AScribe Science News Service articles from November 2007

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Thirteen Astronomical Observations to Solve British Professor's Dark Matter Conundrum.
November 1, 2007... Byline: The Drexler Foundation LOS ALTOS HILLS, Calif., Nov. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The article "Modern Cosmology: Science or Folk Tale?" in the September-October issue of American Scientist magazine and the Oct. 23 AScribe Newswire...

Brookhaven Lab Physicist Kyle Cranmer Receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, N.Y., Nov. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Kyle Cranmer, a former Goldhaber Distinguished Fellow and a current guest scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory was...

National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center Announces Acceptance of One of World's Largest Supercomputers.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Cray Inc. today announced the successful completion of the...

Behind the Glamour of Space Travel: Chabot's New Exhibit Offers Authentic Look at Day-to-Day Life in Space.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Chabot Space & Science Center OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- On November 10, Chabot Space & Science Center launches its new permanent exhibit, Beyond Blastoff: Surviving in Space. The exhibit reveals space travel...

Brookhaven Lab Computational Sciences Center Exhibit at SC2007 Showcases Supercomputers for Advanced Computing in Biology, Nanoscience, Technology, Fluid Dynamics, High-Energy and Nuclear Physics; Nov. 10 - 15.
November 5, 2007... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, N.Y., Nov. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- The capabilities of the world's second fastest supercomputer for general scientific use will be on display at the SC2007 (Supercomputing) conference at the...

Seafloor 'Hot Springs' Featured at MATE Center's 2008 International ROV Competition; Competition Will Be Held at Scripps Institution of Oceanography - University of California, San Diego.
November 7, 2007... Byline: Marine Advanced Technology Education Center MONTEREY, Calif., Nov. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Hot fluids spew from a fissure, known as a vent, in the seafloor, along a mid-ocean ridge in the deep sea. Thriving in the area near the...

NASA Gets a Pollster Pat on the Back for Its Data Decision.
November 7, 2007... Byline: American Association for Public Opinion Research OLATHE, Kan., Nov. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The nation's top group of pollsters and public opinion researchers today applauded NASA's decision to make public the findings of its recent...

Carnegie Corporation of New York and Institute for Advanced Study Establish Joint Commission on Math and Science Education; Commission of 22 Includes Prominent Educators, Business Leaders, Current and Former Governors, Academics.
November 8, 2007... Byline: Carnegie Corporation NEW YORK, Nov. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Vartan Gregorian, President of Carnegie Corporation of New York and Phillip Griffiths, former director and professor of mathematics of the Institute for Advanced Study...

St. Lawrence Physics Professor Reveals Spiritual Journey in New Book.
November 9, 2007... Byline: St. Lawrence University CANTON, N.Y., Nov. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- "The Sky Is Not A Ceiling," a new book by St. Lawrence University Priest Associate Professor of Physics Aileen O'Donoghue, is the story of her personal spiritual...

Chabot Space & Science Center Adds Two Members to Foundation Board.
November 9, 2007... Byline: Chabot Space & Science Center OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Chabot Space & Science Center has announced the appointment of two members to its Foundation Board of Directors. First Lady of Oakland Cynthia Dellums...

Finger-Friendly Tactile Interface Could Aid Blind Computer Users; Johns Hopkins Engineer Joins Multi-Institution Team That Will Design and Build Prototype.
November 12, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Nov. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- A Johns Hopkins researcher has joined experts from four other institutions who plan to create a dynamic electronic surface to allow blind or visually impaired people...

University of Florida Research: Homeowners Can Cut Irrigation Without Hurting Lawns.
November 13, 2007... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Nov. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- With drought persisting across the Southeast, homeowners can slash water consumption by simply readjusting irrigation systems - with no harm to lawns or...

In Spite of La Nina, University of Colorado at Boulder Weather Expert Predicts Dry Conditions to Continue for Colorado This Winter.
November 13, 2007... Byline: University of Colorado, Boulder BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Those who like the drier than normal weather Colorado has experienced in recent weeks will like the forecast for the rest of the winter. According to...

