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Press Releases (2009)

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December 2009

  • December 20, 2009 - Brookhaven National Laboratory
    PR-BNL-09-14-191J
    Switchable Nanostructures Made with DNA - (CFN, NSLS)
     
  • December 18, 2009 - Western News
    PR-UWO-09-1-190I
    The how and why of freezing the common fruit fly - (APS)
     
  • December 15, 2009 - The University of Michigan
    PR-UMICH-09-2-189I
    Painkiller undermines aspirin's anti-clotting action - (APS)
     
  • December 14, 2009 - The Rockefeller University
    PR-ROCKEFELLER-09-2-188I
    Bacterial protein mimics its host to disable a key enzyme - (NSLS)
     
  • December 10, 2009 - DIAMOND
    PR-Diamond-09-11-187F
    Mechanical Engineering Design of Synchrotron Radiation Equipment and Instrumentation Conference - 11th to 14th July 2010 - (DIAMOND)
     
  • December 9, 2009 - DIAMOND
    PR-Diamond-09-11-186F
    7th International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation in Materials Science July 2010 - (DIAMOND)
     
  • December 3, 2009 - VAI
    PR-VAI-09-1-185I
    VAI Researchers Find Long Awaited Key to Creating Drought Resistant Crops - (APS)
     

November 2009

  • November 30, 2009 - ESRF
    PR-ESRF-09-7-184G
    Kick-Off For New “Nano-Friendly” And Ecological ESRF’S Buildings - (ESRF)
     
  • November 30, 2009 - European XFEL
    PR-European XFEL-09-1-1G
    The European XFEL GmbH – A new research institution in Northern Germany - (European XFEL)
     
  • November 17, 2009 - Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin
    PR-HELMHOLTZ-09-3-181I
    Outstanding Results on Research in Synchrotron Radiation rewarded - (BESSY)
     
  • November 17, 2009 - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
    PR-DESY-09-6-182I
    Unique perspectives for Hamburg - (HASYLAB at DESY)
     
  • November 12, 2009 - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
    PR-CSHL-09-2-180I
    CSHL team solves structure of NMDA receptor unit that could be drug target for neurological diseases - (NSLS)
     
  • November 10, 2009 - Stanford University
    PR-STANFORD-09-2-179C
    Stanford-led research helps overcome barrier for organic electronics - (SSRL)
     
  • November 9, 2009 - University of Saskatchewan
    PR-USASK-09-1-178C
    Form of Mercury in Older Dental Fillings Unlikely to be Toxic – U of S Research Team - (SSRL)
     
  • November 8, 2009 - European Molecular Biology Laboratory
    PR-EMBL-09-4-177E
    Drought resistance explained - (ESRF)
     
  • November 6, 2009 - Diamond Light Source
    PR-DIAMOND-09-10-176F
    Students swap the classroom for the synchrotron during "Engineering Your Future" careers day - (Diamond)
     
  • November 2, 2009 - Carnegie Mellon University
    PR-CMU-09-1-175C
    Carnegie Mellon Researchers Use NMR Methodology To Elucidate Chemical Structure of Natural Compounds - (NSLS)
     
  • November 2, 2009 - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
    PR-SLAC-09-6-174G
    Science Begins at the World's Most Powerful X-ray Laser - (LCLS)

October 2009

  • October 25, 2009 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    PR-MIT-09-2-173I
    Biologists reveal structure of cell nucleus 'gatekeeper' - (APS, NSLS)
     
  • October 23, 2009 - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
    PR-UMUENCHEN-09-2-172I
    Trembling hands and molecular handshakes - (ESRF, HASYLAB at DESY)
     
  • October 22, 2009 - The Scripps Research Institute
    PR-SCRIPPS-09-7-171I
    Team led by Scripps Research and UC San Diego scientists reveals secrets of drought resistance - (ALS)
     
  • October 22, 2009 - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    PR-LBL-09-8-170J
    Berkeley Researchers Find New Route to Nano Self-Assembly - (ALS, FOUNDRY)
     
  • October 20, 2009 - Brookhaven National Laboratory
    PR-BNL-09-13-169I
    Metal Deficit in Mouse Brain Plaques Guides Direction of Human Alzheimer's Disease Research - (NSLS)
     
