Research at Pennhttp://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/researchatpenn/Research highlights from Penn's graduate and professional schools.en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssTue, 05 Aug 2008 14:11:26 -0400minicola@pobox.upenn.eduBehind the Curve: Have U.S. Automakers Built the Wrong Cars at the Wrong Time -- Again?http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1473&busWed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1473&busThe change in consumer attitudes about fuel efficiency has been so swift and widespread that the American vehicle manufacturers have found themselves once again behind the curve relative to their Asian and European competitors.Blinding Kids With Sciencehttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1460&hltMon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1460&hltA comprehensive effort is underway to improve middle-school science curricula and discover how the mind processes and stores information.Sensing Tensionhttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1465&sciWed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1465&sciA tiny biological motor called myosin-1 places tension on cellular springs within the body and aids in the body's ability to hear, balance and absorb glucose.A $50 Million Gift From Anne and Jerome Fisher for New Translational Medicine Research Centerhttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1442&socTue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1442&socJerome and Anne Fisher will support an eight-story research facility dedicated to accelerating the conversion of laboratory discoveries into biomedical therapies.The 34th Annual International Conference on High Energy Physicshttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1462&tchTue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1462&tchAs the Large Hadron Collider hums to life, scientists from over 70 countries discuss the future of high energy physics, string theory, black holes and the "God Particle" at the largest, invitation-only physics RESEARCH conference of the year.