fresh from the labs—4/27/2010

Yet more of the oven fresh goodness straight from the lab as posted on our twitter account @spread_science

• [Phy] How shape-memory materials remember @ http://bit.ly/cA30Bn
• [Phy] Researchers develop new brain-like molecular processor @ http://bit.ly/c02iEk
  
• [Engineer] UW’s O’Donnell Leads National Summit to “Sexify” Engineering, Inspire Students, Entrepreneurs, VCs @ http://bit.ly/bwkuHc
  
• [STEMedu] OSA Foundation to Donate Hundreds of Telescopes to Milwaukee Students Through Galileoscope Challenge @ http://bit.ly/aj4K22
  
• [Astro] U.S. Astronomers Make Case for Science During Congressional Visits Day @ http://bit.ly/boIPLk
  
• [Astro] Chile desert to host world’s biggest telescope @ http://bit.ly/9nBs7s
  
• [Tech] Nissan, GE sign agreement to research electric car technology @ http://bit.ly/cWupt0
  
• [Neuro] An interesting article on how development in the neuroscience around child-rearing effect society and politics@ http://bit.ly/bpXfLQ
  
• [Neuro] ‘Uncontrolled brain activity’ linked to epilepsy @ http://bit.ly/bpRPOQ
  
• [Bio] Drinking 100 percent fruit juice is associated with improved diet quality in children @ http://bit.ly/cu576B
  
• [Neuro] Dream a Little Dream of Recall @ http://bit.ly/djR6yI
  
• [Bio] Grapes could reduce diabetes and heart disease @ http://bit.ly/drGjge
  
• [Bio] Chimps Found to Confront Death in Human-Like Ways @ http://bit.ly/9FpmOY
  
• [Geo] Climate Debate Gets Ugly as World Moves to Curb CO2 @ http://bit.ly/bsdcvw
  
• [Astro] Science Explained: How does sat-nav work? @ http://bit.ly/d3TOcf
  
• [STEMedu] Department of Energy Announces 20th Annual National Science Bowl @ http://bit.ly/chbkfZ
  
• [Neuro] 50 Fascinating Brain Science Blogs @ http://bit.ly/bcaZfI
  
• [Neuro] The Conversation: Brain research brings wonders and worries @ http://bit.ly/9oEl30
  
• [Neuro] Studying altered brain cells sheds light on epilepsy @ http://bit.ly/bIm1Y0
  
• [Bio] Biologist Erik Jorgensen and colleagues have devised a procedure for knocking out genes in nematode worms. @ http://bit.ly/aZvxjr
  
• [Bio] Scientists crack code of critical bacterial defense mechanism @ http://bit.ly/aRGzo0
  
• [STEMedu] Dino dung inspires young minds @ http://bit.ly/dvfg5s
  
• [STEMedu] Closing the Science gap @ http://bit.ly/aUbTcR
  
• [STEMedu] Sparking an interest in science @ http://bit.ly/cWwoUh