  • October 20, 2009 - Argonne National Laboratory
    PR-ANL-09-9-168C
    Argonne scientists find new set of multiferroic materials - (APS, CNM)
     
  • October 15, 2009 - University College London
    PR-UCL-09-1-167E
    Unravelling the secrets of a magic material - (ELETTRA)
     
  • October 15, 2009 - Diamond Light Source
    PR-DIAMOND-09-9-166C
    Nanoscale structures revealed on Diamond’s latest beamline - (Diamond, ESRF)
     
  • Deutsche Version
  • October 9, 2009 - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
    PR-UMUENCHEN-09-1-165I
    Under starter's orders - (ESRF, SLS)
     
  • October 8, 2009 - European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
    PR-ESRF-09-6-162K
    Two Long-Term Users of the ESRF Win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry - (ESRF)
     
  • October 7, 2009 - Brookhaven National Laboratory
    PR-BNL-09-12-161K
    Seminal Work for 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Conducted at Brookhaven Lab - (NSLS)
     
  • October 7, 2009 - Howard Hughes Medical Institute
    PR-HHMI-09-4-163K
    HHMI Researcher Thomas Steitz Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry - (NSLS)
     
  • Deutsche Version
  • October 7, 2009 - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
    PR-DESY-09-5-164K
    DESY congratulates Ada Yonath, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry - (HASYLAB at DESY)
     
  • October 7, 2009 - Argonne National Laboratory
    PR-ANL-09-8-160K
    Argonne's Advanced Photon Source lit the way to chemistry Nobel - (ALS, APS, ESRF, NSLS, SLS)
     
  • October 7, 2009 - European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
    PR-ESRF-09-5-159I
    Bacterium helps formation of gold - (APS, ESRF, SSRL)
     
  • Deutsche Version
  • October 7, 2009 - Swiss Light Source
    PR-SLS-09-1-158K
    Winner of Nobel Prize in Chemistry is long-term user of Swiss Light Source at the Paul Scherrer Institute - (SLS)
     
  • October 5, 2009 - Vanderbilt University
    PR-VANDERBILT-09-1-157I
    First direct information about the prion's molecular structure reported - (ALS, APS, SSRL)
     
  • October 1, 2009 - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    PR-LBL-09-7-154I
    Scientists decipher missing piece of first-responder DNA repair machine - (ALS)
     
  • October 1, 2009 - Scripps Research Institute
    PR-SCRIPPS-09-6-155I
    Scripps research scientists find missing puzzle piece of powerful DNA repair complex - (ALS)
     

September 2009

  • September 30, 2009 - European Molecular Biology Laboratory
    PR-EMBL-09-3-153I
    Putting the squeeze on sperm DNA - (ESRF)
     
  • September 29, 2009 - Max Planck Society
    PR-MPG-09-1-152C
    Getting to the roots of lethal hairs - (APS)
     
  • September 29, 2009 - University of Michigan
    PR-UMICH-09-1-151J
    U-M physicists create first atomic-scale map of quantum dots - (APS)
     
  • September 29, 2009 - Diamond Light Source
    PR-DIAMOND-09-8-150I
    It's all in the smell...How the 100th protein structure solved at Diamond impacts our understanding of how insects smell! - (Diamond)
     
  • September 28, 2009 - The Rockefeller University
    PR-ROCKEFELLER-09-1-156I
    "Promiscuous" protein interactions found in the nuclear pore complex - (ALS, APS, NSLS)
     
  • September 24, 2009 - Howard Hughes Medical Institute
    PR-HHMI-09-3-146I
    Evolution is Not a Two-Way Street - (APS)
     
  • September 23, 2009 - NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer
    PR-NCI-09-1-149I
    Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Catalyze Brain Tumor Death - (APS)
     
  • September 23, 2009 - University of Oregon
    PR-UOREGON-09-3-147I
    Ratchet-like genetic mutations make evolution irreversible - (APS)
     
  • September 22, 2009 - National Institute of Standards and Technology
    PR-NIST-09-5-148J
    New NIST Nano-Ruler Sets Some Very Small Marks
     
  • September 16, 2009 - Weill Cornell Medical College
    PR-WEILLCORNELL-09-1-144I
    Weill Cornell Researchers Discover New Anti-Tuberculosis (TB) Compounds - (NSLS)
     
