Topic: National Academy Of Sciences

National Academy Picks UC Administrator for Top Staff Job

Science - 20 days ago
Bruce Darling. . A jack-of-all-trades in the U.S. science policy arena, Bruce Darling says that becoming executive officer of the U.S. National...

create and probe a 2-million-degree piece of matter in a controlled way for the first time

KurzweilAI.net - 21 days ago
Cancer Research UK scientists have mapped the first 3D structure of a key protein that protects against the development of cancer.. . The team at...

With Prevalence of Nanomaterials Rising, Panel Urges Review of Risks

American Scientist - 21 days ago
from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. . Tiny substances called nanomaterials have moved into the marketplace over the last decade, in products as...

With prevalence of nanomaterials rising, panel urges review of risks

KurzweilAI.net - 21 days ago
Nanomaterials have moved into the marketplace over the last decade, in products as varied as cosmetics, clothing and paint. But not enough is known ...

created the shortest, purest X-ray laser pulses ever achieved

KurzweilAI.net - 21 days ago
New Hanover County, North Carolina, recently rolled out "Super Wi-Fi," operating in the "white spaces" between 50-700Mhz, where previously only...

Experts urge more study of nanotechnology threat

Reuters - 22 days ago
By Ian Simpson. . WASHINGTON Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:24pm EST . . WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Studying the potential health hazards of nanotechnology will ...

Less Testosterone, Less Likely Cheat?

American Banking News - 142 days ago
The National Academy of Sciences released a study (http://bit.ly/pdEcIQ) recently assessing that men who spend time caring for their offspring will...

Prehistoric fish had genes for legs long before move to land, fossil reveals

Posted - 216 days ago
By Randy Boswell. . A celebrated missing-link fossil found in the Canadian Arctic seven years ago has led scientists to a significant new discovery...

David Frum: Republican hopefuls denounce one another as (gasp) ... moderates

Full Comment - 260 days ago
In a column for The Week, David Frum notes the apparently widening disconnect between Republicans and ordinary Americans, as exhibited by two new...

Blackwell on Health: Do some blind "see" with their ears?

Posted - 338 days ago
It's often said that the brain is the last frontier of medicine, an incredibly complex organ whose mysteries scientists are only just beginning to...