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Friday, April 30, 2010

“Missouri S&T wins $1M grant for energy research - Forbes” plus 8 more

“Missouri S&T wins $1M grant for energy research - Forbes” plus 8 more

Missouri S&T wins $1M grant for energy research - Forbes

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 08:30 AM PDT

ROLLA, Mo. -- Missouri University of Science and Technology has won a federal grant worth nearly $1 million for its lithium battery research program. The grant to the Rolla institution is among several totaling $106 million announced Thursday by the ...

James Cameron to develop 3D camera for new Mars rover - ZDNet

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 06:14 AM PDT

... NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to rethink plans to mount a 3D cam on Curiosity, but Cameron apparently convinced NASA administrator Charles Bolden that wasn't a good idea. Cameron is working with San Diego-based Malin Space Science Systems to ...

Bill Gates visits Science Leadership Academy - Philadelphia Daily News

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 05:31 AM PDT

The world's most famous tech geek turned philanthropist had lots of questions for the students at Science Leadership Academy (SLA ... He stopped by SLA - the district high school magnet run in partnership with the science museum - to tour the lab ...

NASA: James Cameron to develop 3D camera for Mars rover - Computerworld

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 03:50 AM PDT

NASA announced this month that Cameron is working with Malin Space Science Systems Inc. of San Diego to build an updated camera that, if completed in time, will be installed on the Mars Science Laboratory rover , which has been dubbed Curiosity . The ...

220 new jobs coming to Palm Beach - Examiner

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 06:56 AM PDT

Palm Beach Health Partners is planning to open The Institute for Aging Life Science and Research in Jupiter. The organization plans to create 220 new jobs with salaries that will average $46,000. The institute will be built at Abacoa near Scripps ...

The Role Of Human Behavior In Infectious Disease ... - Redorbit.com

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 05:59 AM PDT

After studying the interactions of human and animal populations in Africa, Kathleen Alexander, associate professor of wildlife science in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources, found powerful evidence of how human behavior can influence the ...

Clap to boost brain power - Hindustan Times

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 01:27 AM PDT

... singing songs demonstrate skills which are absent in children who don't take part in similar activities," said Idit Sulkin, a member of Ben-Gurion University (BGU) Music Science Lab in the Department ... Warren Brodsky, the music ...

What Science Is (And Isn’t) - NPR (blog)

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 01:16 PM PDT

One of my (several) frustrations in life is the eclectic way the word "science" is used in human discourse. As someone who earns a living being a scientist, I'm continuously the recipient of comments like "I was never any good at science ...

Youths show their science, technology skills - AZCentral.com

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 02:20 PM PDT

Kids representing Boys & Girls Clubs from Washington, Silicon Valley and throughout Arizona gathered at the Chandler Compadre Boys & Girls Clubs branch for a Techathalon science competition. About 250 kids took part in the competition designed to ...
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Thursday, April 29, 2010

“Technique triggers rapid regrowth in damaged bone ... - PhysOrg.com” plus 9 more

“Technique triggers rapid regrowth in damaged bone ... - PhysOrg.com” plus 9 more

Technique triggers rapid regrowth in damaged bone ... - PhysOrg.com

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 11:51 AM PDT

We believe our strategy has the therapeutic potential to accelerate and improve tissue healing in a variety of contexts," said Jill Helms, DDS, PhD ... published April 28 in the online journal Science Translational Medicine . The work represents an ...

NASA Science Balloon Packed With Multi-Million Dollar Equipment Crashes in Australian Outback - Chattahbox.com

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 11:23 AM PDT

(ChattahBox) – In dramatic video released by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), a giant 400-foot (121-meter) NASA balloon, loaded with a telescope painstakingly built to scan the sky at wavelengths invisible to the human eye crashed in the Australian outback Thursday. Dramatic footage

Officials tout South Dakota underground science lab - Daily Reporter

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 11:01 AM PDT

Pierre, SD — A science lab being developed thousands of feet underground in an abandoned gold mine in South Dakota's Black Hills aims to boost research and education worldwide, Gov. Mike Rounds said. Rounds spoke in a video link to the Internet2 ...

