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Researchers find social robots require astute tuning to improve acceptability by the human mind Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(The Kavli Foundation) The future of social robotics requires meeting the expectations of the human brain, as well as keenly respecting the subtle complexities of both verbal and nonverbal communication.

Study published in Neuro-Oncology shows brain tumor eradication and prolonged survival Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(Canale Communications) Tocagen Inc. today announced the publication of data showing the company's investigational treatment for high grade glioma eradicates brain tumors and provides a dramatic survival benefit in mouse models of glioblastoma. Almost all mice receiving the top dose of Toca 511 followed by 5-FC were still alive at 180 days, which was the termination date for the experiment, whereas all control mice died by day 43. The article was published today in the February issue of the Neuro-Oncology j ...

Fellowships to assist 9 UC Riverside students secure doctoral degrees Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(University of California - Riverside) The University of California, Riverside has awarded nine first-year graduate students an annual stipend of $30,000 for two years to increase underrepresented minority students in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at the doctoral level. In addition to the stipend that covers living expenses, each student's graduate tuition and fees are fully covered. Because of the fellowships, the nine students will be fully engaged in research from the out ...

Surface of Mars an unlikely place for life after 600 million year drought, say scientists Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(Imperial College London) Mars may have been arid for more than 600 million years, making it too hostile for any life to survive on the planet's surface, according to researchers who have been carrying out the painstaking task of analyzing individual particles of Martian soil.

Judder-free videos on the smartphone Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) Overloaded cellular networks can get annoying - especially when you want to watch a video on your smartphone. An optimized Radio Resource Manager will soon be able to help network operators accommodate heavy network traffic. Researchers will present their solution at the GSMA Mobile World Congress from Feb. 27 to March 1, 2012 in Barcelona (Hall 2, Booth E41).

Jointly utilizing LTE networks Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) Data-intensive Internet applications on smartphones, tablets and laptops are more popular than ever before. The result: Traffic on the mobile network is increasing at a blinding speed. Intelligent technologies are intended to increase the data rates on the new LTE network. The solution is to use the mobile networks jointly.

NASA satellites see wind shear battering Tropical Depression Iggy Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) NASA satellites have watched as wind shear has torn Cyclone Iggy apart over the last day. NASA infrared satellite imagery showed that Iggy's strongest thunderstorms have been pushed away from the storm's center and visible imagery shows the storm is being stretched out. Iggy is weakening and heading for a landfall between Geraldton and Perth.

'First light' taken by NASA's newest CERES instrument Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) The doors are open on NASA's Suomi NPP satellite and the newest version of the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instrument is scanning Earth for the first time, helping to assure continued availability of measurements of the energy leaving the Earth-atmosphere system.

Hubble zooms in on a magnified galaxy Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Thanks to the presence of a natural "zoom lens" in space, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope got a uniquely close-up look at the brightest "magnified" galaxy yet discovered.

Scripps Research alumnus wins International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(Scripps Research Institute) A powerful 3-D animation tool created by Graham Johnson at the Scripps Research Institute has been selected as the winning video in the ninth annual International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge.

New RNA-based therapeutic strategies for controlling gene expression Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) Small RNA-based nucleic acid drugs represent a promising new class of therapeutic agents for silencing abnormal or overactive disease-causing genes, and researchers have discovered new mechanisms by which RNA drugs can control gene activity. A comprehensive review article in Nucleic Acid Therapeutics, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc., details these advances.

Football findings suggest concussions caused by series of hits Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(Purdue University) A two-year study of high school football players suggests that concussions are likely caused by many hits over time and not from a single blow to the head, as commonly believed.

A zap of cold plasma reduces harmful bacteria on raw chicken in Drexel study Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(Drexel University) A new study by food safety researchers at Drexel University demonstrates that plasma can be an effective method for killing pathogens on uncooked poultry. The proof-of-concept study was published in the January issue of the Journal of Food Protection.

