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Unmanned Aircraft Launched from Ship
May 15, 2013 7:00 am | by Associated Press, Brock Vergakis | News | CommentsThe Navy, for the first time, launched an unmanned aircraft the size of a fighter jet from a warship in the Atlantic Ocean.
How Sharply Should U.S. Cut Salt?
May 15, 2013 7:00 am | by Associated Press, Lauran Neergaard | News | CommentsA surprising new report questions public health efforts to get Americans to sharply cut back on salt, saying it's not clear whether eating super-low levels is worth the struggle.
High-Field Magnet Science Going Strong in the U.S.
May 15, 2013 7:00 am | by National Research Council | News | CommentsA new report assesses the state of high-field magnet science, engineering and technology in the U.S. and finds it very strong.
Spud Company Turns to Biotech Potatoes
May 15, 2013 7:00 am | by Associated Press, John Miller | News | CommentsTuber processing giant J.R. Simplot Co. asked the U.S. government to approve five varieties of biotech potatoes that resist browning and are designed to produce lower levels of potentially cancer-causing acrylamide when fried.
Bright Nanoscale Alloys Have Potential Medical Applications
May 15, 2013 7:00 am | by Univ. of Pittsburgh | News | CommentsNanometer-scale alloys possess the ability to emit light so brightly they could have potential applications in medicine.
Brain to be Model for Supercomputers
May 15, 2013 7:00 am | by Sandia National Laboratories | News | CommentsResearchers are considering the brain’s superior ability to send electrical signals along massively parallel channels: if a supercomputer was like a brain it would learn, adapt, hypothesize and then suggest answers.
New Software Spots, Isolates Cyber-Attacks
May 15, 2013 7:00 am | by North Carolina State Univ. | News | CommentsResearchers developed a software algorithm that detects and isolates cyber-attacks on networked control systems– which are used to coordinate transportation, power and other infrastructure across the U.S.
FDA Launches Contamination-Prevention Software
May 15, 2013 7:00 am | by FDA | News | CommentsThe FDA has released a new tool to help bolster the food industry’s defense measures against an act of intentional food contamination.
Crowd-Sourcing Helps Map Global Emissions
May 15, 2013 7:00 am | by Arizona State Univ. | Videos | CommentsScientists launched an online “game” to better understand the sources of global warming gases. By engaging “citizen scientists,” the researchers hope to locate all the power plants around the world and quantify their CO2 emissions.
Geophysical Methods Help Find Secret Graves
May 14, 2013 12:47 pm | by American Geophysical Union | News | CommentsIt's hard to convict a murderer if the victim can't be found. And the best way to hide a body is to bury it. Researchers are developing new tools to find those clandestine graves.
Sequester Cuts Impact Volcano Monitoring
May 14, 2013 12:45 pm | by Associated Press, Rachel D'Oro | News | CommentsScientists monitoring Alaska's volcanoes have been forced to shut down stations and forgo repairs of seismic equipment amid ongoing federal budget cuts— moves that could mean delays in getting vital information to airline pilots and emergency planners.
Bubbles Cut Drag in Fluidic Chips
May 14, 2013 12:42 pm | by Univ. of Twente | News | CommentsResearchers have given the first demonstration of how the drag exerted on liquids flowing through tiny “fluidic chips” is affected by the introduction of diminutive gas bubbles.
New Options for Breast Cancer Surgery
May 14, 2013 12:40 pm | by Associated Press, Marilynn Marchione | News | CommentsNew approaches are dramatically changing the way breast cancer operations are done, giving women more options, faster treatment, smaller scars, fewer long-term side effects and better cosmetic results.
Wind Farms Never Prosecuted for Eagle Deaths
May 14, 2013 12:38 pm | by Associated Press, Dina Cappiello | News | CommentsThe government has prosecuted oil companies when birds drown in their waste pits, power companies when birds are electrocuted by their power lines but has never fined or prosecuted a wind-energy company when birds hit their fans.
Hips Have 'Fishy' Origins
May 14, 2013 12:35 pm | by Monash Univ. | News | CommentsNew research has revealed that the evolution of the complex, weight-bearing hips of walking animals from the basic hips of fish was a much simpler process than previously thought.