Hand-clapping songs improve cognitive skills - IndiaTimes

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 08:24 AM PDT

Idit Sulkin a member of BGU's Music Science Lab in the Department of the Arts ... Warren Brodsky, the music psychologist who supervised her doctoral dissertation, said Sulkin's findings lead to the presumption that "children who don't ...

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News - UPI.com

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 02:37 PM PDT

... was part of the telescope's most significant mission milestone to date -- the Mission Critical Design Review. "I'm delighted by this news and proud of the Webb program's great technical achievements," said Eric Smith, NASA's Webb telescope ...

New research promises treatment for swallowing ... - Daily News and Analysis

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:10 AM PDT

Lou Gehrig's disease, Parkinson's, muscular dystrophy and other neurodegenerative diseases are all ... now research being conducted by Teresa Lever, assistant professor in department of Communication Science and Disorders at the University of ...

More e-waste from developing than developed nations - Gaea Times (blog)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 11:48 PM PDT

Eric Williams of the Arizona State University (ASU) and colleagues cite a dramatic ... These findings were published in ACS' semi-monthly journal Environmental Science & Technology.

UAHuntsville among top programs in U.S. atmospheric ... - WAFF

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 01:46 PM PDT

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - UAHuntsville's atmospheric science research program ranked among the most productive in the country during the 2008 fiscal year, according to a survey by the National Science Foundation. In total funding for atmospheric ...

Palm Beach County to hold elementary school science ... - Sun-Sentinel (blog)

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 02:07 PM PDT

The annual Palm Beach County Elementary Mathematics and Science Fair returns Tuesday at the South Florida Fairgrounds, in the Americraft Expo Center. Student project displays are open to the public for three days: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday and ...

UK election: Round one to the Science Party - New Scientist

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 12:34 PM PDT

I'd wager that tonight's televised debate between the would-be prime ministers of the UK will fail to deliver the polarised views I witnessed last night among the candidates vying for election in Bosworth in the East Midlands. I expected Tredinnick ...
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

“Report Details Infighting at Bronx Science - New York Times (blog)” plus 9 more

“Report Details Infighting at Bronx Science - New York Times (blog)” plus 9 more

Report Details Infighting at Bronx Science - New York Times (blog)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 03:06 PM PDT

There's been trouble brewing for some time at Bronx High School of Science , one of the crown jewels of the city's public schools: for more than two years, all but two members of the 22-teacher math department have made complaints centered around ...

Cardiac Science loses $8.6M in Q1 - Seattle Business Journal

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 01:47 PM PDT

Cardiac Science Corp. , which Tuesday was warned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that 280,000 of its external defibrillators may not work to rescue people suffering sudden cardiac arrest, reported a first quarter loss of $8.6 million, or a ...

Science Panel Cuts Authorization Levels for Three ... - Science Now

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 01:54 PM PDT

The House of Representatives Science and Technology Committee today scaled back proposed funding levels for three key science agencies as part of its reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act. But the totals, smaller than in earlier drafts of the ...

Defending Science on HuffPo - DISCOVER

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 01:33 PM PDT

I used to write for the Huffington Post, before it became overrun with antiscience alt-med antivax garbage so thick I could smell it through my monitor. Case in point would be a somewhat targetless essay by Dr. Larry Dossey , who seems to be trying ...

House panel starts work on bill aiming to develop ... - Nextgov

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 02:23 PM PDT

The House Science Committee began work Wednesday on legislation that would reauthorize a law aiming to double authorized funding for research and development at key science agencies, enhance support for science and math education and other programs ...

Montgomery council tweaks Science City plan - Washington Examiner

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 03:06 PM PDT

The Montgomery County Council voted to reserve more room for life sciences in "Science City," a $10 billion research center in Gaithersburg the council is expected to approve in May. The council voted unanimously to increase the minimum amount of ...

COMING TOMORROW: Integrated studies student combines ... - Spectrum

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 02:37 PM PDT

It's not often that the right-brained world of art meets the left-brained world of science. Yet Ben O'Barr has built a degree on it. Thanks to recent changes allowing Dixie State College students the chance to graduate as integrated studies ...