  • September 14, 2009 - Cornell University
    PR-CORNELL-09-2-143H
    Stimulus funds help synchrotron research, Energy Recovery Linac stay the course - (CHESS)
     
  • September 14, 2009 - FWF Austrian Science Fund
    PR-FWF-09-1-141C
    Under Observation - Restless Atoms Cause Materials to Age - (ESRF)
     
  • September 13, 2009 - Brookhaven National Laboratory
    PR-BNL-09-11-140I
    High-Res View of Zinc Transport Protein - (NSLS)
     
  • September 11, 2009 - University of Delaware
    PR-UDEL-09-1-142E
    New X-ray technique illuminates reactivity of environmental contaminants - (NSLS)
     
  • September 9, 2009 - Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
    PR-NSERC-09-1-139H
    Government of Canada Supports World-Class Research with Increased Funding to Canadian Light Source - (CLS)
     
  • September 2, 2009 - New York University
    PR-NYU-09-1-138C
    Chemists reach from the molecular to the real world with creation of 3-D DNA crystals - (NSLS, APS)
     
  • September 2, 2009 - University of Oregon
    PR-UOREGON-09-2-137C
    Boron-based compounds trick a biomedical protein - (ALS, APS)

August 2009

  • August 20, 2009 - Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization
    PR-ANSTO-09-1-135C
    In-situ insights into alloys - (APS)
     
  • August 20, 2009 - Cornell University
    PR-CORNELL-09-1-132B
    Cornell synchrotron unveils long-hidden Wyeth painting - (CHESS)
     
  • August 20, 2009 - University of California, Berkeley
    PR-UCB-09-2-131I
    New images capture cell's ribosomes at work, could aid in molecular war against disease - (ALS, APS)
     
  • August 19, 2009 - Case Western Reserve University
    PR-CASE-09-1-130H
    Case Western Reserve University receives $4M from the NIBIB - (NSLS)
     
  • August 19, 2009 - Victorian Government
    PR-VICTORIA-09-6-129H
    Trans Tasman Project Paves The Way For Healthier Food - (AS)
     
  • August 19, 2009 - The University of British Columbia Science
    PR-UBC-09-1-128C
    UBC Research Pokes Holes in Hubbard Model, Could Help Solve Enigma of High-Temperature Superconductors - (ALS)
     
  • August 19, 2009 - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    PR-LBL-09-6-127H
    Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source Receives $11.3 Million To Enable New Types of Scientific Inquiry - (ALS)
     
  • August 19, 2009 - Argonne National Laboratory
    PR-ANL-09-7-126IJ
    Argonne, University of Chicago scientists develop targeted cancer treatment using nanomaterials - (APS)
     
  • August 18, 2009 - Technische Universität München
    PR-TUM-09-2-123I
    Fine-tuning an anti-cancer drug - (SLS)
     
  • August 17, 2009 - Forschungszentrum Dresden Rossendorf
    PR-FZD-09-1-145C
    Confined electrons live longer - (FELBE)
     
  • August 17, 2009 - University of Virginia Health System
    PR-UVA-09-1-125I
    UVA Researchers Determine the 3-D Structure of Anthrax Protein - (APS)
     
  • August 16, 2009 - Howard Hughes Medical Institute
    PR-HHMI-09-2-136I
    A Proliferation of Amyloid Arrangements - (APS, ESRF)
     
  • August 13, 2009 - European Molecular Biology Laboratory
    PR-EMBL-09-2-124I
    Raising the alarm when DNA goes bad - (ESRF)
     
  • August 11, 2009 - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
    PR-SLAC-09-5-122I
    SLAC Researchers Reveal the Dance of Water - (SSRL, SPring-8)
     
  • August 10, 2009 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    PR-MIT-09-1-120C
    Researchers make carbon nanotubes without metal catalyst - (BESSY)
     
  • August 7, 2009 - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
    PR-SLAC-09-4-116H
    SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to Receive Additional $21.8M in Recovery Act Funding for New Research Instruments - (LCLS, SSRL)
     
  • August 6, 2009 - The Scripps Research Institute
    PR-SCRIPPS-09-5-121I
    Scripps Research Scientists Find Early Evolution Maximized the "Spellchecking" of Protein Sequences - (SSRL)
     
  • August 4, 2009 - Duke University
    PR-DUKE-09-1-133B
    'Non-trivial' Crystallization Reveals Antibiotic's Molecular Mode of Action - (NSLS)
     
