Newswise - Scinews

Thursday th 23rd of April 2009

What Makes a Cow a Cow? Genome Sequence Sheds Light on Ruminant Evolution - 17:42

Chromosome Breakpoints Contribute to Genetic Variation - 17:42

The Million Dollar Programming Prize - 16:35

Northeastern University Center for Renewable Energy Technology Hosts Symposium on "Energy Challenges for the New Millennium" - 15:49

A Genomic CluE for Cloud Computing - 15:49

UNC Wilmington Receives Technology Enhancement Grant from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center - 15:49

A Biological Basis for the 8-Hour Workday? - 13:35

Indus Script Encodes Language, Reveals New Study of Ancient Symbols - 13:35

Wetlands Likely Source of Methane from Ancient Warming Event - 13:35

"Super Reefs" Fend off Climate Change - 10:35

Wednesday th 22nd of April 2009

Self-Healing Concrete for Safer, More Durable Infrastructure - 20:36

25 Microchips That Shook the World - 16:28

APS Statement on Cold Fusion Story Featured on 60 Minutes - 15:42

$10 Million Simons Foundation Gift Supports New Initiative with Institute for Advanced Study - 14:35

Researchers Develop Powerful Method of Suppressing Errors in Quantum Computers - 12:42

Researchers Identify New Gene that Stimulates the Release of Calcium in Cells - 12:42

Research Team Wins Funds to Unravel a DNA Mystery - 08:35

'Moderately Large' Potential for Red Tide Outbreak in the Gulf of Maine Region for 2009 - 07:49

Afghanistan Declares Its First National Park - 01:35

Tuesday th 21st of April 2009

Measurement of 'Forbidden' Collisions Could Improve Atomic Clock Accuracy - 20:35

New NIST Guidelines for Organization-Wide Password Management - 20:35

NIST Metrology Day Celebrates Measurements in the Market - 20:35

NIST Announces Three-Phase Plan for Smart Grid Standards - 20:35

Conference Offers Insight Into Exploration of Nano-sized Electronics - 20:35

Sandia Lab Executive Joins NIST Advisory Group - 20:35

Two NIST Computer Security Professionals Named to 2009 Federal 100 List - 20:35

FISMA Project Manager Named to ISSA Hall of Fame - 20:35

Power Steering for Your Hearing - 19:49

Scientists Give a Hand(edness) to the Search for Alien Life - 19:49

Discovery of an Unexpected Boost for Solar Water-Splitting Cells - 19:49

Researchers Give High Marks to New Technology for Fingerprint Identification - 19:49

Next-Gen Ultrasound - 16:28

Polar Pioneers Receive American Geographical Society Awards - 15:42

Self-assembled Nanowires Could Make Chips Smaller and Faster - 15:42

Mars Explorer Says We'll Find Life on Other Planets within 10 Years - 14:35

Water Levels Dropping in Some Major Rivers as Global Climate Changes - 11:35

John Toole Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences - 11:35

Astronaut to Carry Vintage Hubble Basketball Into Space - 11:35

Representative Hinchey Receives Award for Support of Science - 11:35

Hubble Celebrates Its 19th Anniversary with a "Fountain of Youth" - 08:29

Monday th 20th of April 2009

Green in More Ways than One: Campus Trees Pay Big Eco-Dividends - 16:42

Climate Change Means Shortfalls in Colorado River Water Deliveries - 16:42

Repairing a 'Bad' Reputation? - 16:42

Researchers Use Brain Interface to Post to Twitter - 14:28

Renovated Searle Chemistry Laboratory to Reopen June 1 - 10:21

Portland, Oregon Hosts 157th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, May 18-22, 2009 - 08:28

First Component of Adaptive-Optics System Passes Test with Flying Colors - 08:28

Technology Foils Pirates Terrorizing The High Seas - 08:28

Friday th 17th of April 2009

Worst Environmental Problem? Overpopulation, Faculty Says - 13:28

NSF Funds Study of Enzyme Pathways for Possible Cures of Infectious Disease - 12:42