South Dakota governor says underground science lab will ... - Washington Examiner

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 12:28 PM PDT

PIERRE, S.D. — An underground science lab being developed thousands of feet underground in an abandoned gold mine in South Dakota's Black Hills aims to boost research and education worldwide, Gov. Mike Rounds said Wednesday. Rounds spoke in a video ...

Cardiac Science Comments on FDA AED Recall ... - Earthtimes (press release)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 01:25 PM PDT

THIS IS NOT A NEW RECALL. The FDA communications pertain to a voluntary recall initiated by the Company in November, 2009. This recall addresses potential component defects that can affect approximately 280,000 AEDs manufactured between August, 2003 ...

WEST BANK: Young Palestinian inventors head to ... - Los Angeles Times (blog)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 12:07 PM PDT

The trio is headed to California to exhibit their invention, an electronic cane for the blind, at a science fair. The wooden cane, which has sensors that produce different sounds when the person using it approaches foreign objects on a road, will be ...
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

“UPDATE:FDA Warns On GE,Cardiac Sciences External ... - NASDAQ” plus 8 more

“UPDATE:FDA Warns On GE,Cardiac Sciences External ... - NASDAQ” plus 8 more

UPDATE:FDA Warns On GE,Cardiac Sciences External ... - NASDAQ

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 01:41 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Food and Drug Administration has warned of problems with external heart defibrillators made by Cardiac Science Corp. (CSCX) . Some of the defibrillators involved are also marketed by other companies including GE ...

CAMERON URGES YOUNGSTERS TO TRAIN IN SCIENCE - PR Inside

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 08:26 AM PDT

... his blockbuster AVATAR wouldn't have been made without the help of a young, talented team of "innovators ... finals of the Microsoft Imagine Cup, which sees students present ideas that use technology to fight global problems, he says, "(Science ...

First intelligent microprocessor created - is it a ... - Examiner

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 03:32 AM PDT

Anirban Bandyopadhyay, National Institute for Materials Science, National Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Japan and Ranjit Pati, of the Michigan Technological University Department of Physics published their work describing the ...

Celebrity endorsements are not without risk - Raleigh News & Observer

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 11:39 AM PDT

... week's primaries, candidates looking to win a little support from younger voters might hope to score some last-minute celebrity endorsements ... vote for him," said Michael Cobb, an associate professor of political science, who co-wrote the ...

Wouk Memoir Tackles Science, Faith - Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 04:58 PM PDT

The title of "The Language God Talks," a phrase he borrowed from the late physicist Richard Feynman, refers to calculus, and it represents Wouk's entry into a debate between religion and science that has never been livelier than it is today.

Canadian science-fiction writer avoids U.S. jail time - Toronto Star

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 08:40 AM PDT

Fifty-two-year-old Peter Watts of Toronto on Monday avoided a 60-day jail sentence imposed by Circuit ... Watts was trying to cross into Canada Dec. 8 at the Blue Water Bridge when his vehicle was selected for inspection. Authorities say he was ...

Jerry Brown shows he can make an impact without ... - Inside Bay Area

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 06:54 AM PDT

SACRAMENTO — Jerry Brown's famous frugality was matched ... And it didn't cost a dime in paid advertising, said Corey Cook, a political-science professor at the University of San Francisco. "He's got to do it on the strength of his personality and ...

Porticos, Inc. Gets "Green" Light from NCGBF - TMCnet

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 10:29 AM PDT

Porticos, Inc. has been invited to submit a research proposal to the North Carolina Board of Science and Technology. The research ... Porticos, along with 580 other companies, sent a short whitepaper to the NCBST outlining the proposed research and ...

