Chemical engineering meeting spotlights advances in health, energy, technology Stanford Report
Stanford researchers presented new developments in health, clean energy, nanotechnology and other fields recently at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) in San Francisco.
Young African American Adults at High Risk for HIV, STDs Kansas City InfoZine
Results of a new study supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, suggest that young African American adults -- but not young white adults -- are at high risk for HIV and other ually mitted diseases (STDs) even when their relative level of risky behaviors is low. The findings imply that the marked racial disparities in the prevalence of these
Novell Supports Linux Professional Institute's Upcoming Enterprise-Level Certification Linux World
The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's premier vendor neutral Linux certification and Novell, developer of the widely acclaimed Linux distribution, SUSE Linux Enterprise, announced a series of initiatives to promote Linux professional credentials and the global adoption of open source software. In particular, LPI welcomed the cooperation of Novell on the development of LPI's upcoming
Scientists learning to create nanomaterials based on micro-algae patterns PhysOrg
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a technique to study how unicellular micro-algae, known as diatoms, create their complex cell walls. Researchers hope to learn how diatoms assemble these nanometer-patterned, intricate micro-architectures to find better methods for creating nanomaterials in the laboratory.
Latest Research in Blood Diseases to Be Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology RedNova
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Society of Hematology (ASH(TM)), the world's largest professional society of blood specialists, is expecting nearly 20,000 attendees at its 48th Annual Meeting premiering the latest in blood disease research and treatments.
Young African American Adults At High Risk for HIV, STDs Even In Absence of High-Risk Behaviors National Institutes of Health
Results of a new study supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, suggest that young African American adults — but not young white adults — are at high risk for HIV and other ually mitted diseases (STDs) even when their relative level of risky behaviors is low.
FIT to build demo house in Uptown BizJournals
FedEx Institute for Technology's Center for Sustainable Design is building a demonstration home in Uptown, with construction slated to begin mid-year 2007.
'Now, Americans connect India with technology' rediff.com
Americans never connected India with technology in the old days, now they are seeing it and going, 'Oh wow! India. . . who knew,!' says Kanchana Thamodaran.
New World Record Achieved In Solar Cell Technology Science Daily
A concentrator solar cell funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and produced by Boeing-Spectrolab has recently achieved a world-record conversion efficiency of 40.7 percent, establishing a new milestone in sunlight-to-electricity performance. This breakthrough may lead to systems with an installation cost of only $3 per watt, producing electricity at a cost of 8-10 cents per kilowatt/hour,
Age of archaeology turns 100 USA Today
American archaeology is quietly celebrating a centennial. Friday will mark 100 years since the federal Antiquities Act was signed by President Theodore Roosevelt.
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