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Public Release: 11-Oct-2012
{DISSERTATION} Brown University receives $1.75 million Center for Chemical Innovation grant Researchers at Brown University have been awarded $1.75 million to explore the potential of using carbon dioxide instead of fossil fuels in the production of common industrial chemicals. Advances in this area could help reduce the chemical industry's carbon footprint and help stabilize production costs in the face of ever increasing fuel prices. 
National Science Foundation
Contact: Kevin Stacey
Public Release: 11-Oct-2012
 Science{DISSERTATION} New studies reveal connections between animals' microbial communities and behavior New research is revealing surprising connections between animal microbiomes--the communities of microbes that live inside animals' bodies--and animal behavior, according to a paper by University of Georgia ecologist Vanessa O. Ezenwa and her colleagues. The article, just published in the Perspectives section of the journal Science, reviews recent developments in this emerging research area and offers questions for future investigation.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Vanessa O. Ezenwa
Public Release: 11-Oct-2012
{DISSERTATION} Las Cumbres Observatory achieves first light with NRES spectrograph Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope (LCOGT)achieved first light this week with their prototype Network of Robotic Echelle Spectrograph (NRES). Designed to study exoplanets, the NRES will extend the capabilities of the LCOGT 1-meter network with six identical high-resolution (R~53,000), precise (≤ 3 m/s), optical (380-860 nm) echelle spectrographs.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Jason Eastman
Public Release: 11-Oct-2012
ACS Nano{DISSERTATION} Researchers seek way to make solar cells ultra-thin, flexible Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas are developing nanotechnology that could lead to a new platform for solar cells, one that could drive the development of lighter, flexible and more versatile solar-powered technology than is currently available. The National Science Foundation recently awarded a $390,000 grant to the researchers to further explore their research on the feasibility of ultrathin-film photovoltaic devices, which convert light from the sun into electric power.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Amanda Siegfried
Public Release: 11-Oct-2012
Astrophysical Journal{DISSERTATION} When galaxies eat galaxies Using gravitational "lenses" in space, University of Utah astronomers discovered that the centers of the biggest galaxies are growing denser – evidence of repeated collisions and mergers by massive galaxies with 100 billion stars.
National Science Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation/Sloan Digital Sky Survey, NASA/ESA, US Department of Energy
Contact: Lee J. Siegel
Public Release: 11-Oct-2012
Molecular Therapy{DISSERTATION} UMass Amherst research scores advance in manipulating T-cells Until recently, medical researchers had little hope of experimentally manipulating naïve T cells to study their crucial roles in immune function, because they were largely impenetrable, says polymer scientist Gregory Tew: "So far off limits we could not readily get inside to investigate their workings." Now, he and colleagues have found a way not only to get inside naïve T cells, but to deliver bio-active cargo such as proteins and synthetic molecules.
National Science Foundation, American Heart Association
Contact: Janet Lathrop
Public Release: 11-Oct-2012
Cognition{DISSERTATION} The Marshmallow Study revisited For the past four decades, the "marshmallow test" has served as a classic experimental measure of children's self-control: will a preschooler eat one of the fluffy white confections now or hold out for two later? Now a new study demonstrates that being able to delay gratification is influenced as much by the environment as by innate ability.
National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, J.S. McDonnell Foundation
Contact: Susan Hagen
Public Release: 11-Oct-2012
Science{DISSERTATION} Researchers ID unique geological 'sombrero' uplift in South America Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have identified a geological oddity in the central Andes region, home to the largest active magma body in Earth's continental crust. They found that magma is forming a big blob in the middle of the crust, pushing up Earth's surface across an area 100 kilometers wide, while the surrounding area sinks, leading to a unique geological phenomenon the researchers have described as the "sombrero uplift."
National Science Foundation
Contact: Mario Aguilera or Robert Monroe
Public Release: 11-Oct-2012
Science{DISSERTATION} Using cell phone data to curb the spread of malaria New research that combines cell phone data from 15 million people in Kenya with detailed information on the regional incidence of malaria has revealed how human travel patterns contribute to the disease's spread.
NIH Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study Program, National Science Foundation
Contact: Todd Datz
Public Release: 10-Oct-2012
Computers in Human Behavior{DISSERTATION} Women use emoticons more than men in text messaging :-) Women are twice as likely as men to use emoticons in text messages, according to a new study from Rice University.
National Science Foundation
Contact: David Ruth
Public Release: 10-Oct-2012
{DISSERTATION} CU-Boulder wins $1.4 million NSF award for climate change, water sustainability study The University of Colorado at Boulder has been awarded $1.4 million for a new study on how changes in land use, forest management and climate may affect trans-basin water diversions in Colorado and other semi-arid regions in the western United States.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Noah Molotch
Public Release: 10-Oct-2012
PLOS ONE{DISSERTATION} Squeezing ovarian cancer cells to predict metastatic potential New Georgia Tech research shows that cell stiffness could be a valuable clue for doctors as they search for and treat cancerous cells before they're able to spread. The findings, which are published in the journal PLOS ONE, found that highly metastatic ovarian cancer cells are several times softer than less metastatic ovarian cancer cells.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Jason Maderer
Public Release: 10-Oct-2012
Scientific Reports{DISSERTATION} Study shows small fish can play a big role in coastal carbon cycle Research shows that small forage fish like anchovies can transport carbon into the deep sea through their fecal pellets -- where it contributes nothing to current global warming.
