Expedition on R/V Sikuliaq to study changing climate in arctic (Image 7)
Oregon State University oceanographers Dale Hubbard and Burke Hales are shown onboard the R/V Sikuliaq with the "SuperSucker," an instrument used to gather data on water chemistry and biology. The sensor-laden "Supersucker" is towed behind the ship as it pumps water into the lab onboard ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
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Tubes filled with quantum dots
. Researchers at Lehigh University have found a better, more natural approach to the production of quantum dots.
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Joseph J. Kinyoun Memorial Lecture - Antibodies Against Ebola and Lassa: A Global Collaboration
Joseph J. Kinyoun Memorial Lecture 2017
Dr. Erica Ollmann Saphire, director of the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Immunotherapeutic Consortium (VIC), will deliver the 2017 Joseph J. Kinyoun Memorial Lecture.
Her talk, “ Antibodies Against Ebola and Lassa: A Global Collaboration, ” will explore the features of antibodies that protect against these deadly viruses and the ongoing need for scientists to collaborate in this research to establish a complete knowledge base. During the past three years, VIC researchers from dozens of labs on five continents have studied these protective antibodies. The VIC aims to fill critical knowl...
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Human-made methane levels higher than previously believed (Image 2)
Vasilii Petrenko loads an ice core into the melting chamber for extraction of trapped ancient air in order to study the chemical composition of the ancient atmosphere. [See related image Here.]
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Alternative Test Methods to Reduce Vertebrate Animal Testing under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods
The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act amended Section 4(h) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to require EPA to develop a Strategic Plan by June 22, 2018 to promote the development and implementation of alternative test methods and strategies to reduce, refine or replace vertebrate animal testing. EPA is holding this public meeting to obtain input from interested parties and the public on the Agency's development of the Strategic Plan. EPA believes this early feedback will be important in developing a strong Strat...
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New portable device detects explosives and drugs!
NSF-funded researchers at Brigham Young University developed a mini mass spectrometer that is just as powerful as the larger instrument and less expensive. The device is compact enough for use in the field and can detect chemical weapons, explosives in airports and even uncover illegal drugs.This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
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Information Gathering Session on Alternative Testing Methods Strategy - November 2017
Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods
This meeting is being co-organized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) and the Interagency Coordinating Committee for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM). The topic is the development of a Strategic Plan for alternative test methods and strategies to reduce, refine or replace vertebrate animal testing for new and existing industrial chemical substances or mixtures in the U.S. This Strategic Plan is required per Section 4(h)(2) of the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (Fra...
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Alternative Testing Methods Strategy Public Meeting - November 2017
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) is preparing a strategic plan to promote the development and implementation of alternative test methods and strategies for chemical safety testing. This meeting will provide an update on EPA ’ s effort and an opportunity for public comment on the approach, goals, and objectives to consider during development of the plan. The meeting is open to the public with attendance restricted only by the space available, and will also be webcast. It is being co-organized by OPPT and NICEATM. Background On June 22, 2016, the Frank R. Laute...
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Chemists make Play-Doh/LEGO-like hybrid to create tiny building blocks
Play-Doh® and LEGOs® are among the most popular childhood building blocks. But what could you use if you wanted to create something really small -- a structure less than the width of a human hair? It turns out, a team of New York University chemists has found, this can be ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
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Biophysics and Biology of K+ Channels
NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series
Ion channels catalyze the diffusion of inorganic ions down their electrochemical gradients across cell membranes. Because the ionic movements are passive, ion channels would seem to be extraordinarily simple physical systems, yet they are responsible for electrical signaling in living cells. Among their many functions, ion channels control the pace of the heart, regulate the secretion of hormones into the bloodstream, and generate the electrical impulses underlying information transfer in the nervous system.
Dr. MacKinnon's research is aimed at understanding the physical an...
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Innate Immunity in Neurodegeneration
NCI's Center for Cancer Research (CCR) Grand Rounds
Dr. Marco Colonna received his medical degree with honors from the School of Medicine at Parma University in 1983, and completed his specialization in Internal Medicine at Parma University in 1988. He began his postdoctoral training as a Research Fellow at the Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro in Genova, Italy, followed by work as a Research Affiliate in the Department of Molecular Immunology at Roswell Park Memorial Institute in Buffalo, New York and as a Research Fellow in Pathology at Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School. He then became a ...
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"String Theory," by Peter Coneski, Jessica Nash and Mark Schoenfisch
. These electrospun polymer microfibers were prepared in chemist Mark Schoenfischs lab, where Coneski and his colleagues are looking for ways to make antibacterial and antithrombotic medical device coatings from polymer ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
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National Center for Welding Education and Training
Welding technicians work in many industries including petro-chemical. The National Center for Welding Education and Training (Weld-Ed) is working to increase the number of skilled graduates who are ready to work in the welding field.
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New optical device could help detect drugs, bomb-making chemicals and more
A University at Buffalo-led team of engineers has developed a new device for surface enhanced infrared absorption (SEIA) spectroscopy. Infrared light is trapped by tiny gaps in the device's metal surface, where it can be used to detect trace amounts of matter. The SEIRA advancement could be useful ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
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Researchers discover boron 'buckyball' (Image 2)
Lai-Sheng Wang (middle), a professor of chemistry at Brown University, and graduate students Wei-Li Li (left) and Zachary Piazza (right). [Image 2 of 2 related images. Back to Image 1.]
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