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Feb 14, 2012 09:43 AM EST

Plants Use Circadian Rhythms to Prepare For Battle With Insects

In a study of the molecular underpinnings of plants' pest resistance, Rice University biologists have shown that plants both anticipate daytime raids by hungry insects and make sophisticated preparations to fend them off.

Feb 13, 2012 04:32 PM EST

Germany: Electromobility, Important Topic For the Future

The German government wants one million electric cars to be on Germany's roads by 2020. But for that to happen, more research into electromobility will have to be done. The Helmholtz Association has been successfully pursuing electromobility research for many years, and it is now expanding that rese...

Feb 13, 2012 04:29 PM EST

Rapid Procedure for the Exploration of Chemical Compound Space Unites Quantum Chemistry With Artificial Intelligence

By combining quantum chemistry with artificial intelligence (Machine Learning), researchers at the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles achieved a scientific breakthrough expected to aid in exploring chemical compound space, i.e. the virtual space p...

Feb 13, 2012 04:02 PM EST

Research!America Responds to President Obama's FY2013 Budget

Research!America Chair, former Congressman John Edward Porter says President Obama's budget is a mixed bag for science and innovation, increasing investment in some areas while shortchanging other key agencies.

Feb 11, 2012 07:05 PM EST

3-D laser Map Shows Earthquake Zone Before and After

Geologists have a new tool to study how earthquakes change the landscape--down to a few inches. It's giving scientists insights into how earthquake faults behave.

Feb 11, 2012 10:47 AM EST

Complex Wiring of the Nervous System May Rely on a Just a Handful of Genes and Proteins

Researchers at the Salk Institute have discovered a startling feature of early brain development that helps to explain how complex neuron wiring patterns are programmed using just a handful of critical genes. The findings, published February 3 in Cell, may help scientists develop new therapies for n...

Feb 09, 2012 09:27 PM EST

Scientists Make Iron Transparent

At the high-brilliance synchrotron light source PETRA III, a team of DESY scientists headed by Dr. Ralf RÃ¶hlsberger has succeeded in making atomic nuclei transparent with the help of X-ray light. At the same time they have also discovered a new way to realize an optically controlled light switch ...

Feb 09, 2012 09:22 PM EST

Hydrogen From Acidic Water

A technique for creating a new molecule that structurally and chemically replicates the active part of the widely used industrial catalyst molybdenite has been developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). This technique holds pro...

Feb 09, 2012 02:16 PM EST

Networking and Professional Development at the International Laser Technology Congress AKLâ€˜12

For the ninth time, the laser community will be coming together at the International Laser Technology Congress AKL'12 from May 9-11, 2012. Catering to the interests of laser manufacturers, users and potential users, AKL'12 will be offering practical examples of innovative industry applications toget...

Feb 07, 2012 10:48 AM EST

An Electronic Green Thumb

A green thumb is required where plants are to grow abundantly - that also applies to watering them in dry areas. If they are watered too much, then the soil becomes saline; if the plants receive too little moisture, they let their leaves droop and, in the worst case, they wither.

Feb 07, 2012 09:43 AM EST

Entire Genome of Extinct Human Decoded From Fossil

The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, in Leipzig, Germany, has completed the genome sequence of a Denisovan, a representative of an Asian group of extinct humans related to Neandertals.

Feb 06, 2012 03:13 PM EST

UNH Ocean Scientists Shed New Light on Mariana Trench

An ocean mapping expedition has shed new light on deepest place on Earth, the 2,500-kilometer long Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean near Guam. Using a multibeam echo sounder, state-of-the-art equipment for mapping the ocean floor, scientists from the University of New Hampshire Center for...