Scientists Learn to Block Pain at Its Source: New Non ... - Science Daily

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 06:14 PM PDT

Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have ... The findings were published April 26 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation . The senior investigator was Kenneth Hargreaves, D.D.S., Ph.D., professor and chair of ...
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Monday, April 26, 2010

“Two faculty among Popular Science's 'Brilliant 10' - MIT News” plus 9 more

“Two faculty among Popular Science's 'Brilliant 10' - MIT News” plus 9 more

Two faculty among Popular Science's 'Brilliant 10' - MIT News

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 01:39 AM PDT

Popular Science magazine has named MIT faculty members Rebecca Saxe and Francesco Stellacci to its annual "Brilliant 10" list of the country's top young scientists to watch. The list appears in the November issue of the magazine, which hits newsstands Thursday, Oct. 14. Rebecca Saxe, whom the

Disputed conviction under review - Texarkana Gazette

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 02:16 AM PDT

In a report prepared last year for the Texas Forensic Science Commission, fire expert Craig Beyler found ... Bradley, Fort Worth defense attorney Lance Evans, Tarrant County Medical Examiner Nizam Peerwani and Sarah Kerrigan, a forensic toxicologist ...

Voting about to begin in Obama speech competition - Denver Post

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:31 PM PDT

The White House says people can start voting at 6 a.m. Monday for one of six schools named as finalists, including the Denver School of Science ... schools in the running are in Overland Park, Kansas, Cincinnati, Ohio, Lawndale, Calif.,

American Science & Engineering gets gov't contract - BusinessWeek

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 11:15 AM PDT

American Science & Engineering Inc. said Friday it received a government contract for its X-ray scanning systems that could be worth up to $48.8 million. AS&E said the government placed an order for $34 million in ZBV Military Trailers. The trailers are a durable X-ray screening system that can be

American Science and Engineering (ASEI) Awarded $48.8M ... - StreetInsider.com (subscription)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 10:40 AM PDT

American Science and Engineering, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASEI ) announced today the receipt of a $48.8 million U.S. government award for a significant quantity of ZBV Military Trailers (ZBV Mil Trailers). AS&E has received the first ZBV Mil Trailer order for ...

Bionic hand comes closer to reality - Gaea Times (blog)

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:28 AM PDT

Ilia Ivanov, a researcher in the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences Division, said: "Our goal is to use ... Ivanov and John Simpson of the Measurement Science and Systems Engineering Division are doing something similar except they use ...

Science Tidbits - DAILY KOS

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 10:00 AM PDT

Monday, Monday. Magical, marvelous Monday is here one more time. The time has come to take a well deserved hiatus from all the politics of the day and enjoy some of the fine science news of the past week. New discoveries, new takes on old knowledge ...

Virtual Science Club Brings Online Labs to Elementary ... - The Journal

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 09:10 AM PDT

Champions, an educational technology developer, has released Virtual Science Club, a Web-based program designed to help children learn scientific concepts and skills. In the first offering, "Mystery of the Pharoah's Treasure," some of the tasks ...

More funding slated for DHS Science & Technology - FederalNewsRadio.com

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 08:34 AM PDT

Funding for DHS' cybersecurity R&D would double under a bill passed out of committee. According to a press release from the office of House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D - MS), H.R. 4842, the "Homeland Security Science and ...

U.S. Astronomers Make Case for Science During ... - SpaceRef

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 07:51 AM PDT

Sixteen members of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) are traveling to Washington, DC, April 28-29 to meet with U.S. policy makers and express thanks and appreciation to Congress for recent appropriations in support of research and development ...
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Sunday, April 25, 2010

“SADIF Analytics releases new summary due diligence ... - PRLog (free press release)” plus 8 more

“SADIF Analytics releases new summary due diligence ... - PRLog (free press release)” plus 8 more

SADIF Analytics releases new summary due diligence ... - PRLog (free press release)

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 01:36 PM PDT

PR Log (Press Release) – Apr 25, 2010 – Ilhavo, Portugal – SADIF Investment Analytics, announces a new summary due diligence report covering Shanghai Tongji Science & Technology Ind (600846). The report uses SADIF's powerful StockMarks™ stock ...

Sacramento's science writers tackle brain research from ... - Examiner

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 02:26 PM PDT

Here are some of Sacramento's best science writers. Meet Judith Horstman, a Sacramento-based science writer, author of the new book, Brave New Brain, the second of four neuro-science books written in collaboration with Scientific American. Check out ...