  • August 4, 2009 - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    PR-LBL-09-5-118H
    Berkeley Lab Receives an Additional $40.3 Million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding - (ALS)
     
  • August 4, 2009 - U.S. Department of Energy
    PR-DOE-09-2-119H
    Obama Administration Announces More Than $327 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Science Research - (ALS, APS, LCLS, NSLS, SSRL)
     
  • August 3, 2009 - Soil Science Society of America
    PR-SSSA-09-1-134E
    Metal Immobilization using Plant and Poultry Waste Can Revive Soil Ecosystems - (SPring-8)

July 2009

  • July 28, 2009 - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    PR-LBL-09-4-115I
    Jet-propelled Imaging for an Ultrafast Light Source - (ALS, LCLS)
     
  • July 27, 2009 - Geophysical Laboratory of The Carnegie Institution of Washington
    PR-CARNEGIE-09-4-117E
    Hydrocarbons in Deep Earth? - (APS)
     
  • July 21, 2009 - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
    PR-DESY-09-4-113H
    Schavan, Gundelach and Biel lay cornerstone at DESY - (XFEL)
     
  • July 20, 2009 - Imperial College London
    PR-IMPERIAL-09-3-114K
    Sparkling with success – Diamond fellowship awarded to Imperial life scientist - (Diamond)
     
  • July 20, 2009 - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    PR-LBL-09-3-112I
    Protein structures revealed at record pace - (ALS)
     
  • July 20, 2009 - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
    PR-DESY-09-3-111G
    Let there be light! - (HASYLAB at DESY)
     
  • July 17, 2009 - The Company of Biologists
    PR-JEB-09-1-110B
    Neon blue-tailed tree lizard glides like a feather - (ESRF)
     
  • July 14, 2009 - Diamond Light Source
    PR-DIAMOND-09-7-109G
    Local science facility prepares to go into another dimension - (Diamond)
     
  • July 14, 2009 - Argonne National Laboratory
    PR-ANL-09-6-107I
    Researchers image crucial anthrax protein - (APS)
     
  • July 2, 2009 - Technische Universität München
    PR-TUM-09-1-108I
    A special pathway makes bacteria vulnerable - (SLS)
     
  • July 2, 2009 - ELETTRA
    PR-ELETTRA-09-1-106I
    New R&D imaging technique available for cancer research - (ELETTRA)
     
  • July 2, 2009 - Diamond Light Source
    PR-DIAMOND-09-6-105I
    Intense X-rays pave the way for better antibacterial drugs - (Diamond, SOLEIL)
     

June 2009

    Versión española
  • June 26, 2009 - Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
    PR-UPC-09-1-104B
    A UPC research group uses the Grenoble synchrotron to study Gothic art - (ESRF)
     
  • June 21, 2009 - Brookhaven National Laboratory
    PR-BNL-09-10-99I
    How Botulism Paralyzes Nerve Cells: New Details Revealed - (NSLS)
     
  • June 19, 2009 - European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
    PR-ESRF-09-4-98B
    Size Did Matter - (ESRF)
     
  • Deutsche Version
  • June 18, 2009 - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
    PR-LMUM-09-1-102B
    Size did matter -- evidence of giant sperm found in microfossils - (ESRF)
     
  • June 18, 2009 - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
    PR-CSIRO-09-1-103B
    Natural deep earth pump fuels earthquakes and ore - (APS)
     
  • June 18, 2009 - Argonne National Laboratory
    PR-ANL-09-5-100A
    Argonne, UChicago scientists reach milestone in study of emergent magnetism - (APS)
     
  • June 15, 2009 - California Institute of Technology
    PR-CALTECH-09-1-101C
    Caltech Scientists Use High-Pressure "Alchemy" to Create Nonexpanding Metals - (APS, NSLS)
     
  • June 15, 2009 - Brookhaven National Laboratory
    PR-BNL-09-9-97G
    Construction Begins on World-Class Light Source at Brookhaven National Laboratory - (NSLS-ll)
     
  • June 15, 2009 - Brookhaven National Laboratory
    PR-BNL-09-8-96I
    X-Rays for Early Alzheimer's Disease Detection - (NSLS)
     
  • June 15, 2009 - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
    PR-SLAC-09-3-95C
    New Exotic Material Could Revolutionize Electronics - (ALS, SSRL)
     
