Research

23 June 2009, London UK -- GlaxoSmithKline (LSE: GSK) and Chroma Therapeutics Limited announced today a collaboration to develop macrophage-targeted compounds using Chroma’s proprietary esterase-sensitive motif (ESM) technology, which adds amino acid esters to compounds with the aim of targeting the compounds to specific cells in the inflammatory disease process.    » read more »

June 22, 2009 -- WASHINGTON -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has initiated a large, long-term study to look carefully at a broad array of health issues that may affect Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Veterans and their counterparts who served during the same time period. VA’s “National Health Study for a New Generation of U.S. Veterans” will begin with 30,000 Veterans deployed to OEF/OIF and 30,000 comparison Veterans who were not deployed.    » read more »

Ask for “Top Ten” Actions Needed to Strengthen and Preserve America's Competitive Edge

June 22nd, 2009 - WASHINGTON - Four congressional leaders have asked the National Academies to form a distinguished panel to assess the competitive position of the nation’s research universities. “America's research universities are admired throughout the world, and they have contributed immeasurably to our social and economic well-being,” the Members of Congress said in a letter delivered today. “We are concerned that they are at risk.”    » read more »

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces $176 Million In Recovery Act Funding To Improve Research Capacity At Laboratories In 29 States

WASHINGTON, June 19, 2009 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the USDA is distributing $176 million in Recovery Act funding to upgrade laboratory buildings and support facilities at research locations across the country.

Not only will these projects further important research being conducted at USDA laboratories in 29 states, these funds will help revitalize local economies by creating jobs and supporting local businesses that supply needed construction products and services.    » read more »

Quantum criticality in chromium is a stand-in for more complex systems

ARGONNE, Ill. (June 18, 2009) — Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago have reached a milestone in the study of emergent magnetism.

Funding for this research was provided by the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research and the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences.    » read more »

New Details Revealed; Inhibitor molecules mimic interaction; could become drugs to block deadly poison

June 21, 2009 -- UPTON, NY — New structures of a botulism toxin interacting with a mimic of the nerve-cell protein it destroys suggest new ways to block this often-fatal interaction. Indeed, the mimic molecules have such high affinity for the toxin and bind to it so tightly that they themselves could possibly serve as anti-toxin drugs with further modification, the researchers said.    » read more »

Report Analyzes Best Paths to Cut Carbon Emissions at Existing Coal Plants; Entergy CEO Leonard: Report Provides Policy Makers a Clear Roadmap

June 22, 2009 -- WASHINGTON – An MIT Energy Initiative report outlines clear steps the nation must take to develop cost-effective options for cutting carbon emissions at existing coal-fired power plants, Entergy Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer J. Wayne Leonard said Friday.

There is “no credible pathway” toward stringent cuts in greenhouse gas emissions worldwide without addressing coal-fired plants, according to the report released Friday at a press conference here.    » read more »

Growers Will Benefit From More Seed Options in the Marketplace

DES MOINES, Iowa, and ATLANTA, Ind., June 17, 2009 – Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, and Beck’s Hybrids today announced they have entered into research and distribution agreements to bring additional corn and soybean products to growers in the marketplace. Under these agreements, Pioneer and Beck’s will collaborate in research efforts and in the distribution of corn and soybean seed under the XL™ brand.    » read more »

June 17, 2009 -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Renewable Energy Systems Americas, Inc. (RES Americas) have announced a partnership to evaluate the design and performance of vital wind energy support systems.    » read more »

ARMONK, N.Y. - 17 Jun 2009: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it plans to shift $100 million investment over the next five years into a major Research effort which aims to advance mobile services and capabilities for businesses and consumers worldwide.

IBM is investing to create technology in its labs that bring simple, easy-to-use services to the millions of people who have bypassed using the personal computer as their primary method of accessing the Internet, and instead use their mobile devices for managing large forces of enterprise field workers, conducting financial transactions, entertainment, shopping, and more.    » read more »

June 16, 2009 -- Berkeley Lab scientists have developed nanocrystals that act as individual investigators of activity within a cell. These light emitting probes represent a significant step in scrutinizing the behaviors of proteins and other components in complex systems such as a living cell

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have created bright, stable and bio-friendly nanocrystals that act as individual investigators of activity within a cell. These ideal light emitting probes represent a significant step in scrutinizing the behaviors of proteins and other components in complex systems such as a living cell.    » read more »

Climate change impacts on the southwestern U.S. are projected to include decreased rainfall and runoff, more drought and wildfire, and more days hotter than 100°F, according to a major report released by the multi-agency U.S. Global Change Research Program.

June 16, 2009 -- Berkeley, CA—Two researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Evan Mills and Michael Wehner, contributed to the analysis of the effects of climate change on all regions of the United States, described in a major report released today by the multi-agency U.S. Global Change Research Program.    » read more »

Regional and national fact sheets summarizing the main findings of the federal climate report, including state-specific findings, are available on the UCS Web site.

WASHINGTON (June 16, 2009) – The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) today released a comprehensive report on the impact climate change could have on the United States. The landmark report, which compares the potential impacts of higher and lower emissions scenarios, bolsters the growing consensus that there are significant economic, public health and environmental advantages to moving quickly to dramatically reduce emissions, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).    » read more »

Construction Begins on World-Class Light Source at Brookhaven National Laboratory; Project will enable scientific discoveries for the 21st Century, bring jobs to Long Island

June 15, 2009 -- UPTON, N.Y. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory announced today that it is beginning construction of the conventional facilities at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), a project that will advance energy research for the nation and create hundreds of jobs for Long Island over the next several years.

Energy Secretary Steven Chu visited the laboratory earlier this year and announced $150 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the facility, some of which went towards accelerating the construction of NSLS-II.    » read more »

Revised legislation fosters innovation, job growth, and American competitiveness

June 9, 2009 --
Washington – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) this week helped introduce legislation to improve and simplify the research and development (R&D) tax credit, which has been an essential tool for spurring economic growth at home and American competitiveness abroad. The revised incentive will encourage greater innovation of new technologies and services.    » read more »