Science Warriors' Ego Trips - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 12:53 PM PDT

Standing up for science excites some intellectuals the way beautiful actresses arouse Warren Beatty, or career liberals boil the blood of Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh. It's visceral. The thinker of this ilk looks in the mirror and sees Galileo ...

What Will Rick Sanchez, CNN's Mr. Wizard, Discover Next ... - News Busters

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 01:50 PM PDT

Chad, we've had some e-mails today asking if I've heard of submarine volcanoes. All I can say to that is wow, that is a unique way to power a submarine. How do the engineers start a fire hot enough to melt the rocks? And once that lava starts ...

International Merchant Advisors to Develop Organic ... - Earthtimes (press release)

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 02:55 PM PDT

KINGWOOD, Texas, April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International Merchant Advisors, Inc. (Pink Sheets: IMAI) www.imaiinc.com announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, California based Organic Science, Inc., intends to launch a national line of ...

Continued: Kobe sees no reason for banged-up Lakers to ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 12:25 PM PDT

It's not rocket science," said Bryant, limited to 12 points in the 110-89 loss in Game 4. "We had a tough battle, we've got adjustments to make and we have a team that's playing extremely well right now that we have to deal with. "It's not something ...

Kobe sees no reason for banged-up Lakers to fret ... - Newser

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 11:49 AM PDT

Bryant says "it's not rocket science" that the Lakers have to make adjustments and protect their home court at the Staples Center, beginning with Game 5 on Tuesday night. Among the key issues are preventing the athletic Thunder from getting out in ...

Calling all hunters: Donate wild turkey hearts to ... - Battle Creek Enquirer

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 11:06 AM PDT

DETROIT — Medical researchers at Wayne State University have asked hunters in the state to donate the hearts of harvested wild turkeys for researching heart disease and congestive heart failure. The National Wild Turkey Federation recently joined ...

eCoupled(TM) Wireless Power Technology Featured at the ... - PR-USA.net (press release)

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 07:10 AM PDT

Fulton Innovation (Fulton), the creator and exclusive licensor of eCoupled(TM) intelligent wireless power, has partnered with the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI) and WIRED magazine to feature eCoupled technology in the kitchen of the ...
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Saturday, April 24, 2010

“School teams heading to state science competition - The Oakland Press” plus 8 more

“School teams heading to state science competition - The Oakland Press” plus 8 more

School teams heading to state science competition - The Oakland Press

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 02:20 PM PDT

Students from Boulan Park Middle School in Troy placed second in the Science Olympiad competition. Students from two south Oakland communities took top honors at the Oakland County Regional Science Olympiad recently at Lawrence Technological ...

Ben Bova: Like science fiction, historical novels must ... - Naples Daily News

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 02:06 PM PDT

It's a story that has everything: romance, adventure, stirring battles, heroes who are larger than life, jealousy, greed, ambition and the most beautiful woman in the world. The story is Homer's "Iliad," of course. The Trojan War. Beautiful ...

SCIENCE: Parsippany native gets another mission aboard ... - Asbury Park Press

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:11 PM PDT

We encourage your feedback on articles. This should be a place where people want to read and contribute. But we ask that your comments be responsible and polite. Users who make racist, defamatory or abusive comments risk losing the privilege to post ...

Science enthusiasts chase dream in BBC competition - BBC Science/Nature

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 11:14 AM PDT

From clouds to crowds - four amateur scientists have been chosen by BBC Radio 4 to turn their ideas into real-life experiments. The finalists were revealed this week on Material World, the station's weekly science programme. The ideas include testing ...

3 MHS grads earn fellowships: 6 WVU students granted ... - TMCnet

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 10:38 AM PDT

Now, six university students will continue their education through science fellowships. Three of the six WVU students who were awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) fellowships this month graduated from Morgantown High School. WVU College of ...

Trip offers kids hands-on science in Alaska waters - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:47 PM PDT

KENAI, Alaska — When Dave Knudsen's fourth grade class at Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Sciences went down to No-Name Creek recently, they learned more than just about how to test fresh water for turbidity — they got to see first-hand what ...

