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More awards given to UNT family!

Antonio wrote 19 hours ago: Greetings! I have some exciting news everyone! If you have not already heard, Srinivasan Srivilliput … more →

Tags: UNT Events, UNT, INTERNATIONAL, University of North Texas, Texas, USA, study in the US, Study in Texas, North Texas

Seals quickly respond to gain and loss of habitat under climate change

Jason wrote 1 week ago: Southern Elephant seals responded rapidly to climate and habitat change and established a new breedi … more →

Tags: climate change, Durham University, Environment, ice sheet, Macquarie Island, Mitochondrial DNA, seals, US National Science Foundation

Giant Supernovae Farthest Ever Detected: Dying Stars Shed Light On Universe Formation 11 Billion Years Ago

Jason wrote 1 week ago: This method has the potential to allow astronomers to study some of the very first supernovae and w … more →

Tags: Science & Technology, 11 billion years ago, 11.4 billion years ago, 13.7 billion years old, 6 billion years ago., astronomy, Avishay Gal-Yam of the Benoziyo Center for Astrophysics, Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in Hawai

Second Life contributes to social research

davidkirkpatrick wrote 2 weeks ago: I’ve blogged on MMORPGs and social research here and here amonst other times, and I still find … more →

Tags: media, Science, technology, University of Michigan, Second-Life, MMORPG, Social Research, ACM Conference on Electronic Commerce

Glacier Calving

polarfieldservice wrote 2 weeks ago: Terminus of Columbia Glacier in 2005, showing the 300 foot ice cliff standing above the water. The i … more →

Tags: Alaska, Outreach & Education, climate change, Columbia glacier, Extreme Ice Survey, iceberg calving, Mass, Tad Pfeffer, Tidewater glacier

A Review of 'The Opportunity Equation'

jimskcc wrote 2 weeks ago: By Harry Keller Editor, Science Education In 2009, a commission formed jointly by the Carnegie Corpo … more →

Tags: Carnegie Corporation, Commission, Competitiveness, Education, English, Executive Summary, Global economy, Harry Keller, Institute for Advanced Studies

Multidisciplinary research – an essential driver for innovation1 comment

globalhighered wrote 3 weeks ago: Editor’s note: today’s entry was written by Professor Jill Trewhella (pictured to the ri … more →

Tags: Creativity, Innovation, inter-disciplinarity, Multidisciplinarity, Science & Technology, Complexity, IGERT, interdisciplinary, Los Alamos National Laboratory

The Intersection of Rarefied Circles

davidvblack wrote 3 weeks ago:     This has been a busy week for me here at the Chemical Heritage Foundation. On Tuesday, June 23 I … more →

Tags: Weekly Post, Glass Blowing, History of Chemistry, Holdman Studios, informal science education, Student-created content

With Obama Energy Bill Looming, Some Data Contradicts Global Warming Conventional Wisdom3 comments

symonsezwlky wrote 3 weeks ago: Maybe these cute guys like to swim and maybe their ice islands are getting smaller due to Mother Na … more →

Tags: Bob Symon, Culture, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, History, Louisville Forecast, Louisville Weather, media

Postcards from Toolik

polarfieldservice wrote 3 weeks ago: Emily Stone is a Chicago-based freelance writer. She’s on a 16-day science journalism fellowsh … more →

Tags: Alaska, Biology, cryosphere, Outreach & Education, climate change, MBL journalism fellowship, NSF arctic research program, Toolik

Postcards from Toolik

polarfieldservice wrote 3 weeks ago: Emily Stone is a Chicago-based freelance writer. She’s on a 16-day science journalism fellowsh … more →

Tags: Alaska, Outreach & Education, Meteorology & Climate, Biology, media, MBL journalism fellowship, Toolik Field Station

Implantable device containing magnetic nanoparticles offers continuous cancer monitoring

vascoteixeira wrote 1 month ago: New device could track tumor’s grow Surgical removal of a tissue sample is now the standard fo … more →

Tags: nanobiotechnology, projects, Biosensors, Cancer, cancer monitoring, David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, health, Institute Centers of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, magnetic nanoparticles

Barrow Bound

polarfieldservice wrote 1 month ago: A team studying drained thaw lake basins on Alaska’s Arctic coastal plain through the unusual bifoca … more →

Tags: Alaska, Geography, Geological Sciences, Social and Human Sciences, permafrost, Barrow, soil cores

Assembly with graphene

davidkirkpatrick wrote 1 month ago: Interesting research on the properties of one of the more exciting nanotech materials out there. The … more →

Tags: Science, technology, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, carbon nanotubes, Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies at Sandia, Department of Energy, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Scie, graphene, Honda Research Institute

Archaeologists Seek Answers in Greenland’s Gateway

polarfieldservice wrote 1 month ago: By Larry Mishkar Panoramic view of Force Bay looking northeast. This area was surveyed for archeolog … more →

Tags: greenland, Social and Human Sciences, Nomad, Archaeologist, Inuit

Polar Bear Researchers of Summer

polarfieldservice wrote 1 month ago: Scientist John Whiteman and polar bear cub. Photos courtesy John Whiteman for Exploratorium It looks … more →

Tags: Alaska, Outreach & Education, Biology, polar bear, climate change, Arctic sea ice

Perlmutter Watch 6-9-09

Sofie wrote 1 month ago: In a press release dated today, Rep. Perlmutter’s office announced that “the Community C … more →

Tags: Perlmutter Watch, Ed Perlmutter, community college of aurora, NSF, grant

Getting Ready at Toolik Field Station

polarfieldservice wrote 1 month ago: CPS operations staff at Toolik Field Station, Alaska, are finishing their spring projects and prepar … more →

Tags: Alaska, Biology, CH2M HILL Polar Resources, Toolik

Photon driven nanomotor

davidkirkpatrick wrote 1 month ago: Fair warning to all readers, a major press release dump is coming. Mostly nanotechnology news. First … more →

Tags: Science, nanotechnology, nanomotor, nano letters, National Institutes of Health, Photons


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