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10-Mar-2008
IEEE-USA recognizes winners of online engineering video scholarship competition for undergraduates
Undergraduate engineering students from three universities have been recognized by IEEE-USA for their winning entries in the organization's first "How Engineers Make a World of Difference" online engineering video scholarship competition. On Feb. 21, during National Engineers Week, IEEE-USA Communications Vice President Paul Kostek announced the winners of $6,000 in scholarship awards.
Contact: Pender M. McCarter
p.mccarter@ieee.org
202-530-8353
IEEE-USA
6-Mar-2008
Sea-cucumber skin inspires new material
Scientists have long been amazed by the skin of a sea cucumber, which can switch from stiff to floppy, or vice versa, in mere seconds in order to help the animal defend itself against predators.
Contact: SciPak
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
5-Mar-2008
287 teams + 1276 students = M3 Challenge 2008
Two hundred eighty-seven teams, each consisting of three to five students, a total of 1276 high school juniors and seniors will participate this weekend, March 8 and 9, in Moody's Mega Math Challenge, an applied math-modeling contest based on a real-world issues.
Contact: Jessica Stephenson
stephenson@siam.org
267-350-6383
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
28-Feb-2008
Flying bats take cue from bugs
Bats use the same aerodynamic trick as flying insects do to stay aloft, scientists have discovered.
When the bat wing flaps downward, the motion produces a tiny cyclone of air above the wing, called a "leading edge vortex," that pulls the animal upward. Researchers have known that insects create these vortices while flying, but they’ve wondered whether same thing works for larger, heavier animals like bats.
Contact: SciPak
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
26-Feb-2008
The Amazon jungle comes alive in the concrete jungle
Amazonia Brasil, a citywide event of exhibits and workshops that seeks to bring models of sustainable living from the Amazon and present a contemporary vision of the region, will take place from April 17 to July 13, its creators and presenters the Health and Happiness Project, the Amazon Working Group and Fare Arte announced today.
Contact: Michelle Shayo
michelle.shayo@edelman.com
212-819-4891
Edelman Public Relations
25-Feb-2008
Got a science question with no answer? Ask Dr. Bob
You're writing a research paper or you're teaching a high school science class and you're stumped -- you need an answer, and pronto. What to do? You ask Dr. Bob.
Contact: Keith Randall
keith-randall@tamu.edu
979-845-4644
Texas A&M University
21-Feb-2008
Bird poop -- the best disguise ever
Swallowtail caterpillars are masters of deception. In their early stages of life they look just like the black and white goo of bird droppings, and just before becoming butterflies they resemble the green leaves they live on.
Scientists have now identified the hormone responsible for this change in appearance. They report their discovery in the Feb. 22 issue of the journal Science.
Contact: SciPak
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
14-Feb-2008
Jupiter and Saturn's siblings
Researchers have discovered two new planets outside our solar system, each with a mass less than that of Jupiter. The planets are orbiting a star about half the size of our sun.
Contact: SciPak
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
7-Feb-2008
Harnessing 'people power'
Researchers have created a device that looks like a knee brace, which converts the energy from a walking person’s moving leg into electricity.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
7-Feb-2008
Perfect pair for Valentine's day: Roses and lemon-lime soda
Roses by the dozen are delivered to sweethearts across the nation on Valentine's Day. On Feb. 14 more than 150 million long-stemmed roses will be delivered to significant others. The meaningful gesture soon wilts, but according to a University of Missouri horticulturist some lemon-lime soda could breathe extra life into the beautiful bunch.
Contact: Jennifer Faddis
Faddisj@missouri.edu
573-882-6217
University of Missouri-Columbia
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