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Public Release: 1-Oct-2012
 Nature Materials{DISSERTATION} Scientists discover novel way to remove defects in materials In a paper just published in Nature Materials, a team of researchers that includes William T.M. Irvine, assistant professor in physics at the University of Chicago, has succeeded in creating a defect in the structure of a single-layer crystal by simply inserting an extra particle, and then watching as the crystal "heals" itself. 
National Science Foundation
Contact: Steve Koppes
Public Release: 1-Oct-2012
{DISSERTATION} George Washington University, University of Maryland receive grant to move research data faster and more securely The George Washington University's Division of Information Technology and the University of Maryland have received a grant of more than $916,000 from the National Science Foundation to develop a solution that will allow for the quick and secure transport of the universities' research data.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Michelle Sherrard
Public Release: 1-Oct-2012
Nature Communications{DISSERTATION} Iowa State researchers study clam shells for clues to the Atlantic's climate history Iowa State University's Alan Wanamaker studies the growth increments in clam shells to learn about past ocean temperatures, growing conditions and circulation patterns. Wanamaker says a better understanding of the ocean's past can help researchers understand today's climate trends and changes.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Alan Wanamaker
Public Release: 1-Oct-2012
{DISSERTATION} CWRU wins grant to wean sustainable energy off oil Case Western Reserve University has won a $3.8 million grant to lead a new international effort reducing oil dependency: building wind turbine blades and solar panels from biomaterials. Scientists and engineers will first try to improve the quality and performance of existing materials then gradually replace unsustainable ingredients with those derived from plants, bacteria and fungi.
US National Science Foundation
Contact: Kevin Mayhood
Public Release: 1-Oct-2012
Genetics{DISSERTATION} Evolutionary analysis improves ability to predict the spread of flu A team of scientists from Germany and the United Kingdom analyzed the DNA sequences of thousands of influenza strains isolated from patients worldwide, dating to 1968. They were able to determine which strains are likely to survive and replicate and which mutations may die out, leading to improved prediction methods to determine which strains of the flu virus to be included in the upcoming year's flu vaccine.
Wellcome Trust, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinshaft, National Science Foundation
Contact: Phyllis Edelman
Public Release: 30-Sep-2012
Nature Climate Change{DISSERTATION} Climate change could cripple southwestern forests Combine the tree-ring growth record with historical information, climate records, and computer-model projections of future climate trends, and you get a grim picture for the future of trees in the southwestern United States, according to a new study to be published in Nature Climate Change.
Los Alamos National Laboratory, US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation
Contact: Mari N. Jensen
Public Release: 30-Sep-2012
Nature Genetics{DISSERTATION} Researchers discover gene that causes deafness Researchers at the University of Cincinnatiand Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have found a new genetic mutation responsible for deafness and hearing loss associated with Usher syndrome type 1.
NIH/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Science Foundation, Research to Prevent Blindness Foundation
Contact: Katie Pence
Public Release: 28-Sep-2012
Geology{DISSERTATION} High-Arctic heat tops 1,800-year high, says study Summers on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard are now warmer than at any other time in the last 1,800 years, including during medieval times when parts of the northern hemisphere were as hot as, or hotter, than today, according to a new study in the journal Geology.
National Science Foundation, Keck Geology Consortium
Contact: Kim Martineau
Public Release: 28-Sep-2012
{DISSERTATION} Notre Dame receives $6.1 million NSF grant award to advance Quarknet Program The University of Notre Dame has received a five-year, $6.1 million award from the National Science Foundation to support the continuation of the nationwide QuarkNet program, which uses particle physics experiments to inspire students and provide valuable research, training and mentorship opportunities for high school teachers.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Mitchell Wayne
Public Release: 28-Sep-2012
Light: Science and Applications{DISSERTATION} New method monitors semiconductor etching as it happens -- with light University of Illinois researchers have a new low-cost method to carve delicate features onto semiconductor wafers using light -- and watch as it happens. The technique can monitor a semiconductor's surface as it is etched, in real time, with nanometer resolution. This allows the researchers to create complex patterns quickly and easily, and adjust them as needed.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Liz Ahlberg
Public Release: 28-Sep-2012
PLOS ONE{DISSERTATION} URI scientists: Marine plants can flee to avoid predators Scientists at the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography have made the first observation of a predator avoidance behavior by a species of phytoplankton, a microscopic marine plant. The scientists made the unexpected observation while studying the interactions between phytoplankton and zooplankton.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Todd McLeish
Public Release: 28-Sep-2012
PLOS ONE{DISSERTATION} White shark diets vary with age and among individuals White sharks, the largest predatory sharks in the ocean, are thought of as apex predators that feed primarily on seals and sea lions. But a new study by researchers at UC Santa Cruz shows surprising variability in the dietary preferences of individual sharks.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Tim Stephens
Public Release: 27-Sep-2012
PLOS: Computational Biology{DISSERTATION} Predatory bacterial crowdsourcing Scientists at Rice University and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School have discovered the mechanism that allows one of the world's smallest predators -- the soil bacteria Myxococcus xanthus -- to form collective waves that spread and engulf bacterial prey. The study, featured on the cover of this month's PLOS Computational Biology, finds that the same mechanism helps M. xanthus spread quickly and stay atop prey until it is devoured.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Jade Boyd
Public Release: 27-Sep-2012
Science{DISSERTATION} Measuring the universe's 'exit door' An international team, led by researchers at MIT's Haystack Observatory, has for the first time measured the radius of a black hole at the center of a distant galaxy -- the closest distance at which matter can approach before being irretrievably pulled into the black hole.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Sarah McDonnell
Public Release: 27-Sep-2012
{DISSERTATION} Browser plugin helps people balance their political news reading habits As the US presidential election approaches, many voters become voracious consumers of online political news. A new tool tracks whether all those articles really provide a balanced view of the debate -- and, if not, suggests some sites that offer opinions from the other side of the political spectrum.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Hannah Hickey
Public Release: 27-Sep-2012
Science{DISSERTATION} New clues about ancient water cycles shed light on US deserts, says Texas A&M-led study The deserts of Utah and Nevada have not always been dry. Now a team led by a Texas A&M University researcher has found a new water cycle connection between the U.S. southwest and the tropics, and understanding the processes that have brought precipitation to the western US will help scientists better understand how the water cycle might be perturbed in the future
National Science Foundation
Contact: Keith Randall
Public Release: 27-Sep-2012
Plant Physiology{DISSERTATION} 'Semi-dwarf' trees may enable a green revolution for some forest crops The same "green revolution" concepts that have revolutionized crop agriculture and helped to feed billions of people around the world may now offer similar potential in forestry, scientists say, with benefits for wood, biomass production, drought stress and even greenhouse gas mitigation.
