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National Science Foundation Researchers are identifying the important ecological and economic contributions of bats; gleaning lessons from incredible bat abilities that may advance technology; and helping to battle a new fatal bat epidemic The sight of bats hanging upside down in creepy caves or fleeing in fluttery flocks from their subterranean haunts at dusk like "bats out of hell" may spook even the most rational, otherwise unflappable observer. Nevertheless, on every day (and...
Georgia Institute of Technology Research News Hybrid electronics Using a new method for precisely controlling the deposition of carbon, researchers have demonstrated a technique for connecting multi-walled carbon nanotubes to the metallic pads of integrated circuits without the high interface resistance produced by traditional fabrication techniques. Based on electron beam-induced deposition (EBID), the work is believed to be the first to connect multiple shells of a multi-walled...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A National Science Foundation (NSF) supported research team retrieved data from a sensor in Antarctic waters that they hope will provide critical baseline data for the acidification, or chemical changes, in those remote seas. Led by Gretchen Hofmann – professor of ecology, evolution and marine biology at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) – the all female team retrieved the sensor earlier this month following the...
To preserve forest health, the best management decision may be to do nothing In newscasts after intense wind and ice storms, damaged trees stand out: snapped limbs, uprooted trunks, entire forests blown nearly flat. In a storm's wake, landowners, municipalities and state agencies are faced with important financial and environmental decisions. A study by Harvard University researchers, supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and published in the journal Ecology, yields a...
ADA, Mich., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NUTRILITE(®) Valerian and Hops Dietary Supplement exclusively from Amway is the most recent NUTRILITE product to be certified under NSF International's Certified for Sport(®) program. NUTRILITE Valerian and Hops is the first-ever sleep aid product to be accepted into the NSF Certified for Sport program, demonstrating to athletes that it has been tested and certified free of banned substances. (Logo:...
Part of NSF's International Polar Year research portfolio, the six-nation study indicates that shallow-water populations have little in common Differing contributions of freshwater from glaciers and streams to the Arctic and Southern oceans appear to be responsible for the fact that the majority of microbial communities that thrive near the surface at the Poles share few common members, according to an international team of researchers, some of whom were supported by the National Science...
The national class action lawyers at Glen Lerner Injury Attorneys announced that they are now reviewing potential gadolinium contrast claims for people with impaired kidneys who underwent a magnetic resonance image (MRI) scan that used a gadolinium contrast agent. These individuals may be at risk for developing Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF). Any individuals that suffer from kidney disease who have been exposed to a Gadolinium MRI contrast agent are encouraged to call 1 (800)...
WAKEFIELD, Mass., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Outercurve Foundation today announced acceptance of the Data Curation for Excel (DataUp) project into the Research Accelerators Gallery. DataUp facilitates scientific discovery by enhancing the tool used most by the scientific and academic community --Excel-- to enable easy to use data sharing, search, manipulation and storage. DataUp was contributed by Microsoft Research. Key adopters include the University of California and the...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online The National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other US and UK agencies are joining forces to determine whether or not human-induced changes to the environment have played a role in the spread of West Nile virus, Lyme disease and other ailments. The NSF, the NIH's Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) program, the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The sheer diversity of life on Earth is staggering. After centuries of discovery, the majority of the planet's species of life remain unknown. As recently as a few years ago, scientists thought it might be beyond cataloging, but that is no longer the case. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded 14 grants totaling $26.4 million to characterize the lesser-known aspects of the diversity of life as part of the third year...
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National Radio Astronomy Observatory -- The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is a research facility of the U.S. National Science Foundation. They provide state-of-the-art radio telescope facilities for use by the scientific community. They conceive, design, build, operate and maintain radio telescopes used by scientists from around the world. Scientists use their facilities to study virtually all types of astronomical objects known, from planets and comets in our own Solar...
National Solar Observatory -- The National Solar Observatory (NSO) has its primary headquarters in Tucson. NSO telescopes on Kitt Peak include the McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope Facility containing the world's three largest solar telescopes (1.6-meter main and two 0.9-meter auxiliaries), along with the Vacuum Telescope and the Razdow small solar patrol telescope. The National Solar Observatory also operates telescopes at Sacramento Peak, New Mexico, that include the Vacuum Tower...
Cerro Tololo Observatory -- astronomical observatory located on Cerro Tololo peak, Chile, with offices in La Serena, about 40 mi (64 km) to the west. Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), it is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), which also operates such other major national observatories as the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona. The principal instrument is a 158-in. (4-m) reflecting telescope, the largest in the...
Kitt Peak Observatory -- astronomical observatory located southwest of Tucson, Ariz.; it was founded in 1958 under contract with the National Science Foundation and is administered by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy. Its principal instrument is the Mayall 158-in. (4-m) reflector. The observatory's equipment also includes 84-in. (2.1 m), 50-in. (1.3-m), 36-in. (0.9-m), and 16-in. (0.4-m) reflecting telescopes as well as a planned 3.5-m telescope. Used for wide...
Arecibo Observatory -- The Arecibo Observatory is part of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC), a national research center operated by Cornell University under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF is an independent federal agency whose aim is to promote scientific and engineering progress in the United States. NSF funds research and education in most fields of science and engineering. Additional support is provided by the National...
