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Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have reported the first direct observation of what they have termed “jump-to-contact,” the critical step in oriented attachment.
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Political conflict and threats of deep cuts to the federal government’s investment in research and development could jeopardize the United States’ power of innovation, analysts say.
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Students in the mining and nuclear engineering department at Missouri University of Science and Technology will soon gain valuable hands-on training in heavy mining machinery, surface mining methods and materials handling systems.
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A team of engineers at Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania has for the first time used "plasmonic cloaking" to create a device that can see without being seen – an invisible machine that detects light.
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Findings suggest hope for patients with glaucoma, optic nerve damage.
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The Goizueta Foundation has awarded the Georgia Institute of Technology a $5 million grant to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields.
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The Government of Canada and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) are investing $43 million in research and scholarship at the University of Toronto. The funding, announced May 23, will support 176 research projects and
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Grinnell College has received a $1 million science education “capstone award” from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), one of the nation’s largest private funders of biomedical research and education.
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A new study shows that the availability of hydrogen plays a significant role in determining the chemical and structural makeup of graphene oxide.
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Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have uncovered a series of biological events that implicate the stem cells' surroundings, known as their "niche," as the culprit in loss of stem cells due to aging.
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Amitava Chatterjee, assistant professor of soil science at NDSU, received a $20,000 grant from the North Dakota Corn Council and a $15,000 grant from the Minnesota Wheat Research and Promotion Council.
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Ceramic membranes may reduce carbon dioxide emissions from gas and coal-fired powerplants.
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