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Public Release: 13-Aug-2012
 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences{DISSERTATION} Hurricanes can be 50 percent stronger if passing over fresh water, says Texas A&M study If a hurricane's path carries it over large areas of fresh water, it will potentially intensify 50 percent faster than those that do not pass over such regions, meaning it has greater potential to become a stronger storm and be more devastating, according to a study co-written by a group of researchers at Texas A&M University. 
National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation of China
Contact: Keith Randall
Public Release: 13-Aug-2012
Energy and Environmental Science{DISSERTATION} A new energy source: Major advance made in generating electricity from wastewater Engineers have made a breakthrough in the performance of microbial fuel cells that can produce electricity directly from wastewater, opening the door to a future in which waste treatment plants not only will power themselves while cleaning sewage, but will sell excess electricity.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Hong Liu
Public Release: 13-Aug-2012
Nucleic Acids Research{DISSERTATION} Scientists use light to 'tag and track' genetic processes In a new study, UT Dallas researchers outline how they used fluorescent molecules to "tag" DNA and monitor a process called DNA looping, a natural biological mechanism involved in rearranging genetic material in some types of cells. The UT Dallas "tag and track" method not only sheds light on how DNA loops form, but also might be adapted to screen drugs for effectiveness against certain viruses that shuffle genetic material, such as HIV.
National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation
Contact: Amanda Siegfried
Public Release: 13-Aug-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences{DISSERTATION} Research shows how computation can predict group conflict When conflict breaks out in social groups, individuals make strategic decisions about how to behave based on their understanding of alliances and feuds in the group. But it's been challenging to quantify the underlying trends that dictate how individuals make predictions, given they may only have seen a small number of fights or have limited memory.
National Science Foundation, John Templeton Foundation
Contact: Bryan Daniels
Public Release: 13-Aug-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences{DISSERTATION} Fresh water breathes fresh life into hurricanes An analysis of a decade's worth of tropical cyclones shows that when hurricanes blow over ocean regions swamped by fresh water, the conditions can unexpectedly intensify the storm. Although the probability that hurricanes will hit such conditions is small, ranging from 10 to 23 percent, the effect is potentially large: Hurricanes can become 50 percent more intense, researchers report in a study appearing this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, National Science Foundation of China
Contact: Mary Beckman
Public Release: 12-Aug-2012
Journal of Biological Chemistry{DISSERTATION} Enzymes implicated in disease processes attack one another instead of harming body proteins Researchers for the first time have shown that members of a family of enzymes known as cathepsins -- which are implicated in many disease processes -- may attack one another instead of the bodily proteins they normally degrade.
National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation
Contact: John Toon
Public Release: 12-Aug-2012
Nature Materials{DISSERTATION} Unraveling intricate interactions, 1 molecule at a time In a key step towards the design of better organic electronic devices, a Columbia Engineering team has succeeded in performing the first quantitative characterization of van der Waals interactions at metal/organic interfaces at the single-molecule level. In a study published Aug. 12 in Nature Materials, the researchers reveal the existence of two distinct binding regimes in gold-molecule-gold single-molecule junctions, using molecules containing nitrogen atoms at their extremities that are attracted to gold surfaces.
National Science Foundation, Packard Foundation, US Department of Energy
Contact: Holly Evarts
Public Release: 12-Aug-2012
Nature Climate Change{DISSERTATION} Modeling reveals significant climatic impacts of megapolitan expansion In the first study to attempt to quantify the impact of rapidly expanding megapolitan areas on regional climate, a team of researchers from Arizona State University and the National Center for Atmospheric Research has established that local maximum summertime warming resulting from projected expansion of the urban Sun Corridor could approach 4 degrees Celsius.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Skip Derra
Public Release: 10-Aug-2012
Functional Ecology{DISSERTATION} For young birds, getting stressed out can be a good thing Many studies have found that high levels of hormones that are associated with stress are a sign of poor fitness and reduced chance of survival -- but recent research on young songbirds found that some elevated hormones can be a good thing, often the difference between life and death.
National Science Foundation
Contact: James Rivers
Public Release: 10-Aug-2012
American Naturalist{DISSERTATION} Why do organisms build tissues they seemingly never use? Why, after millions of years of evolution, do organisms build structures that seemingly serve no purpose? A study conducted at Michigan State University and published in the current issue of the American Naturalist investigates the evolutionary reasons why organisms go through developmental stages that appear unnecessary.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Layne Cameron
Public Release: 9-Aug-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences{DISSERTATION} Carnegie Mellon study shows skin-aging radicals age naturally formed particles in the air Pine trees are one of the biggest contributors to air pollution. They give off gases that react with airborne chemicals creating tiny, invisible particles that muddy the air. A Carnegie Mellon-led team has shown that particles formed by pine trees are much more dynamic than previously thought. The findings, published in PNAS, can help make climate and air quality prediction models more accurate, and inform regulatory agencies as they consider strategies for improving air quality.
EUROCHAMP, Swiss National Science Foundation, Swedish Research Council, Environmental Protection Agency
Contact: Jocelyn Duffy
Public Release: 9-Aug-2012
Genetics{DISSERTATION} Hormone in fruit flies sheds light on diabetes cure, weight-loss drug for humans In a paper published in the October issue of Genetics and available online now, neurobiologists at Wake Forest University examine how fruit flies react when confronted with a decreased diet. Since fruit flies and humans share 30 percent of the same genes and their brains are wired similarly, the findings could be key to developing new treatments for diabetes and aiding in all sorts of metabolic research, including weight-loss drugs.
