AScribe Science News Service articles from September 2005

AScribe Science News Service archives from September 2005

NASA's Science Resources Help Agencies Respond to Katrina.
September 2, 2005... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- NASA science instruments and Earth-orbiting satellites are providing detailed insight about the environmental impact caused by Hurricane Katrina. Images and...

Berkeley Lab to Host Scientists Impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
September 7, 2005... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) will make its facilities and resources available for...

Katrina Expert: Pumping New Orleans Floodwater Into Lake Is Only a 'Lesser Evil,' Duke Engineer Says.
September 12, 2005... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- The pumping of New Orleans floodwaters into Lake Pontchartrain will create "long-term, harmful implications for the lake ecosystem and future human use of the area,"...

Interdisciplinary Carnegie Mellon Course Bridges Chemistry and Art.
September 12, 2005... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Sept. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new class at Carnegie Mellon University will require artists to don lab coats and chemists to wield brushes. In the Color of Minerals and Inorganic Pigments...

NASA Will Reveal Secrets of Clouds, Aerosols.
September 15, 2005... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Two NASA satellites, planned for launch no earlier than Oct. 26, will give us a unique view of Earth's atmosphere. CloudSat and Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and...

Cassini Radar Images Show Dramatic Shoreline on Titan.
September 16, 2005... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Images returned during Cassini's recent flyby of Saturn's moon Titan show captivating evidence of what appears to be a large shoreline cutting across the...

Cornell Professor Jon Kleinberg Receives 2005 MacArthur 'Genius Award' Fellowship.
September 20, 2005... Byline: Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y., Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today named Jon Kleinberg, Cornell professor of computer science, among the 25 new MacArthur Fellows - the so-called...

If Gulf Coast Can Avoid Rita's Wind and Storm Surge, Soaking Rains Will Aid Katrina Cleanup, Says University of Dayton Water Resources Engineer.
September 21, 2005... Byline: University of Dayton DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- A good rain from Hurricane Rita can go a long way in washing away dirt and other residue in the New Orleans area left behind by Hurricane Katrina, according to a...

San Diego Supercomputer Center Data Scientists Lend a Hand to Help Find Hurricane Katrina Victims; Center Leverages Data Know-How to Create Amalgamated Survivor List.
September 21, 2005... Byline: San Diego Supercomputer Center SAN DIEGO, Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Data experts at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) are collaborating with the American Red Cross and other rescue organizations to make it easier for...

Rita and Beyond: Research Model Advances Hurricane Intensity Prediction.
September 21, 2005... Byline: National Center for Atmospheric Research BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- An advanced research weather model run by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is following Hurricane Rita to give scientists a...

'Sharks: Myth and Mystery' Exhibit at Monterey Bay Aquarium Wins Top Awards From American Zoo & Aquarium Association.
September 22, 2005... Byline: Monterey Bay Aquarium MONTEREY, Calif., Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- "Sharks: Myth and Mystery," a special exhibition at the Monterey Bay Aquarium that features living sharks and rays and the rich cultural traditions they've...

UTEP, Sandia Form Strategic Partnership.
September 23, 2005... Byline: University of Texas at El Paso EL PASO, Texas, Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Research collaborations, faculty research appointments and regional economic development are the focus of an agreement between the University of Texas at...

Supernova Explosion May Have Caused Mammoth Extinction.
September 23, 2005... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- A distant supernova that exploded 41,000 years ago may have led to the extinction of the mammoth, according to research that will be presented...

Purdue Engineers Create Safer, More Efficient Nuclear Fuel, Model Its Performance.
September 27, 2005... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Purdue University nuclear engineers have developed an advanced nuclear fuel that could save millions of dollars annually by lasting longer and burning more...

Arctic Sea Ice Continues Decline as Arctic Temperatures Rise.
September 28, 2005... Byline: University of Colorado, Boulder BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- New satellite records monitored by a national team of collaborators show a four-year pattern of extremely low summer sea-ice coverage in the Arctic that...

Small Plants Loom Large: Washington State University Researchers Find a Key to Plant Growth.
September 28, 2005... Byline: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash., Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Waist-high corn stalks laden with full-size ears; squash plants that don't sprawl over half your yard; a miniature tomato plant offering hefty red fruits to...

Geologist Donates $30 Million to Colorado State University; Largest Gift in University History Names Warner College of Natural Resources.
September 29, 2005... Byline: Colorado State University FORT COLLINS, Colo., Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Colorado State University President Larry Edward Penley today announced that Edward M. Warner, renowned geologist, philanthropist and distinguished...

Cassini's Doubleheader Flybys Score Home Run.
September 30, 2005... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Cassini performed back-to-back flybys of Saturn moons Tethys and Hyperion last weekend, coming closer than ever before to each of them. Tethys has a scarred,...

Fast, Accurate Detection of Explosives in Airport Luggage Possible.
September 30, 2005... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Fast, highly reliable detection of residues that could indicate the presence of explosives and other hazardous materials inside luggage is now possible with...

University of Wisconsin-Madison Small-Scale Research Receives Big Boost.
September 30, 2005... Byline: University of Wisconsin - Madison MADISON, Wis., Sept. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Wisconsin-Madison Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) nearly $14.8...