Posts Tagged ‘University of Chicago’
Science & Technology - Mar 17, 2010 14:04 - 0 Comments
Light gets twisted with nanoparticles
U. MICHIGAN (US)—Engineers have demonstrated that light itself can twist ribbons of nanoparticles. The details are reported in the current edition of Science. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 11, 2010 17:23 - 0 Comments
Why surprises temporarily blind us
VANDERBILT (US)—Right now you’re reading this story, but if a fire alarm sounded, your attention would be involuntarily snatched away. For the first time researchers have shown how our brains coordinate these two types of attention, and why we may be temporarily blinded by surprises. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 1, 2010 13:46 - 1 Comment
Snag radioactive waste like a Venus flytrap
U. CHICAGO / NORTHWESTERN (US)—A newly discovered chemical material is a picky eater. Like a Venus flytrap, it won’t snap its jaws shut for just anything. Its favorite food is radioactive nuclear waste. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 12, 2010 11:38 - 0 Comments
Magnetic tuning may solve data dilemma
U. CHICAGO (US)—A new method for controlling the properties of magnets could be used to improve the storage capacity of next-generation computer hard drives. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 1, 2010 17:05 - 9 Comments
Girls learn lesson in math anxiety
U. CHICAGO (US)—Female elementary school teachers can pass on their anxiety and stereotypes about math to female students, research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 28, 2010 12:20 - 3 Comments
Welfare reform from the street up
U. CHICAGO (US)—Providing a street-level perspective on welfare reform, a new book reveals a world of struggle for people living in Philadelphia row houses, where many residents contend with long histories of drug addiction and alcoholism. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 13, 2010 16:51 - 2 Comments
Dealing with a universe of data
U. CHICAGO—Modeling the evolution of the universe is no mean feat, not only because of the complex mathematics involved, but also because of the sheer amount of data that is generated from a working model of—well, the universe. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 11, 2010 18:00 - 5 Comments
FDA drug warnings under the microscope
U. ROCHESTER—An FDA safety warning for commonly prescribed antipsychotic medications resulted in a decline in usage among the elderly with dementia, a new study shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 7, 2010 16:43 - 8 Comments
Pulling the plug on hybrid myths
U. CHICAGO—What’s the real deal with plug-in hybrid electric vehicles? Vehicle systems engineer Forrest Jehlik from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory would like to dispel some commonly held myths. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 30, 2009 11:35 - 6 Comments
Race to replace gas with green batteries
U. CHICAGO (US)—Researchers are exploring the promise of lithium-air battery technology as an environmentally sound way to fuel the world’s ever-growing transportation needs. (more…)
Earth & Environment, Science & Technology - Dec 23, 2009 11:59 - 2 Comments
Bacteria crank microgears to power machines
U. CHICAGO (US)—Scientists have discovered that common bacteria can turn microgears when suspended in a solution, providing insights for designs of bio-inspired dynamically adaptive materials for energy. (more…)
Earth & Environment, Science & Technology - Dec 10, 2009 16:43 - 3 Comments
Meat-eating dino alters evolutionary tree
TEXAS-AUSTIN (US)—Discovery of a nearly complete skeleton of a previously unknown meat-eating dinosaur may answer questions about early dinosaur evolution and a period of explosive diversification when dinosaurs spread across the supercontinent Pangaea. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 8, 2009 10:57 - 3 Comments
In cancer-ridden rats, loneliness kills
U. CHICAGO/YALE (US)—Social isolation and related stress could contribute to human breast cancer susceptibility. The finding is part of an ongoing effort to identify environmental contributions to cancer risk. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 1, 2009 16:13 - 3 Comments
Loneliness can be infectious
U. CHICAGO (US)—Loneliness, like a bad cold, can spread among groups of people, new research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 30, 2009 18:27 - 52 Comments
God’s beliefs mirror our own
U. CHICAGO (US)—Religious people tend to use their own beliefs as a guide in thinking about what God believes, but are less constrained when reasoning about other people’s beliefs, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 23, 2009 18:24 - 2 Comments
Skin tone through a political lens
NYU (US)—Political beliefs may affect perceptions of skin tone. People perceive lighter skin tone to be more representative of a candidate with whom they share political ideology than darker skin tone, a new study finds. (more…)
Best of 2009 - Nov 19, 2009 16:08 - 9 Comments
BEST OF 2009: Bizarre band of paleo-crocs
U. CHICAGO (US)/MCGILL (CANADA)—A suite of five ancient crocs, including one with teeth-like boar tusks and another with a snout like a duck’s bill, have been discovered in the Sahara. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 30, 2009 13:17 - 7 Comments
God endures, even as religion wanes
U. CHICAGO (US)—The nature of the American religious experience is changing as a rising number of people report having no formal religious affiliation, even though the number of Americans who say they pray is increasing, according to a new survey. (more…)
