Newswise: SciNewsNewswise: Latest Science News, updated hourly. Newswise specializes in delivering the knowledge-based news behind tomorrow's headlines from the world's leading research institutions directly to journalists and to the public.Hubble Unveils Colorful and Turbulent Star-Birth Region on 100,000th Orbit Milestone- August 11, 2008 In commemoration of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope completing its 100,000th orbit in its 18th year of exploration and discovery, scientists at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md., have aimed Hubble to take a snapshot of a dazzling region of celestial birth and renewal.http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/543382/?sc=rssn IIT Student Wins Best Paper in Heat Treating Contest, Sponsored by Bodycote- August 11, 2008 Vivekanand Sista, a graduate student at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, Ill., was selected as the winner of the 2008 ASM Heat Treating SocietyBodycote Best Paper in Heat Treating contest.http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/543253/?sc=rssn Scientists Identify Another Piece of the Weight-Control Puzzle- August 10, 2008 As scientists continue to investigate the brain's intricate neurocircuitry and its role in maintaining energy balance, they are forming a clearer picture of the myriad events that lead to weight gain and weight loss.http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/543349/?sc=rssn Birds Move Farther North; Climate Change Link Considered- August 8, 2008 Birds in the Northeastern United States are moving their breeding ranges north, adding to concerns about the planet's changing climate.http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/543358/?sc=rssn Geisinger Piloting Innovative Lab Processing Instrument- August 8, 2008 Geisinger Medical Center's microbiology lab in Danville Pa. is the first in the country to use Copan Diagnostics' Walk-Away Specimen Processor (WASP), which improves the efficiency and accuracy of laboratory specimen processing The WASP eases the demand for lab services by processing specimens automatically.http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/543335/?sc=rssn |