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ScienceDaily (Aug. 24, 2012) ? By affixing nanoscale gold spheres onto a microscopic bead of glass, researchers have created a super-sensor that can detect even single samples of the smallest known viruses. The sensor uses a peculiar behavior of light known as "whispering gallery mode," named after the famous circular gallery in St. Paul's Cathedral in London, where a whisper near the wall can be heard around the gallery.
In a similar way, waves of light are sent whirling around the inside of a small glass bead, resonating at a specific frequency. Just as a small object on a vibrating violin string can change its frequency -- ever so slightly -- so too can a virus landing on the sensor change the resonant frequency of the light. With the initial glass sphere, researchers were able to detect changes in frequency from viruses about the size of influenza, a relatively large virus.
The system, however, was not sensitive enough to detect anything smaller, such as the Polio virus. The researchers were able to increase the sensitivity of the device nearly seventyfold by adding gold nanospheres to the surface of the glass, which created what the researchers referred to as "plasmonic hot spots" -- areas where the light waves coupled with waves of electrons.
This hybrid sensor not only detected the presence of the MS2 virus -- the current light-weight in the world of RNA viruses -- it also was able to determine the weight of the virus by measuring the precise frequency change of the light.
With a few minor adjustments, the sensor should also be able to detect single proteins, such as cancer markers that appear in the blood long before outward signs of cancer can be detected. The results were published in the American Institute of Physics (AIP) journal Applied Physics Letters.
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US and Japanese officials are considering deploying a new US early-warning radar to Japan to help counter possible missile threats from North Korea, officials said Thursday.
An American X-band radar is already in place in northern Japan, at Shariki base in Tsugaru City, on the coast of Aomori prefecture.
But both governments are weighing possibly adding another radar to bolster the country's missile defenses, the US military's top officer, General Martin Dempsey, said after talks with his Japanese counterpart, General Shigeru Iwasaki.
"As you know there is already an X-band radar present there. No decisions have been taken to expand that capability," Dempsey, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at the Pentagon.
"But it's certainly a topic of conversation because missile defense is important to both of our nations," the general said.
Discussions for a possible additional radar come amid concern over North Korea's efforts to develop a long-range missile as well as US worries over China's investment in anti-ship missiles.
"This is an idea under consideration. It makes sense given the threat posed by North Korea," a US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told AFP.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters that the United States has told China that its missile defense work was not directed at the rising Asian power.
"These are defensive systems. They don't engage unless missiles have been fired. And in the case of the Asian systems, they are designed to defend against a missile threat from North Korea. They are not directed at China," she said.
The Pentagon is looking to bolster the US military's presence in the Asia-Pacific region and missile defense systems, both sea and land-based, are a crucial part of the strategy.
The Pentagon would not comment on where the radar might be located in Japan.
"Japan is one of the United States' most significant international missile defense partners. We conduct regular alliance consultations on ways we can enhance and deepen our missile defense cooperation to address the growing threat of ballistic missiles in the region," said spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Damien Pickart in an email.
The Wall Street Journal first reported on the possible radar deployment in its Thursday edition.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/us-looks-early-warning-radar-japan-officials-183305130.html
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Supporters of an innovative clean energy financing scheme welcomed a favorable court ruling earlier this month. On August 9, a federal district court judge in California ruled (PDF) that the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) violated federal law when it decided, without public notice or opportunity for stakeholders to comment, in July 2010, not to underwrite mortgages on homes with property assessed clean energy (PACE) loans.
As I wrote in January, FHFA was concerned that in most states with PACE programs the liens resulting from the PACE loans have priority over mortgages ? the PACE lender would be paid ahead of the bank, or Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, in the case of foreclosure.
PACE watcher Ethan Elkind, who holds a joint appointment at the UCLA and UC Berkeley law schools, called the ruling a ?decisive win? for the plaintiffs, which includes the California Attorney General?s Office. ?With this decision,? Elkind wrote at the Legal Planet blog, ?the FHFA PACE policy is officially toast until the agency can develop a final rule pending the outcome of an ongoing rulemaking process.?
The public can submit comments (PDF) to inform that rulemaking process until September 13.
?This decision does not clear up the long-term uncertainty around PACE, but it limits the FHFA?s ability to issue a sweeping policy undercutting the program,? said Elkind. ?The final rule (whatever form it takes) will be subject to APA [Administrative Procedure Act] requirements and likely judicial scrutiny.?
The district court ruling does not settle the matter. The FHFA can appeal, and a higher court might need to resolve contrary PACE decisions in New York courts, according to Elkind.
Under the circumstances, he says, ?Local governments may be hesitant to restart their PACE programs until these questions are answered, and they?ve already missed a crucial window to use now-spent stimulus funds to launch them.?
PACE financing enables property owners to take out a loan, usually via city- or state-organized bonds, to pay for energy efficiency upgrades or onsite renewable energy. Loans are repaid, typically over 20 years, through an annual supplemental property tax assessment.
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In a recent interview, I spoke with Ygrene Energy Fund President Dan Schaefer about the August 9 court ruling and what comes next for residential PACE programs. Regular readers of this blog will remember the name. I interviewed Schaefer and Ygrene Chairman Dennis Hunter for an April post on the pending launch of Ygrene?s South Florida Green Corridor District PACE program. Ygrene assists local governments in establishing PACE districts for commercial and residential properties.
Supporters of PACE financing welcomed a favorable federal district court ruling delivered on August 9 that boosts the prospects for residential programs. Credit: NREL
?We think that the win in the California [federal district] courts is a real positive step in terms of establishing this asset class and recognizing public benefit as it relates to energy reductions and the need for massive reduction in energy use in the United States,? says Schaefer.
