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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a total of $50 million in grants to five institutions to support the construction of new scientific research facilities that will explore topics ranging from nanometer-scale electr
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The ASU online childrens science portal, Ask A Biologist, provides the backdrop for an editors pick in the Oct. 12 online edition of Public Library of Science (PLoS). In the article Ask A Biologist: Bringing Science to the Public, ASUs Charles Kazile
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A paper by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may breathe new life into the use of a powerfulbut trickydiagnostic technique for cell biology. The paper,* appearing this week in the Biophysical Journal, demonstrat
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The Pittsburgh Conference and its sponsoring societies, the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (SSP) and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP), are pleased to announce the 2011 PCMNCG Award Program.
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Two chemists at Brown University have streamlined the conversion of waste vegetable oil into biodiesel, eliminating the need for corrosive chemicals to perform the reactions. Writing in the journal Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, the chemists were
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Scientists at the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have developed a means of representing a 3D model ear, to help redefine the standard for a pinna simulator (the pinna is the outer part of the ear) used to measure sound in the way we perceive
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The global gas chromatography market is a mature market, and is dominated by aftermarket and accessories. Despite this, the global market maintained positive momentum in recent years. However, the market slumped when the global economy plunged into r
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Despite progress in decoding the genome, scientists estimate that fully 95 percent of our DNA represents dark, unknown territory. In the October 1 issue of the journal Cell, researchers at The Wistar Institute shed new light on the genetic unknown wi
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In a major boost for X-ray science and accelerator physics, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has committed about $109 million to Cornell's continued operation of an X-ray synchrotron facility, as well as to develop a new kind of X-ray source tha
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Richard F. Heck, the Willis F. Harrington Professor Emeritus at the University of Delaware, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Heck, 79, was honored alongside fellUniversity of Delawareow researchers Akira Suzuki, 80, of Hokkaido Universi
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When safety is done right it should be recognized.
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Growing up in Mexico, Victor Zavala saw energy in a different light. Electricity was expensive and scarce. Heating and cooling systems were not commonplace, and climate control had more to do with putting on a sweater or wearing shorts than adjusting
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Heidolphs innovative Demos for Donations program has shown continued success in raising over $1500 for autism research, treatment, and advocacy through Autism Speaks, www.autismspeaks.org. The overwhelming support of ACS members for this disorder, th
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As an important component for fulfilling its national missions, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has announced its plan to hire up to 300 new employees before the end of 2010 and is seeking to fill positions for engineers, computer scien
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $11.5 million to a consortium of research institutions led by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for the creation of a center for the study of membrane-protein structures.
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