Posts Tagged ‘Stanford University’
From tree to sea, humans have chain effect
STANFORD (US) — Researchers have discovered one of the longest ecological interaction chains ever documented, and they say it shows the long-ranging effects of human activity. Continue…
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Science & Technology - May 17, 2012 14:15 - 0 Comments
Hypersonic flight aboard superfast computer
STANFORD (US) — Some of the world’s fastest computers are being used to model the complexities of hypersonic flight—and could one day lead to planes that fly at seven to 15 times the speed of sound. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 14, 2012 16:49 - 1 Comment
For motivation, live to learn, not to win
STANFORD (US) — An environment that emphasizes learning for its own sake may help foster motivation, even once a person returns to a more competitive setting. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 10, 2012 11:00 - 1 Comment
Poll: Less support for U.S. climate policy
STANFORD (US) — Political rhetoric and cooler-than-average weather may be the reason support for government action on global warming has dropped in the last two years, a new survey shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 3, 2012 12:09 - 0 Comments
‘Tough love’ for energy reform so far
STANFORD (US) — To meaningfully affect energy security or the environment, America’s approach to clean energy needs reform, according to two writers. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 1, 2012 11:15 - 0 Comments
Metal bits boost nanowire surface area
STANFORD (US) — A new method increases the surface area of nanowires by “decorating” them with sinuous chains of metal oxide or noble metal nanoparticles. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 25, 2012 11:51 - 1 Comment
In Hawaii, 40-square-miles and many tough choices
STANFORD (US) — After a two-year effort, researchers and Hawaii’s largest landholder have mapped the ecological future of a large chunk of Oahu. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 24, 2012 9:51 - 2 Comments
Corn cost rising, unless crop heads north
STANFORD/PURDUE (US) — Within 30 years, the U.S. corn belt could be forced to move to the Canadian border to escape devastating heat waves brought on by rising global temperatures. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 13, 2012 8:38 - 13 Comments
For evangelicals, chats with God change minds
STANFORD (US) — Based on a decade of research, an anthropologist’s new book examines how evangelical Christians experience—and speak with—God. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 12, 2012 12:16 - 0 Comments
Decisions get tougher as white matter ages
VANDERBILT (US) — As we age, changes in the brain’s white-matter pathways make decision-making in unfamiliar situations tougher. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 4, 2012 15:24 - 1 Comment
Give graphene a squeeze to get electricity
STANFORD (US) — To the long list of exceptional physical properties of graphene, engineers have added yet another: piezoelectricity. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 2, 2012 15:00 - 0 Comments
Dams in Laos may kill fishing in Cambodia
STANFORD (US) — Planned dams in Southeast Asia would harm fish productivity and biodiversity in the world’s largest inland fishery, a new study says. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 30, 2012 14:56 - 0 Comments
Plasmon ripples hide in smallest metals
STANFORD (US) — The discovery that plasmon resonance occurs at very small scales could lead to improved solar catalysis and targeted cancer treatments. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 30, 2012 12:04 - 3 Comments
3-D videos show origins of the universe
STANFORD (US) — The mysteries of the universe—from the first stars and supernovas to galaxy clusters and dark matter—are being revealed in full-color, high-definition 3-D videos. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 22, 2012 10:12 - 0 Comments
Butterflies decline after early snowmelt
STANFORD / U. MARYLAND (US) — The number of Mormon fritillary butterflies in the Colorado Rocky Mountains is on the decline due to earlier spring weather, say researchers. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 19, 2012 9:31 - 0 Comments
For designer molecules, trick the electrons
STANFORD (US) — Scientists have created the first-ever system of “designer electrons”—exotic variants of ordinary electrons with tunable properties. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 16, 2012 9:16 - 2 Comments
Humans and worms share brain ‘blueprint’
STANFORD/U. CHICAGO (US) — A genetic link between human brains and acorn worms suggests that biologists should look more broadly for vertebrates’ origins. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 7, 2012 16:58 - 3 Comments
Students excel in ‘textbook-free’ history class
STANFORD (US) — Students who studied a textbook-free curriculum outperformed their peers in traditional history classes. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 2, 2012 13:05 - 0 Comments
‘Launch pad’ sites boost baby turtles’ odds
STANFORD (US) — Where leatherback turtles are born may be as important for their chances of survival as how good they are at dodging life’s obstacles. (more…)
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