23-Feb-2017
Oil and Gas Wastewater Spills, Including Fracking Wastewater, Alter Microbes in West Virginia Waters
Wastewater from oil and gas operations – including fracking for shale gas – at a West Virginia site altered microbes downstream, according to a Rutgers-led study. The study, published recently in Science of the Total Environment, showed that wast...
– Rutgers University
Science of the Total Environment
Tiny Cavefish May Help Humans Evolve to Require Very Little Sleep
We all do it; we all need it – humans and animals alike. Neuroscientists have been studying Mexican cavefish to provide insight into the evolutionary mechanisms regulating sleep loss and the relationship between sensory processing and sleep.
– Florida Atlantic University
Journal of Experimental Biology
How Migratory Birds Respond to Balmier Autumns?
To study the migration patterns of white-throated sparrows researchers kept track of how active the birds were by day and night. When the temperatures dropped , the birds all became restless at night, signifying they were in a migratory state. As tem...
– De Gruyter Open
Animal Migration
Titan Shares Her Journey as a 'Black Girl Scientist'
The story of a young African-American woman's journey to become a veterinarian.
– California State University, Fullerton
22-Feb-2017
Farther From the Forest: ‘Eye-Opening’ Study Shows Rural U.S. Loses Forests Faster Than Cities
A study published in the journal PLOS ONE says that between 1990 and 2000, the average distance from any point in the United States to the nearest forest increased by 14 percent. The distance can present challenges for wildlife and have broad effects...
– SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
PLOS ONE, Feb. 22, 2017
Embargo expired on 22-Feb-2017 at 14:00 ET
Scientists Create a Nano-Trampoline to Probe Quantum Behavior
For the first time, scientists have measured quantum criticality by developing a thin membrane suspended in air by very narrow bridges, thereby forming a "nano-trampoline". This enabled specific heat measurements of thin films through a quantum phase...
– Bar-Ilan University
Nature Communications
Embargo expired on 22-Feb-2017 at 05:00 ET
From Rocks in Colorado, Evidence of a ‘Chaotic Solar System’
Plumbing a 90 million-year-old layer cake of sedimentary rock in Colorado, a team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northwestern University has found evidence confirming a critical theory of how the planets in our solar syste...
– University of Wisconsin-Madison
Nature Feb 23 2017
Embargo expired on 22-Feb-2017 at 13:00 ET
Cultivating Cool-for-Cash-Crop
Canola and camelina are cool-season crops that produce oilseeds. Soon they may find a home in California fields as a rotational crop with smart water use and high demand.
– American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
Crop Science, January 31, 2017
Embargo expired on 22-Feb-2017 at 12:00 ET
BIDMC Scientists Survey the State of Sleep Science
Sleep remains an enduring biological mystery with major clinical relevance, according to a review by clinician-researcher Thomas Scammell, MD, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and colleagues. In recent decades, new technologies have al...
– Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Neuron; HL095491; DE022912; NS091126; HD071026.
Embargo expired on 22-Feb-2017 at 12:00 ET
UF/IFAS Researchers Find Potential Bugs to Eat Invasive Cogongrass
Cogongrass displaces pasture grass, golf course greens and valuable ecosystems. UF/IFAS professor James Cuda and his team are focusing on the <i>Orseolia javani</i>ca midge that causes cogongrass to produce linear galls at the expense of leaves.
– University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Study Finds Consumers Willing to Pay More for “All-Natural” Labeled Foods
A study published in the Journal of Food Science found that expectations of product quality, nutritional content and the amount of money consumers were willing to pay increased when consumers saw a product labeled “all-natural” as compared to the...
– Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
Social Information From Friends and Experts Could Help Reduce Uncertainty in Crowdfunding Campaigns
Social information gathered from friends and experts, depending on the complexity of the product, can decrease uncertainty in crowdfunding campaigns, according to research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.
– Binghamton University, State University of New York
50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Jan-2017
Science Versus the ‘Horatio Alger Myth’
In a new study published today in the journal PLOS ONE, Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have taken a condensed matter physics concept usually applied to the way substances such as ice freeze, called “frustration,” and applied it to a si...
– Los Alamos National Laboratory
‘Atmospheric Rivers’ Associated with California Flooding Also Common in the Southeast
Much of the flood-inducing rainfall that has pummeled California over the last month flowed into the region via a river in the sky. But these so-called atmospheric rivers, which transport large quantities of water vapor poleward from the tropics, can...
