Built to Withstand Almost Anything

By helping buildings withstand unusually severe hazards, the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate aims to keep critical infrastructure open for business

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Early Study Suggests Nanodiamonds Safe for Implants

As the number of knee and hip joint replacements grows, nanodiamond coatings could answer problems related to metal surfaces.

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From Opening Thunder to Closing Whimper

Predicting bomb shockwaves, building vulnerability, and evacuation priority.

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Researchers Weigh Methods to More Accurately Measure Genome Sequencing

Researchers at New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences evaluate some current methods to sequence individual genomes—a study that serves as a “stress test” of the efficacy of these practices.

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AFER Announces 2011 Genentech Fellowship Recipients

ARVO Foundation for Eye Research (AFER) congratulates the first AFER/Genentech Age-related macular Degeneration Fellowship recipients — Balamurali K. Ambati, MD, PhD, and Stephen H. Tsang, MD, PhD. Each received $40,000 to support their age-related macular degeneration (AMD) research and will be honored at the 2012 ARVO Annual Meeting on Sunday, May 6, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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Discovery of Extremely Long-Lived Proteins May Provide Insight Into Cell Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases

One of the big mysteries in biology is why cells age. Now scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies report that they have discovered a weakness in a component of brain cells that may explain how the aging process occurs in the brain.

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To Make a Social Robot, Key is Satisfying the Human Mind

Three researchers - Maja Matarić, Ayse Saygin and Andrea Thomaz - discuss how understanding the human mind is the key to social robotics, and what we can expect from this field in the future.

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Google Earth Ocean Terrain Receives Major Update

Data from Scripps, NOAA sharpen resolution of seafloor maps, correct "discovery" of Atlantis.

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Antennaless RFID Tags Developed at NDSU Solve Problem of Tracking Metal and Liquids

Tracking and identifying metal objects can prove difficult for some radio frequency identification (RFID) systems. A patent-pending technology developed by a research team at the Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) at North Dakota State University, Fargo, could solve these RFID tracking problems. The antennaless RFID tag developed at CNSE could help companies track products as varied as barrels of oil to metal cargo containers.

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