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The book, which will be released on Sept. 11, provides a first-person account of the May 2011 Osama bin Laden raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
By Pete WilliamsNBC News
What legal consequences could a former U.S. Navy SEAL face for writing a book about the still-classified 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden? ?
Legal experts say the author could face trouble on two fronts -- a civil lawsuit for not seeking a military review before the book was published and possible criminal prosecution for revealing classified information.
But a former Justice Department national security lawyer, Pat Rowan, said the government might be reluctant to prosecute a man who helped kill America's No. 1 terrorist enemy, unless the book reveals highly valuable and sensitive intelligence secrets.
?"What's more, if the government did decide to prosecute, the author's lawyer would be entitled to dig into the information that was disclosed by the White House and other officials, in both sanctioned and unsanctioned leaks," Rowan said.
Rowan was referring to the fact that President Barack Obama and other administration officials have been accused by Republicans of leaking details of the bin Laden raid for political gain. In response, the administration has launched a crackdown on internal leaks of classified information.
Dutton, a subsidiary of Penguin Group USA, announced on Wednesday that the book, titled "No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama bin Laden," would go on sale on Sept. 11. The author, who will be identified only by a pseudonym, ?was one of the first men through the door on the third floor of the terrorist leader?s hideout and was present at his death,? it said in a statement.
A similar case arose in the 1970s, when a former CIA officer named Frank Snepp published a book about his activities in Vietnam.
The U.S. government sued on the grounds that he did not seek pre-publication review -- as he was obligated to do under an agreement he signed as a condition of employment -- and lower courts agreed to a demand that all the profits from the book be turned over to the government. By a vote of 6-3, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed, even though the government never claimed the book revealed classified information.
"When a former agent relies on his own judgment about what information is detrimental, he may reveal information that the CIA -- with its broader understanding of what may expose classified information and confidential sources -- could have identified as harmful," the court said.
These days, said former Homeland Security official Stewart Baker, most government non-disclosure agreements say that if pre-publication review isn't sought, the profits must be forfeited. Legal experts doubt, however, that the government could stop publication of the book.
The author could also be charged with violating federal laws that make it a crime for government employees to reveal classified information. ?Anyone given a security clearance is bound for life by its non-disclosure terms, so the fact that the former SEAL is no longer in the military would not free him from the obligation to keep government secrets to himself.
A DOJ official who spoke with NBC News on condition of anonymity on Thursday said he knew of no legal action against the former SEAL. That process would most likely start with a request from the Defense?Department and, so far as the official knew, none had been made. DOD would have to verify that the book revealed government secrets before making such a request, the official said.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) ? An A-list cast of celebrities is joining a telethon to raise money and awareness to fight cancer.
Gwyneth Paltrow, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Samuel L. Jackson and Emma Stone are among the stars participating in the third Stand Up to Cancer telethon, the organization announced Wednesday.
Paltrow also is an executive producer for the fundraiser that will be carried commercial-free from 8-9 p.m. EDT Sept. 7 on the four major broadcast networks, ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC, and more than a dozen cable channels.
Musical performances by Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Alicia Keys and Tim McGraw are planned, and more than 25 movie, TV and sports stars will be on hand to take phone pledges, said executive producer Joel Gallen.
Laura Ziskin, founder of Stand Up to Cancer and producer of its first two telethons in 2008 and 2010, lost her seven-year fight against breast cancer last year. The "Spider-Man" movie producer was 61.
Ziskin represents "tremendous shoes to fill," Gallen said. "I can't really replace Laura, but I'm coming from a different point of view, from a respectful point of view, and continuing the mission she was on."
Hope is the theme for this year's telethon, Gallen said. It will include information on how to prevent cancer and on the treatment research funded by Stand Up to Cancer, also known as SU2C.
The experiences of several patients who are part of Stand Up to Cancer trials will be explored in mini-documentaries that show the progress made in just a few years of effort, Gallen said.
The organization said it has awarded about $120 million in grant commitments to multidisciplinary research "Dream Teams" and to scientists seeking innovative approaches to end cancer's role as the world's leading cause of death.
Of the $180 million-plus that has been pledged, some larger donations are being made over a period of several years, a spokeswoman said.
Katie Couric, who joined with Ziskin and other women in the entertainment industry to found Stand Up to Cancer, will appear in the telethon. Others taking part include Jessica Biel, Jeremy Renner, Seth Rogan, Masi Oka, Simon Baker and Rashida Jones.
Couric lost her husband to colon cancer, while Paltrow's late father, director Bruce Paltrow, had oral cancer. Some participants, such as Michael Douglas, have fought the disease themselves.
Cable channels carrying the telethon are BIO, Encore, HBO, Showtime, HBO Latino, ION Television, LMN, Logo, MLB Network, mun2, Palladia, Starz, TBS, Smithsonian and VH1.
Stand Up To Cancer, which also receives corporate donations, is a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, a philanthropic arm of the TV and movie industries.
The American Association for Cancer Research is the scientific partner of Stand Up To Cancer and conducts scientific oversight of its research projects in conjunction with the SU2C advisory committee.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/paltrow-roberts-swift-set-cancer-telethon-095516453.html
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You can't have too many supported platforms and Unity Technologies seems to agree, announcing that its self-titled game creation tool will be coming to both Windows 8 and its mobile sibling. According to CEO David Helgason, "The Unity community has been asking for access to Windows Phones and have been eagerly anticipating the release of Windows 8. We're happy to announce that we will support both." He added that several of its games will also be making their way to Atom processor-powered Android phones soon.
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