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Yale research projects exploring new uses for failed drugs get NIH funding
June 18, 2013 2:34 pm | by Yale UniversityYale University | CommentsTwo Yale School of Medicine research programs are among nine nationally to receive grants under a new federal program designed to take drugs that have had disappointing therapeutic results in one disease and investigate their use in different diseases....
News Summary: HP moves Bradley to strategy post
June 18, 2013 1:39 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsTHE MOVE: Hewlett-Packard Co. named executive Todd Bradley to a new position in charge of the company's strategy. Bradley will work with CEO Meg Whitman to improve HP's business in China and extend relationships with important partners worldwide. LAST ROLE: Bradley was in charge of HP's PC...
Army harnesses sun to reduce casualties from sniper attacks
June 18, 2013 12:20 pm | by Edric Thompson, CERDEC Public Affairs | CommentsThe U.S. Army is harnessing the elements to help reduce casualties from sniper attacks on forward operating bases. The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command's research laboratory and aviation missile and communications-electronics RD&E centers
UT Arlington provides first academic study of journalists and private citizens' drone use
June 18, 2013 12:14 pm | by University of Texas at Arlington | CommentsNewly published research from a University of Texas at Arlington communication team offers a groundbreaking perspective on the controversial use of unmanned aerial vehicles in journalism and mass communication, or “drone journalism.” The remotely guided aircraft gained prominence in the military’s hunt for suspected terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Researchers solve mystery of X-ray light from black holes
June 18, 2013 12:10 pm | by Eurekalert! and Johns Hopkins | CommentsIt is a mystery that has stymied astrophysicists for decades: how do black holes produce so many high-power X-rays? In a new study, astrophysicists from The Johns Hopkins University, NASA and the Rochester Institute of Technology conducted research that bridges the gap between theory and observation by demonstrating that gas spiraling toward a black hole inevitably results in X-ray emissions.
AeroAstro team awarded funds for DiaMonD Center
June 18, 2013 12:10 pm | by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | CommentsA team co-led by MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics Department Professor Karen Willcox has been awarded a $12.5-million grant by the Department of Energy to create the multi-institutional DiaMonD Center. The center, funded under DoE’s Advanced Scientific Computing Research program, will address applied mathematics challenges in modeling and simulation for complex problems, with a focus on research at the interfaces of “data, models, and decision-ma...
Hewlett-Packard puts Bradley in strategy role
June 18, 2013 11:47 am | by MARLEY SEAMAN - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | CommentsTodd Bradley, the head of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s printing and personal computer business, has been appointed to a new position in charge of the company's strategy with a focus on China, the company said Tuesday. HP said Bradley, 54, will be in charge of strategic growth initiatives and will work...
Which qubit my dear? New method to distinguish between neighbouring quantum bits
June 18, 2013 11:09 am | by EurekAlert! | CommentsResearchers at the University of New South Wales have proposed a new way to distinguish between quantum bits that are placed only a few nanometres apart in a silicon chip, taking them a step closer to the construction of a large-scale quantum computer.
US video game retail sales fall 25 percent in May
June 18, 2013 10:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsU.S. retail sales of video games, hardware and accessories declined 25 percent in May as demand for aging game consoles continued to fade and fewer new games launched compared with last year, according to market researcher NPD Group. NPD said late Monday that total video game sales were $386.3...
Book: Risk, Chance, and Causation
June 18, 2013 10:14 am | by Yale UniversityYale University | CommentsYaleNews features works recently or soon to be published by members of the University community. Descriptions are based on material provided by the publishers. Authors of new books may forward publishers’ book descriptions to us by email....
Obama: Difference between spying and hacking
June 18, 2013 8:59 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsPresident Barack Obama is drawing a distinction between China's alleged intellectual property theft and what he calls "standard fare" spying on other countries. Obama says every country engages in intelligence gathering, which he called an occasional source of tension. But the president says...
MIT and UC Berkeley launch energy-efficiency research project
June 18, 2013 8:50 am | by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | CommentsEnergy efficiency promises to cut emissions, reduce dependence on foreign fuel, and mitigate climate change. As such, governments around the world are spending tens of billions of dollars to support energy-efficiency regulations, technologies and policies. But are these programs realizing their potential? Researchers from the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) and Universit...
Army updates 'eyes' of Apache helicopters
June 18, 2013 12:00 am | by U.S. Army | CommentsThe Army is incorporating a new sensor capability into its Apache helicopters....
The rhythm of everything
June 17, 2013 3:51 pm | by Yale UniversityYale University | CommentsResearch on the molecular level reveals that continuous disruptions to biological patterns may trigger the onset of breast cancer and, possibly, many other diseases....
Polymer-coated catalyst protects "artificial leaf"
June 17, 2013 10:16 am | by Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres | CommentsResearchers at the HZB Institute for Solar Fuels have modified so called superstrate solar cells with their highly efficient architecture in order to obtain hydrogen from water with the help of suitable catalysts. This type of cell works something like an "artificial leaf." But the solar cell rapidly corrodes when placed in the aqueous electrolyte solution.