  • June 11, 2009 - Howard Hughes Medical Institute
    PR-HHMI-09-1-94I
    New Images May Improve Vaccine Design for Deadly Rotavirus - (APS)
     
  • June 11, 2009 - Cancer Research UK
    PR-CRUK-09-1-93I
    Yeast 'DNA damage sensor' provides chemotherapy resistance clue - (ALS, SSRL)
     
  • June 10, 2009 - University of California - Berkeley
    PR-UCB-09-1-92C
    Graphene opens door to tunable transistors, LEDs - (ALS)
     
  • June 10, 2009 - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    PR-LBL-09-2-91C
    Bilayer Graphene Gets a Bandgap - (ALS)
     
  • June 8, 2009 - Canadian Light Source
    PR-CLS-09-3-89C
    University of Saskatchewan and Canadian Synchrotron researchers shed light on esophageal disease - (CLS)
     
  • June 5, 2009 - Carnegie Institution for Science
    PR-CARNEGIE-09-3-90C
    'Colossal' Magnetic Effect Under Pressure - (APS)

May 2009

  • May 20, 2009 - Boston Medical Center
    PR-BUMC-09-1-88I
    Revealing the long-awaited atomic structure of a well-known enzyme - (NSLS, SSRL)
     
  • May 13, 2009 - Australian Synchrotron
    PR-AS-09-4-87H
    Budget boost for synchrotron capabilities - (AS)
     
  • May 11, 2009 - Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory
    PR-LNLS-09-2-86H
    ABTLuS names new board of directors - (LNLS)
     
  • May 5, 2009 - National Institute of Standards and Technology
    PR-NIST-09-4-85C
    Vise Squad: Putting the Squeeze on a Crystal Leads to Novel Electronics - (APS)

April 2009

  • April 30, 2009 - Canadian Light Source
    PR-CLS-09-2-82F
    Canadian Light Source Celebrates 2000th Researcher Visit - (CLS)
     
  • April 29, 2009 - Jefferson Lab
    PR-JLAB-09-1-83H
    Jefferson Lab's Free-Electron Laser Joins With Others in New Research Venture - (JLab)
     
  • April 28, 2009 - Argonne National Laboratory
    PR-ANL-09-4-84G
    DOE to establish two Energy Frontier Research Centers at Argonne - (APS, CNM)
     
  • På  svenska
  • April 28, 2009 - Swedish Research Council
    PR-MAXLAB-09-1-81G
    One step closer to MAX IV - (MAX-lab)
     
  • April 28, 2009 - Australian Synchrotron
    PR-AS-09-3-80H
    $14.7 million extension to medical research at the Australian Synchrotron - (AS)
     
  • Deutsche Version
  • April 24, 2009 - Physikalisch-Technischen Bundesanstalt
    PR-PTB-09-1-79A
    At the limits of the photoelectric effect - (FLASH)
     
  • April 23, 2009 - National Institute of Standards and Technology
    PR-NIST-09-3-78G
    Discovery of an unexpected boost for solar water-splitting cells - (NSLS)
     
  • Japanese Version
  • April 23, 2009 - High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
    PR-KEK-09-3-77G
    A New Crystallography Beamline for Pharmaceutical Applications Now Operational - (PF)
     
  • April 21, 2009 - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
    PR-SLAC-09-2-76I
    New Era of Research Begins as World's First Hard X-ray Laser Achieves "First Light" - (LCLS)
     
  • April 17, 2009 - University of Rochester Medical Center
    PR-URMC-09-1-75I
    Genetic switch potential key to new class of antibiotics - (SSRL)
     
  • Deutsche Version
  • April 16, 2009 - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
    PR-DESY-09-2-74G
    Clear the ring for PETRA III - (HASYLAB at DESY)
     
  • April 15, 2009 - The University of Iowa
    PR-IOWA-09-1-73I
    UI chemists' DNA biosynthesis discovery could lead to better antibiotics - (SSRL)
     
  • April 13, 2009 - American Institute of Physics
    PR-AIP-09-1-72C
    Next Generation Nanofilms Created - (HASYLAB at DESY)
     
  • April 13, 2009 - The Scripps Research Institute
    PR-SCRIPPS-09-4-71I
    Scripps Research Scientists Uncover Mimicry at the Molecular Level in a Critical Pathway that Protects Genome Integrity - (SSRL)
     
