dec 8.09
Engineering and Applied Sciences
Turkish Scientist Creates Adhesive Nano Structures
Gecko feet have long been a source of inspiration to scientists striving to make superstrong, reusable adhesives. Now researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have found a new way to make such an adhesive grip and release as required, using angled microstructures. These structures mimic the tips of the hairs found on gecko toes, which give the lizard its prowess as a climber.
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sep 28.09
Health and Biomedical Sciences
Scientific meeting at Bilkent University was featured in Nature Genetics
Anatolia boasts over 9,000 years of complex and continuous civilization and stands at the point connecting Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Modern Turkey offers great opportunities for understanding the human genome, with its excellent universities and clinics serving a large, diverse population of large families, relatively high consanguinity, and many local populations of long duration.” is the opening sentences of the editorial in August 2009 issue of Nature Genetics...
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oct 14.09
Natural Sciences
Turkish Accelerator Center
Turkey is at the verge of joining a small group of countries in the world that fund and operate a substantial accelerator center capable of conducting research in physical, chemical, medical and pharmaceutical sciences. Efforts towards this end have been made over the last ten years.
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apr 29.09
Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities
Turkish American Scientists and scholars gather to Celebrate the life and work of Famous poet Nazim Hikmet
In a first of what promises to be an annual poetry fest, Turkish American scholars gathered at the first Annual Nazim Hikmet Poetry Festival held on April 19, 2009 in Raleigh, NC at Gregg Museum of Art & Design of NC State University.
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