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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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Allen Lanham leads librarians in 2008
Allen Lanham was awarded the 2008 Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year on Sept.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.