Water-Cooled Supercomputer Set to Study [ NPR ] May 09, 2008  IBM has designed a supercomputer that is water-cooled. It's the first one in the United States, and it is destined for scientists working on models of how climate is likely to change regional weather patterns — one of the most demanding problems in the climate science world. Read More ...

Salt water tested as fuel source [ KING5 Seattle ] May 08, 2008  After much speculation, a process that converts sea water into a possible fuel source is gaining legitimacy.Could this end the energy crisis? Read More ...

Lining it all up [ Arizona Daily Sun ] May 9, 2008  It was Thursday, the day before the kickoff of the two-day graduation extravaganza at Northern Arizona University. Dozens of staff, volunteers and other workers bustled around Walkup Skydome, ironing out all the details involved in producing four big ceremonies. Read More ...

Business calendar [ Portsmouth Herald ] May 09, 2008  Portsmouth - Event: Financing & Workforce Issues in the Biotechnology & Life Sciences Sector. Time/Place: 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Great Bay Community College at the Pease International Tradeport. Read More ...

10 YOUNG SCIENTISTS TO COMPETE IN LARGES [ Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News ] May 09, 2008  KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 -- Ten young Malaysian scientists are out to do the country proud by competing at the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Atlanta, Georgia USA. Read More ...

6 students compete in global science fai [ The Arizona Republic ] May 9, 2008  Six Chandler students will represent Arizona next week at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Atlanta, where they'll explain their individual research. Read More ...

76-teraflop Supercomputer Installed For [ Science Daily ] May 08, 2008  The National Center for Atmospheric Research has taken delivery of a new IBM supercomputer that will advance research into severe weather and the future of Earth's climate. The supercomputer, known as a Power 575 Hydro- Cluster, is the first in a highly energy-efficient class of machines to be shipped anywhere in the world. Read More ...

Shift from savannah to Sahara was gradua [ International Herald Tribune ] May 09, 2008  By analyzing thousands of layers sediment in a core drilled from the bottom of a lake, a team of scientists has reconstructed the climate of northern Africa. Read More ...

Piezoelectric Pressure Sensor targets en [ ThomasNet ] May 09, 2008  Designed around PiezoStar® crystal element with sensitivity of -45 pC/bar, Type 6045A can establish basic engine performance as well as help optimize engine efficiency parameters. Crystal element output remains linear at elevated temperatures by resisting thermal influences, eliminating need for water cooling. Compatible with common laboratory charge amplifiers, sensor enables both thermodynamic ... Read More ...

Proton Laboratories Announces Its Hill T [ PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance ] May 08, 2008  ALAMEDA, Calif., May 8, 2008 -- Proton Laboratories Inc., , a biotechnology company that develops practical uses for electrolyzed water, is pleased to announce that it has obtained positive testing results through application of its electrolyzed water on MRSA, ATCC 6538 . Read More ...

Giant manta ray released after years of [ USA Today ] May 08, 2008  A 1,000-pound <450-kilogram> manta ray was returned to the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after three years as a research subject and tourist attraction at a Bahamian resort. Read More ...

UM Class of 2008 Grad looks to clean wat [ Missoulian ] May 08, 2008  Chauncey Means has been testing the removal of heavy metals from polluted water during his studies at the University of Montana. After graduating Saturday, Means will attend graduate school and hopes to raise awareness for clean water, especially in his hometown of Lame Deer. Read More ...

Proposed tax on water makes waves in N.J [ Asbury Park Press ] May 09, 2008  Critics call it a water tax. The legislative sponsor, Sen. Robert G. Smith, D-Middlesex, calls it a 'user fee' of 40 cents per 1,000 gallons of water that would permanently fund open space and farmland preservation in New Jersey. Read More ...

A dozen to compete at Science Day [ Coshocton Tribune ] May 09, 2008  COSHOCTON - Twelve students from the Coshocton, Ridgewood and River View school systems will be competing this weekend at the State Science Day in Columbus. Read More ...

Gulan state winner of Stockholm water pr [ Wahpeton News ] May 9, 2008  Patrick Gulan, a student at Hankinson High School, has been named a state winner of the 2008 Stockholm Junior Water Prize competition - the most prestigious youth award for a water-related science project. Read More ...

OSU hosts State Science Day [ Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune ] May 9, 2008  Local STEM scholars compete for over $1.9M in awardsBody: On Saturday, more than 1,000 aspiring science, technology, engineering, and mathematics... Read More ...

Mailbag Is Fluoride Dangerous? Is a Sola [ Scientific American ] May 9, 2008  Fluoride FindingsA report by the National Research Council is cited as suggesting negative effects of fluoride in 'Second Thoughts about Fluoride,' by Dan Fagin. But the NRC notes that its report was not initiated because of concerns about the low levels of fluoride used in community water fluoridation, nor did it examine that issue. Instead the report is part of a routine review by the ... Read More ...

'A research platform for internationally [ icWales ] May 07, 2008  IN EARLY April, the new Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences was formed by the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research within Wales, moving back into the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, to join the Institutes of Biological and Rural Sciences. Read More ...