Science & Technology - Nov 5, 2010 13:57 - 3 Comments
Why nature thinks bigger is better
IOWA STATE (US) — In a new paper, a team of scientists sheds light on coarsening, the natural process during which “the big get bigger.” (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 27, 2010 16:51 - 0 Comments
How bacteria resist antibiotics
IOWA STATE (US) — Researchers have discovered the crystal structures of pumps that remove heavy metal toxins from bacteria, making them resistant to antibiotics. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 31, 2010 11:59 - 0 Comments
Spitzer goes to extremes with Milky Way
IOWA STATE (US)—The Spitzer Space Telescope is now taking aim at the outer reaches of the Milky Way. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 18, 2010 10:41 - 2 Comments
Radiohead video features real-time, 3-D
IOWA STATE (US)—A high-resolution, 3-D imaging system can project perfect facsimiles of faces on a screen in real time. The result is an image that looks like a moving mask, digitally and exactly executed. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 12, 2010 16:42 - 1 Comment
Hinged pole could keep the lights on
IOWA STATE (US)—Engineers have designed a new type of transmission pole that is hinged, making it easier to install and repair. It also resists the kind of cascading failures that can lead to widespread power outages. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 4, 2010 16:45 - 0 Comments
Baseball’s winning formula calculated
IOWA STATE (US)—Kerry Whisnant is a St. Louis Cardinals fan. He’s also a physicist who has worked out one of baseball’s mathematical mysteries. According to Whisnant’s calculation, runs alone don’t add up to wins. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 4, 2010 12:21 - 0 Comments
Study clears way for better flu-blocking drugs
IOWA STATE (US)—A study detailing how antiviral drugs block influenza A viruses should pave the way for development of new drugs to fight a range of flu viruses, including pandemic H1N1, says lead researcher Mei Hong. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 7, 2010 13:28 - 4 Comments
Physicists pore over ‘beautiful’ collider data
IOWA STATE—Scientists are starting to analyze real data from the planet’s biggest science experiment—finally. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 16, 2009 12:38 - 2 Comments
Doctors take 3-D tour before surgery
IOWA STATE (US)—James Oliver picked up an Xbox game controller, looked up to a video screen, and zipped through a patient’s chest cavity for an up-close look at the bottom of the heart. Oliver was using new software that allows doctors to take an accurate, 3-D tour of a patient’s anatomy in advance of surgery. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 12, 2009 17:57 - 1 Comment
Watching glaciers slide—in a freezer
IOWA STATE (US)—A walk-in freezer in Iowa may help scientists understand how glaciers react to climate change and contribute to rising sea levels. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 2, 2009 23:27 - 0 Comments
Starburst galaxy emits intense gamma rays
IOWA STATE (US)—A galaxy quickly creating new stars is also a source of high energy gamma rays, according to a recent discovery. Gamma rays are high energy electromagnetic radiation. The rays discovered have a trillion times the energy of visible light. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 27, 2009 13:23 - 0 Comments
T-ray tool takes extreme measures
IOWA STATE (US)—A terahertz ray (T-ray) facility is allowing researchers to take a close and unique look at materials reliability, biofuels combustion, environmental clean-up, cancer screening, biomass conversion, ionic liquids, and many other research areas in science and engineering. (more…)
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