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11 hrs ago | Biochemistry

Structural Changes Due to the Deprotonation of the Proton Release Group in the M-Photointermediate of Bacteriorhodopsin as Revealed by Time-Resolved FTIR Spectroscopy†

Department of Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Room 2137, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 Eighth Street, Troy, New York 12180, Center for Biophysics and Computational ...

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Related Topix: Biology, Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Champaign Metro, Urbana, IL, Chemistry

Mon Oct 06, 2008

The Independent

Wall Street space man to pilot $700bn mortgage rescue plan

A little-known 35-year-old engineering graduate, who spent just four years working in finance, was yesterday entrusted with saving the global banking industry from implosion and handed $700bn of US taxpayer ...

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Investment Banking, Financial Services, Goldman Sachs Group, Investment Services

DesignLines

High-performance ICs learn to bend and stretch

IN ELECTRONICS, rigid and flat is normal. In the real world, not so much. There are many applications in which it would be useful for electronics to conform to curvilinear surfaces or to deform with use, ...

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MSNBC

Lying about your age? A computer can tell

How well can you hide your age? Computer scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a software program that estimates age based solely on someone's facial appearance, suggesting ...

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Related Topix: Science, Computer Science, Science / Technology, Robots, North Carolina, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Sun Oct 05, 2008

The Daily Eastern News

Allen Lanham leads librarians in 2008

Allen Lanham was awarded the 2008 Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year on Sept.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Illinois, Chicago, IL, American University of Puerto Rico

PsycPORT.com

Our pursuit of happiness

Our pursuit of happiness: You can't buy it, experts say. Pursuing goals, not goods is a key to true satisfaction - October 05, 2008 Oct.

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Related Topix: Psychology, Science, University of Iowa

Sat Oct 04, 2008

Medical News

Anticancer drug triggers nanoparticle formation, improves stability in vivo

Paclitaxel is a powerful anticancer agent used to treat a variety of malignancies, but severe side effects limit its ultimate effectiveness and utility.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Nanotechnology, Health

Fri Oct 03, 2008

The Privatopia Papers

Quick Takes: Protest Over Political Ban at Illinois, Another Scandal...

Evan McKenzie on the rise of private urban governance and the law of homeowner and condominium associations Friday, October 03, 2008 Quick Takes: Protest Over Political Ban at Illinois, Another Scandal for Pa.

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Small Times

Zyvex-led Atomically Precise Manufacturing Consortium Receives Award ...

Zyvex Labs today announced the award of a $9.7M program funded by DARPA and Texas' ETF .

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Nanotechnology, University of Texas at Dallas, University of Texas at Austin, University of North Texas, University of Central Florida

Thu Oct 02, 2008

Chicago BlockShopper

Financial planner sells in Hampden high-rise

Malay Vasavda and his wife, Bina, sold their two-bedroom, two-bath condo at 2700 N. Hampden Court in Lincoln Park for $305,000 to Jason Gunther and Erica Burgland on Aug.

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL, Lincoln Park (Chicago, IL), Chicago Metro

Chicago Sun-Times

Steppenwolf wunderkind Hill spreads wings in 'Kafka'

Steppenwolf wunderkind Hill spreads wings in 'Kafka' Comments October 2, 2008 Jon Michael Hill first came into public focus during the summer of 2006 as audiences were settling into their seats for the start of ...

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Illinois, Northwestern University, Entertainment

Courier News

Embracing growth in Hampshire

Launching a new Web site, offering electronic databases for research projects and small business development, and expanding the library's services to include adult programming are among the plans under way for ...

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Related Topix: Libraries, Franklin Grove, IL

E-Wire Environmental News Top

Arcadis, TestAmerica and CSX Transportation, Collaborate on...

The presentation will be given at the 2008 Railroad Environmental Conference at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on November 2-4, 2008.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Railroads

Wed Oct 01, 2008

Change of Subject

Continue reading "Could former Gov. George Ryan win the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize?"

Could former Gov. George Ryan win the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize? Yes. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign law professor Francis Boyle, who annually nominates Ryan for the Nobel in honor of his landmark ...

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Related Topix: Federal Prisons, Prison, Death Penalty, World News, China, Asia, Opinion

Tue Sep 30, 2008

Conscious Choice

Chicago's Action Plan to Fight Climate Change

Under Mayor Daley's leadership, the City of Chicago has been aggressive in its charge to be the greenest city on the nation.

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL

Chicago BlockShopper

IIT research associate buys at Henderson Square

Adam Zysk bought a two-bedroom, 2.1-bath condo at 1541 W. Henderson St. in Lake View for $509,000 from Stephanie Holman Brady on Aug.

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago Metro

Mon Sep 29, 2008

PhysOrg Weblog

Stalagmites may predict next Big One along the New Madrid Seismic Zone

Insert: a stalagmite cut vertically in half and showing generations of growth, with the white one on top.

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Related Topix: New Madrid, MO, Geology, Science, Earthquake, Natural Disasters

EMaxHealth

Older Adults Can Take Medicines More Safely, Effectively

Older adults may be better able to comply with medication regimens by working with providers to fill out simple paper tables that track what they take and when they take it.

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Related Topix: Psychology, Science

Sun Sep 28, 2008

Scientific Blogging

New Camera Tech Uses Pixels Connected By Wires Rather Than A Microchip

Submitted by News Staff on 28 September 2008 - 12:10am. Technology Instead of using a flat microchip as the light sensor for their new camera, a team of engineers has developed a sensor that is a flexible mesh ...

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Related Topix: Photography, Arts, Evanston, IL, Digital Cameras, Electronics, Cameras

Nucleic Acids Research

An approach of orthology detection from homologous sequences under minimum evolution

Tel: +82 2 880 4803; Fax: +82 2 883 8812; Email: heebal{at}snu.ac.kr Received February 10, 2008.

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Related Topix: Bioinformatics, Science, Genetics, Biology, Champaign Metro, Champaign, IL, Biotech, Science / Technology

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