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NASA funds development of nanoscale materials for high energy density lithium-ion batteriesNASA funds development of nanoscale materials for high energy density lithium-ion batteries

NanoEngineers at the University of California, San Diego are designing new types of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries that could be used in a variety of NASA space exploration projects. NEI Corporation and UC San Diego recently won a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer contract from NASA to develop and implement high energy density cathode materials for lithium batteries.

DARPA selects Sandia National Laboratories to design new supercomputer prototype

DARPA selects Sandia National Laboratories to design new supercomputer prototype

Sandia National Laboratories has been selected as one of four institutions to develop new supercomputer prototype systems for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). To meet the increasing advanced computing needs for the Department of Defense (DoD), DARPA launched the Ubiquitous High Performance Computing (UHPC) program.

Caltech awarded NASA project to develop spectrometer headed to Mars

Caltech awarded NASA project to develop spectrometer headed to Mars

The California Institute of Technology and the Canadian Space Agency announced that they will be partnering on the development of the Mars Atmospheric Trace Molecule Occultation Spectrometer (MATMOS) instrument to be flown aboard the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter when it launches in 2016.

2010 Global R&D Funding Forecast: An Overview

2010 Global R&D Funding Forecast: An Overview

The recession appears to have ended in most countries, with a return to positive economic and R&D growth. For most "advanced economies," this positive growth is likely to be relatively small, from 0.5% to 3.5% GDP growth.

SDSC's CAIDA Internet research group part of new NSF awards

(University of California - San Diego) A research project involving the Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA), based at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego, has been selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of a series of awards...

IAS calls for an end to harassment, intimidation and imprisonment of HIV professionals

(International AIDS Society) Following the imprisonment of Maxim Popov in April 2010, sentenced to 7 years jail primarily for the promotion of HIV prevention efforts in Uzbekistan, the International AIDS Society notes with alarm the detention of a medial practitioner working in HIV...

Software verification researcher ranks among the world's top young innovators

(Technische Universitaet Muenchen) Computer scientist Andrey Rybalchenko is one of the world's top 35 innovators under 35 years of age, according to MIT's Technology Review. The prestigious "TR35" list for 2010 is published in the September/October issue of the magazine. The honor...

New climate change mitigation schemes could benefit elites rather than the rural poor

(Burness Communications) With governments across Latin America preparing to implement a new financial mechanism aimed at mitigating climate change by curbing carbon emissions from the destruction of tropical forests, experts gathering here today warned against a "one-size-fits-all"...

Networks of WoW gamers, Etsy crafters to be focus of NSF-funded study of creative collaborations

(Indiana University) Using two of the planet's largest, creative online communities -- World of Warcraft gamers and Etsy artists -- as their laboratory, two Indiana University Bloomington researchers hope to understand how the inner workings of such massive, networked...

Report: Discovery networks hostage-taking a rare terror event

(University of Maryland) A new report by University of Maryland terrorism researchers concludes that the deadly hostage-taking incident at the Discovery Networks in suburban Washington, D.C. meets the criteria of a terrorist act - a rare one for media organizations and the nation's...

New discovery could pave the way for identification of rogue CFC release

(University of East Anglia) A new discovery by scientists at the Universities of East Anglia and Frankfurt could make it possible in future to identify the source of banned CFCs that are probably still being released into the atmosphere. They have also discovered the largest...

Biomedical research policy needed for therapies, economic growth, education and security

(Georgetown University Medical Center) Bold and coordinated leadership at the federal level is essential to create secure, long-term, sustainable biomedical research funding policies based on strategic priorities, say the authors of a commentary about America's fledgling biomedical...

Melding Wi-Fi with digital TV 'white space'

(Rice University) Rice University researchers have won a $1.8 million federal grant for one of the nation's first, real-world tests of technology that uses dynamic spectrum access -- including dormant broadcast television channels -- to deliver free, high-speed broadband Internet...

Sight-saving research halted by stem cell ruling

(Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology) The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology has released a statement that expresses opposition to the Federal District Court injunction that froze federal funding for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research. ARVO...

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A subdued reboot for coal

A subdued reboot for coal

Legislators and DOE’s researchers alike are hoping FutureGen 2.0 is a smoother ride than the first go-around, which went the way of New Coke. With $1 billion now comitted, the coal-dependent U.S. is now headed rapidly for a massive retrofitting of coal generation. But carbon storage will inevitably mean higher energy prices for all.

Am I Buggin’ You?

Am I Buggin’ You?

Two bugs are making a comeback tour, and one is as annoying as the other is deadly. One bites skin, one attacks cells. There’s no vaccine, the treatments are less and less effective with each passing year, and they are beginning to take over the neighborhood. Itchy yet?

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Steve Koonin speaks at MSU Part 2

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

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.

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Sofradir releases multiple wavelength IR detector

Designed primarily for missile warning systems, the Altair can operate in two mid-IR bandwidths depending on local weather conditions to improve detection levels. More significantly, the dual bands can be fused for even more information because the resulting images are naturally registered.

EMSL Installs Chinook Supercomputer

At more than 160 teraFLOPS, the newly installed $21.3 million Chinook supercomputer is over a dozen times faster than its predecessor the EMSL's MPP2.

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Dopant permeation tubes

Kin-Tek Laboratories, Inc. manufacturers dopant permeation tubes used in detection systems for trace concentrations of narcotics, explosives, chemical warfare agents (CWAs), and industrial airborne molecular contaminants (AMCs).

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