ORNL, partners earn FLC honor for cookstove technology Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory) Envirofit International, the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Colorado State University have won a Federal Laboratory Consortium award for excellence in technology transfer for a clean-burning cookstove designed for the developing world.

Penn State team's QR code wins REACH Challenge Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(Penn State) "Real-Time Care Experience Feedback Using QR Codes," a Penn State project that allows hospital patients to inform hospital personnel of their experiences -- good or bad -- in real time, is the winner of the 2012 REACH Developer Challenge, sponsored by AcademyHealth and part of the Health 2.0 Developer Challenge.

DNA test that identifies Down syndrome in pregnancy can also detect trisomy 18 and trisomy 13 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(Women & Infants Hospital) A recent study by Drs. Glenn Palomaki and Jacob Canick of Women & Infants Hospital shows that a new DNA test that identifies Down syndrome in pregnancy can also detect trisomies 18 and 13.

Studying butterfly flight to help build bug-size flying robots Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(Johns Hopkins University) By figuring out how butterflies flutter among flowers with amazing grace and agility, researchers hope to help build small airborne robots that can mimic those maneuvers.

UT biosolar breakthrough promises cheap, easy green electricity Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(University of Tennessee at Knoxville) A professor of biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a team of researchers have developed a system that taps into photosynthetic processes to produce efficient and inexpensive energy.

New investment aims to establish the UK as a global graphene research hub Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) Today sees the announcement of full details of how an additional £50 million will be spent to keep the UK at the forefront of research into 'wonder material' graphene. 200 times stronger than steel yet less than an atom thick, graphene is the strongest and thinnest material ever measured, and also the world's most conductive material. It has a wide range of potential uses, including electronics, flexible touch screens, sensors and in composite materials ...

Technology that translates content to the Internet protocol of the future Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(Carlos III University of Madrid) A new protocol, IPv6, is being introduced across the Web. Researchers at Universidad Carlos III of Madrid who are participating in the Trilogy project have defined technology that allows users of this protocol to access Internet contents that are currently only available to users entering the Web using IPv4 protocol.

Using plants to silence insect genes in a high-throughput manner Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology) Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany, are now using a procedure which brings forward ecological research on insects: They study gene functions in moth larvae by manipulating genes using the RNA interference technology (RNAi). RNAi is induced by feeding larvae with plants that have been treated with viral vectors. This method called "plant virus based dsRNA producing system" increases sample throughput compared to the use of genetica ...

Scripps research scientists demonstrate effective new 'biopsy in a blood test' to detect cancer Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(Scripps Research Institute) Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Health, and collaborating cancer physicians have successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of an advanced blood test for detecting and analyzing circulating tumor cells -- breakaway cells from patients' solid tumors -- from cancer patients. The findings, reported in five new papers, show that the highly sensitive blood analysis provides information that may soon be comparable to that from some types of surgical biopsies.

Plant power: The ultimate way to 'go green'? Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(Cell Press) Researchers are turning to plants and solar power in the search for new sources of renewable and sustainable energy that can support the transition from rapidly depleting fossil fuels to a bio-based society. An article published by Cell Press in the Feb. 8 issue of Trends in Plant Science discusses innovative strategies for harnessing and re-routing the chemical reactions associated with photosynthesis to efficiently produce highly valuable products.

Graphene electronics moves into a third dimension Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(University of Manchester) Wonder material graphene has been touted as the next silicon, with one major problem - it is too conductive to be used in computer chips. Now scientists from the University of Manchester have given its prospects a new lifeline.

Combination drug therapy urged to battle lung cancer Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
(The Translational Genomics Research Institute) Combination drug therapy may be needed to combat non-small cell lung cancer, according to a study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute and Van Andel Research Institute. The study, "STAT3 is Activated by JAK2 Independent of Key Oncogenic Driver Mutation in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma," was published online today, Feb. 2, 2012, by the PLoS ONE.

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