Call for collaboration

Feb 4 | RDBlog

The world of R&D is full of collaboration. R&D Magazine has seen this directly through some of the winners of the R&D 100 awards in the past. However, not only is collaboration important to the world of R&D, but it is essentially important to all aspects of life. For the Army, it is not different.

Merck KGaA acquires Millipore

Mar 1 | News

Merck KGaA and Millipore Corporation announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Merck KGaA will acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Millipore, for US$ 107 per share in cash, or a total transaction value, including net debt, of approximately € 5.3 billion (US$ 7.2 billion).

Intentional variation increases result validity in mouse testing

5 hours ago | News

(Purdue University) For decades, the traditional practice in animal testing has been standardization, but a study involving Purdue University has shown that adding as few as two controlled environmental variables to preclinical mice tests can greatly reduce costly false positives, the number...

Environmental engineers receive top science paper award for investigative work

Mar 8 | News

(Virginia Tech) Research that contradicted years of government assertions that no residents in Washington D.C. had been harmed by years of unnecessary exposure to very high levels of lead in their potable water has received the Environmental Science and Technology Editor's Choice Award for...

Physicist's idea puts women in control at CERN

Mar 8 | News

Today, at the world’s largest supercollider, all of the control rooms will be staffed by women. A brainstorm of Indiana Univ.'s Pauline Gagnon, the event is part of a larger observation of International Women’s Day and a celebration of the accomplishments of women in the highly technical field of high-energy physics.

UAB Cancer Center, urologists affirm men should take lead in deciding prostate screening

Mar 5 | News

(University of Alabama at Birmingham) Men should weigh the risks and benefits of the test and the treatment before undergoing prostate-cancer screening, according to Edward Partridge, M.D., the president-elect of the American Cancer Society National Board of Directors. That sentiment is...

It's who you kill that matters, according to new research

Mar 5 | News

(University of Denver) A defendant is much more likely to be sentenced to death if he or she kills a "high-status" victim, according to new research by Scott Phillips, associate professor of sociology and criminology at the University of Denver.

Survey: Toyota owners maintain high overall satisfaction despite recalls

Mar 5 | News

(Rice University) A report released today by Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business found that despite the 8 million Toyota vehicles recalled since October 2009, current Toyota owners are not yet wavering in their support of or satisfaction with the company.

Summit seeks to spark call to action on facing world's biggest challenges

Mar 5 | News

(Arizona State University) Engineers, scientists, government and education leaders from across the country will participate in the launch of a call to action by the National Academy of Engineering and the National Science Foundation. The aim is to focus public attention on the challenges the...

2010 Independent R&D Organizations Report: Southwest Research Institute

Mar 4 | Featured Articles

J. Dan Bates, President, Southwest Research Institute answers questions related to R&D Magazine's 2010 Independent R&D Organizations Report.

2010 Independent R&D Organizations Report: Research Triangle Institute

Mar 4 | Featured Articles

Victoria F. Haynes, President and CEO, Research Triangle Institute, answers questions related to R&D Magazine's 2010 Independent R&D Organizations Report.

Brain scans could be marketing tool of the future

Mar 4 | News

(Duke University) Using advanced tools to see the human brain at work, a new generation of marketing experts may be able to test a product's appeal while it is still being designed, according to a new analysis by two researchers at Duke University and Emory University.

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Call for collaboration

Feb 4 | RDBlog

The world of R&D is full of collaboration. R&D Magazine has seen this directly through some of the winners of the R&D 100 awards in the past. However, not only is collaboration important to the world of R&D, but it is essentially important to all aspects of life. For the Army, it is not different.

Calling all aerospace contractors, your funding is ready

Feb 2 | RDBlog

Monday was probably a bittersweet day for NASA. Told that it would no longer be following President Bush’s lunar comeback effort or even launching its own astronauts into space, the agency must now look to contractors for their escape velocity needs.

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Steve Koonin Speaks at MSU Part 2

8/6/2009 | Videos

Steve Koonin, Dept. of Energy Under Secretary for Science, delivers a speech on energy policy as part of the June 12 Rare Isotope Beams for the 21st Century event at Michigan State University.

Steve Koonin Speaks at MSU Part 1

8/6/2009 | Videos

Steve Koonin, Dept. of Energy Under Secretary for Science, delivers a speech on energy policy as part of the June 12 Rare Isotope Beams for the 21st Century event at Michigan State University.