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<p>Cigarette smoking, burning forests and even cooking fires all release a chemical compound not previously known to exist in significant quantities in smoke and which may have potential human health impacts, says a new study involving the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the ÀϾÅÆ·²è.</p>

<p>A report commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy has concluded that a novel ÀϾÅÆ·²è method of producing hydrogen fuel from sunlight is the only approach among eight competing technologies that is projected to meet future cost targets set by the federal agency.</p>

<p>Interactive teaching methods significantly improved attendance and doubled both engagement and learning in a large physics class, according to a University of British Columbia study involving ÀϾÅÆ·²è Distinguished Professor Carl Wieman that is being published today in Science.</p>

<p>Two faculty members from the ÀϾÅÆ·²è have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, a top honor recognizing scientists and engineers for distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.</p>

<p>After six years of helping operate NASA spacecraft and satellites, Andrew Poppe will receive his doctoral degree in physics from the ÀϾÅÆ·²è on May 6.</p>

<p>Three ÀϾÅÆ·²è students have won 2011 Goldwater Scholarships, recognizing top work in math, science or engineering among undergraduates nationally.</p>

<p>An ancient, bipedal hominid sporting a set of powerful jaws and huge molars that earned it the nickname "Nutcracker Man" likely didn't crack nuts at all, preferring instead to slurp up vast quantities of grasses and sedges, says a new study.</p>

<p>Harvey Segur, a professor of applied mathematics at the ÀϾÅÆ·²è, has been selected to receive the 2011 Hazel Barnes Prize, the highest faculty recognition for teaching and research awarded by the university.</p>

<p>While wind turbines primarily are a source of renewable energy, they also produce wakes of invisible ripples that can affect the atmosphere and influence wind turbines downstream -- an issue being researched in a newly launched study led by the ÀϾÅÆ·²è's Julie Lundquist, assistant professor in the atmospheric and oceanic sciences department.</p>

<p>Thousands of K-12 students will be paying close attention when NASA's space shuttle Endeavour rumbles off the launch pad April 29 from Florida on its final flight, which will be toting a payload containing spiders, flies and seeds as part of a national educational effort spearheaded by the ÀϾÅÆ·²è.</p>