National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health
Contact: Katie Neal
Public Release: 9-Aug-2012
Science{DISSERTATION} Global water sustainability flows through natural and human challenges Water's fate in China mirrors problems across the world: fouled, pushed far from its natural origins, squandered and exploited. In this week's Science magazine, Jianguo "Jack" Liu, director of Michigan State University's Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, and doctoral student Wu Yang look at lessons learned in China and management strategies that hold solutions for China -- and across the world.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Sue Nichols
Public Release: 8-Aug-2012
{DISSERTATION} UC San Diego, Yale awarded collaborative NSF grant for Neuroscience Gateway The University of California, at San Diego and Yale University have been awarded a collaborative grant by the National Science Foundation to develop a Neuroscience Gateway that gives neuroscientists broadened access to essential high-performance computing and storage resources.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Jan Zverina
Public Release: 8-Aug-2012
{DISSERTATION} Financial shock model could lead to forecasts of crises, says MU researcher University of Missouri economist Christopher Otrok is working on a mathematical model designed to help explain the way financial shocks, or sudden drastic changes in the economy, spread from one country to another. Otrok's model could eventually lead to ways of forecasting shocks and minimizing the damage they cause.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Tim Wall
Public Release: 8-Aug-2012
Angwandte Chemie{DISSERTATION} Oh, my stars and hexagons! DNA code shapes gold nanoparticles DNA holds the genetic code for all sorts of biological molecules and traits. But University of Illinois researchers have found that DNA's code can similarly shape metallic structures. The team found that DNA segments can direct the shape of gold nanoparticles -- tiny gold crystals that have many applications in medicine, electronics and catalysis. Each of the four DNA bases codes for a different gold particle shape: rough round particles, stars, flat round discs, and hexagons.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Liz Ahlberg
Public Release: 8-Aug-2012
Proceedings of the Royal Society B{DISSERTATION} Hyenas that think outside the box solve problems faster Innovative problem solving requires trying many different solutions. That's true for humans, and now Michigan State University researchers show that it's true for hyenas, too.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Layne Cameron
Public Release: 8-Aug-2012
{DISSERTATION} With microchip real estate at a premium, Drexel engineers look for a wireless solution A team of Drexel University engineers are adding reconfigurable, wireless antennas to microchips in hopes of freeing up space on the tiny silicon wafers – a development that could change the paradigms of microchip architecture.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Britt Faulstick
Public Release: 8-Aug-2012
American Psychological Association's 120th Annual Convention Nature{DISSERTATION} CU-Boulder-led team discovers new atmospheric compound tied to climate change, human health An international research team led by the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Helsinki has discovered a surprising new chemical compound in Earth's atmosphere that reacts with sulfur dioxide to form sulfuric acid, which is known to have significant impacts on climate and health.
European Commission/Sixth Framework Program, Academy of Finland, National Science Foundation
Contact: Roy "Lee" Mauldin
Public Release: 8-Aug-2012
{DISSERTATION} The first public data release from BOSS, the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey Now available to the public: spectroscopic data from over 500,000 galaxies up to 7 billion light years away, over 100,000 quasars up to 11.5 billion light years away, and many thousands of other astronomical objects in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey's Data Release 9. This is the first data from BOSS, the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists, the largest spectroscopic survey ever for measuring evolution of large-scale galactic structure.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, SDSS-III Participating Institutions, National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy
Contact: Paul Preuss
Public Release: 7-Aug-2012
Nature{DISSERTATION} Can nature parks save biodiversity? The 14 years of wildlife studies in and around Madagascar's Ranomafana National Park by Sarah Karpanty, associate professor of wildlife conservation at Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment, and her students are summarily part of a paper on biodiversity published July 25 by Nature's Advanced Online Publication and coming out soon in print.
James Cook University, Smithsonian and Tropical Research Institute, National Science Foundation, others
Contact: Helen Thompson
Public Release: 7-Aug-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences{DISSERTATION} Division of labor offers insight into the evolution of multicellular life Dividing tasks among different individuals is a more efficient way to get things done, whether you are an ant, a honeybee or a human. A new study by researchers at Michigan State University's BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action suggests that this efficiency may also explain a key transition in evolutionary history, from single-celled to multi-celled organisms.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Layne Cameron
Public Release: 7-Aug-2012
{DISSERTATION} University of Tennessee professor receives NSF's CAREER Award The CAREER award is NSF's most prestigious honor for junior faculty who demonstrate outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Whitney Heins
Public Release: 7-Aug-2012
SIGGRAPH 2012{DISSERTATION} What makes Paris look like Paris? Carnegie Mellon software finds stylistic core Paris is one of those cities that has a look all its own, something that goes beyond landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower or Notre Dame. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and INRIA/Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris have developed visual data mining software that can automatically detect these sometimes subtle features, such as street signs, streetlamps and balcony railings, that give Paris and other cities a distinctive look.
Google Inc, National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research
Contact: Byron Spice
Public Release: 6-Aug-2012
Genome Biology and Evolution{DISSERTATION} Paddlefish's doubled genome may question theories on limb evolution The American paddlefish -- known for its bizarre, protruding snout and eggs harvested for caviar -- duplicated its entire genome about 42 million years ago, according to a new study published in the journal Genome Biology and Evolution. This finding may add a new twist to the way scientists study how fins evolved into limbs since the paddlefish is often used as a proxy for a more representative ancestor shared by humans and fishes.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Elaine Bible
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