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Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:09:30 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NSF Collaboration with G8 Research Councils
NSF Collaboration with G8 Research Councils
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:23:00 -0500
On Wednesday, July 7, 2010, Dr. Cora Marrett, Acting Director of the National Science Foundation, signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Concerning Collaboration between the G8 Research Councils on the G8 Research Councils Initiative on Multilateral Research Funding. The other signatories are: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada; National Research Agency (ANR) of France; German Research Foundation (DFG); Japan Society for the Promotion
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:40:28 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Fossil Find Puts a Face on Early Primates
Fossil Find Puts a Face on Early Primates
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:58:00 -0500
When paleontologist Iyad Zalmout went
looking for fossil whales and dinosaurs in Saudi Arabia, he never expected to come face-to-face with a significant, early primate fossil.
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University of Michigan
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:40:29 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: 'Broken Symmetry' Discovery in High-temperature Superconductors Opens New Research Path
'Broken Symmetry' Discovery in High-temperature Superconductors Opens New Research Path
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:00:00 -0500
In a
major step toward understanding the mysterious "pseudogap" state in high-temperature cuprate superconductors, a team of scientists has found a "broken symmetry," where electrons act like molecules in a liquid crystal--electrons between copper and oxygen atoms arrange themselves differently, "north-south" rather than "east-west."
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Cornell University
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:40:29 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Stanford Scientists Develop New Way to Grow Adult Stem Cells in Culture
Stanford Scientists Develop New Way to Grow Adult Stem Cells in Culture
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:59:00 -0500
Researchers at
the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a technique they believe will help scientists overcome a major hurdle in the use of adult stem cells for treating muscular dystrophy and other muscle-wasting disorders that accompany aging or disease. They researchers found that growing muscle stem cells on a specially developed synthetic matrix that mimics the elasticity of real muscle allows them to maintain their self-renewing properties.
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Stanford University Medical Center
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:40:29 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Tiny Marine Microbes Exert Influence on Global Climate
Tiny Marine Microbes Exert Influence on Global Climate
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:59:00 -0500
New research indicates that the
interactions of microscopic organisms around a particular organic material may alter the chemical properties of the ocean and ultimately influence global climate by affecting cloud formation in the atmosphere.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:40:30 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: WPI Research Shows How Cranberry Juice Fights Bacteria at the Molecular Level
WPI Research Shows How Cranberry Juice Fights Bacteria at the Molecular Level
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:00:00 -0500
Revealing the science behind the
homespun advice, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have identified and measured the molecular forces that enable cranberry juice to fight off urinary tract infections. The data is reported in a paper published online, ahead of print, by the journal Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. The research illuminates the basic mechanics of E. coli infections.
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:47:51 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Green Bank Telescope Enables "Intensity Mapping" to Shed Light on Mysteries of Dark Energy
Green Bank Telescope Enables "Intensity Mapping" to Shed Light on Mysteries of Dark Energy
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:49:00 -0500
Using the world's largest, fully steerable radio telescope--the National Science Foundation's Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) in W.Va.--an international team of researchers has given astronomers the promise of a new tool for mapping the universe and gaining valuable clues about the nature of the mysterious "dark energy" believed to constitute nearly three-fourths of the universe's mass and energy. "Intensity Mapping" offers the potential for ...
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