  • April 10, 2009 - Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
    PR-HELMHOLTZ-09-2-70E
    How do they spread? - (Diamond)
     
  • April 10, 2009 - The Scripps Research Institute
    PR-SCRIPPS-09-3-69I
    Scripps research scientists model 3D structures of proteins that control human clock - (ALS)
     
  • April 9, 2009 - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
    PR-CSHL-09-1-67I
    CSHL researchers explain process by which cells 'hide' potentially dangerous DNA segments - (NSLS)
     
  • April 8, 2009 - National Institute of Standards and Technology
    PR-NIST-09-2-68J
    Nano changes rise to macro importance in a key electronics material - (APS, NSLS)

March 2009

  • March 30, 2009 - Australian Synchrotron
    PR-AS-09-2-65I
    Breast cancer test analysed at Australian Synchrotron - (AS)
     
  • March 30, 2009 - Brookhaven National Laboratory
    PR-BNL-09-7-63K
    Construction Projects at Brookhaven Lab Win Department of Energy Award - (CFN)
     
  • March 29, 2009 - Brookhaven National Laboratory
    PR-BNL-09-6-61J
    DNA-Based Assembly Line for Precision Nano-Cluster Construction - (CFN, NSLS)
     
  • March 27, 2009 - Brandeis University
    PR-BRANDEIS-09-6-62I
    A splice of life - (SLS)
     
  • March 27, 2009 - Argonne National Laboratory
    PR-ANL-09-3-60I
    Research could lead to more comprehensive flu vaccines - (APS)
     
  • March 26, 2009 - Scripps Research Institute
    PR-SCRIPPS-09-2-58I
    Scripps scientists find structure of a protein that makes cancer cells resistant to chemotherapy - (ALS, APS, SSRL)
     
  • March 25, 2009 - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    PR-UIUC-09-1-59C
    New drug agent knocks out multiple enzymes in cancer pathway - (NSLS, NSRRC)
     
  • March 23, 2009 - Australian Synchrotron
    PR-AS-09-1-64I
    Australian Synchrotron works with industry to unlock cancer secrets - (AS)
     
  • March 23, 2009 - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
    PR-SLAC-09-1-57J
    SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to Receive $68.3 Million in Recovery Act Funding - (LCLS)
     
  • March 23, 2009 - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    PR-LBL-09-1-55H
    Berkeley Lab to Receive $115.8 Million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding - (ALS)
     
  • March 23, 2009 - U.S. Department of Energy
    PR-DOE-09-1-54H
    Energy Secretary Chu Announces $1.2 Billion in Recovery Act Funding for Science - (ALS, LCLS, NSLS-II)
     
  • Japanese Version
  • March 20, 2009 - SPring-8
    PR-SPRING8-09-3-66C
    Solving the Mystery of a Fullerene Superconductor with a Critical Temperature of 38 K - Electrons start moving under pressure and induce the transformation from a Mott insulator to a metal - (SPring-8)
     
  • Japanese Version
  • March 20, 2009 - High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
    PR-KEK-09-2-52I
    Triggering an immune system - (PF)
     
  • Deutsche Version
  • March 19, 2009 - Frankfurt University
    PR-GOETHE-09-1-53I
    A paradigm shift in immune response regulation - (PF)
     
  • March 17, 2009 - European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
    PR-ESRF-09-3-51I
    Synthesizing the most natural of all skin creams - (ESRF)
     
  • March 16, 2009 - Western Economic Diversification Canada
    PR-WEDC-09-1-50H
    Government of Canada Invests in New Research Facilities at the Canadian Light Source - (CLS)
     
  • March 12, 2009 - Stony Brook University
    PR-STONYBROOK-09-1-48C
    Team Discovers Metal that Becomes Transparent Under High Pressure - (APS)
     
  • March 12, 2009 - Argonne National Labroratory
    PR-ANL-09-2-47J
    Argonne scientists reveal interaction between supersonic fuel spray and its shock wave - (APS, CHESS)
     
  • March 11, 2009 - Carnegie Institution for Science
    PR-CARNEGIE-09-2-49C
    Under Pressure, Atoms Make Unlikely Alloys - (APS)
     
