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IFT launched a new public education campaign called ”A World Without Food Science” that will aim to generate greater awareness of the role food science plays in ensuring a nutritious, safe and abundant food supply.
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An international team led by Artem R. Oganov, PhD, a professor of theoretical crystallography in the Department of Geosciences at Stony Brook University, has established the structure of a new form of carbon.
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A new University of Saskatchewan training program that will produce future leaders in food safety, infectious disease control and public policy has been awarded $1.65 million over six years.
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Mobile laboratory takes to the highways to bring an up close and personal experience to life science researchers.
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Achieving gas production at 5,000psi without a compressor signals significant step toward more affordable, efficient hydrogen gas generators.
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The National Science Board (NSB) is seeking nominations for the 2013 Vannevar Bush Award and the 2013 Public Service Awards. Nominations are due by Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Details about each award and the nomination process are below.
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Supercomputing performance is getting a new measurement with the Graph500 executive committee’s announcement of specifications for a more representative way to rate the large-scale data analytics at the heart of high-performance computing.
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The rise of ocean infrastructure development to tap energy sources such as tides, offshore wind and natural gas will require more pile driving. A new lab test shows how destructive that process can be to marine life.
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Future automotive batteries could cost less and pack more power because of a new manufacturing research and development facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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Imagine the mess if we mined one ton of coal, burned five percent of it for energy, and then threw away the rest.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have developed a new method to create antimicrobials that kill disease-causing pathogens. These antimicrobials can be used as an alternative to antibiotics.
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The Department of Energy's Heavy Ion Fusion Science Virtual National Laboratory (HIFS-VNL) has recently completed a new accelerator designed to study an alternate approach to inertial fusion energy.
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