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Public Release: 26-Nov-2012
 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences{DISSERTATION} IU-led team uncovers process for chameleon-like changes in world's most abundant phytoplankton An international team of biologists led by Indiana University's David M. Kehoe has identified both the enzyme and molecular mechanism critical for controlling a chameleon-like process that allows one of the world's most abundant ocean phytoplankton, once known as blue-green algae, to maximize light harvesting for photosynthesis. 
National Science Foundation, Lilly Foundation, Agence Nationale Recherches, MicroB3, Indiana University
Contact: Steve Chaplin
Public Release: 26-Nov-2012
Nature Communications{DISSERTATION} Penn researchers make flexible, low-voltage circuits using nanocrystals Electronic circuits are typically integrated in rigid silicon wafers, but flexibility opens up a wide range of applications in a world where electronics are becoming more pervasive. Finding materials with the right mix of performance and manufacturing cost, however, remains a challenge. Now researchers from the University of Pennsylvania has shown that nanoscale particles, or nanocrystals, of the semiconductor cadmium selenide can be "printed" or "coated" on flexible plastics to form high-performance electronics.
US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation
Contact: Evan Lerner
Public Release: 26-Nov-2012
Applied Physics Letters{DISSERTATION} New device hides, on cue, from infrared cameras Now you see it, now you don't. A new device invented at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences can absorb 99.75 percent of infrared light that shines on it. When activated, it appears black to infrared cameras.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and more
Contact: Caroline Perry
Public Release: 26-Nov-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences{DISSERTATION} Ancient microbes found living beneath the icy surface of Antarctic lake This week a pioneering study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science and co-authored by Dr. Alison Murray and Dr. Christian Fritsen of Nevada's Desert Research Institute reveals, for the first time, a viable community of bacteria that survives and ekes out a living in a dark, salty and subfreezing environment beneath nearly 20 meters of ice in one of Antarctica's most isolated lakes.
National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Contact: Justin Broglio
Public Release: 26-Nov-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences{DISSERTATION} Deciphering bacterial doomsday decisions Like a homeowner prepping for a hurricane, the bacterium Bacillus subtilis uses a long checklist to prepare for survival in hard times. Scientists from Rice University and the University of Houston have discovered that B. subtilis begins survival preparations well in advance of making the ultimate decision of whether to "hunker down" and form a spore. The research is available online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
National Science Foundation, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Contact: David Ruth
Public Release: 26-Nov-2012
Nature Photonics{DISSERTATION} Funneling the sun's energy MIT engineers propose a new way of harnessing photons for electricity, with the potential for capturing a wider spectrum of solar energy.
National Science Foundation, US Air Force Office of Scientific Research, National Natural Science Foundation of China
Contact: Caroline McCall
Public Release: 26-Nov-2012
Psychological Science{DISSERTATION} Bothered by negative, unwanted thoughts? Just throw them away If you want to get rid of unwanted, negative thoughts, try just ripping them up and tossing them in the trash.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Richard Petty
Public Release: 22-Nov-2012
Journal of Experimental Biology{DISSERTATION} Muscle powers spearing mantis shrimp attacks Mantis shrimps pack a powerful punch, whether they smash or spear their victims. According to Maya deVries and Sheila Patek from University of California, Berkeley, smasher mantis shrimps power their claws' ballistic blows using a catapult mechanism, but how do spearers deploy their weapons? Analyzing the movements of large Lysiosquillina maculata, the duo found that they unexpectedly use muscle power to launch their claw spears although smaller Alachosquilla vicina use a catapult mechanism like smashers.
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies, National Science Foundation Integrative Organismal Systems
Contact: Kathryn Knight
Public Release: 21-Nov-2012
Journal of Physical Oceanography{DISSERTATION} Ocean currents play a role in predicting extent of Arctic sea ice Researchers at MIT have developed a new method to accurately simulate the seasonal extent of Arctic sea ice and the ocean circulation beneath.
National Science Foundation, NASA
Contact: Sarah McDonnell
Public Release: 21-Nov-2012
Neuron{DISSERTATION} Brain waves encode rules for behavior A new study from researchers at MIT and Boston University sheds light on how neural ensembles form thoughts and support the flexibility to change one's mind.
National Science Foundation, NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
Contact: Sarah McDonnell
Public Release: 21-Nov-2012
Nature{DISSERTATION} New structures self-assemble in synchronized dance With self-assembly guiding the steps and synchronization providing the rhythm, a new class of materials forms dynamic, moving structures in an intricate dance. Researchers from the University of Illinois and Northwestern University have demonstrated tiny spheres that synchronize their movements as they self-assemble into a spinning microtube. Such in-motion structures, a blending of mathematics and materials science, could open a new class of technologies with applications in medicine, chemistry and engineering.