  • Japanese Version
  • March 4, 2009 - SPring-8
    PR-SPRING8-09-2-56J
    Success in Observation of Transverse Acoustic Wave in Liquid! - Can We Overturn the Conventional Textbook Theory? - (SPring-8)
     
  • March 4, 2009 - University of Liverpool
    PR-LIVERPOOL-09-1-46I
    Antibody key to treating variant CJD, scientists find - (SRS)
     
  • March 2, 2009 - European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
    PR-ESRF-09-2-45B
    Scientists discover the first fossil brain - (ESRF)
     
  • March 2, 2009 - American Museum of Natural History
    PR-AMNH-09-1-44B
    Oldest fossil brain found in Kansas and imaged in France - (ESRF)

February 2009

  • February 27, 2009 - Imperial College London
    PR-IMPERIAL-09-2-42I
    Scientists unlock the secrets of C. difficile's protective shell, paving the way for new superbug drugs and vaccines - (SRS, HASYLAB at DESY)
     
  • Swedish Version
  • February 26, 2009 - Uppsala University
    PR-UPPSALA-09-1-39C
    An impossible alloy now possible - (APS)
     
  • February 25, 2009 - University of Oregon
    PR-UOREGON-09-1-38I
    Crab claws pack strengthening bromide-rich biomaterial - (SSRL)
     
  • February 25, 2009 - Argonne National Laboratory
    PR-ANL-09-1-37C
    Argonne scientists pinpoint mechanism to increase magnetic response of ferromagnetic semiconductor under high pressure - (APS)
     
  • February 19, 2009 - University of Massachusetts Amherst
    PR-UMASS-09-1-34C
    'Transformative' Method Developed by UMass for Generating the Smallest, Most Perfect, Ultradense Polymer Films Ever - (ALS)
     
  • February 18, 2009 - Princeton University
    PR-PRINCETON-09-1-40I
    Quantum dance: Discovery led by Princeton researchers could revolutionize computing - (ALS, SLS, SSRL)
     
  • February 18, 2009 - Diamond Light Source
    PR-DIAMOND-09-5-35K
    Lord Lieutenant launches Diamond's involvement with the Oxfordshire Science Festival - (Diamond)
     
  • February 16, 2009 - Rice University
    PR-RICE-09-1-33I
    Image pinpoints all 5 million atoms in viral coat - (CHESS)
     
  • February 15, 2009 - Stanford University
    PR-STANFORD-09-1-32B
    Using synchrotron X-rays to tease the hidden secrets of dinosaurs and old documents - (SSRL)
     
  • February 15, 2009 - Diamond Light Source
    PR-DIAMOND-09-4-29I
    Leading edge facility to strip history bare - (Diamond)
     
  • February 13, 2009 - Diamond Light Source
    PR-DIAMOND-09-3-28I
    Diamond’s latest results mark the first step towards a world reclassification of viruses - (Diamond)
     
  • February 13, 2009 - Diamond Light Source
    PR-DIAMOND-09-2-27I
    UK leading the way in corneal research - (Diamond)
     
  • February 13, 2009 - Diamond Light Source
    PR-DIAMOND-09-1-26I
    X-ray eyes bring us closer to early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease - (Diamond)
     
  • Deutsche Fassung
  • February 13, 2009 - Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
    PR-HELMHOLTZ-09-1-31A
    'Science:' Novel quantum effect directly observed and explained - (ALS, SLS, SSRL)
     
  • February 12, 2009 - High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
    PR-KEK-09-1-24A
    First Glimpse of a Protein Molecule Breathing Caught in Action - (PF)
     
  • February 11, 2009 - Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory
    PR-LNLS-09-1-25G
    Brazil is going to build its second Synchrotron Light Source - (LNLS)
     
  • February 10, 2009 - Brookhaven National Laboratory
    PR-BNL-09-5-30H
    NSLS-II Contract Will Mean Hundreds of Jobs for Long Island - (NSLS-II)
     
  • February 9, 2009 - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    PR-WHOI-09-1-43E
    Carbon Acts Like Rustoleum Around Hydrothermal Vents - (ALS)
     
  • February 8, 2009 - The Scripps Research Institute
    PR-SCRIPPS-09-1-41I
    Scripps Research Scientists Create First Crystal Structure of an Intermediate Particle in Virus Assembly - (APS)
     
