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Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
NASA keeping an eye on Dorian's remnants NASA and NOAA satellites continue to keep a close eye on the remnants of Tropical Storm Dorian as they make their way through the eastern Caribbean Sea. 
NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Contact: Rob Gutro
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
GOES-R satellite magnetometer boom deployment successful The GOES-R Magnetometer Engineering Development Unit made an important development in the construction of the spacecraft recently after completing a successful boom deployment test at an ATK facility in Goleta, Calif.
NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Contact: Rob Gutro
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
 Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesBe happy: Your genes may thank you for it Your state of mind -- that is, your happiness -- affects your genes, say UCLA scientists. In the first study of its kind, the researchers examined how positive psychology impacts human gene expression. What they found is that different types of happiness have surprisingly different effects on the human genome. Contact: Mark Wheeler
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesHuman cells respond in healthy, unhealthy ways to different kinds of happiness Human bodies recognize at the molecular level that not all happiness is created equal, responding in ways that can help or hinder physical health, according to new research led by Barbara L. Fredrickson, Kenan Distinguished Professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Contact: Kathy Neal
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesHot flashes? Thank evolution A study of mortality and fertility patterns among seven species of wild apes and monkeys and their relatives, compared with similar data from hunter-gatherer humans, shows that menopause sets humans apart from other primates.
NIH/National Institute on Aging, National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Princeton Center for Health and Wellbeing, Princeton Demography of Aging Center
Contact: Robin Ann Smith
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
Astrophysical JournalNASA's Chandra sees eclipsing planet in X-rays for first time For the first time since exoplanets, or planets around stars other than the sun, were discovered almost 20 years ago, X-ray observations have detected an exoplanet passing in front of its parent star. Contact: Megan Watzke
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
54th Annual IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer ScienceComputer scientists develop 'mathematical jigsaw puzzles' to encrypt software UCLA computer science professor Amit Sahai and a team of researchers have designed a system to encrypt software so that it only allows someone to use a program as intended while preventing any deciphering of the code behind it. This is known in computer science as "software obfuscation," and it is the first time it has been accomplished. Contact: Matthew Chin
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
ZootaxaMini-monsters of the forest floor A University of Utah biologist has identified 33 new species of predatory ants in Central America and the Caribbean, and named about a third of the tiny but monstrous-looking insects after ancient Mayan lords and demons.
National Science Foundation, National Geographic Society, Conservation International
Contact: Lee J. Siegel
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
Hope for tigers lives in Sumatra In time for the third annual International Tiger Day, recent findings from a camera trap survey in Sumatra, Indonesia, have uncovered a burgeoning tiger stronghold on an island that typically makes headlines for its rampant loss of forests and wildlife. Tomy Winata, an Indonesian businessman, conservationist and founder of Tambling Wildlife Nature Conservation, has carried out critical tiger conservation initiatives in the region.
Panthera
Contact: Susie Weller
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
MechatronicsMake it yourself and save -- a lot By making household items with 3-D printers, families can save hundreds if not thousands of dollars over the purchase price. Contact: Marcia Goodrich
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
Cancer CellUK's 'super mouse' yielding major discoveries in cancer research It appears tiny and inconsequential enough, but the "super mouse" -- created by researchers at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center some six years ago -- has spawned plenty of new research into preventing and/or treating many types of cancer. Contact: Allison Perry
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesEvolution of diverse sex-determining mechanisms in mammals Scientists historically have argued that evolution proceeds through gradual development of traits. But how can incremental changes apply to the binary switch between two sexes, male or female? Researchers at Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine have found that a genetic process among the many species of rodents could have significant implications regarding our assumptions about sex determination and the pace of evolution. Contact: Amanda Petrak
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
EARTH: A journey through Cuba's culture and geology Few destinations capture the imagination like Cuba; a forbidden fruit to US citizens. Recently, scientists from the US-based Association for Women Geoscientists traveled there to explore its geology and culture. The expedition is chronicled in the August issue of EARTH Magazine. While Cuba is an intriguing destination as an actor on the global political stage, its geological history captures events that tell scientists even more about the history of the planet. Contact: Megan Sever
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
PLOS ONEAre you hiring the wrong person? Have you ever applied for a job and wondered why it is offered to someone who appears to be less qualified than you? A new study by Berkeley-Haas associate professor Don Moore finds employment managers tend to ignore the context of past performance. Contact: Pamela Tom
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
Nature PhotonicsPushing microscopy beyond standard limits Engineers at the California Institute of Technology have devised a method to convert a relatively inexpensive conventional microscope into a billion-pixel imaging system that significantly outperforms the best available standard microscope. Such a system could greatly improve the efficiency of digital pathology, in which specialists need to review large numbers of tissue samples. By making it possible to produce robust microscopes at low cost, the approach also has the potential to bring high-performance microscopy capabilities to medical clinics in developing countries.
