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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:25:02 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: A Tiny Revolution in Arthritis Pain Treatment?
A Tiny Revolution in Arthritis Pain Treatment?
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:58:00 -0500
| What: | A media briefing to discuss a tiny, portable ultrasound device, which is entering clinical trials as a treatment for chronic joint pain from arthritis and other ailments. |
| Who: | George K. Lewis, biomedical engineering graduate student at ...
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:40:19 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NYU Courant Professor Wins NSF's Waterman Award
NYU Courant Professor Wins NSF's Waterman Award
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:31:00 -0500
New York University's Subhash Khot, an associate professor at the
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, has received the National Science Foundation's (NSF) 2010 Alan T. Waterman Award, which is given annually to an outstanding young researcher in any field of science and engineering supported by NSF.
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New York University
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:40:20 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Conquering the Chaos in Modern, Multiprocessor Computers
Conquering the Chaos in Modern, Multiprocessor Computers
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:32:00 -0500
A group of computer scientists have found a way to tame
multiprocessor computers, which behave in wildly unpredictable ways, even as the systems become widespread in the industry.
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University of Washington
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:40:20 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: More Maize Ethanol May Boost Greenhouse Gas Emissions
More Maize Ethanol May Boost Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:33:00 -0500
Mandated increases in the production of maize-derived ethanol will
lead to land-use changes that boost carbon dioxide emissions enough to make the fuel a worse environmental option than burning gasoline, according to an analysis published in the March issue of BioScience. The new analysis refines the conclusion of a controversial estimate that was published by Timothy Searchinger and colleagues in 2008.
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American Institute of Biological Sciences
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:40:20 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: University of Minnesota Discovery Gives Insight Into Brain 'Replay' Process
University of Minnesota Discovery Gives Insight Into Brain 'Replay' Process
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:33:00 -0500
The hippocampus, a part of the brain
essential for memory, has long been known to "replay" recently experienced events. Previously, replay was believed to be a simple process of reviewing recent experiences in order to help consolidate them into long-term memory. However, University of Minnesota research shows the phenomenon of memory replay is a much more complex, cognitive process that may help an animal maintain its internal representation of the world, or its cognitive map.
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University of Minnesota
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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:40:20 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Scavenging Energy Waste to Turn Water Into Hydrogen Fuel
Scavenging Energy Waste to Turn Water Into Hydrogen Fuel
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:34:00 -0500
Materials scientists at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison have designed a way to harvest small amounts of waste energy and harness them to turn water into usable hydrogen fuel.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:40:21 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Carnegie Mellon Research Provides Insight Into Brain's Decision-making Process
Carnegie Mellon Research Provides Insight Into Brain's Decision-making Process
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:34:00 -0500
Replaying recent events in the
area of the brain called the hippocampus may have less to do with creating long-term memories, as scientists have suspected, than with an active decision-making process, suggests a new study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Minnesota Medical School.
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Carnegie Mellon University
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:21:27 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Spider Silk Reveals a Paradox of Super-strength
Spider Silk Reveals a Paradox of Super-strength
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:28:00 -0500
Since its development in China thousands of years ago, silk from silkworms, spiders and other insects has been used for high-end, luxury fabrics as well as for parachutes and medical sutures. Now, National Science Foundation-supported researchers are untangling some of its most closely guarded secrets, and explaining why silk is so super strong.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Materials Science and Engineering say the key to silk's pound-for-pound ...
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