News in Organ, New Mexico

Pearce to hold congressional forum on Organ Mountains
Sat, 28 Apr 2012 04:25:52 -0700

LAS CRUCES — U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-NM, will attend a congressional forum on the proposals for the protection of the Organ Mountains, 3 p.

Microscope looks into cells of living fish
Wed, 16 May 2012 08:03:20 -0700

Microscopes provide valuable insights in the structure and dynamics of cells, in particular when the latter remain in their natural environment. However, this is very difficult especially for higher organisms. Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, and the American National Institutes of Health (NIH) have now developed a new ...

Synthetic scent hounds: Nanostructured sensor for detection of very low concentrations of explosive
Fri, 18 May 2012 11:03:23 -0700

To prevent terrorist attacks at airports, it would be helpful to detect extremely low concentrations of explosives easily and reliably. Despite the development of various sensor technologies, dogs continue to be the most efficient detectors. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a German and French team has now described a type of micromechanical sensor with a structure derived from the sense organs ...

The Constellations Sign With 429 Records
Tue, 08 May 2012 03:09:00 -0700

SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Constellations, astute purveyors of Atlanta's rock/soul underbelly, have signed with 429 Records and are gearing up for the release of "DO IT ...

Your View: Letters to the editor (May 15)
Tue, 15 May 2012 04:02:28 -0700

The world dances, excuse me, slides, around the Syrian atrocity. The Security Council failed, the General Assembly said "the world is with you." Lots of diplomatic nothing and Annan s questionable UN Plan. Assad has no reason to change - just pretend to observe some "international" forms...

Nature: Microscope Looks Into Cells Of Living Fish
Mon, 21 May 2012 01:19:09 -0700

Microscopes provide valuable insights in the structure and dynamics of cells, in particular when the latter remain in their natural environment. However, this is very difficult especially for higher organisms.

Nanotechnology In Medicine: Huge Potential, But What Are The Risks?
Fri, 04 May 2012 12:19:55 -0700

Nanotechnology, the manipulation of matter at the atomic and molecular scale to create materials with remarkably varied and new properties, is a rapidly expanding area of research with huge potential in many sectors, ranging from healthcare to construction and electronics. In medicine, it promises to revolutionize drug delivery, gene therapy, diagnostics, and many areas of research, development ...

Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane - 'Thiossane Ablaye Ndiaye'
Sat, 12 May 2012 04:13:13 -0700

Senegalese artiste Ablaye Ndiaye steps out of own shadow--at 76 (headline from 'Africa Review', March 2012) Read all responses to this article