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Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:40:13 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Mammal-like Crocodile Fossil Found in East Africa, Scientists Report

Mammal-like Crocodile Fossil Found in East Africa, Scientists Report
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:03:00 -0500

illustration of Pakasuchus kapilimai Fossils of an ancient crocodile with mammal-like teeth have been discovered in the Rukwa Rift Basin of Tanzania, scientists report in this week's issue of the journal Nature. The unusual creature is changing the picture of animal life at 100 million years ago in what is now sub-Saharan Africa.

Full story at http://www.ohio.edu/research/communications/crocteeth.cfm

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Ohio University


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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:40:14 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Improving Armor, Helmets and Diagnosis

Improving Armor, Helmets and Diagnosis
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:03:00 -0500

football players

Materials scientists at NYU-Poly and NYU found that foam used in helmets and body armor can cause as much injury as hard material when under high loads such as sharp impacts or shock waves from explosives.  In a counter-intuitive finding, scientists at New York University (NYU) and Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) report that the foam used in helmets and other body armor indeed absorbs damage when compressed slowly but can cause as much injury as a hard ...

Full story at http://www.poly.edu/press-release/2010/08/04/improving-armor-helmets-and-diagnosis

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Polytechnic Institute of New York University


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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:16:58 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program (I/UCRC)

Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program (I/UCRC)

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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:54:00 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation 2011 (EFRI-2011)

Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation 2011 (EFRI-2011)

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