National Science Foundation
Contact: David Malmquist
Public Release: 10-Oct-2012
Journal of Biological Chemistry{DISSERTATION} Biologists describe details of new mechanism for molecular interactions Scientists have discovered a new mechanism that may alter principle understandings of molecular interactions within a cell's nucleus. In four papers, the scientists describe the details of how particular proteins use a "molecular sled" to slide along DNA -- much like a train running along its tracks -- to find and interact with other proteins. The findings suggest this mechanism may be universal.
US Department of Energy/Office of Science, NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Science Foundation, and others
Contact: Karen McNulty Walsh
Public Release: 10-Oct-2012
PLOS ONE{DISSERTATION} Singing mice show signs of learning Guys who imitate Luciano Pavarotti or Justin Bieber to get the girls aren't alone. Male mice may do a similar trick, matching the pitch of other males' ultrasonic serenades. The mice also have certain brain features, somewhat similar to humans and song-learning birds, which they may use to change their sounds, according to a new study.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation
Contact: Ashley Yeager
Public Release: 9-Oct-2012
{DISSERTATION} Florida State University researchers earn federal support for mobile app project A Florida State University research team working to minimize the time and costs involved in bringing people together got a big boost for its efforts through a new National Science Foundation grant aimed at helping researchers build companies and transform their work into marketable products.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Tom Butler
Public Release: 9-Oct-2012
ACM UIST 2012, Cambridge, Oct. 7-10{DISSERTATION} New interactive system detects touch and gestures on any surface People can let their fingers -- and hands -- do the talking with a new touch-activated system that projects onto walls and other surfaces and allows users to interact with their environment and each other. The system identifies the fingers of a person's hand while touching any plain surface. It also recognizes hand posture and gestures, revealing individual users by their unique traits.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Emil Venere
Public Release: 9-Oct-2012
Science{DISSERTATION} Synthetic liver enzyme could result in more effective drugs with fewer side effects Medicines could be made to have fewer side effects and work in smaller doses with the help of a synthetic enzyme developed at Princeton University that makes drug molecules more resistant to breakdown by the human liver.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Morgan Kelly
Public Release: 9-Oct-2012
Nature{DISSERTATION} MIT team builds most complex synthetic biology circuit yet New sensor can detect four different molecules, could be used to program cells to precisely monitor their environments.
US Office of Naval Research, National Institutes of Health, Life Technologies, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, National Science Foundation
Contact: Sarah McDonnell
Public Release: 9-Oct-2012
{DISSERTATION} NSF funds Clemson research of mobile technology for perioperative services Three Clemson University professors have received $797,066 from the National Science Foundation to investigate how the use of mobile technology can improve coordination in perioperative services.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Kevin Taaffe
Public Release: 9-Oct-2012
Physical Review Letters{DISSERTATION} Topological superconductors A new study, taking into account realistic conditions for the first time, shows that Majorana qubits are possible
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Quantum Entanglement Science and Technology, Joint Quantum Institute, Physics Frontier Center, National Science Foundation, Microsoft Research Station Q
Contact: Phillip F. Schewe
Public Release: 8-Oct-2012
Nature Nanotechnology{DISSERTATION} Graphene membranes may lead to enhanced natural gas production, less CO2 pollution says CU study Engineering faculty and students at the University of Colorado Boulder have produced the first experimental results showing that atomically thin graphene membranes with tiny pores can effectively and efficiently separate gas molecules through size-selective sieving.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Scott Bunch
Public Release: 8-Oct-2012
Nature Methods{DISSERTATION} A welcome predictability Berkeley Lab researchers have developed an adapator that makes the genetic engineering of microbial components substantially easier and more predictable.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Lynn Yarris
Public Release: 8-Oct-2012
Advanced Materials{DISSERTATION} Making computer data storage cheaper and easier Case Western Reserve University researchers have developed technology aimed at making an optical disc that holds one to two terabytes of data – the equivalent of 1,000 to 2,000 copies of Encyclopedia Britannica. To load what amounts to 50 commercially available Blu-rayTM discs on a single, same-size disc, the scientists use similar optical data storage technology but write data in dozens of layers.
National Science Foundation/Center for Layered Poylmeric Systems
Contact: Kevin Mayhood
Public Release: 8-Oct-2012
38th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society{DISSERTATION} Researchers develop new way to determine amount of charge remaining in battery Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique that allows users to better determine the amount of charge remaining in a battery in real time. That's good news for electric vehicle drivers, since it gives them a better idea of when their car may run out of juice.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Matt Shipman
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