Williams College Faculty Experts.
November 14, 2007... Byline: Williams College WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., Nov. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is an expert advisory from Williams College. This guide is designed to help the media identify Williams College faculty who can answer questions about...

New University of Maryland Web Tool Can Help Historic Districts Thrive Online.
November 14, 2007... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Nov. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new online tool developed by the University of Maryland makes Annapolis one of the most accessible cities in the world archaeologically and...

Purdue Climate Change Researchers Create Primer to Help Policy-Makers.
November 14, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Members of the Purdue University Climate Change Research Center have created a policy brief to aid decision makers in weighing the options and consequences of...

CASE, Carnegie Name Top U.S. Professors of the Year; Winners Saluted for Extraordinary Performance in Undergraduate Education.
November 15, 2007... Byline: Council for Advancement & Support of Education WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Four educators who are transforming math, science and engineering education are the national winners of the 2007 U.S. Professors of the Year...

Warm/Hot Tangible Dark Matter Challenges Both Intangible Cold Dark Matter and MOG.
November 15, 2007... Byline: The Drexler Foundation LOS ALTOS HILLS, Calif., Nov. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- An Oct. 31 article in ScienceNow Daily News, questioning Cold Dark Matter is entitled, "Dark Matter Not a Done Deal?" It refers to the famous August 2006...

ESnet, Internet2 Complete Coast-to-Coast Next-Generation Network in Support of Department of Energy Scientific Community.
November 15, 2007... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Two of the nation's leading research networks - the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) and Internet2 - announced...

Eighth Graders in Most U.S. States Performing Better in Math and Science than Students in Most Foreign Countries; First Ever Comprehensive State-by-State Comparison of U.S. Students' Math and Science Proficiency Versus International Students.
November 15, 2007... Byline: American Institutes for Research WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Students in most U.S. states are performing as well as or better than most students in foreign countries in math and science, but the highest achieving...

U.S. Corporate Research & Development Crisis Can Be Solved If Universities Relinquish Intellectual Property Rights; Rochester Institute of Technology President Calls on Higher Education to Carry Out Low-Cost R&D.
November 19, 2007... Byline: Rochester Institute of Technology ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Universities should relinquish intellectual property rights associated with sponsored research for corporations in order to put the U.S. back on the...

Students' Genomics Tool Will Lead to Better Medicine.
November 19, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- While consumers and pharmacists are well aware that prescription drug interactions can be dangerous, the fact that each person's genetic makeup can render...

Carnegie Mellon Engineering Students Win Prestigious Contest Designed to Challenge Presidential Candidates on Energy and Sustainability Issues.
November 20, 2007... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Nov. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Carnegie Mellon University graduate engineering students Shahzeen Attari, Ines Margarida Lima de Azevedo, Benjamin Flath and Constantine Samaras are first-place...

Kansas State Entomologist Part of Effort to Find More Healthful, Earth-Friendly Method to Keep Insect Pests Out of Cured Ham and Aged Cheese.
November 20, 2007... Byline: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan., Nov. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Try enjoying a sandwich knowing that something else already has been nibbling on your ham and cheese. That's why for years food producers have made sure...

Auger Collaboration Probably Detected Big-Bang-Created UHECR Protons After Their Ejection by Merging Galaxy Clusters.
November 26, 2007... Byline: The Drexler Foundation LOS ALTOS HILLS, Calif., Nov. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Pierre Auger collaboration, an international project involving 370 scientists and engineers from 17 countries, announced on Nov. 8 the significant...

Techbridge's Top Five Gifts for Girls: Spark a Girl's Interest in Becoming an Engineer, Computer Scientist or Astronaut.
November 26, 2007... Byline: Chabot Space & Science Center OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Looking for a gift that will make a difference in a girl's future? Studies indicate that by the eighth grade many girls lose interest in math and science -...

Carnegie Mellon's National Robotics Engineering Center Receives $14.4 Million to Develop, Demonstrate Next-Generation Autonomous Ground Vehicle.
November 29, 2007... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Nov. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC), part of the Robotics Institute in the School of Computer Science, has won a $14.4...