http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/The latest science and technology stories from Princeton University.en-usPrinceton University Bonnie Bassler, Princeton University's Squibb Professor in Molecular Biology and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, was among 52 life-sciences researchers elected to the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). Bassler and nine other researchers from outside Europe were named associate members of EMBO, which works to encourage promising researchers and foster a supportive, cooperative research environment in Europe. EMBO members provide suggestions and feedback on the organization's activities and help mentor young scientists.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S37/15/78E04/index.xml?section=sciencescienceStaff2013-06-18T16:30-05:00 Researchers from Princeton University and Germany's Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization report the first purely physical experimental evidence that an invisible and chaotic tug-of-war known as a chimera state could occur naturally within any process that relies on spontaneous synchronization, including clock pendulums, power grids and heart valves.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S37/12/19K30/index.xml?section=sciencescienceMorgan Kelly, Office of Communications2013-06-17T10:30-05:00 Ilana Witten, a Princeton University assistant professor of psychology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, was named a 2013 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences for her ongoing work to identify the neural mechanisms behind working memory.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S37/11/53K38/index.xml?section=sciencescienceStaff2013-06-13T16:16-05:00 Four Princeton University researchers took part in the June 11 report, "A Stronger, More Resilient New York," a comprehensive analysis of New York City's climate risks and proposed steps for preparing for future climate events.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S37/11/51G04/index.xml?section=sciencescienceMorgan Kelly, Office of Communications2013-06-13T15:44-05:00 Pebbles and sand scattered near an ancient Martian river network may present the most convincing evidence yet that the frigid deserts of the Red Planet were once a habitable environment traversed by flowing water, scientists with NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission and Princeton University report in the journal Science.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S37/03/76O79/index.xml?section=sciencescienceMorgan Kelly, Office of Communications2013-06-04T16:10-05:00 Princeton University alumnus David Donoho, the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Humanities and Sciences and a professor of statistics at Stanford University, today was named the 2013 Shaw Laureate in mathematics. A member of Princeton's Class of 1978, Donoho was recognized for his work to get a more detailed analysis out of large numerical data sets.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S36/97/65G63/index.xml?section=sciencescienceMorgan Kelly, Office of Communications2013-05-28T14:33-05:00 The potential cancellation of the NASA Kepler satellite mission would mark the end of an unparalleled source of information about planets and planetary systems outside of Earth's solar system, known as exoplanets, according to Princeton University astrophysicist Gáspár Bakos, who studies exoplanets and has discovered more than 40.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S36/90/70E83/index.xml?section=sciencescienceMorgan Kelly, Office of Communications2013-05-20T13:31-05:00 Princeton University senior Sofia Quinodoz took on two theses that pertain to an unseen and not fully understood action that is nonetheless felt by those it afflicts, be it in the form of an infection or the void of a loved one suddenly erased.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S36/84/75C93/index.xml?section=sciencescienceMorgan Kelly, Office of Communications2013-05-20T12:00-05:00 Using 3-D printing tools, scientists at Princeton University have created a functional ear that can "hear" radio frequencies far beyond the range of normal human capability.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S36/80/19M40/index.xml?section=sciencescienceJohn Sullivan, Office of Engineering Communications2013-05-08T13:30-05:00 Researchers based at Princeton University, the California Institute of Technology and Ashima Research suggest that Mars' roughly 3.5-mile high Mount Sharp most likely emerged as strong winds carried dust and sand into Gale Crater where the mound sits. If correct, the research could dilute expectations that the mound is the remnant of a massive lake, which would have important implications for understanding Mars' past habitability.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S36/75/92A05/index.xml?section=sciencescienceMorgan Kelly, Office of Communications2013-05-06T12:00-05:00 A multi-institutional study including researchers from Princeton University's Physical Sciences-Oncology Center found that cancer cells that can break out of a tumor and invade other organs are more aggressive and nimble than nonmalignant cells.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S36/69/93E64/index.xml?section=sciencescienceCatherine Zandonella, Office of the Dean for Research2013-04-26T13:00-05:00 Scientists at Princeton University and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) are developing a unique process to verify that nuclear weapons to be dismantled or removed from deployment contain true warheads. The system would do so without measuring classified information that could lead to nuclear proliferation if the data were to be leaked.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S36/67/35Q61/index.xml?section=sciencescienceJohn Greenwald, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory2013-04-23T13:15-05:00 Princeton University neuroscientists are poised to play a leading role in revolutionizing our understanding of the human brain as outlined in President Barack Obama's BRAIN Initiative.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S36/62/91C75/index.xml?section=sciencescienceCatherine Zandonella, Office of the Dean for Research2013-04-18T14:45-05:00 Princeton University researchers have found that bad decisions might be the fault of faulty information, rather than errors in the brain's decision-making process.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S36/56/16S65/index.xml?section=sciencescienceCatherine Zandonella, Office of the Dean for Research2013-04-15T12:30-05:00 Princeton University researchers found that the brain breaks experiences into the "events," or related groups that help us mentally organize the day's many situations, using subconscious mental categories it creates. These categories are based on how the considers people, objects and actions are related in terms of how they tend to — or tend not to — pop up near one another at specific times.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S36/56/09E19/index.xml?section=sciencescienceMorgan Kelly, Office of Communications2013-04-10T12:08-05:00 Most term papers are evaluated by one or two people, but Carlee Joe-Wong's will be checked by hundreds. The paper, completed in 2010 as part of a junior-year independent project at Princeton University, has evolved into a research project involving wireless operators like AT&T and 1,000 participating wireless customers with mobile data plans. Along the way, it has also led to the development of a popular free app.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S36/44/93M74/index.xml?section=sciencescienceJohn Sullivan, Office of Engineering Communications2013-04-01T09:30-05:00 Alexander Polyakov, Princeton University's Joseph Henry Professor of Physics, was honored with the 2013 Fundamental Physics Prize for his lasting work in field and string theory. The $3 million prize was presented during a March 20 ceremony in Geneva by the Fundamental Physics Foundation.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S36/39/63C02/index.xml?section=sciencescienceStaff2013-03-22T11:30-05:00 As public health officials sound the alarm about the global spread of drug-resistant bacteria, researchers are working to develop more effective antibiotics to counter this dangerous trend. Now, results from a team including a Princeton University scientist offer a possible solution that uses the bacteria's own byproducts to destroy them.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S36/38/05A57/index.xml?section=sciencescienceJohn Sullivan, Office of Engineering Communications2013-03-21T12:10-05:00 The presence of endangered cats and primates in swamp forests might be seriously overlooked. Princeton research concludes that swamp forests beg further exploration as places where endangered species have preserved their numbers — and where humans could potentially preserve them into the future.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S36/20/75E65/index.xml?section=sciencescienceMorgan Kelly, Office of Communications2013-02-28T14:00-05:00 Princeton University researchers developed a model that can help determine the future range of nearly any disease-causing parasite under climate change, even if little is known about the organism. Their method calculates how the projected temperature change for an area would alter the creature's metabolism and life cycle.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S36/12/94E59/index.xml?section=sciencescienceMorgan Kelly, Office of Communications2013-02-25T09:00-05:00