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MLK scientist developed solder's 'holy grail'
05-29-2007 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)As a professor of mechanical engineering at Yale, Ainissa G. Ramirez discovered a universal solder, sought by researchers for decades. Ramirez is also dedicated to introducing middle-school kids to scientists through her 'Science Saturdays' program.
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10-12-2006 · EurekAlert!
University of Chicago chemist David Mazziotti has developed a new method for determining the behavior of electrons in atoms and molecules, a key ingredient in predicting chemical properties and reactions. He presented the details of his method in the Oct. 6 issue of the journal Physical Review Letters. "In his new paper, David Mazziotti has made a major advance in fundamental theory," said Nobel laureate Dudley Herschbach of Harvard University.
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- Robotic cameras join search for 'Holy Grail of bird-watching'
02-17-2007 · EurekAlert!
A high-resolution intelligent robotic video system, developed by researchers at UC Berkeley and Texas A&M University, has been installed in the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas as part of a major effort to obtain conclusive proof that an elusive bird is not extinct. The bird, the famed ivory-billed woodpecker, is also called the "Holy Grail of bird-watching."
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- Jefferson scientist's patent dramatically improves
07-18-2007 · EurekAlert!
A basic scientist at Jefferson Medical College and the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson, has shared a patent on what may someday be a ubiquitous tool in DNA analysis. He and a colleague at Johns Hopkins University, have developed a technique that makes a DNA separation technique called electrophoresis, five times faster and less expensive than is is possible. The discovery could have a range of applications, from forensics, to cloning, and also to bioterrorism.
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- Probe to detect spread of breast cancer co-developed by UH scientist
03-06-2007 · EurekAlert!
High-temperature superconductors hold the key to a handheld tool for surgeons that promises to be more accurate, cost-effective and safer than existing methods for staging and treating various cancers, including breast cancer. Researchers at University of Houston and University College of London have developed a novel detection procedure, combining nanotechnology and advanced magnetic sensing based on high-temperature superconductors, enabling surgeons to more effectively locate the sentinel lymph node.
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- Carnegie Mellon algorithm identifies top 100 blogs for news
11-19-2007 · EurekAlert!
Being among the first to pick up on Internet news and gossip and rapidly detecting contamination anywhere in a water supply system are similar problems, at least from a computer scientist's point of view. Both can be solved with a versatile algorithm developed by Carnegie Mellon University researchers.
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- Physician-scientist urges improved drug regulation to ensure heart safety of non-heart drugs
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Current regulatory policies should be strengthened to ensure acceptable cardiovascular safety of drugs developed primarily for non-cardiovascular medical problems, according to a recent presentation made by Dr. Jeffrey Borer, an authority in cardiovascular medicine and surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City.
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- U of I scientist does nutritional detective work in Botswana
10-25-2007 · EurekAlert!
Many Americans have a soft spot for Botswana, developed while reading the best-selling No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. But few have had a chance to do any sleuthing of their own in that African country. That changed when University of Illinois scientist Karen Chapman-Novakofski acquired a Batswana doctoral student, and learned how little data existed about the health and nutrition of that country's elderly.
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- Distant black holes may be source of high-energy cosmic rays
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Breakthrough astrophysics research may have established the hitherto mysterious source of exceptionally high-energy cosmic ray emissions, according to recently published research that culminates a project developed by a scientist at the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory.
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- Finding a cure for cancer: The holy grail of science
11-21-2006 · EurekAlert!
To find a cure for cancer, the modern-day plague of our society -- is synonymous to finding the holy grail of science. At a recent EuroDYNA conference in Brno, Czech Republic, scientists from around Europe came together to share their research carried out in the field of genetics and cell nucleus architecture. A greater understanding of the body's building blocks might ultimately lead to a better understanding of human disease.
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