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Scientific Reference RSS FeedsNew Micro-Microscope Is Portable And Cheap - Scientists at Caltech have created a tiny, lens-free microscope that they say could be built for just $10. Changhuei Yang, one of the microscope's inventors, explains the device and some of its potential uses....Feed Source: www.npr.org Olympic Athletes Apprehensive About Beijing Air - The summer Olympics begin on Aug. 8 — will Beijing's air be in shape for the games? The polluted city has taken drastic action to try to reduce smog during the events, shuttering some factories and adopting measures to limit the number of cars on the road.... Artificial Exercise? Scientists Tap Into Endurance - Could popping a pill turn you into a long-distance runner? Researchers report that they have identified two signaling pathways that are turned on in response to exercise — and that artificially turning those pathways on in mice produced rodents with much greater endurance.... Rx Meds, Alcohol/Drugs Make Deadly Combination - A study reveals that domestic fatalities caused by combining prescription medication with alcohol and/or street drugs increased by 3,196 percent between 1983 to 2004. David Phillips, one of the researchers, explains the findings, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.... Experimental Drug Focuses On Alzheimer's 'Tangles' - An experimental drug that aims to unknot the "tangles" that characterize the brains of people with Alzheimer's has shown some promise. Guests discuss recent Alzheimer's findings and the search for new treatments, including statin drugs, often used to treat high cholesterol.... How Is Congress Addressing The Energy Crisis? - Americans are driving less and switching to more fuel-efficient cars. Can legislators on opposite sides of the aisle collaborate to help the nation deal with the energy crisis? Senators John Warner (R-VA) and Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) discuss offshore drilling, alternative energy and lowering the speed limit.... Scientists Pursue CO2 Storage In The Ocean Floor - Could porous rocks deep in the ocean floor be a place to stash unwanted carbon dioxide? Scientists at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory suggest that undersea basalt formations 8,000 feet below the ocean on the Pacific Northwest coast could absorb up to 120 years worth of U.S. CO2 emissions.... Depressed? You Don't Need Drugs, Psychiatrist Says - Depression is said to affect more than 20 million people in the United States, but psychiatrist James Gordon argues that it's not disease. In his book, Unstuck, Gordon makes the case that most people don't need drugs to feel better.... Could Tobacco Plants Help Fight Cancer? - Researchers report that they've been able to use tobacco plants as biological factories to manufacture specialized proteins needed for an experimental individualized cancer therapy. The researchers are studying a potentially fatal form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.... NIH Postpones Test Of Experimental AIDS Vaccine - The National Institutes of Health has decided to cancel a large-scale test of an experimental AIDS vaccine, saying that more focused research is needed on the way such vaccines interact with the immune system. The trial, known as PAVE 100, was designed to include more than 8,500 people.... New Connections Found Between Spleen and Brain - In the past, scientists discounted the importance of the spleen, a five-ounce organ located in the upper left abdomen. Now, there's an increasing understanding of the spleen's importance as a part of the immune system, filtering blood and removing old blood cells.... Exploring Realities Of Offshore Oil Drilling - In a time of ever-increasing energy prices, this week President Bush overturned a long-standing executive order banning offshore oil exploration in certain parts of the country. The move is largely symbolic at this point, as additional congressional action would be needed to fully open up offshore oil drilling.... Biofueled Powerboat Breaks World Record - Earthrace circumnavigated the globe in just 60 days, 23 hours and 49 minutes – 14 days less than the fastest previous time for a powerboat. And they did it all with biofuels, including some converted from human fat removed via liposuction.... Stomach Bacteria Could Prevent Asthma - Several years ago, researchers proposed the provocative idea that bacteria living in the human stomach could be responsible for the development of some stomach ulcers. New research suggests, however, that those bacteria may not be all bad.... Remembering Heart Surgeon Michael DeBakey - Dr. Michael DeBakey, a man who received a Congressional Gold Medal for his many accomplishments and contributions to the nation, died last week at the age of 99. He was responsible for many of the processes that have become a common part of the medical arsenal, including coronary bypass surgery and ventricular assist devices.... Getting Solar Power For Less - Thousands of megawatts of solar-generated power might not see the light of day if Congress doesn't act soon. Ira Flatow also looks at how you can bring solar to your sockets faster, without taking out a second mortgage.... Soil Plays Important Role In Earth's Health - A soil scientist talks about the importance