Posts Tagged ‘University of Washington’
Earth & Environment - Feb 16, 2010 11:42 - 0 Comments
Giving roads a green grade
U. WASHINGTON (US)—A new rating system does for road construction what the Energy Star system does for appliances—provides a sustainability performance metric for new and reconstructed or rehabilitated projects. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 4, 2010 12:36 - 1 Comment
Designer breeds shape dog genome
U. WASHINGTON (US)—Researchers have identified 155 regions on the canine genome that appear to have been influenced by selective breeding. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 4, 2010 11:42 - 2 Comments
Lost City microbes vie for control
U. WASHINGTON (US)—On the marine microbial stage, there appears to be a vast group of understudies only too ready to step in when “star” microbes falter. At least that’s what happens at the Lost City hydrothermal vent field in the mid-Atlantic Ocean—the only one of its kind found thus far. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 3, 2010 12:55 - 0 Comments
Simulated galaxies resemble real ones
WASHINGTON (US)—Using millions of hours on supercomputers, researchers have run simulations of galaxy formation and produced dwarf galaxies very much like those observed today by satellites and large telescopes around the world. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 1, 2010 12:28 - 1 Comment
Online access to a world of grass
U. SHEFFIELD (UK)—GrassPortal, a new online resource for scientists and the public, will allow any of the world’s 11,000 species of grasses to be defined by its geographical range, climate preferences, and evolutionary relationships to other species. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 20, 2010 15:06 - 0 Comments
Ozone spike linked to overseas emissions
COLORADO (US)—Springtime ozone levels above western North America are rising primarily due to air flowing eastward from the Pacific Ocean, a trend that is largest when the air originates in Asia. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 13, 2010 13:26 - 0 Comments
On video: Seafloor volcano spews magma
U. WASHINGTON—For the first time molten lava has been observed flowing from a deep ocean volcano. In video footage, clouds of milky-yellow sulfur gas billow, molten red lava explodes into the icy ocean water and turns almost instantaneously to black rock, while water vapor creates huge, glowing lava bubbles several feet across. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 12, 2010 12:07 - 4 Comments
Track climate change with tennis balls
U. WASHINGTON—Measuring snowmelt is as easy—and economical—as launching a tennis ball into a tree. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 11, 2010 13:49 - 0 Comments
Far-out rocky planet is volcanic wasteland
U. WASHINGTON—When scientists confirmed in October that they had detected the first rocky planet outside our solar system, it advanced the longtime quest to find an Earth-like planet. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 8, 2010 14:54 - 1 Comment
Monkeys as guard dogs against lead
U. WASHINGTON—Because Asian monkeys share the same ecological niche as humans, researchers believe they might play a significant role in determining exposure to lead. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 1, 2009 14:54 - 1 Comment
Early approach helps toddlers with autism
UC DAVIS/U. WASHINGTON (US)—A novel early intervention program for very young children with autism—some as young as 18 months—is effective for improving IQ, language ability, and social interaction, a comprehensive new study has found. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 3, 2009 0:01 - 0 Comments
Cell phones as tools for global development
U. WASHINGTON (US)—Computer scientists have used Android, the open-source mobile operating system championed by Google, to turn a cell phone into a versatile data-collection device. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 30, 2009 10:38 - 0 Comments
First detailed record of tsunami erosion
U. WASHINGTON (US)—A group of scientists working in the Kuril Islands off the east coast of Russia has documented the scope of tsunami-caused erosion and found that a wave can carry away far more sand and dirt than it deposits. (more…)
Earth & Environment, Science & Technology - Oct 22, 2009 16:43 - 0 Comments
New clues in quest for liquid methane
UNC-CHAPEL HILL/U. WASHINGTON (US)—Researchers have taken an important step in converting methane gas to a liquid, potentially making it more useful as a fuel and as a source for making other chemicals. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 20, 2009 11:48 - 14 Comments
For kids, pen’s mightier than keyboard
U. WASHINGTON (US)—Children with and without handwriting disabilities were able to write more—and more quickly—when using a pen rather than a keyboard to compose essays, according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 19, 2009 12:44 - 0 Comments
Nanotags spot cancer early in mice
STANFORD (US)—A new biosensor chip has detected cancer tumors in mice earlier than any detection technology currently in use. The nanosensor is up to 1,000 times more sensitive and can be used to detect markers of diseases other than cancer. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 8, 2009 16:42 - 0 Comments
Big job for oceans’ tiny ammonia eaters
U. WASHINGTON (US)—It’s not every day you find clues to the planet’s inner workings in aquarium scum. But that’s what happened when researchers cultured a tiny organism from the bottom of a Seattle Aquarium tank and found it can digest ammonia. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 7, 2009 10:52 - 5 Comments
Arctic sea ice’s downward trend continues
U. COLORADO (US)—Despite a slight recovery in 2009—from record-setting low years in 2007 and 2008—the summer Arctic sea ice extent remains significantly below previous years, continuing a trend toward ice-free Arctic summers. (more…)
