m_bernstein@acs.org
202-872-4400
American Chemical Society
9-May-2008
CIESE hosts Build IT student ROV competition, May 28
On May 28, 2008, the Center for Innovation in Engineering & Science Education at Stevens Institute of Technology will host an all-day symposium and competition for students from 36 middle and high schools across New Jersey.
Contact: Stephanie Mannino
smannino@stevens.edu
201-216-5602
Stevens Institute of Technology
8-May-2008
Seaweed a staple for early Americans
You are an archaeologist excavating a site that was inhabited by some of the earliest people to live in the Americas, about 14,000 years ago. You find ancient fragments of preserved seaweed scattered across the floors and stuck to an ancient cutting tool.
Contact: SciPak
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
8-May-2008
A recipe for the pitcher plant's chemical concoction
For more than 100 years, scientists have tried to discover the full chemical recipe for the pitcher plant's digestive juices. Now two Japanese scientists have finally figured out the complex cocktail of digestive juices used by this bug-eating plant.
Contact: Michael Bernstein
m_bernstein@acs.org
202-872-4400
American Chemical Society
7-May-2008
Ottawa high school student's flu glue wins national prize
A ground-breaking study by a 17-year-old Ottawa student that demonstrated the potential of a new way to diagnose, and perhaps prevent, influenza has earned top national honours among 14 regional entries in the 2008 Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge (SABC), announced May 7 at National Research Council Headquarters, Ottawa.
Contact: Terry Collins
terrycollins@rogers.com
416-538-8712
Canadian Biotechnology Education Resource Centre
5-May-2008
Winning teams in high school math competition conclude ethanol is not the answer
While the debate rages about the replacement of gasoline with ethanol as a viable solution to our country's dependence on fossil fuels, the top six teams in the Moody's Mega Math Challenge overwhelmingly concluded that, from a mathematical perspective, the answer is no.
Contact: Jessica Stephenson
stephenson@siam.org
267-350-6383
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
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