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Hacking skills put to the test in week of hands-on cyber warfare training LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, February 10, 2010—Cyber-security first responders will be put to the test in an upcoming training-and-competition event hosted by Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories.

On the brink of the metal-insulator transition, the electrons in a manganese-doped gallium arsenide semiconductor are distributed across the surface of the material in complex, fractal-like patterns. These shapes are visible in this electron map, where the colors red, orange and yellow indicate areas on the surface of the semiconductor where electrons are most likely to be found at a given point in time.

Cars of the future could be powered by their bodywork thanks to new battery technology Scientists develop new composite material that could revolutionise car design and manufacturing %0A " For Immedi

New technique for analysing the chemistry of ancient oceans could reveal facts about early Earth Dr Rosalind Coggon talks about the importance of her technique in an audio interview %0A " Friday 5 Fe

Boston - MIT CAMBRIDGE, Mass. MIT researchers have demonstrated the first laser built from germanium that can emit wavelengths of light useful for optical communications.

Despite a budget shortfall, hiring freeze and higher fees, the University of California, Berkeley, continues to attract more and higher quality graduate students, according to new data from the campus's Graduate Division.

PA169/08 They are the unlikely new stars of YouTube - from Sodium and Helium to Lithium, Oxygen, Hydrogen and Argon.

Cambridge, Mass. January 28, 2010 - Scientists have long studied how atoms and molecules structure themselves into intricate clusters.

            At left: Horizontal (left) and vertical (right) slices of brain show increased blood flow (red region) in brainstem (VTA or ventral tegmental area) in measurements made by functional magnetic resonance imaging.

The two figures show the results obtained with a specialized scanning tunneling microscope at temperatures well above and well below when the electrons pair up in high temperature superconductors.

John Wheeler in 1991 Below left: John Wheeler (third from left) walks through the woods at the Institute for Advanced Study with, from left, fellow physicists Albert Einstein of the institute, Hideki

Below right: These images collected by Princeton University scientists show (top) the first direct image of the dancing pattern of electrons on the edge of the bismuth-antimony bulk crystal, which is

Two University of California, Berkeley, research projects that push the boundaries of their fields have each received $1 million grants from the W.M. Keck Foundation.

Montreal - McGill Montreal, January 27, 2010 " A new study has found that Vitamin D, readily available in supplements or cod liver oil, can counter the effects of Crohn"s disease.

Stewart Prager, director of the Madison Symmetric Torus experiment at the University of Wisconsin and an internationally recognized leader in the field of fusion energy research, has been named direc

Princeton researchers Herschel Rabitz (left) and Raj Chakrabarti are part of a team that has made a discovery extending Darwin's theory of evolution.

Walter Kauzmann, whose deep insights into the water-loathing properties of greasy molecules paved the way for the modern study of proteins, has died at age 92.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson will speak on "Environmental Justice in the 21st Century, A Bipartisan Approach" in a lecture at 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 8, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall, on the Princeton University campus.

Princeton - Princeton Princeton senior Henry Barmeier has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford.

The Levitated Dipole Experiment (LDX) reactor is housed inside a 16-foot-diameter steel structure in a building on the MIT campus that also houses MIT’s other fusion reactor, a tokamak called Alcator C-mod.

MIT - MIT New insights about a tiny snail that lives on the ocean floor could help scientists design better armor for soldiers and vehicles, according to MIT researchers.

Zurich - University of Zurich Die Universität Zürich geht in der Entwicklung auf dem Gebiet der Nanotechnologie neue Wege.

Celebrating the fifth anniversary of Huygens? Titan touchdown 14 January 2010 Five years ago today, ESA's Huygens probe descended to the surface of Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Today planetary scientists from around the world have gathered in Barcelona to discuss the legacy of Huygens and to consider future Titan exploration missions.

Cambridge, Mass. January 10, 2010 - In an important first for a promising new technology, scientists have used a quantum computer to calculate the precise energy of molecular hydrogen.

Freiburg i.Br. Universität Freiburg RNA molecules are the mobile messengers of genes. They carry information on the production of proteins from the DNA to the ribosomes.

A team of scientists from the University of Sheffield have scooped an international award in recognition of their work on an innovative device which will make the production of alternative biofuels more energy efficient.

New genes for lung disease discovered Study reveals genes linked to lung function - %0A > Under strict embargo until: 18.00 (GMT) Sunday 13 December 2009 Scientists have discovered five genetic variants that are associated with the health of the human lung.

Imperial-GSK partnership offers on-the-job training to industrial chemists New workplace learning qualification for industrial chemists agreed - %0A " Monday 14 December 2009 By Abigail Smith Imperia

Two University of Birmingham engineers will take part in a government supported UK-wide project to trial electric and ultra low emission vehicles, when 25 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs (Mitsubishi innovative El

Microchip manufacturers have long faced challenges miniaturizing transistors, the key active components in nearly every modern electronic device, which are used to amplify or switch electronic signals.

BERKELEY — The 2009 H1N1 influenza virus used a new strategy to cross from birds into humans, a warning that it has more than one trick up its sleeve to jump the species barrier and become virulent. The sequence of the three subunits of the influenza virus polymerase (center) determines whether or not the enzyme works efficiently in birds, pigs or humans.

Stroke and heart disease trigger revealed in new research Study suggests new target for preventing cardiovascular disease - %0A " Under strict embargo for: 15.

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"We're learning the rules about how these lithographic particles self-assemble," said Thomas G. Mason, a UCLA professor of chemistry and physics and a member of the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA.

Scientists discover cells that control inflammation in chronic disease New kind of immune cell can go out of control in diseases like psoriasis and asthma - %0A " Imperial College London News Release

BERKELEY — University of California, Berkeley, chemists have discovered the secret to the success of a jellyfish protein whose green glow has made it the darling of biologists and the subject of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Research gives new insights into 4 billion year-old meteorites Scientists reveal how tiny grains inside Carbonaceous Chondrites preserved their ?primitive chemistry?

Princeton - Princeton In its first report since adopting a Sustainability Plan in February 2008, Princeton University states that on-campus greenhouse gas emissions have decreased for the first time since the University's energy-efficient cogeneration plant was installed in 1996.

Deputy Rector of Imperial College London Professor Stephen Richardson, Principal of the Faculty of Engineering, takes on new role - %0A " For immediate use Monday 9 November 2009 A leading engineer w

The Lord Mayor, Councillor Michael Wilkes, will return to his alma mater when he visits the University of Birmingham's School of Chemical Engineering to launch the Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) in Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and their Applications at 4pm on Wednesday 4th November.

Scientists at the University of Birmingham's School of Chemical Engineering have developed an aqueous solution that gels into a solid structure in the stomach, curbing appetite.

Astellas Pharma Inc. of Japan and California's Medivation Inc. have announced a global agreement to develop and commercialize MDV3100, a chemical compound developed in UCLA science laboratories that is now Medivation's investigational drug for the treatment of prostate cancer. MDV3100 is currently being evaluated in the Phase 3 AFFIRM clinical trial in men with castration-resistant prostate cancer who were previously treated with docetaxel-based chemotherapy.