National Institutes of Health
Contact: Deborah Williams-Hedges
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
Energy & Environmental ScienceUCLA researchers double efficiency of novel solar cell Nearly doubling the efficiency of a photovoltaic breakthrough made in 2012, UCLA researchers have developed a two-layer, see-through solar film that could be placed on building windows, sunroofs, smartphone displays and other surfaces to harvest energy from the sun. Contact: Bill Kisliuk
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
ScienceMonogamy evolved as a mating strategy Social monogamy, where one breeding female and one breeding male are closely associated with each other over several breeding seasons, appears to have evolved as a mating strategy, new research reveals. It was previously suspected that social monogamy resulted from a need for extra parental care by the father. Contact: Genevieve Maul
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
RetrovirologyPlant-based compound may inhibit HIV A compound found in soybeans may become an effective HIV treatment without the drug resistance issues faced by current therapies.
New York City to Washington, D.C., AIDS Ride, National Institutes of Health
Contact: Michele McDonald
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
Nano LettersTetrapod nanocrystals light the way to stronger polymers Berkeley Lab researchers have developed advanced opto-mechanical stress probes based on tetrapod quantum dots (tQDs) that allow precise measurement of the tensile strength of polymer fibers with minimal impact on the polymer's mechanical properties. These fluorescent tQDs could lead to stronger, self-repairing polymer nanocomposites.
US Department of Energy Office of Science
Contact: Lynn Yarris
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
Ecological Society of America 2013 Annual MeetingRattlesnakes and ticks, competition and cannibalism, and Fungi's potential The upcoming 98th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America will feature presentations on species interactions, including new research suggesting that top predators like the timber rattlesnake play an important role in regulating the incidence of Lyme disease, competitive pressures that may lead to cannibalistic salamanders, and the untapped potential of Fungi to contribute to engineering and other human applications. Contact: Nadine Lymn
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
PediatricsNew study finds increase in nonfatal food-related choking among children in the US Choking is a leading cause of injury among children, especially for children 4 years of age and younger. A new study by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and colleagues at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examined nonfatal food-related choking among children 14 years of age or younger from 2001through 2009.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Contact: Gina Bericchia
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
Nature MaterialsLike water for batteries Objects made from graphite -- such as lithium-ion batteries -- are "hydrophobic," meaning that they "dislike" water. For decades this lack of likeability has presented significant challenges in terms of building more durable technological devices made with graphite -- until now. Contact: B. Rose Huber
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
Palaeogeoraphy, Palaeocilmatology, PalaeoecologyIce-free Arctic winters could explain amplified warming during Pliocene Year-round ice-free conditions across the surface of the Arctic Ocean could explain why the Earth was substantially warmer during the Pliocene Epoch than it is today, despite similar concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to new research carried out at the University of Colorado Boulder.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Jim White
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
Antioxidants and Redox SignalingCell phones could increase cancer risk Dr. Yaniv Hamzany of Tel Aviv University has revealed that his new study finds a strong link between heavy cell phone users and higher oxidative stress to all aspects of a human cell, including DNA. Uniquely based on examinations of the saliva of cell phone users, the research provides evidence of a connection between cell phone use and cancer. Contact: George Hunka
Public Release: 29-Jul-2013
Ceramics InternationalNew coating may help joint replacements bond better with bone Researchers have found that bone cells grow and reproduce faster on a textured surface than they do on a smooth one -- and they grow best when they can cling to a microscopic shag carpet made of tiny metal oxide wires.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Pam Frost Gorder
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