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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 12:21:28 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: U.S. R&D Companies Employed 27 Million Workers Worldwide in 2008
U.S. R&D Companies Employed 27 Million Workers Worldwide in 2008
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:40:00 -0500
U.S. R&D companies--companies located in the United States that performed or funded research and development (R&D) domestically or in their overseas locations--employed 27.1 million workers worldwide in 2008, according to a new National Science Foundation report.
The figures are the first employment statistics from the new Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS), developed jointly by NSF and the U.S. Census Bureau. Earlier this year, this same survey yielded information ...
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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 13:45:42 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Molecules Typically Found in Blue Jean and Ink Dyes May Lead to More Efficient Solar Cells
Molecules Typically Found in Blue Jean and Ink Dyes May Lead to More Efficient Solar Cells
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:17:00 -0500
Making better solar cells:
Cornell University researchers have discovered a simple process--employing molecules typically used in blue jean and ink dyes--for building an organic framework that could lead to economical, flexible and versatile solar cells.
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Cornell University
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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 13:45:44 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Key Component Indentified That Helps Plants Go Green
Key Component Indentified That Helps Plants Go Green
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:16:00 -0500
A team of researchers from Duke University and the Salk Institute
for Biological Studies has found a central part in the machinery that turns plants green when they sense light.
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Duke University
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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 13:45:45 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Dartmouth Researchers Contribute to Solving a Quantum Puzzle
Dartmouth Researchers Contribute to Solving a Quantum Puzzle
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:16:00 -0500
Dartmouth researchers have discovered a
potentially important piece of the quantum/classical puzzle--learning how the rules of physics in the quantum world (think smaller than microscopic) change when applied to the classical world (think everyday items, like cars and trees).
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Dartmouth College
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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 13:45:45 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: A New Balance for the Global Carbon Balance
A New Balance for the Global Carbon Balance
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:14:00 -0500
Climate predictions could become more accurate and more reliable in the future - thanks to new findings on the role of terrestrial ecosystems in the global carbon cycle.
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Max Planck Society, Munich
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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 16:15:37 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Road to the New Energy Economy: the Role of Natural Gas
Road to the New Energy Economy: the Role of Natural Gas
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:00:00 -0500
DISCOVER magazine and the National Science Foundation cordially invite you to attend a lunchtime panel discussion on July 14th to discuss the role of natural gas in the energy economy.
The event, "Road to the New Energy Economy," will be moderated by Robert T. Simmons, president of ASME (founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers). The program will feature guest speakers Amadeu K. Sum, assistant professor in the chemical ...
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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 14:12:37 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: New Way to Conquer Disease-Causing Nematodes in Flies has Implications for Human Diseases
New Way to Conquer Disease-Causing Nematodes in Flies has Implications for Human Diseases
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:00:00 -0500
A Science article published on July 9, 2010, describes the discovery of an alternative form of evolution that helps Drosophila flies conquer nematodes that sterilize them. Nematodes are among the most abundant, diverse and destructive parasites of plants and animals.
The article, titled, "Adaptation via Symbiosis; Recent Spread of a Drosophila Defensive Symbiont", is by John Jaenike of the University of Rochester and his colleagues. In a video interview, ...
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 14:14:42 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Soccer Stars Ranked Using Statistics
Soccer Stars Ranked Using Statistics
Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a computer program that objectively measures player performance; the research method also could be used by companies to measure the performance of employees on project teams
More at http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=117231&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 16:12:47 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: New Findings Indicate Sediment Composition Affected the Strength of Sumatran Earthquake
New Findings Indicate Sediment Composition Affected the Strength of Sumatran Earthquake
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:38:00 -0500
Sumatra experiences frequent seismic activity because it is located near the boundary of two of Earth's tectonic plates. Earthquakes occur at 'subduction zones,' such as the one west of Indonesia, when one tectonic plate is forced under another--or subducts. Instead of sliding across one another smoothly, the plates stick, and energy builds up until they finally slip or 'rupture', releasing that stored energy as an earthquake.
These earthquakes can generate tsunamis when the seafloor ...
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 16:13:25 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Stirring It Up: North Pacific Circulation Was Radically Changed by Past Post-Glacial Warming
Stirring It Up: North Pacific Circulation Was Radically Changed by Past Post-Glacial Warming
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:08:00 -0500
A study in the July 9, 2010, issue of Science identifies changes in oceanic circulation that followed past glacial retreat. The article, titled, "Deep Water Formation in the North Pacific during the Last Glacial Termination" is by Axel Timmermann of the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, and his colleagues.
In a video interview, Timmermann summarizes the results of this study, its implications for our understanding of past changes in oceanic circulation, and how the ...
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