National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy, US Army Research Office
Contact: Liz Ahlberg
Public Release: 20-Nov-2012
Journal of Royal Society Interface{DISSERTATION} Robotic fish research swims into new ethorobotics waters Polytechnic Institute of New York University researchers have published findings in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface that illuminate the emerging field of ethorobotics -- the study of bioinspired robots interacting with animal counterparts. They studied how real-time feedback attracted or repelled live zebrafish. The fish were more attracted to robots with tail motions that mimicked the live fish. The researchers hope that robots eventually may steer live animal or marine groups from danger.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Kathleen Hamilton
Public Release: 20-Nov-2012
BioScience{DISSERTATION} Maple syrup, moose, and the local impacts of climate change In the northern hardwood forest, climate change is poised to reduce the viability of the maple syrup industry, spread wildlife diseases and tree pests, and change timber resources. And, according to a new BioScience paper just released by 21 scientists, without long-term studies at the local scale -- we will be ill-prepared to predict and manage these effects.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Lori Quillen
Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
Hormones and Behavior{DISSERTATION} Estrogenic plants linked to altered hormones, possible behavior changes in monkeys Male red colobus monkeys that ate more of an estrogen-containing plant not only had higher levels of the hormones estradiol and cortisol in their systems, they were more aggressive, had more sex and groomed less. The finding that the consumption of plant-based hormones may have affected primate behavior suggests that it could have played an important role in primate evolution.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Sarah Yang
Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
Astrophysical Journal{DISSERTATION} Astronomers pin down origins of 'mile markers' for expansion of universe A study using a unique new instrument on the world's largest optical telescope has revealed the likely origins of especially bright supernovae that astronomers use as easy-to-spot "mile markers" to measure the expansion and acceleration of the universe.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Pam Frost Gorder
Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
Astrophysical Journal Letters{DISSERTATION} Failed explosions explain most peculiar supernovae Supercomputer simulations have revealed that a type of oddly dim, exploding star is probably a class of duds -- one that could nonetheless throw new light on the mysterious nature of dark energy.
US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Contact: Steve Koppes
Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
{DISSERTATION} Researchers study links between conflict and fisheries in East Africa Dr. Sarah Glaser, a visiting professor at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, has received a two-year, $243,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to continue her study of the links between armed conflict and fishery resources in East Africa's Lake Victoria basin.
National Science Foundation
Contact: David Malmquist
Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
Astrophysical Journal Letters{DISSERTATION} Astrophysicists identify a 'super-Jupiter' around a massive star Astrophysicists at the University of Toronto and other institutions around the globe have discovered a 'super-Jupiter' around the massive star Kappa Andromedae. It represents the first new imaged exoplanet system in almost four years, has a mass about 13 times that of Jupiter and an orbit somewhat larger than Neptune's. The star around which the planet orbits has a mass 2.5 times that of the Sun, making it the highest mass star to ever host a directly observed planet.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Sean Bettam
Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology{DISSERTATION} Vision stimulates courtship calls in the grey tree frog Male tree frogs like to 'see what they're getting' when they select females for mating, according to a new study by Dr. Michael Reichert from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the US. His work, which is one of the first to test the importance of vision on male mating behaviors in a nocturnal anuran (frog or toad), is published online in Springer's journal Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.
National Science Foundation, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Contact: Joan Robinson
Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
{DISSERTATION} Advanced manufacturing venture highlights region's economic prospects Printed electronics and related advanced manufacturing technologies have the potential to be a $45 billion global industry, according to business analysts. Rochester Institute of Technology researchers will be able to play a key role in advancing this industry as a result of the development of a university-industry partnership with regional and national high-tech firms.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Michelle Cometa
Public Release: 19-Nov-2012
Proceedings of the National Acadamy of Sciences{DISSERTATION} Hold the ice: NYU chemists reveal behavior of antifreeze molecules NYU chemists have discovered a family of anti-freeze molecules that prevent ice formation when water temperatures drop below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Their findings may lead to new methods for improving food storage and industrial products.
National Science Foundation, National Science Foundation Materials Research Science and Engineering Center Program
Contact: James Devitt
Public Release: 18-Nov-2012
Nature Neuroscience{DISSERTATION} A better thought-controlled computer cursor Stanford researchers have designed the fastest, most accurate algorithm yet for brain-implantable prosthetic systems that can help disabled people maneuver computer cursors with their thoughts. The algorithm's speed, accuracy and natural movement approach those of a real arm, and the system avoids the long-term performance degradations of earlier technologies.
Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Foundation, National Science Foundation, National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship, Stanford Graduate Fellowships, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Contact: Andrew Myers
Public Release: 18-Nov-2012
Nature Physics{DISSERTATION} Fabrication on patterned silicon carbide produces bandgap to advance graphene electronics By fabricating graphene structures atop nanometer-scale "steps" etched into silicon carbide, researchers have for the first time created a substantial electronic bandgap in the material suitable for room-temperature electronics. Use of nanoscale topography to control the properties of graphene could facilitate fabrication of transistors and other devices, potentially opening the door for developing all-carbon integrated circuits.
National Science Foundation
Contact: John Toon
Public Release: 16-Nov-2012
{DISSERTATION} New program draws young artists into science Artists and scientists often share a common goal: making the invisible visible. Yet artistically talented students, especially girls, often shy away from scientific careers. A new four-year, $1.2 million program led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks blends the art, biology and physics of color into a series of summer academies, science cafes and activity kits designed to inspire art-interested students to enter careers in science.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Marie Thoms
Public Release: 16-Nov-2012
{DISSERTATION} Middle schoolers to explore sky with robotic telescopes Approximately 1,400 middle schoolers will explore the universe with research-grade robotic telescopes over the next three years, thanks to a $1.6 million program funded by the National Science Foundation. The University of Chicago will lead the effort, in partnership with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, W.Va.; the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and 4-H.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Steve Koppes
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