Matt Shipman | News Services | 919.515.6386 Dr. Alper Bozkurt | 919.515.7349 Release Date: 08.20.14 North Carolina State University researchers have developed methods for electronically manipulating the flight muscles of moths and for monitoring the electrical signals moths use to… Read More ›
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Knowledge transfer: Computers teach each other Pac-Man
March 27, 2014 Matthew Haugen PULLMAN, Wash. – Researchers in Washington State University’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science have developed a method to allow a computer to give advice and teach skills to another computer in a way that… Read More ›
US lead in science and technology shrinking
– U.S. and Europe has decreased, respectively, from 37 percent to 30 percent and from 26 percent to 22 percent. Press Release 14-022 Emerging economies shifting global S&T landscape Indicators is a widely-used resource, reporting on R&D trends, the STEM workforce,… Read More ›
Geoengineering the climate could reduce vital rains
October 31, 2013 BOULDER—Although a significant build-up in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere would alter worldwide precipitation patterns, a widely discussed technological approach to reduce future global warming would also interfere with rainfall and snowfall, new research shows. … Read More ›
Study Shows Reproductive Effects of Pesticide Exposure Span Generations
For Immediate Release Matt Shipman | News Services | 919.515.6386 Dr. Gerald LeBlanc | 919.515.7404 Release Date: 04.22.2013 Filed under Releases North Carolina State University researchers studying aquatic organisms called Daphnia have found that exposure to a chemical pesticide has… Read More ›
Egypt riot police deploy after palace clashes
02 Feb 2013 CAIRO (AFP) Egyptian riot police deployed on Saturday near President Mohamed Morsi’s palace as his administration rushed to contain fallout from footage of police beating a naked man during the deadly overnight clashes. In Cairo’s Tahrir Square,… Read More ›
Study finds significant microorganism populations in middle and upper troposphere
Contact: John Toon jtoon@gatech.edu 404-894-6986 Georgia Institute of Technology Bugs in the Atmosphere In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, researchers used genomic techniques to document the presence of significant numbers of living microorganisms –… Read More ›
These Mini-Bots Were Made for Walking: Cells Power Biological Machines: non-electronic biological machines
Miniature “bio-bots” developed at the University of Illinois are made of hydrogel and heart cells, but can walk on their own. (Credit: Elise A. Corbin) ScienceDaily (Nov. 15, 2012) — They’re soft, biocompatible, about 7 millimeters long — and, incredibly,… Read More ›
Why We Need Insects–Even “Pesky” Ones
A large natural population of evening primrose (yellow flowers) in Ithaca, New York. Credit and Larger Version October 4, 2012 View a video interview with Anurag Agrawal of Cornell University. View Video Hard evidence of evolution. Credit and Larger Version… Read More ›
‘Green Brain’ Project to Create an Autonomous Flying Robot With a Honey Bee Brain
ScienceDaily (Oct. 1, 2012) — Scientists at the Universities of Sheffield and Sussex are embarking on an ambitious project to produce the first accurate computer models of a honey bee brain in a bid to advance our understanding of Artificial… Read More ›
Understanding the brain by controlling behavior
Contact: Peter Reuell preuell@fas.harvard.edu 617-496-8070 Harvard University Using precisely-targeted lasers, researchers manipulate neurons in worms’ brains and take control of their behavior In the quest to understand how the brain turns sensory input into behavior, Harvard scientists have crossed a… Read More ›
‘They’re selling time bombs’: Scientists reveal how baths sends users crazy with ingredient ingredient that is ten times stronger than cocaine
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED:10:35 EST, 23 September 2012| UPDATED:11:26 EST, 23 September 2012 As lethal bath salts continue to take young lives, researchers have discovered the shocking strength of a key ingredient that leaves users struggling with the… Read More ›
Sifting Social Media for Early Signs of Adverse Drug Reactions
ScienceDaily (Sep. 21, 2012) — The National Science Foundation has awarded a $130,000 grant to a team co-led by University of Virginia professor Ahmed Abbasi to fund research that will analyze social media, including tweets and online discussion forums, to… Read More ›
Predicting If Scientists Will Be Stars: New Formula Reveals If Young Scientists Will Have Brilliant Future
ScienceDaily (Sep. 12, 2012) — A medical school committee is weighing whether to hire a promising young neuroscientist. Will she have a brilliant future as a researcher, publish in top journals and nab abundant research funds? If only there were… Read More ›
While chaos drives some to seek comfort in friends and family, Many Wealthy gravitate toward money and material possessions
By Yasmin Anwar, Media Relations | August 30, 2012 BERKELEY —Crises are said to bring people closer together. But a new study from UC Berkeley suggests that while the have-nots reach out to one another in times of trouble, the… Read More ›
Computer viruses could take a lesson from showy peacocks ” digital organisms evolve, just like living things”
Contact: Layne Cameron, Media Communications, Office: (517) 353-8819, Cell: (765) 748-4827, Layne.Cameron@cabs.msu.edu; Ian Dworkin, Zoology, Office: 517-432-6733, idworkin@msu.edu Published: Aug. 29, 2012 E-mail Editor ShareThis MSU researchers explore what would happen if computer viruses had to find mates in… Read More ›
Telescopes may be forced to shut down due to astronomy budget crisis
By The Christian Science Monitor Friday, August 24, 2012 9:26 EDT For astronomers in the United States it’s déjà vu with a wrenching twist – the possible closure of some of the most heavily used observatories the federal government funds…. Read More ›
UCSB scientists examine effects of manufactured nanoparticles on soybean crops: zinc oxide and cerium oxide
Contact: Gail Gallessich gail.g@ia.ucsb.edu 805-893-7220 University of California – Santa Barbara IMAGE:These are soybean plants growing in a UCSB greenhouse.Click here for more information. (Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Sunscreens, lotions, and cosmetics contain tiny metal nanoparticles that wash down the… Read More ›
AAAS joins more than 3000 organizations in urging Congress to avoid ‘devastating’ budget cuts
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has joined more than 3000 national, state, and local organizations in warning the U.S. Congress and President Barack Obama that automatic budget cuts set for January could have “devastating” effects on… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 