Detroit Science Center changes spur a rebirth - Detroit Free Press

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 08:44 AM PDT

Tucked among a row of gritty commercial buildings and small businesses in Ferndale is a manufacturing shop with a budget of $4.5 million and 31 full-time workers. The owner will surprise you -- the Detroit Science Center. Design & Exhibits, a ...

Letters: Starbase science program, health insurance ... - OregonLive.com (blog)

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 10:03 AM PDT

Whenever the armed forces get involved in education, the primary motivation is to promote militarism. Whether it is offering math and science classes at a military base ("Science class under fire for military connection," April 20) or the more ...

Keeping an eye on science center's message - Detroit Free Press

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 06:35 AM PDT

In the Detroit Science Center's new business model, the museum earns income by soliciting corporate sponsors to underwrite exhibits built at its Ferndale shop. Sometimes called market-based philanthropy, the model has potential pitfalls. Some of the ...
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Friday, April 23, 2010

“Forensic Science Commission: Willingham probe is just ... - Austin American-Statesman” plus 9 more

“Forensic Science Commission: Willingham probe is just ... - Austin American-Statesman” plus 9 more

Forensic Science Commission: Willingham probe is just ... - Austin American-Statesman

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 01:24 PM PDT

IRVING — Members of the Texas Forensic Science Commission today said that the investigation of the case of a Corsicana man who was executed in 2004 is in its "infancy." The commission earlier today voted to approve a four-person subcommittee to ...

Governor and first lady promote science education - Billings Gazette

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 02:36 PM PDT

Montana First Lady Nancy Schweitzer counts as students vote for their favorite trading card topics during a visit to Alkali Creek Elementary School on Friday. Loading… The plan was for fifth-graders at Alkali Creek Elementary School to go online ...

Spacecraft Skims Venus Atmosphere for Science - Space News

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 02:21 PM PDT

A European-built spacecraft has used its solar wings as sails to skim through the sweltering atmosphere of Venus at the planet's outermost border with space. The European Space Agency's (ESA) Venus Express spacecraft conducted five "aerodrag ...

What Will Rick Sanchez, CNN's Mr. Wizard, Discover Next ... - News Busters

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 02:14 PM PDT

Last Thursday , CNN anchor Rick Sanchez, the network's Mr. Wizard, suggested Iceland shouldn't have a volcano: "You think it's too cold to have a volcano there." Today, Sanchez followed up with this: "Chad, how did you get this Hot Pocket so warm ...

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News - UPI.com

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 02:29 PM PDT

BARCELONA, Spain, April 23 (UPI) -- A man injured in a shooting accident has received what Spanish doctors say is the world's first full face transplant. A team of 30 doctors performed the 22-hour surgery in March, but news of the transplant was kept ...

Jacksonville Museum of Science and History Hosting Moon ... - First Coast News

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:27 PM PDT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Space creatures stay in shape by walking, as will be evidenced on the Southbank this evening. Moon Walk, a fundraising effort to support space science programming at the Museum of Science and History , takes its first small step ...

Science Shot: A Mysterious Galactic Halo - Science Now

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:41 PM PDT

There's nothing wrong with your computer screen. This view of the spiral galaxy M81 is deliberately off-center. That's because the image, taken with the 8.2-meter Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, is focused on the strange structure surrounding the galaxy ...

Science Labs Controversy and Other Governance Issues at ... - Berkeley Daily Planet

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:05 PM PDT

Following a tumultuous time in March and the beginning of April, Berkeley High School's science lab controversy seems headed toward resolution. Back in December, the school administration planned to eliminate before- and after-school laboratory ...

American Science & Engineering gets gov't contract - Forbes

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 11:30 AM PDT

American Science & Engineering Inc. said Friday it received a government contract for its X-ray scanning systems that could be worth up to $48.8 million. AS&E said the government placed an order for $34 million in ZBV Military Trailers. The trailers ...

Nobel Prize winner Sir Paul Nurse calls for reform of ... - Times Online

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 02:00 PM PDT

Public funding of science should become more elitist, says the Nobel laureate nominated as next head of Britain's national academy of science. Sir Paul Nurse, named yesterday as the only candidate to succeed Lord Rees of Ludlow as President of the ...
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