http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/The latest science and technology stories from Princeton University.en-usPrinceton Universitydaily22005-01-01T12:00+00:00 A team of Princeton biologists and engineers has dramatically improved the speed and accuracy of measuring an enigmatic set of proteins that influences almost every aspect of how cells and tissues function. The new method offers a long-sought tool for studying stem cells, cancer and other problems of fundamental importance to biology and medicine. http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S25/84/98G62/index.xml?section=sciencescienceChandra Shekhar2009-11-18T09:00-05:00 John Groves, the Hugh Stott Taylor Chair of Chemistry, has been selected to receive the 2010 Hans Fischer Career Award in Porphyrin Chemistry by the Society of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines. http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S25/81/24O00/index.xml?section=sciencescienceKitta MacPherson2009-11-13T10:00-05:00 Roberto Car, the Ralph W. Dornte *31 Professor in Chemistry at Princeton and a faculty fellow   of the Princeton Center for Theoretical Science, has been named a winner of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society 2009 Sidney Fernbach Award. http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S25/80/58A71/index.xml?section=sciencescienceKitta MacPherson2009-11-12T15:40-05:00 In its first report since adopting a Sustainability Plan in February 2008, Princeton University states that on-campus greenhouse gas emissions have decreased for the first time since the University's energy-efficient cogeneration plant was installed in 1996. While the decrease in carbon dioxide from July 2008 to July 2009 has been modest at nearly 1 percent, "it is a significant step in the right direction," according to the report, considering that the University added nearly 164,000 square feet to its physical plant during the same time period.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S25/78/85A72/index.xml?section=sciencescienceRuth Stevens2009-11-11T10:00-05:00 Princeton scientists Peter and Rosemary Grant, winners of this year's Kyoto Prize for their pioneering work in evolutionary biology, will be honored with a lecture by noted researcher Jonathan Losos at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, in 10 Guyot Hall.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S25/74/56M28/index.xml?section=sciencescienceKitta MacPherson2009-11-05T16:30-05:00 Princeton University physical scientists will partner with researchers at four other institutions to explore the driving forces behind the evolution of cancer under a five-year, $15.2 million award from the National Cancer Institute.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S25/64/22S75/index.xml?section=sciencescienceHilary Parker2009-10-26T08:00-05:00 An important but fixable error in legal accounting rules used to measure compliance with carbon limits for bioenergy could undermine efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by encouraging deforestation, according to a new study by 13 prominent scientists and land use experts published in the Oct. 23 issue of the journal Science. http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S25/62/29A56/index.xml?section=sciencescienceStaff2009-10-22T14:00-05:00 Four Princeton professors have been recognized with awards from the American Physical Society.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S25/62/20E99/index.xml?section=sciencescienceUshma Patel2009-10-22T10:18-05:00 Some people fight global warming by driving fuel-efficient cars. Others weatherproof their houses or plant trees. Princeton's René Carmona does math. http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S25/60/48E35/index.xml?section=sciencescienceChris Emery2009-10-20T10:31-05:00 H. Vincent Poor, the dean of Princeton's School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been elected an international fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering of the United Kingdom, a professional organization composed of Britain's most eminent and distinguished engineers. http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S25/55/64M08/index.xml?section=sciencescienceChris Emery2009-10-14T19:55-05:00 Princeton University researchers have come up with a new twist on the mysterious visual phenomenon experienced by humans known as the "uncanny valley." The scientists have found that monkeys sense it too. http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S25/53/99A37/index.xml?section=sciencescienceKitta MacPherson2009-10-13T11:00-05:00 Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, have created a $25 million endowment fund at Princeton University for the invention, development and utilization of cutting-edge technology that has the capacity to transform research in the natural sciences and engineering. http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S25/54/00M94/index.xml?section=sciencescienceStaff2009-10-13T10:00-05:00 As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Princeton University has received more than $21 million in research funding from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S25/51/11A84/index.xml?section=sciencescienceHilary Parker2009-10-09T14:20-05:00 James Gunn, the Eugene Higgins Professor of Astronomy at Princeton, received the National Medal of Science in a ceremony Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the White House.  http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S25/49/55C31/index.xml?section=sciencescienceStaff2009-10-07T18:55-05:00 Princeton University scientists have shown that, in ancient times, the Earth's magnetic field was structured like the two-pole model of today, suggesting that the methods geoscientists use to reconstruct the geography of early land masses on the globe are accurate. The findings may lead to a better understanding of historical continental movement, which relates to changes in climate. http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S25/44/95K79/index.xml?section=sciencescienceKitta MacPherson2009-10-02T11:03-05:00 A team of Princeton and Rice University researchers has demonstrated a new method of identifying the nitric oxide using lasers and sensors that are inexpensive, compact and highly sensitive. Such a portable device, suitable for large-scale deployment, could be of great value to atmospheric science, pollution control, biology and medicine. http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S25/38/24I54/index.xml?section=sciencescienceChandra Shekhar2009-09-25T09:00-05:00 Daniel Sigman, a Princeton University biogeochemist who has conducted pioneering work exploring the large-scale systems that have supported life on the planet throughout the millennia, has been selected as a 2009 MacArthur Fellow. Also chosen was Theodore Zoli, a 1988 alumnus and a visiting lecturer in Princeton's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering since 2003. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced that they are among 24 trailblazing artists, writers, scientists and others who each will receive a $500,000 no-strings-attached grant over a five-year period. http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S25/35/75G78/index.xml?section=sciencescienceKitta MacPherson and Chris Emery2009-09-22T00:00-05:00 James Gunn, the Eugene Higgins Professor of Astronomy at Princeton University, has been chosen to receive a National Medal of Science, the nation's highest scientific honor, for his sweeping contributions to modern stargazing, from theory to observation to gadget-building. http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S25/32/17Q70/index.xml?section=sciencescienceKitta MacPherson2009-09-17T15:57-05:00 Andrew Houck, an assistant professor of electrical engineering and a past Princeton valedictorian, was named to Technology Review magazine's list of the top 35 young innovators for 2009. http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S25/20/86K64/index.xml?section=sciencescienceChris Emery2009-09-04T13:51-05:00 After more than a decade of inquiry, a Princeton-led team of scientists has turned the tables on a long-standing controversy to re-establish an old truth about nitrogen mixing in the oceans.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S25/19/05M98/index.xml?section=sciencescienceKitta MacPherson2009-09-02T13:00-05:00