AScribe Science News Service articles from June 2008

AScribe Science News Service archives from June 2008

Communications of the ACM Features Research on the New Shape of Computers; Computers of the Future Will Respond to Touch and Physics, and Fold Into Your Pocket.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Association for Computing Machinery KINGSTON, Ontario, June 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The shape of things to come in the computer world will be anything but flat, predicts Queen's University Computing professor Roel Vertegaal, who is...

Engineers Design 'Brain' of Smart Sewage-Control Network.
June 4, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Engineers from Purdue and Notre Dame universities are working with Indiana startup EmNet LLC on a wireless sensor network for the city of South Bend to prevent...

Penn Scientist Receives L'Oreal USA Fellowship For Women in Science.
June 4, 2008... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, June 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Sara Aton, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, was awarded a grant from...

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Ready to Gather Samples.
June 4, 2008... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory TUCSON, Ariz., June 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Two practice rounds of digging and dumping the clumpy soil at the Martian arctic site this week gave scientists and engineers gathered at the University of...

A Challenge to Slash the Energy Used for Cooling in the Western U.S.
June 5, 2008... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., June 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- University of California, Davis energy-efficiency experts today are launching a novel program designed to slash electricity use by rooftop air conditioners...

Cal State Long Beach Marine Biologist Recommends Playing it Safe When Going to the Beach This Summer.
June 5, 2008... Byline: Calif. State University, Long Beach LONG BEACH, Calif, June 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the weather warms, more Southern Californians will be flocking to the beach. However, beachgoers need to pay attention to safety before they...

University of Florida Professor Designs Plasma-Propelled Flying Saucer.
June 11, 2008... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., June 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Flying saucers may soon be more fact than mere science fiction. University of Florida mechanical and aerospace engineering associate professor Subrata Roy...

U.S. Still Leads the World in Science and Technology; Nation Benefits From Foreign Scientists, Engineers, RAND Study Finds.
June 11, 2008... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Despite perceptions that the nation is losing its competitive edge, the United States remains the dominant leader in science and technology worldwide, according...

Carnegie Mellon's Ed Rubin Urges Congressional Leaders to Approve Legislation Designed to Accelerate Carbon Storage Technologies.
June 13, 2008... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, June 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Carnegie Mellon University Professor Edward S. Rubin is urging Congress to approve newly proposed legislation designed to fund pioneering technologies that can...

New U.S. Policy Needed to Avoid Threats From Weaponization of Space; Experts to Discuss Space Security in June 26 Telephone Briefing for Journalists.
June 16, 2008... Byline: American Academy of Arts & Sciences CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The United States is spending tens of billions of dollars annually - far more than all other countries combined - to acquire advanced military space...

Danforth Center Announces Appointment of Dr. Paul Anderson as Executive Director of International Programs; New Leader Will Strengthen Foreign Collaborations, Important Industry Connections.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Donald Danforth Plant Science Center ST. LOUIS, June 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center today announced the appointment of Dr. Paul Anderson as its new executive director of international programs. In...

DNA More Effective Than Fingerprints in Solving Property Crimes.
June 16, 2008... Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, June 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- DNA evidence isn't a typical tool for investigating property crimes like burglary, but a new Urban Institute report reveals that biological evidence can be remarkably...

Lockheed Martin Partners With Chabot Space & Science Center; Serves as Title Sponsor for 125th Anniversary Celebration.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Chabot Space & Science Center OAKLAND, Calif., June 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- On the occasion of Chabot Space & Science Center's 125th anniversary, the Lockheed Martin Corporation has partnered with Chabot to support initiatives that...

University of Colorado at Boulder Returns Nearly $3 Million in Cost Savings to NASA for Design and Operation of Satellite.
June 17, 2008... Byline: University of Colorado, Boulder BOULDER, Colo., June 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Colorado at Boulder took an unusual step today by returning nearly $3 million in cost savings to NASA for an award-winning satellite...

University of California, Davis Environment News Tips: Nitrogen Discovery Should Help Climate-Change Predictions; On Sacramento TV Tonight, Sunday: Zoos May Be Wildlife Saviors; UC Davis Strengthens Commitment to Sustainability; Google Maps Public Transit in College Town of Davis.
June 18, 2008... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., June 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of California, Davis today released the following environment news tips. - - - - NITROGEN DISCOVERY SHOULD HELP CLIMATE-CHANGE...

Study Shows Single Insecticide Application Can Kill Three Cockroach Generations.
June 23, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- One dose of an insecticide can kill three generations of cockroaches as they feed off of each other and transfer the poison, according to Purdue University...

New NASA Website Focuses on Global Climate Change.(Website overview)
June 23, 2008... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., June 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new website from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., is devoted to educating the public about Earth's changing climate. The Global Climate...

NASA Spacecraft Reveal Largest Crater in Solar System.
June 25, 2008... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., June 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- New analysis of Mars' terrain using NASA spacecraft observations reveals what appears to be by far the largest impact crater ever found in the solar system....

International Computer Science Institute Scientist Richard Karp Wins Prestigious Kyoto Prize.
June 26, 2008... Byline: International Computer Science Institute BERKELEY, Calif., June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Professor Richard M. Karp, Head of the Algorithms Group at the International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) in Berkeley, has received the...

Phoenix Mars Lander Returns Treasure Trove for Science.
June 26, 2008... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander performed its first wet chemistry experiment on Martian soil flawlessly yesterday, returning a wealth of data that for Phoenix...

Airless Tire Project May Prove a Lifesaver in Military Combat.
June 30, 2008... Byline: University of Wisconsin - Madison MADISON, Wis., June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rarely does one come across a business where the phrase "reinventing the wheel" is not just a metaphor, it's an operating principle. An ambitious...