– University of Georgia
Biology Professor Reshapes Teaching Strategy with Course on Parasites
With an eye on tiny ticks and mosquitoes, a Clarkson biology professor has created an undergrad parasitology course embraced by professionals in the field as well as by students, showing a glimpse of the future of biology education.
– Clarkson University
The Right Chemistry: Collaborating Across Multiple Disciplines
Researchers at The University of Kansas Cancer Center are collaborating on the “lab-on-a-chip,” a testing platform that captures and performs analysis of various biomarkers, which are actively released by tumor cells into blood. Rather than the u...
– University of Kansas Cancer Center
University of Notre Dame Partners with the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute
Researchers in bioengineering will join a consortium of academia, industry and government organizations and the nonprofit sector to develop next-generation manufacturing processes and technologies for cells, tissues and organs.
– University of Notre Dame
How Do Polar Bears Respond to Climate Change, Subsistence Hunting?
A new, two-part project led by the UW’s Kristin Laidre aims to explore the interacting effects of climate change and subsistence hunting on polar bears, while also illuminating the cultural value of the species to indigenous peoples and the role th...
– University of Washington
Masdar Institute Pioneering Innovative Wastewater Treatment System
Assistant Professor Shadi Wajih Hasan is Working to Develop Wastewater Treatment Systems for the Sustainable Production of High-Quality Water.
– Masdar Institute of Science and Technology
NMSU Range Science Professor Receives Fulbright Award to AustraliaNMSU Range Science Professor receives Fulbright award to Australia
On vast rangeland, livestock is difficult and expensive to manage. But Derek Bailey, professor in the New Mexico State University Department of Animal and Range Sciences, is working to find ways to help such ranchers better manage their livestock and...
– New Mexico State University (NMSU)
NMSU Partners on Regional Transportation Research Center
New Mexico State University is a member of a consortium of universities that have received a nearly $2.5 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant to establish a regional transportation research center.
– New Mexico State University (NMSU)
S&T Researcher Studies Next Generation Phones, Cars
Missouri S&T professor studies electromagnetic interference in cellphones to lay groundwork for next-generation 5G phones.
– Missouri University of Science and Technology
Upcoming Webcast Takes a Close Look at NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
In a live webcast March 1, astrophysicist Amber Straughn will discuss the development and construction of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, and the important scientific questions it will help answer.
Expert Available
– Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
NMSU Expert Gives Tips on Safe Water Storage, Treatment in Case of Crisis
In the case of emergencies affecting potable water supplies, New Mexico State University water expert Rossana Sallenave released a guide on how to properly treat and store water for long periods of time.
Expert Available
– New Mexico State University (NMSU)
21-Feb-2017
Seven New Species of Night Frogs From the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot Including Four Miniature Forms
Scientists from India have discovered seven new frog species belonging to the Night Frogs genus. Four out of seven of the new species are miniature-sized frogs (12.2–15.4 mm), which can comfortably sit on a coin or a thumbnail. These are among the ...
– PeerJ
Embargo expired on 21-Feb-2017 at 07:00 ET
Understanding ‘Glass Relaxation’ and Why It’s Important for Next-Generation Displays
Display manufacturers can account for a certain level of relaxation in the glass, referring to the intermolecular rearrangement, if it’s known and reproducible. But fluctuations in this relaxation behavior tend to introduce uncertainty into the man...
– American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Embargo expired on 21-Feb-2017 at 11:00 ET
When Russians Purchase Counterfeit Alcohol
Although counterfeit alcohol is a new phenomenon in most of the world, it has been a longstanding problem in Russia. In 2002, illegal commercial alcohol products totaled more than half of the alcohol retail turnover in that country. More recently, a...
– Research Society on Alcoholism
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
Embargo expired on 21-Feb-2017 at 17:00 ET
When Rocket Science Meets X-Ray Science
NASA and Berkeley Lab researchers have teamed up to explore next-generation spacecraft materials at the microscale using an X-ray technique that produces 3-D images. This work could help ensure future spacecraft survive the rigors of otherworldly atm...
– Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Embargo expired on 21-Feb-2017 at 09:15 ET
Stabilizing Energy Storage
University of Utah and University of Michigan chemists, participating in a U.S. Department of Energy consortium, predict a better future for these types of batteries, called redox flow batteries. Using a predictive model of molecules and their proper...
