| 1. | 'Slow light' on a chip holds promise for optical communications (Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
(University of California - Santa Cruz) A tiny optical device built into a silicon chip has achieved the slowest light propagation on a chip to date, reducing the speed of light by a factor of 1,200 in a study reported in Nature Photonics. |
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| 2. | MIT researchers create new self-assembling photovoltaic technology that repairs itself (Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) MIT scientists have created a novel set of self-assembling molecules that can turn sunlight into electricity; the molecules can be repeatedly broken down and then reassembled quickly, just by adding or removing an additional solution. Their paper on the work was published on Sept. 5 in Nature Chemistry. |
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| 3. | In a changing climate, erratic rainfall poses growing threat to rural poor, new report says (Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
(Burness Communications) Against a backdrop of extreme weather wreaking havoc around the world, a new report warns that increasingly erratic rainfall related to climate change will pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, especially in Africa and Asia, requiring increased investment in diverse forms of water storage as an effective remedy. |
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| 4. | SDSC's CAIDA Internet research group part of new NSF awards (Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
(University of California - San Diego) A research project involving the Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA), based at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego, has been selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of a series of awards aimed at pursuing new and innovative ways to create a more trustworthy and robust Internet. |
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| 5. | Global warming's silver lining: Northern countries will thrive, grow (Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
(University of California - Los Angeles) As world-wide population increases by 40 percent over the next 40 years, sparsely populated Canada, Scandinavia, Russia, and the northern US will become formidable economic powers and migration magnets, writes UCLA geographer Laurence C. Smith in a new book. |
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| 6. | Biophysical Society names 2011 award recipients (Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
(Biophysical Society) The Biophysical Society is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2011 Society awards. The eight recipients will receive their awards at the Society's 55th Annual Meeting on Monday, March 7, 2011, at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Md. |
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| 7. | NASA satellite and International Space Station catch Earl weakening (Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) NASA satellites and the International Space Station are keeping eyes on Hurricane Earl as it heads for New England. Watches and Warnings are posted in the US northeast. |
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| 8. | Biophysical Society announces 2011 society fellows (Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
(Biophysical Society) The Biophysical Society is delighted to announce its 2011 Society Fellows. Fellows are chosen based on their demonstrated excellence in science, contributions to the expansion of the field of biophysics, and support of the Biophysical Society. The fellows will be honored at the awards ceremony during the Biophysical Society's 55th Annual Meeting on Monday March 7, 2011, at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Md. |
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| 9. | NASA imagery reveals a weaker, stretched out Fiona (Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) NASA satellite data has noticed that Tropical Storm Fiona is getting "longer." That is, the storm is elongating in almost a north-south direction, indicating that she's weakening and may not make it through the weekend. Meanwhile, forecasters are watching two other areas for development in the eastern Atlantic this weekend. |
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| 10. | Research about Brazilian marine biodiversity brings researchers from 5 countries together (Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
(Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) The Sao Paulo Research Foundation presents the Marine Biodiversity Workshop: Recent Improvements in Bioprospection, Biogeography and Phylogeography to be held on September 9 and 10. This scientific meeting is intended to stimulate the formation of research groups involving both Brazilian and foreign scientists towards the development of research on bioprospection, geographic distribution of sea organisms in the Brazilian Coast as well as the search for natural bioactive compounds for pharmaceutical production. |
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| 11. | Penn State chemist Ayusman Sen awarded the medal of the Chemical Research Society of India (Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
(Penn State) Ayusman Sen, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Penn State University, has been honored with the Chemical Research Society of India Medal. Sen is only the second recipient of the medal, which is awarded exclusively to outstanding chemists of Indian origin who work outside of India. |
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| 12. | Software verification researcher ranks among the world's top young innovators (Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
(Technische Universitaet Muenchen) Computer scientist Andrey Rybalchenko is one of the world's top 35 innovators under 35 years of age, according to MIT's Technology Review. The prestigious "TR35" list for 2010 is published in the September/October issue of the magazine. The honor goes to Rybalchenko, a professor at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen, for his work on software verification. Theoretical and practical contributions of this 32-year-old are expected to make the software 21st-century civilization runs on more reliable. |
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| 13. | NASA hurricane researchers eye Earl's eye (Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Three NASA aircraft carrying 15 instruments are busy criss-crossing Earl as part of the agency's Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes mission, or GRIP, which continues through Sept. 30. GRIP is designed to help improve our understanding of how hurricanes such as Earl form and intensify rapidly. |
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| 14. | GOES-13 satellite sees Hurricane Earl's clouds covering the US Northeast (Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Hurricane Earl lashed the North Carolina coast last night and this morning, September 3, and is now headed for Cape Cod, Massachusetts. This morning's image from the GOES-13 satellite saw Hurricane Earl's clouds covering most of the northeastern US. |
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| 15. | Rutgers-Camden professor engineers E. coli to produce biodiesel (Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
(Rutgers University) Desmond Lun, an associate professor of computer science at Rutgers University-Camden, is researching how to alter the genetic makeup of E. coli to produce biodiesel fuel derived from fatty acids. |
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| 16. | Earth from space: Giant iceberg enters Nares Strait (Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
(European Space Agency) ESA's Envisat satellite has been tracking the progression of the giant iceberg that calved from Greenland's Petermann glacier on August 4, 2010. |
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| 17. | University of Arizona telescope pioneer to receive medal minted close to home (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
(University of Arizona) The Kavli Prize medal Roger Angel will receive during a ceremony in Norway for his pioneering advances in telescope design was struck from pure gold in an elaborate process not far from the UA. |
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| 18. | UCLA chemists, engineers achieve world record with high-speed graphene transistors (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
(University of California - Los Angeles) A UCLA team led by Xiangfeng Duan has developed a new fabrication process for high-speed graphene transistors using a nanowire as the self-aligned gate. This new technique does not produce any appreciable defects in the graphene during fabrication, so the carrier mobility is retained. Also, by using a self-aligned approach with a nanowire as the gate, the group was able to overcome alignment difficulties previously encountered and fabricate short channel devices with unprecedented performance. |
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| 19. | NASA satellite sees Tropical Storm Kompasu transitioning over Korea and China (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) NASA's Terra satellite captured the changing Tropical Storm Kompasu over Korea and China very early today, as it makes its way east to northern Japan. It is becoming extratropical. |
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| 20. | Iowa State chemists discover method to create high-value chemicals from biomass (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT)
(Iowa State University) Walter Trahanovsky, an Iowa State professor of chemistry, was trying to produce sugar derivatives from biomass using high-temperature chemistry. He was surprised when his research also produced significant yields of high-value chemicals. |
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