of fertile soil to the planet's environmental health and the problems caused by soil mismanagement.... How Does Your Garden Grow? - With rising food costs and a salmonella outbreak sickening over 1,000 people this summer, more Americans seem to be turning to their own backyards for produce.... Can Science Turn Back The Tide For Endangered Coral Reefs? - Often referred to as "the rain forests of the ocean," coral reefs provide food and shelter to a variety of the ocean's habitants. Now researchers have found that a third of the world's reef-building coral species are vulnerable to extinction.... Scientists Ripple Closer To Predicting Earthquakes - Today's state-of-the-art earthquake warning systems give only a few seconds' warning before disaster strikes. Now, a team of researchers reports that they may have some encouraging results in developing an earthquake warning system that could warn people hours in advance.... Theses - update from Tech Services - FYI -- A note from Cheryl in Tech Services about theses: "I am currently adding about 150-200 theses titles to the catalog this week (and maybe into next week)? (These are already in DSpace but hadn't been catalogued)" ... non traditional library services - This is so cool I had to share - there are a number of US public libraries which maintain collections and lend out - get this - cake pans! More info here: http://www.popgoesthelibrary.com/2008/07/fun-friday-reed-memorial-library-cake.html ... Medpedia - Announced yesterday - "The Medpedia Project is an extraordinary global effort to collect, organize and make understandable, the world’s best information about health, medicine and the body and make it freely available on the website Medpedia.com. Physicians, health organizations, medical ... Binding - A message from the staff in binding: The commercial binder closes for a couple of weeks every summer; add to that our two week turn-around, and books that were sent for binding earlier this week will not be available until ... Book Review guides - Hi Everyone, I've updated the Book Review guide and added a few more; Multidisciplinary - the original one Social Sciences Sciences Humanities As you will notice I've collapsed some of the other faculties in the latter 3 headings. Let me ... New CRKN content: Periodicals Archive Online - Periodicals Archive Online is the new name for PCI Full Text - an archive of hundreds of digitised journals published in the arts, humanities and social sciences, providing access to the full text of a growing number of digitized periodicals ... Library Science guide - Hi Everybody - I've started a Subsplus guide for "Library Sciences" - but as I don't want to own this, I encourage everybody to add their favourites. We can build a useful resource as a team! All I added were ... New CRKN - DCI Content: Adam Matthew Digital Products - As part of the recent CRKN - DCI Agreement we now have access to additional collections from Adam Matthew Digital. Our exisiting Adam Matthew Digital content includes: Eighteenth Century Journals I and II Empire Online Literary Manuscripts Medieval Travel Writing ... Canadian Historical Review - We have recently joined an offer from COPPUL which will give us access to the current issues alon with the complete archive (1920-) of the: Canadian Historical Review plus a current subscription. Description: The Canadian Historical Review was launched in ... Cairn EJournal Collection - Cairn, an online collection of full text French language periodicals is now available as part of the recent CRKN DCI Agreement Description: Cairn was formed in 1995 by four European publishing houses (Belin, De Boeck, La Découverte and Erès) and ... SubjectsPlus Success! - On behalf of WRAP and myself, I'd like to thank everyone for their enthusiastic participation in the recreation of our Subject Guides using the SubjectsPlus software. To date, only 27 or our 87 guides remain unpopulated -- great work, everybody! ... Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online - Background: For the most part, the biographies that appear in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online reproduce those that were originally commissioned by the Dictionary of Canadian Biography for its print version and were republished, some with minor corrections, in ... Now available online: Who's Who and Who Was Who - Who’s Who & Who Was Who Online: offers unrivaled access to up-to-date autobiographies of over 33,000 influential people in British Life today, and 90,000 entries from all of Who Was Who. Detailed information gives users fascinating insight into the private ... Now available online: American National Biography - American National Biography: The landmark American National Biography offers portraits of more than 17,400 men & women — from all eras and walks of life — whose lives have shaped the nation. The American National Biography is the first biographical ... New Open Access Collections added to Databases A-Z list - Bioline International: Bioline International is a not-for-profit electronic publishing service committed to providing open access to quality research journals published in developing countries. BI's goal of reducing the South to North knowledge gap is crucial to a global understanding of ... Copyright © 2008, Real Estate Investment Tips. All Rights Reserved. |