– University of Utah
Journal of the American Chemical Society
ORC as Loader of the Rings
An international collaboration of life scientists, including experts at Van Andel Research Institute, has described in exquisite detail the critical first steps of DNA replication, which allows cells to divide and most advanced life, including human,...
– Van Andel Research Institute
New Studies Quantify the Impacts of Water Use on Diversity of Fish and Aquatic Insects in NC Streams
The health of fish and aquatic insects could be significantly affected by withdrawals of fresh water from the rivers and streams across North Carolina according to a new scientific assessment.
– RTI International
West Virginia University Awarded $1.25 Million From ARPA-E for Transformational Energy Technology
WVU has received $1.25 million from DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, known as ARPA-E. The award will be used to develop technologies for converting electrical energy from renewable resources into energy-dense carbon-neutral liquid fu...
– West Virginia University
Penn and Wistar Researchers Find “Sweet Spot” Where Tissue Stiffness Promotes Cancer’s Spread
University of Pennsylvania and Wistar scientists have studied the physical feedback mechanisms between cancer cells and their environment and described how this interplay allows the migration and invasion of tumor cells.
– Wistar Institute
U01CA202177; U54CA193417; U54CA210173; R01EB017753; R01CA174746; K99 CA208012-01; CMMI-1548571; P30CA010815
Over Time, Nuisance Flooding Can Cost More Than Extreme, Infrequent Events
Irvine, Calif., Feb. 21, 2017 – Global climate change is being felt in many coastal communities of the United States, not always in the form of big weather disasters but as a steady drip, drip, drip of nuisance flooding.According to researchers at ...
– University of California, Irvine
Earth’s Future, Feb-2017
Winners, Losers Among Fish When Landscape Undergoes Change
As humans build roads, construct buildings and develop land for agriculture, freshwater ecosystems respond ― but not always in the ways one might expect.
– University of Washington
Sandia Using Kinetics, Not Temperature, to Make Ceramic Coatings
Sandia National Laboratories is working to lay down ceramic coatings kinetically at room temperature. Coating at room temperature makes microelectronics design and fabrication more flexible and could someday lead to better, less expensive microelectr...
– Sandia National Laboratories
20-Feb-2017
An Alternative to Opioids? Compound From Marine Snail Is Potent Pain Reliever
A tiny snail may offer an alternative to opioids for pain relief. Scientists at the University of Utah have found a compound that blocks pain by targeting a pathway not associated with opioids. Research in rodents indicates that the benefits continue...
– University of Utah Health Sciences
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences; GM48677; GM103801; AR059397; R21DC015124; W81XWH-15-2-0057
Embargo expired on 20-Feb-2017 at 15:00 ET
Warming Ponds Could Accelerate Climate Change
Rising temperatures could accelerate climate change by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide stored in ponds and increasing the methane they release, new research shows.
– University of Exeter
Nature Climate Change
Why Are There Different 'Flavors' of Iron Around the Solar System?
New work shows that interactions between iron and nickel under the extreme pressures and temperatures similar to a planetary interior can help scientists understand the period in our Solar System's youth when planets were forming and their cores were...
– Carnegie Institution for Science
Nature Geoscience
Dream of Energy-Collecting Windows Is One Step Closer to Reality
Researchers at the University of Minnesota and University of Milano-Bicocca are bringing the dream of windows that can efficiently collect solar energy one step closer to reality thanks to high tech silicon nanoparticles.
– University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering
Origin of Spooky Meteor Noises Reappraised by Sandia Researchers
Sound travels more slowly than light. Then why do sounds of meteors entering earth's atmosphere precede or accompany the sight of them? Sandia researchers believe they have an answer.
– Sandia National Laboratories
february 1, 2017
Breakthrough Wireless Sensing System Attracts Industry and Government Agency Interest
Top experts in environmental sensing explored existing and potential applications for Waggle and other sensing technologies during a two-day workshop held at Argonne last year. From researching deforestation in the Amazon to improving air quality for...
– Argonne National Laboratory
Geneseo Planetary Geologist Involved in Determining Next Mars Rover Landing Site
Nicholas Warner, assistant professor of geology, was among planetary geologists recently presenting evidence to NASA scientists on the best Mars landing sites for the next rover mission, scheduled to launch in 2020.