National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy, US Department of Agriculture
Contact: Steve Strauss
Public Release: 27-Sep-2012
{DISSERTATION} Rewriting the rules of teamwork As scientists from different disciplines and regions help design a world-class nuclear research facility at Michigan State University, a team of MSU researchers will conduct one of the first major studies of how teams work together.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Andy Henion
Public Release: 27-Sep-2012
{DISSERTATION} NSF adds 3 years, $12 million to ISU-based Center for Biorenewable Chemicals The National Science Foundation (NSF) has added $12 million and another three years of support to the NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals based at Iowa State University. The center's vision is to transform the industrial chemical industry from one based on petroleum to one based on biorenewable resources.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Brent Shanks
Public Release: 27-Sep-2012
{DISSERTATION} Three materials could hold the key to future hydrogen cars New research funded by the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award will look at how to safely and efficiently store hydrogen -- one of the key problems preventing hydrogen from being used as an alternative fuel. Award recipient Timo Thonhauser, of the Wake Forest University physics department, said current storage methods, such as compressing hydrogen into tanks, are unwieldy, making the storage question the big bottleneck in turning hydrogen fuel cars into a reality.
National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Contact: Katie Neal
Public Release: 27-Sep-2012
Science{DISSERTATION} Smooth as silk 'transient electronics' dissolve in body or environment Tiny, biocompatible electronic devices, encapsulated in silk, dissolve harmlessly into their surroundings after a precise amount of time. These new "transient electronics" promise medical implants that never need surgical removal, as well as environmental monitors and consumer electronics that can become compost rather than trash. The researchers successfully tested a thermal device designed to monitor and prevent post-surgical infection and also created a 64 pixel digital camera.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health
Contact: Kim Thurler
Public Release: 27-Sep-2012
Science{DISSERTATION} Disappearing act An interdisciplinary team including Northwestern University researchers is the first to demonstrate "transient electronics" -- electronics that gradually disappear on a specified schedule, whether it be a few days or six months. A magnesium oxide encapsulation layer and silk overcoat envelops the electronics, and the thickness determines how long the system will take to disappear into its environment. The novel technology opens up possibilities for implantable electronics for medical purposes and environmental monitoring.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health
Contact: Megan Fellman
Public Release: 27-Sep-2012
Journal of Experimental Biology{DISSERTATION} Hummingbirds make flying backward look easy Animals that move backwards usually require a lot of energy, so Nir Sapir from the University of California Berkeley, USA, was surprised when he realized that hummingbirds execute this maneuver routinely. Wondering how hummingbirds perform the feat, he analyzed their flight and the amount of oxygen they consume and found that reversing is much cheaper than hovering flight and no more costly than flying forward.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Kathryn Knight
Public Release: 26-Sep-2012
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific{DISSERTATION} Pluto/Charon poses for sharpest ground-based images ever Using a method called reconstructive speckle imaging, the researchers took the sharpest ground-based snapshots ever obtained of Pluto and Charon in visible light.
National Science Foundation, National Air and Space Administration
Contact: Peter Michaud
Public Release: 26-Sep-2012
Nature{DISSERTATION} Extreme climate change linked to early animal evolution An international team of scientists, including geochemists from UC Riverside, has uncovered new evidence linking extreme climate change, oxygen rise, and early animal evolution. Their work provides the first real evidence for a long speculated change in oxygen levels in the aftermath of the most severe climatic event in Earth's history -- one of the so-called "Snowball Earth" glaciations. The researchers analyzed concentrations of trace metals and sulfur isotopes in mudstone collected in South China.
National Science Foundation, National Air and Space Administration Exobiology Program, National Natural Science Foundation
Contact: Iqbal Pittalwala
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