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Science and Technology
Dec 13, 2012
LANSING, Mich. In an effort to spur production of bioenergy and biobased products $10 million in research grants have been awarded leading to the development of sustainable regional systems. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack pointed to a recent study released by…
Dec 11, 2012
Physician adoption of electronic health record (EHR) and other computerized tools to help improve care, safety and coordination of health care for patients across the county continue to rise, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)…
USDA and USAID Collaborate to Improve Productivity of Common Bean to Strengthen Global Food Security
Dec 6, 2012
WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded five grants totaling $4.5 million in support of research to improve the production of the common bean, a main staple produced throughout food insecure areas of the world, including East and…
Nov 19, 2012
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. "And don't let the bedbugs bite" is no longer a harmless adage. In reality today, these bloodthirsty bugs infest thousands of homes. According to a team of Penn State entomologists, biopesticides -- naturally occurring microorganisms -- might…
Nov 15, 2012
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The adverse side effects of certain hepatitis C medications can now be replicated and observed in Petri dishes and test tubes, thanks to a research team led by Craig Cameron, the Paul Berg Professor of Biochemistry…
Oct 31, 2012
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A gene that is associated with regeneration of injured nerve cells has been identified by scientists at Penn State and Duke University. The team, led by Melissa Rolls, an assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology…
Oct 25, 2012
In the event that a giant asteroid is headed toward Earth, youd better hope that its blindingly white. A pale asteroid would reflect sunlight and over time, this bouncing of photons off its surface could create enough of a force…
Oct 24, 2012
By Justin Eimers, CECOM TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT, Pa. -- Tobyhanna Army Depot's new robotics mission helps warfighters remotely search for improvised explosive devices using either a laptop computer or backpack control system. The depot's System Integration and Support, Production Engineering,…
Oct 23, 2012
Warmer air temperatures high above the Antarctic led to the second smallest seasonal ozone hole in 20 years, according to NOAA and NASA satellite measurements. This year, the average size of the ozone hole was 6.9 million square miles (17.9…
Oct 22, 2012
Seventy years after it was scuttled off Los Angeles, Calif., government archaeologists have found the wrecked remains of a rare Pacific Coast schooner that was employed in the lumber trade during the early 1900s. Today, Robert Schwemmer, maritime archaeologist for…
Oct 2, 2012
Tucson. Arizona has earthquakes. Now with the online release of "Arizona is Earthquake Country," Arizonans have a guide on how to prepare for and minimize damage from the ground shaking that accompanies earthquakes. Each year dozens of earthquakes occur in…
Sep 27, 2012
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a heart defibrillator that helps to restore regular heart rhythms with leads that can be implanted just under the skin (subcutaneously) instead of connected directly into the heart. An implantable defibrillator is…