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1.	Method of the future uses single-cell imaging to identify gene interactions (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) Cellular imaging offers a wealth of data about how cells respond to stimuli, but harnessing this technique to study biological systems is a daunting challenge. In a study published online in Genome Research, researchers have developed a novel method of interpreting data from single-cell images to identify genetic interactions within biological networks, offering a glimpse into the future of high-throughput cell imaging analysis.


2.	Princeton scientist makes a leap in quantum computing (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (Princeton University) Princeton University's Jason Petta has demonstrated a method that alters the properties of a lone electron without disturbing the trillions of electrons in its immediate surroundings. The feat is essential to the development of future varieties of superfast computers with near-limitless capacities for data.


3.	Renewable oil companies (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (Inderscience Publishers) The entry of oil companies into the realm of renewable energy could present major obstacles for the development of a sustainable economy that is not based on carbon resources, according to a report in the International Journal of Green Economics.


4.	Frank Semcer is first to be honored with Stevens' Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (Stevens Institute of Technology) In recognition of his pioneering vision and business savvy, Micro Stamping chairman Frank Semcer will be the first recipient of Stevens Institute of Technology's newly created Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.


5.	NTU researchers complete the world's first in-depth study of the malaria parasite genome (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (Nanyang Technological University) Groundbreaking research done at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University's School of Biological Sciences could lead to the development of more potent drugs or a vaccine for malaria. Assistant Professor Zbynek Bozdech and his team of researchers, including graduate students and post-doctorals from SBS' Division of Genomics & Genetics, have scored a world first in successfully using transcriptional profiling to uncover hitherto unknown gene expression (activity) patterns in malaria.


6.	MWC 2010: FlashFind -- lightning-fast search on mobile devices (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) Fraunhofer researchers will be presenting fast and easy-to-use search technologies for mobile devices at the 2010 Mobile World Congress.


7.	Penn State partners with Volvo as academic partner (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (Penn State) The Volvo Group has chosen Penn State as its first academic preferred partnership in North America to explore and resolve some of the serious issues in commercial transportation markets around the world.


8.	Health stories by experts more credible than blogs (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (Penn State) Health information written by a doctor is rated as more credible when it appears on a Web site than in a blog or a homepage, according to a study of college students.


9.	Cars of the future could be powered by their bodywork thanks to new battery technology (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (Imperial College London) Parts of a car's bodywork could one day double up as its battery, according to the scientists behind a new ?3.4 ($4.6) million project announced today.


10.	Informatics experts contribute to special Health Affairs edition on e-health in the developing world (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (American Medical Informatics Association) Five articles, whose lead or senior authors are nationally known informatics leaders and members of the American Medical Informatics Association, appear in the February 2010 issue of Health Affairs and provide a glimpse into the future of health care delivery in an increasingly information-driven era of health care in the developing world.


11.	TGen finalizes alliance with Van Andel Research Institute (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (The Translational Genomics Research Institute) The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) today announced the completion of a strategic alliance and affiliation agreement with the Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) that will maximize the research capabilities of both nonprofit institutes.


12.	Microsoft and NSF enable research in the cloud (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (National Science Foundation) Microsoft Corp. and the National Science Foundation today announced an agreement that will offer individual researchers and research groups selected through NSF's merit review process free access to advanced cloud computing resources.


13.	NASA's new building awarded the US Green Building Council LEED Gold Rating (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) What does it take to turn silver into gold? For NASA scientists, the answer is "two protons." For Manhattan Construction Company in Washington, it is creative green building solutions which have resulted in the Exploration Sciences Building project becoming the first at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to receive LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification from the US Green Building Council.


14.	GOES-P all fueled up (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) The GOES spacecraft continues its processing at the Astrotech Facility in Titusville, Fla., and fuel was loaded into the GOES-P spacecraft on Saturday, Jan. 30. The fuel will keep GOES-P in orbit for about 14 years.


15.	Rice physicists kill cancer with 'nanobubbles' (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (Rice University) Scientists at Rice University have discovered a way to use lasers and nanoparticles to identify and treat individual diseased cells with tiny vapor "nanobubbles." In research published in the journal Nanotechnology, the scientists described how to use the method to explode nanobubbles and kill cancer cells. In laboratory tests, they showed they could tune these nanobubbles for "theranostics," a combined approach that melds diagnosis and treatment into a single procedure.


16.	NIST's second 'quantum logic clock' based on aluminum ion is now world's most precise clock (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)) Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have built an enhanced version of an experimental atomic clock based on a single aluminum atom that is now the world's most precise clock, more than twice as precise as the previous pacesetter based on a mercury atom. The new aluminum clock would neither gain nor lose one second in about 3.7 billion years, according to measurements to be reported in Physical Review Letters.


17.	New ORNL system provides hybrid electric autos with power to spare (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory) An advancement in hybrid electric vehicle technology is providing powerful benefits beyond transportation.


18.	4 ORNL researchers selected for Recovery Act early career funds (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory) Four Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are among the 69 scientists that will receive five-year research grants as part of the US Department of Energy's new Early Career Research Program.


19.	Big book explores a small world: Stuart Lindsay's guide to nanoscience (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (Arizona State University) Stuart Lindsay, Arizona State University Regents' professor and director of the Biodesign Institute's Center for Single Molecule Biophysics, has just released the first comprehensive guide to a tiny world a million times smaller than a single grain of sand.


20.	Researcher to track spread of disease, malware and power outages (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (Virginia Tech) An assistant professor with the Virginia Tech College of Engineering has won a US Department of Energy Early Career Award to formulate a mathematical framework that can track the spread of pandemics among populations and malware across wireless computer networks, as well as how a blackout occurring on one major power grid can cause a cascade of additional neighboring networks to fail.


21.	Physicist awarded $750,000 to study neutrinos (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (Virginia Tech) Virginia Tech physicist Patrick Huber has developed a major software library, GLoBES, which has become the international standard for evaluating the capabilities of planned multimillion dollar experiments in neutrino physics.


22.	Research finds water movements can shape fish evolution (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (University of Minnesota) Researchers from the University of Minnesota have found that the hydrodynamic environment of fish can shape their physical form and swimming style.


23.	Pitt-led team gets $5.6 million contract for heart assist device for infants and toddlers (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences) Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and their collaborators have been awarded a $5.6 million federal contract to continue development of an implanted ventricular assist heart pump for infants and small children with congenital or acquired heart disease. The project aims to provide much-needed access to the sophisticated technologies that have saved the lives of older heart failure patients.


24.	Google awards $1 million for research effort to slash energy consumption in Internet data centers (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (Rutgers University) Google Inc. has awarded a two-year, $1 million research grant aimed at slashing energy usage in large Internet data centers to a team of computer scientists at the University of California at Santa Barbara, Rutgers, Michigan and Virginia. The grant is the largest that Google this week awarded in the area of computing energy efficiency, and is part of $5.7 million that the company awarded to 12 university projects.


25.	New material absorbs, conserves oil (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST) (Case Western Reserve University) Researchers at Case Western Reserve University make new material to clean up oil spills in factories or on the ocean, and conserve the oil.