Smartphone App Illuminates Power Consumption

A new application for the Android smartphone shows users and software developers how much power their applications are consuming. PowerTutor was developed by doctoral students and professors at the University of Michigan.

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Saving the single cysteine: new antioxidant system found

We've all read studies about the health benefits of having a life partner. The same thing is true at the molecular level, where amino acids known as cysteines are much more vulnerable to damage when single than when paired up with other cysteines.

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Gallery of Fluid Motion and Virtual Press Room Now Open

The virtual Press Room for next week's 62st Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Fluid Dynamics in Minneapolis is now open. See http://www.aps.org/units/dfd/pressroom/.

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The Greening of a Motor Pool

Michigan Technological University's fleet of vehicles is going hybrid.

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New Abbott Technology Offers Rapid Alternative to Culture for Microbial Detection

Research presented today at the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) annual meeting indicates that a new molecular diagnostic technology from Abbott identified more microbes and delivered more rapid results than traditional culture testing methods.

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Researchers Begin to Decipher Metabolism of Sexual Assault Drug

4-HB is a naturally occurring brain chemical that can be abused or used as a date-rape drug if taken by mouth.

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New Map of Variation in Maize Genetics Holds Promise for Developing New Varieties

A new study of maize has identified thousands of diverse genes in genetically inaccessible portions of the genome. New techniques may allow breeders and researchers to use this genetic variation to identify desirable traits and create new varieties that were not easily possible before.

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