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Rice University's Baker Institute experts available to discuss stem cell research, recommendations
Rice University's Baker Institute has experts available to discuss the current debate on United States' embryonic stem cell policy. view more (2009-02-18)
UCLA Engineering Announces Breakthrough in Silicon Photonics Devices
Building on a series of recent breakthroughs in silicon photonics, researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a novel approach to silicon devices that combines light amplification with a photovoltaic — or solar panel — effect. view more (2006-06-29)
A stress meter for fault zones
For the first time, scientists from Rice University, the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have measured - in the field rather than in the laboratory - how changes in stress in rocks affect changes in the speed of seismic waves at depths where earthquakes... view more... (2008-07-10)
The government of Catalunya sets up Spain's first Bioincubator in the Barcelona Science Park
Today the Autonomous Government of Catalonia and the University of Barcelona (UB) have opened the first bioincubator in Spain. Located in the Parc Cient'fic de Barcelona (PCB)(Barcelona Science Park), the main goal of this incubator is to provide a scientific and technological support infrastructure for new business projects in the biotechnology... view more... (2002-07-19)
Study: Did early climate impact divert a new glacial age?
The common wisdom is that the invention of the steam engine and the advent of the coal-fueled industrial age marked the beginning of human influence on global climate. view more (2008-12-18)
Gene guards grain-producing grasses so people and animals can eat
Purdue University and USDA-Agricultural Research Service scientists have discovered that a type of gene in grain-producing plants halts infection by a disease-causing fungus that can destroy crops vital for human food supplies. view more (2008-02-04)
Land use mapped
Dutch researcher Koen Overmars has used a combination of analysis methods to gain more insight into how land use is changing in San Mariano on the Philippines. view more (2006-06-12)
Fourteen Leading International Scientists Receive Visitor Awards From Science Foundation Ireland
Fourteen leading scientists from around the world have been named recipients of the inaugural E.T.S. Walton Visitor Awards by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). The T'ˇnaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in Ireland, Mary Harney, who has responsibility for science and technology policy, joined the... view more... (2003-01-29)
A Fishy Tale
Recently returned from the United States, Dr. Breandan Kennedy will establish the largest Irish facility for the study of zebrafish in the Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin. These tiny, freshwater fish, typically found in rice paddies or slow-moving streams, can be used to study genetics and... view more... (2003-07-10)
Aquaculture's growth seen as continuing
Aquaculture production of seafood will probably remain the most rapidly increasing food production system worldwide through 2025, according to an assessment published in the January 2009 issue of BioScience. view more (2009-01-05)
Slip rate along the Lijiang-Ninglang fault zone estimated from repeating microearthquakes
The China Digital Seismic Network (CDSN) provides excellent opportunities to quantify the kinematics and characterize the dynamics of the active fault systems in China. view more (2008-12-22)
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