– State University of New York at Geneseo
Mighty Microbes Roil Oceans
New model reveals the significant role of microbes in oceanic nutrient and energy cycling. The results of this work significantly improve the crude models of microbial activity in important oceanic zones and provide holistic insights into how microbe...
– Department of Energy, Office of Science
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 113(40), E5925-E5933 (2016). [DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1602897113]
Soil Will Absorb Less Atmospheric Carbon Than Expected This Century
Some global models underestimate the mean age of soil carbon. This underestimation results in an overestimation of soil’s carbon sequestration potential.
– Department of Energy, Office of Science
Science 353(6306), 1419-1424 (2016). [DOI: 10.1126/science.aad4273]
Unlocking Peptide Potential
Powerful new computational methods now enable scientists to design a virtually unlimited variety of hyperstable peptide structures not found in nature. This research opens a new frontier in drug discovery.
– Department of Energy, Office of Science
Nature 538, 329-335 (2016)
Hydraulic Fluids Hospitable for Microbes
For the first time, scientists analyzed the genetic material of surface microbes that are colonizing the deep subsurface, where they are adapting and thriving.
– Department of Energy, Office of Science
Nature Microbiology 1, 16146 (2016). [DOI: 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.146]
URI Professor Examines Effects of Climate Change on Coral Reefs, Shellfish
Professor is studying how a variety of marine organisms are responding to changes in their environment. Focusing on reef-building corals and other shelled creatures that are threatened by increasing temperatures and ocean acidification, she is testin...
Expert Available
– University of Rhode Island
Forrest Chumley Receives International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium Award
In January 2017, at the Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG) in San Diego, the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) presented Forrest Chumley with a Certificate of Appreciation for his vision and 10 years of dedication to and ...
– International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium
Study to Focus on Pollution Potential of Oil and Gas Wastewater Spread on Roadways
Understanding the environmental impact of using oil and gas wastewater as a road treatment may lead to safer water resources and stricter government regulations, according to Penn State researchers.
– Penn State College of Engineering
11 From Yale Elected to Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering has elected 24 of the state’s leading experts in science, engineering, and technology to membership in the academy, including 11 new members from Yale.
– Yale Cancer Center
Four Faculty Elected to Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
Four Yale School of Medicine researchers have been elected to the prestigious Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE).
– Yale Cancer Center
Aronowski Receives Prestigious International Stroke Science Award in Research
The 2017 Thomas Willis Award for significant translational contributions to clinical stroke research from the American Heart Association has been awarded to Jaroslaw Aronowski, Ph.D., professor, vice-chair and the Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington ...
– University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Chemist Nathan Gianneschi to Join Northwestern
Chemist Nathan C. Gianneschi, whose interdisciplinary research has the potential to make a significant impact in human health, will join the Northwestern University faculty, effective July 1, the University announced today. Gianneschi, a Northwestern...
– Northwestern University
Four Professors Named Sloan Research Fellows
Four Northwestern University faculty members -- mathematicians Gang Liu and Yifeng Liu, computer scientist Michael Rubenstein and neuroscientist Tiffany Schmidt — each have been awarded a prestigious 2017 Sloan Research Fellowship from the Alfred P...
– Northwestern University
University of Iowa Announces It Will Be Coal-Free by 2025
The University of Iowa will divest fully from coal as a campus energy source by 2025. UI officials, led by President Harreld, announced the goal, which will come from the university increasing its use of biomass and other renewable energy sources. ...
– University of Iowa
Nominations Invited for $250,000 Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience
Northwestern University’s International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN) is now accepting nominations for two prestigious international prizes: the $250,000 Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine and the $10,000 Kabiller Young Investigato...
– Northwestern University
Monterey County Students to Present Their Findings to Polar Scientists at CSUMB Feb. 24
SEASIDE Calif., Feb. 21, 2017 – Nearly 200 Monterey County elementary, middle and high school students will participate in the Student Polar Research Symposium Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 at the CSUMB University Center Ballroom.
– California State University, Monterey Bay
PLR-1525635
Science Exchange Makes Notable Addition to Its Marketplace: Drug Development Services from Apollo Laboratories
/PRNewswire/ -- Science Exchange and Apollo Laboratories are excited to announce that drug development services from Apollo Laboratories will now be available from the Science Exchange marketplace. As a result, pharmaceutical and biotech companies wo...
– Science Exchange
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