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Professor uses diamond to produce graphene quantum dots and nano-ribbons of controlled structure
(Kansas State University) Kansas State University researchers have come closer to solving an old challenge of producing graphene quantum dots of controlled shape and size at large densities, which could revolutionize electronics and optoelectronics.
Labor economist Richard Freeman to liken innovation to GDP at AAAS in June
(IEEE-USA) Leading labor economist Dr. Richard Freeman will liken a new way of measuring innovation to GDP during his keynote address at a STEM measurement workshop in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday June 6.
Tiny tool can play big role against tuberculosis, UF researcher finds
(University of Florida) Using the traditional microscope-based diagnosis method as a starting point, a University of Florida lung disease specialist and colleagues in Brazil have devised a way to detect more cases of tuberculosis. The new technique involves vacuum filtering a sputum sample treated with household bleach and other simple chemicals. In tests of patients suspected of having TB, the filter method detected more cases.
Climate engineering report ranked among top government priorities by Copenhagen Consensus Center
(University of Texas at Austin) The effect of global warming could potentially be ameliorated by engineering ways to reflect more sunlight back into space, according to a report by a professor at the University of Texas at Austin.The report, by Professor J. Eric Bickel and Hudson Institute Fellow Lee Lane, was selected by a panel of international experts as one of 16 areas of research that governments and philanthropists should prioritize to respond to the world's most pressing challenges.
NPS professor publishes article in the AAAS journal Science
(Naval Postgraduate School) The work of Naval Postgraduate School Operations Research professor Moshe Kress will be featured in the upcoming edition of the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Science journal, a leading scientific research and news publication. Kress' article, titled "Modeling Armed Conflicts," reviews quantitative approaches to modeling military operations, threat situations, and force structure. The piece reviews historical, classical, present and future armed conflict m ...
Suspicion resides in 2 regions of the brain
(Virginia Tech) Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have found that suspicion resides in two distinct regions of the brain: the amygdala, which plays a central role in processing fear and emotional memories, and the parahippocampal gyrus, which is associated with declarative memory and the recognition of scenes.
Introducing Screenplay: An interactive children's waiting room experience
(University of Toronto) Elaine Biddiss, professor at the University of Toronto's Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering and scientist at the Holland Bloorview Research Institute, has developed a cutting edge medical-setting waiting room for children. This interactive display is being launched in the second floor waiting room at the Holland Bloorview Children's Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto on the morning of Friday, May 18.
Computing experts unveil superefficient 'inexact' chip
(Rice University) Researchers have unveiled an "inexact" computer chip that challenges the industry's dogmatic 50-year pursuit of hardware accuracy. The design improves power and resource efficiency by at least 15 times over today's technology by allowing for occasional errors. Prototypes unveiled this week at the ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers in Cagliari, Italy, by experts from Houston's Rice University, Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, Switzerland's Center for Electronic ...
Bay Area PV Consortium announces $7.5 million in grants to lower the cost of large-scale solar
(Stanford University) The Bay Area Photovoltaic Consortium -- an industry-supported program led by Stanford University and the University of California-Berkeley -- has announced its first research grants aimed at making utility-scale solar power cost-competitive by the end of the decade.
35th Annual Sarnoff Symposium opens at NJIT featuring 60-plus expert talks
(New Jersey Institute of Technology) Managing malware, better ways to fight electronic warfare and creating smarter wireless networks will number among the dozens of fascinating technology topics available to the public May 21-22, 2012, at NJIT when the prestigious 35th Annual IEEE Sarnoff Symposium opens in the Campus Center.
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