  • February 8, 2009 - National Science Foundation
    PR-NSF-09-1-20E
    Iron on its Route to the Sea-Floor: A New Path - (ALS)
     
  • February 8, 2009 - University of Southern California
    PR-USC-09-1-22E
    Iron From the Deep May Feed Oceans - (ALS)
     
  • February 8, 2009 - University of Minnesota
    PR-UMN-09-1-21E
    U of Minnesota-led study reveals mysteries of deep-sea nutrients - (ALS)
     
  • February 6, 2009 - National Institute of Standards and Technology
    PR-NIST-09-1-23I
    Long-Sought Protein Structure May Help Reveal How 'Gene Switch' Works - (APS, NSLS)
     
  • February 4, 2009 - European Molecular Biology Laboratory
    PR-EMBL-09-1-19I
    New findings reveal how influenza virus hijacks human cells - (ESRF)
     
  • February 4, 2009 - European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
    PR-ESRF-09-1-18I
    The deadly knife of the influenza virus made visible - (ESRF)
     
  • February 3, 2009 - Monash University
    PR-MONASH-09-1-15I
    Monash research breakthrough to treat malaria - (AS)
     
  • February 3, 2009 - Carnegie Institution for Science
    PR-CARNEGIE-09-1-17I
    High pressure yields novel single-element 'compound' - (ESRF, HASYLAB at DESY, NSLS)

January 2009

  • January 29, 2009 - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
    PR-DESY-09-1-16H
    DESY and India to collaborate in advanced materials research - (HASYLAB at DESY)
     
  • January 25, 2009 - Brookhaven National Laboratory
    PR-BNL-09-4-12C
    New Catalyst Paves the Path for Ethanol-Powered Fuel Cells - (CFN, NSLS)
     
  • January 23, 2009 - Brookhaven National Laboratory
    PR-BNL-09-3-11GH
    Brookhaven Lab Receives $28 Million to Support Crystallography Facility - (NSLS)
     
  • January 20, 2009 - Imperial College London
    PR-IMPERIAL-09-1-13I
    MRSA's 'weak point' visualised by scientists - (Diamond, ESRF, SRS)
     
  • Japanese Version
  • January 16, 2009 - SPring-8
    PR-SPRING8-09-1-14I
    Successful Structural Determination of Vault in Higher Organisms Using SPring-8 Beamline - (SLS, SPring-8)
     
  • January 16, 2009 - Brown University
    PR-BROWN-09-1-10I
    Brown Researchers Work Out Structure of TIGAR, a Possible Cancer Flag - (NSLS)
     
  • January 15, 2009 - The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
    PR-MDANDERSON-09-1-8I
    E. coli Persists Against Antibiotics Through HipA-Induced Dormancy - (ALS)
     
  • January 12, 2009 - Brookhaven National Laboratory
    PR-BNL-09-2-7GH
    Department of Energy Approves Construction Start of NSLS-II Project - (NSLS-II)
     
  • January 12, 2009 - Iowa State University
    PR-IOWASTATE-09-1-6I
    Iowa State University researchers discover structure of key Ebola protein - (ALS)
     
  • January 12, 2009 - Roswell Park Cancer Institute
    PR-ROSWELL-09-1-9I
    First Molecular-Level Enzyme Images Could Improve Breast-Cancer Therapy - (APS, CHESS)
     
  • January 9, 2009 - Dartmouth College
    PR-DARTMOUTH-09-1-5I
    Dartmouth researchers find new protein function - (NSLS)
     
  • January 9, 2009 - Brookhaven National Laboratory
    PR-BNL-09-1-4I
    Researchers First to "See" Reactive Oxygen Species in Vital Enzyme - (APS, NSLS)
     
  • January 8, 2009 - Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute
    PR-HWI-09-1-3I
    Scientist First in World to Unravel the Molecular Structure of the Key Breast Cancer Target Enzyme That Makes All Estrogens - (APS, CHESS)
     
  • January 7, 2009 - Canadian Light Source
    PR-CLS-09-1-2FK
    Robert J. Sawyer Named Writer-In-Residence at Canadian Light Source - (CLS)
     
  • January 5, 2009 - Burnham Institute for Medical Research
    PR-BURNHAM-09-1-1I
    Burnham Researchers Discover "On Switch" for Cell Death Signaling Mechanism - (NSLS)

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